---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cities; home rule; computation of net indebtedness; modify to include eligible reimbursements under the local community stabilization authority act. Amends sec. 4a of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.4a)."
description: "Cities; home rule; computation of net indebtedness; modify to include eligible reimbursements under the local community stabilization authority act. Amends sec. 4a of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.4a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 593"
citation: "Michigan SB 593 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities: home rule", "Cities: financing", "Local government: authorities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e6caa78-4d4d-4413-be9d-4569b9ef9249"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0593"
source_hash: "da5c78460e5d155048aeddadd399cb00c70fc135a43aa0a1a3557743f672d249"
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 593 (2017-2018) — Cities; home rule; computation of net indebtedness; modify to include eligible reimbursements under the local community stabilization authority act. Amends sec. 4a of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.4a).

## 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-0593.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0593.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0089.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0593.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 537 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 161 Yeas 106 Nays 3 — **106–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 16 — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Shirkey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MIKE SHIRKEY `introduction`
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 537 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/13/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 161 Yeas 106 Nays 3 `passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 3/19/2018 @ 2:14 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 3/26/2018 @ 12:34 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 3/26/2018 @ 3:06 PM
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0089'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e6caa78-4d4d-4413-be9d-4569b9ef9249`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).