---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental health: other; behavioral health jail diversion program; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding secs. 207c & 207d. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0637'21"
description: "Mental health: other; behavioral health jail diversion program; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding secs. 207c & 207d. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0637'21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 638"
citation: "Michigan SB 638 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections: jails", "Criminal procedure: other", "Mental health: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rick Outman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c248f83-159d-4879-b1b3-3f98193f34ef"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0638"
source_hash: "a8f7ad8e88649841d803949cdec6ae4fc6052d2cb7959108a1fbb13aebc03171"
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 638 (2021-2022) — Mental health: other; behavioral health jail diversion program; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding secs. 207c & 207d. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0637'21

## 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-0638.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0638.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0163.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0638.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 397 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 606 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **97–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rick Outman — primary (person)
- Adam Hollier — cosponsor (person)
- Aric Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly LaSata — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall Bullock — cosponsor (person)
- Michael MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Winnie Brinks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RICK OUTMAN `introduction`
- **2021-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 397 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** received on 10/20/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 606 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/16/2021 03:42 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2021 10:48 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/27/2021 01:00 PM
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0163'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c248f83-159d-4879-b1b3-3f98193f34ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).