---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic control; driver license; extension of renewal date for certain driver licenses during a declared emergency; provide for. Amends sec. 216, 226, 255, 301, 306, 306a, 309, 312f, 314 & 321c of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.216 et seq) & adds secs. 312k & 801k."
description: "Traffic control; driver license; extension of renewal date for certain driver licenses during a declared emergency; provide for. Amends sec. 216, 226, 255, 301, 306, 306a, 309, 312f, 314 & 321c of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.216 et seq) & adds secs. 312k & 801k."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 876"
citation: "Michigan SB 876 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic control: driver license", "State agencies (existing): state"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-04-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b947cbf9-e112-43e4-a660-81ef4f186d17"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0876"
source_hash: "f396406542d6d8ee2a1304438777aa6ccd6e1f0c8ba00844a4b2f51d6d89873c"
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 876 (2019-2020) — Traffic control; driver license; extension of renewal date for certain driver licenses during a declared emergency; provide for. Amends sec. 216, 226, 255, 301, 306, 306a, 309, 312f, 314 & 321c of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.216 et seq) & adds secs. 312k & 801k.

## 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/2020-SEBH-0876.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-0876.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0127.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2020-SCB-0876.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-0876.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 146 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–2** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 290 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WAYNE A. SCHMIDT `introduction`
- **2020-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- **2020-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 146 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** received on 05/19/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) not adopted
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+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 # 290 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/30/2020 11:11 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/01/2020 11:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/01/2020 01:48 PM
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0127'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b947cbf9-e112-43e4-a660-81ef4f186d17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).