---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement defendants; prohibit. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2022 PA 85 (MCL 691.1672 & 691.1673)."
description: "Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement defendants; prohibit. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2022 PA 85 (MCL 691.1672 & 691.1673)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 592"
citation: "Michigan SB 592 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: civil actions", "Controlled substances: opioids", "State: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rosemary Bayer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-17"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c91d8ea3-39b1-45d8-8c83-c44bdcf52aad"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0592"
source_hash: "526dff4eacc4de0b8ac908bbb55eff2cddacfc660c4bcd85d19514d412bdffa2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan SB 592 (2023-2024) — Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement defendants; prohibit. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2022 PA 85 (MCL 691.1672 & 691.1673).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0592.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0592.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0228.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0592.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 521 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **104–5** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 592 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rosemary Bayer — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-10-17** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROSEMARY BAYER `introduction`
- **2023-10-17** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-24** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2023-10-24** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-24** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-10-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 592 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-25** received on 10/25/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-25** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-25** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-01** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-01** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-08** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-08** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-08** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 521 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-09** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-11-09** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-11-09** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/17/2023 09:55 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/22/2023 11:52 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/22/2023 01:58 PM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0228'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c91d8ea3-39b1-45d8-8c83-c44bdcf52aad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).