---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services; county services; sunset on certain administrative rate changes to foster care services; change and revise the amount of the administrative rate paid by the department. Amends sec. 117a of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.117a)."
description: "Human services; county services; sunset on certain administrative rate changes to foster care services; change and revise the amount of the administrative rate paid by the department. Amends sec. 117a of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.117a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 394"
citation: "Michigan SB 394 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: county services", "Children: foster care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6205b0ac-e933-4de7-9d19-72cba8c2df70"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0394"
source_hash: "074e8a39326f89b599ffc9115ac7d1c90d65926b24ef8b7bbca69b48bb610cf2"
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 394 (2017-2018) — Human services; county services; sunset on certain administrative rate changes to foster care services; change and revise the amount of the administrative rate paid by the department. Amends sec. 117a of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.117a).

## 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](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0394.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0394.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0104.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0394.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 253 Yeas 107 Nays 0 — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 247 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 28 — cosponsor (person)
- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PETER MACGREGOR `introduction`
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 247 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/08/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 253 Yeas 107 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/11/2017 @ 2:52 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/13/2017 @ 12:37 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/13/2017 @ 3:38 PM
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0104'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6205b0ac-e933-4de7-9d19-72cba8c2df70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).