---
type: "Bill"
title: "Records: veterans; veteran services boards; allow to hold closed sessions when interviewing veterans' applications for benefits. Amends sec. 8 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.268)."
description: "Records: veterans; veteran services boards; allow to hold closed sessions when interviewing veterans' applications for benefits. Amends sec. 8 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.268)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 10"
citation: "Michigan SB 10 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: open meetings", "Military affairs: other", "Records: veterans", "State agencies (existing): military and veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lana Theis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d53bb95-898b-4f4e-9ca2-f6155381a086"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0010"
source_hash: "6bfa5bd0bb430204381c576f3cb23e38bfb3fa91a022341568ba1aaed5a1e155"
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 10 (2021-2022) — Records: veterans; veteran services boards; allow to hold closed sessions when interviewing veterans' applications for benefits. Amends sec. 8 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.268).

## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBH-0010.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0010.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0031.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0010.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0010.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 300 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 254 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 10 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lana Theis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LANA THEIS `introduction`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 10 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** received on 02/10/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 300 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 254 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/10/2021 02:28 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 06/24/2021 08:15 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 06/24/2021 11:00 AM
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0031'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d53bb95-898b-4f4e-9ca2-f6155381a086`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).