---
type: "Bill"
title: "Labor: other; community and worker economic transition office; establish. Creates new act."
description: "Labor: other; community and worker economic transition office; establish. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 519"
citation: "Michigan SB 519 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor: other", "State agencies (existing): labor and economic opportunity"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Singh"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-20"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bb49539-272e-4b7e-b0e6-0a187d784bc3"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0519"
source_hash: "25f628a613fca05731e9fb051be593937c7a35d449880f53fccf0a2b7f3503cb"
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 519 (2023-2024) — Labor: other; community and worker economic transition office; establish. Creates new act.

## 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-0519.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0519.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0232.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0519.pdf)
5. **Substitute (S-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0519-00B74.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0519-0B735.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-4)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0519-0C106.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-4) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0519-00D77.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-4) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0519-0D318.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 489 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–52** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 603 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sam Singh — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-20** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SAM SINGH `introduction`
- **2023-09-20** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-10** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-10** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-26** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-26** SUBSTITUTE (S-4) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2023-10-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) AS AMENDED
- **2023-10-26** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-10-26** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-10-26** PASSED ROLL CALL # 603 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-31** received on 10/27/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-31** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-31** referred to Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-01** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-01** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-02** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-02** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-03** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-03** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 489 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-11-03** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-07** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/21/2023 10:26 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/28/2023 01:26 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/29/2023 01:12 PM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0232'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4bb49539-272e-4b7e-b0e6-0a187d784bc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).