---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law enforcement: funds; public safety officer death benefits; increase. Amends sec. 4 of 2004 PA 46 (MCL 28.634)."
description: "Law enforcement: funds; public safety officer death benefits; increase. Amends sec. 4 of 2004 PA 46 (MCL 28.634)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 834"
citation: "Michigan SB 834 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law enforcement: funds", "Law enforcement: local police", "Law enforcement: state police", "Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Hertel"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-04-18"
last_action: "2024-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6f28e22-e581-466b-91e8-bded33f4e2c2"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-SB-0834"
source_hash: "595211afc65b263f5561deb88cafaae12e642ed9debecb05ddd27352d63c548f"
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 834 (2023-2024) — Law enforcement: funds; public safety officer death benefits; increase. Amends sec. 4 of 2004 PA 46 (MCL 28.634).

## 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-0834.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2024-SEBS-0834.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0128.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2024-SCB-0834.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2024-SIB-0834.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-SCVBS-0834-0O3319.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 333 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 313 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **104–4** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 364 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Hertel — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Edward W. McBroom — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia A. Santana — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-18** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL `introduction`
- **2024-04-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2024-09-11** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-09-11** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-09-11** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-09-11** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-09-11** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-09-17** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) ADOPTED
- **2024-09-17** PASSED ROLL CALL # 333 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-09-17** received on 09/17/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-09-17** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-09-17** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-09-24** notice given to discharge committee
- **2024-09-25** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2024-09-25** placed on second reading
- **2024-09-25** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-09-25** placed on third reading
- **2024-09-25** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2024-09-25** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-09-25** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-09-25** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 313 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-09-25** inserted full title
- **2024-09-25** returned to Senate
- **2024-09-26** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-2) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-09-26** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-09-26** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-09-26** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 364 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2024-09-26** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2024-09-17** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2024-09-26** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-10-08** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/02/2024 04:05 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-08** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/03/2024 02:18 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-08** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/03/2024 03:08 PM
- **2024-10-08** ASSIGNED PA 0128'24 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6f28e22-e581-466b-91e8-bded33f4e2c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).