---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations: health professionals; exemption from licensure for individuals who hold an out-of-state license; provide for during epidemic-related staffing shortages. Amends secs. 16101 & 16171 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16101 & 333.16171)."
description: "Health occupations: health professionals; exemption from licensure for individuals who hold an out-of-state license; provide for during epidemic-related staffing shortages. Amends secs. 16101 & 16171 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16101 & 333.16171)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 759"
citation: "Michigan SB 759 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: health professionals", "State agencies (existing): health and human services", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis VanderWall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93833281-30e8-489f-81a7-b45c4e64fe5b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0759"
source_hash: "c011d8c5beb1aa720b0102c410453f3368f6e42ed817972ec10eab6b5b064a03"
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 759 (2021-2022) — Health occupations: health professionals; exemption from licensure for individuals who hold an out-of-state license; provide for during epidemic-related staffing shortages. Amends secs. 16101 & 16171 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16101 & 333.16171).

## 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-0759.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0759.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0167.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0759.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 607 Yeas 88 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **88–14** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 463 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis VanderWall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL `introduction`
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 463 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/07/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 607 Yeas 88 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+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 04:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2021 10:56 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/27/2021 01:08 PM
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0167'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93833281-30e8-489f-81a7-b45c4e64fe5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).