---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations: department of natural resources; Michigan natural resources trust fund; provide appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024. Creates appropriation act."
description: "Appropriations: department of natural resources; Michigan natural resources trust fund; provide appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024. Creates appropriation act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 817"
citation: "Michigan SB 817 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations: capital outlay", "Higher education: community colleges", "Natural resources: trust fund"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cherry"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-04-10"
last_action: "2024-10-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2244d9d9-a50b-4e01-8b29-66895ba6d844"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-SB-0817"
source_hash: "7903c469d5fd0963552c7648774d7462b56a2f723afdf9d8b87e78707df83f7e"
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 817 (2023-2024) — Appropriations: department of natural resources; Michigan natural resources trust fund; provide appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024. Creates appropriation act.

## 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/2024-SEBH-0817.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2024-SEBS-0817.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0135.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2024-SCB-0817.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2024-SIB-0817.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-SCVBS-0817-0O3338.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 363 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 109 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 72 Yeas 98 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **98–5** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 324 Yeas 99 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **99–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Cherry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-10** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY `introduction`
- **2024-09-25** returned as requested
- **2024-04-10** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-17** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2024-04-17** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-01** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-05-01** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2024-05-02** PASSED ROLL CALL # 109 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-05-07** received on 05/02/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-05-07** received on 05/02/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-05-07** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-05-07** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-07** notice given to discharge committee
- **2024-05-08** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2024-05-08** placed on second reading
- **2024-05-08** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** amended
- **2024-05-08** placed on third reading
- **2024-05-08** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-05-08** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 72 Yeas 98 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2024-05-08** returned to Senate
- **2024-05-09** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH AMENDMENT(S) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-09-25** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH AMENDMENT(S) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-05-09** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2024-09-25** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2024-09-25** House requests return
- **2024-09-25** HOUSE REQUESTS RETURN
- **2024-09-25** RETURNED AS REQUESTED
- **2024-09-25** returned as requested
- **2024-09-25** rule suspended
- **2024-09-25** vote on passage reconsidered
- **2024-09-25** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-09-25** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 324 Yeas 99 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-09-25** title amended
- **2024-09-25** re-returned to Senate
- **2024-09-26** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-09-26** HOUSE AMENDED TITLE
- **2024-09-26** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-09-26** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-09-26** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 363 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2024-09-26** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2024-05-02** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2024-09-26** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-10-08** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/07/2024 11:10 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-09** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/08/2024 10:46 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-09** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/08/2024 01:14 PM
- **2024-10-09** ASSIGNED PA 0135'24 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2244d9d9-a50b-4e01-8b29-66895ba6d844`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).