---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: wreckers; incentives for or from local governments for wrecker, recovery, or towing services; prohibit. Amends sec. 676d of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.676d)."
description: "Vehicles: wreckers; incentives for or from local governments for wrecker, recovery, or towing services; prohibit. Amends sec. 676d of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.676d)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 173"
citation: "Michigan SB 173 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: wreckers", "Law: contracts", "Local government: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9242212e-8e65-4e6d-b86b-6a2a732693d5"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0173"
source_hash: "51e0b9b29cd7eba0155efe397d0391b99ef6716dc577dd25ead01a41be0d3f31"
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 173 (2019-2020) — Vehicles: wreckers; incentives for or from local governments for wrecker, recovery, or towing services; prohibit. Amends sec. 676d of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.676d).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBH-0173.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0173.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0141.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0173.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 263 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 26 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM STAMAS `introduction`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 26 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/23/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 263 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/30/2020 10:53 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/08/2020 10:36 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/08/2020 12:32 PM
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0141'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9242212e-8e65-4e6d-b86b-6a2a732693d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).