---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services: services or financial assistance; Michigan energy assistance act; modify. Amends secs. 2, 4 & 5 of 2012 PA 615 (MCL 400.1232, 400.1234 & 400.1235) and adds sec. 4a"
description: "Human services: services or financial assistance; Michigan energy assistance act; modify. Amends secs. 2, 4 & 5 of 2012 PA 615 (MCL 400.1232, 400.1234 & 400.1235) and adds sec. 4a"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 353"
citation: "Michigan SB 353 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: services or financial assistance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Veronica Klinefelt"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-05-23"
last_action: "2024-12-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad0acbe0-a78c-4367-b22c-4856b421a83b"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0353"
source_hash: "ee8f99b0554fa872802ddf3037f268b5300e41bd5e275d961504402c89bbb877"
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 353 (2023-2024) — Human services: services or financial assistance; Michigan energy assistance act; modify. Amends secs. 2, 4 & 5 of 2012 PA 615 (MCL 400.1232, 400.1234 & 400.1235) and adds sec. 4a

## 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-0353.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0353.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0170.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0353.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0353.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0353-0N2917.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0353-0O3320.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 314 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **28–10** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 501 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **5–6** (fail) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 384 Yeas 57 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **56–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Veronica Klinefelt — primary (person)
- Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-23** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT `introduction`
- **2023-05-23** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2024-06-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2024-06-26** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-06-26** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-26** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-06-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2024-06-26** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-06-26** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-06-26** PASSED ROLL CALL # 314 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-06-26** received on 06/26/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-06-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-06-26** referred to Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2024-11-13** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-11-13** referred to second reading
- **2024-12-10** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-12-10** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-12-10** placed on third reading
- **2024-12-10** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-12-10** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-12-10** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 384 Yeas 57 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2024-12-10** title amended
- **2024-12-10** returned to Senate
- **2024-12-11** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-12-11** HOUSE AMENDED TITLE
- **2024-12-11** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-11** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-12-11** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 501 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- **2024-12-11** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2024-12-11** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-12-18** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/13/2024 11:54 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-20** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/17/2024 12:44 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-20** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/17/2024 01:12 PM
- **2024-12-20** ASSIGNED PA 0170'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad0acbe0-a78c-4367-b22c-4856b421a83b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).