---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination based on source of income; prohibit. Amends 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601 - 554.616) by adding sec. 1c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0206'23, HB 4062'23"
description: "Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination based on source of income; prohibit. Amends 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601 - 554.616) by adding sec. 1c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0206'23, HB 4062'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 205"
citation: "Michigan SB 205 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: housing discrimination", "Housing: landlord and tenants"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Cavanagh"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d965789-a26d-4fd9-84a2-f51034f854e5"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0205"
source_hash: "7297e1b7bf8a95a15156c3ea74809a5d5a5bca22496eeb3b641bc8211fae5246"
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 205 (2023-2024) — Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination based on source of income; prohibit. Amends 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601 - 554.616) by adding sec. 1c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0206'23, HB 4062'23

## 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-0205.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0205.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0178.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0205.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0205.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 356 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–17** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 263 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 513 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary Cavanagh — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MARY CAVANAGH `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-11** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-11** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-10-11** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2023-10-11** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-10-11** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-10-11** PASSED ROLL CALL # 513 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-11** received on 10/11/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-11** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-11** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-15** referred to second reading
- **2024-06-26** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-06-26** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-06-26** placed on third reading
- **2024-06-27** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-06-27** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 263 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2024-06-27** returned to Senate
- **2024-06-27** title amended
- **2024-09-26** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-09-26** HOUSE AMENDED TITLE
- **2024-09-26** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-09-26** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-09-26** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 356 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2024-09-26** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2024-09-26** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-12-20** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2024 09:30 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/30/2024 10:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/30/2024 11:32 AM
- **2024-12-31** ASSIGNED PA 0178'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d965789-a26d-4fd9-84a2-f51034f854e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).