---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: teachers and administrators; certain requirements concerning teacher certification; modify. Amends secs. 1526, 1531, 1531d, 1531j & 1531k of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1526 et seq.)."
description: "Education: teachers and administrators; certain requirements concerning teacher certification; modify. Amends secs. 1526, 1531, 1531d, 1531j & 1531k of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1526 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 161"
citation: "Michigan SB 161 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: examinations", "Education: teachers and administrators", "State agencies (existing): education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erika Geiss"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-09"
last_action: "2023-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05e53041-5b4e-4f9c-b6fb-7da2c14312a8"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0161"
source_hash: "94ec0b4603355210bcb6056edf63e1e26a91b22dad0ff67392926ae3727e4e95"
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 161 (2023-2024) — Education: teachers and administrators; certain requirements concerning teacher certification; modify. Amends secs. 1526, 1531, 1531d, 1531j & 1531k of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1526 et seq.).

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0161.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0161.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0110.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0161.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0161.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0161-0N2914.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0161-0O3317.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0161-00B74.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0161-0B735.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0161-00C76.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0161-00D47.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 212 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 388 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 121 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Erika Geiss — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-09** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ERIKA GEISS `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-04-12** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-04-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 121 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** received on 04/19/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-04-19** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-04-19** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-21** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-21** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-06-21** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-22** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 212 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-22** inserted full title
- **2023-06-22** returned to Senate
- **2023-06-27** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-06-27** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 388 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2023-06-27** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-06-27** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-06-27** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-07-18** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/17/2023 10:45 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-22** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/26/2023 12:04 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-22** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/27/2023 09:52 AM
- **2023-08-22** ASSIGNED PA 0110'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05e53041-5b4e-4f9c-b6fb-7da2c14312a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).