---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: financing; use of school sinking fund; allow for school transportation. Amends sec. 1212 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1212)."
description: "Education: financing; use of school sinking fund; allow for school transportation. Amends sec. 1212 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1212)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 63"
citation: "Michigan SB 63 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: financing", "Education: transportation", "Vehicles: buses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dayna Polehanki"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a502ee4-c45c-44a4-8302-51f37456f83b"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0063"
source_hash: "f7daeb820fc0ccbe6a87e897a0778409185f736e54f8c093f3c99b8b4c4c4c1a"
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 63 (2023-2024) — Education: financing; use of school sinking fund; allow for school transportation. Amends sec. 1212 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1212).

## 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-0063.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0063.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0026.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0063.pdf)
5. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0063-00B74.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0063-0B736.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0063-00C77.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0063-00D48.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 62 Yeas 61 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **61–45** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 34 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **28–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dayna Polehanki — primary (person)
- Edward W. McBroom — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI `introduction`
- **2023-02-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-02-22** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-03-02** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-03-07** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-07** PASSED ROLL CALL # 34 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-07** received on 03/07/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-11** referred to second reading
- **2023-04-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** placed on third reading
- **2023-04-20** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-04-20** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 62 Yeas 61 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** inserted full title
- **2023-04-20** returned to Senate
- **2023-04-27** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-04-27** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-04-27** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-05-03** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/02/2023 01:04 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/08/2023 11:30 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/08/2023 01:20 PM
- **2023-05-09** ASSIGNED PA 0026'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a502ee4-c45c-44a4-8302-51f37456f83b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).