---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law enforcement: state police; school safety commission membership; revise. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.803); adds sec. 6 & repeals sec. 5 of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.805)."
description: "Law enforcement: state police; school safety commission membership; revise. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.803); adds sec. 6 & repeals sec. 5 of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.805)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5659"
citation: "Michigan HB 5659 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: safety", "Law enforcement: state police", "State agencies (existing): boards and commissions", "State agencies (existing): state police"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Luke Meerman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-04-24"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ecd7105-e122-4a4c-9458-8d98c590d1fc"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5659"
source_hash: "afea43f6ca55a836f2892ce0e85c93c2176f6f6f2f13cf41fcb0c5a7b1df5dbe"
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 HB 5659 (2023-2024) — Law enforcement: state police; school safety commission membership; revise. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.803); adds sec. 6 & repeals sec. 5 of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.805).

## 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/House/pdf/2024-HEBH-5659.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-5659.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-5659.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5659.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0263.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-HCVBS-5659-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-HCVBS-5659-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 707 YEAS 26 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **5–8** (fail) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 391 Yeas 89 Nays 19 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **88–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Luke Meerman — primary (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy DeBoer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-24** introduced by Representative Luke Meerman `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-04-24** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-24** bill electronically reproduced 04/24/2024
- **2024-04-24** bill electronically reproduced 04/24/2024
- **2024-12-05** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-05** referred to second reading
- **2024-12-10** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-12-10** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-12-10** placed on third reading
- **2024-12-10** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-12-10** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-12-10** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 391 Yeas 89 Nays 19 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2024-12-10** transmitted
- **2024-12-18** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-12-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-20** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-20** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-12-20** PASSED ROLL CALL # 707 YEAS 26 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-20** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-12-31** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 12:52 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/22/2025 08:12 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/22/2025 09:26 AM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 263'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ecd7105-e122-4a4c-9458-8d98c590d1fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).