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type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations; collection practices; engagement of staff attorneys by licensed debt collection agencies; allow. Amends sec. 915a of 1980 PA 299 (339.915a)."
description: "Occupations; collection practices; engagement of staff attorneys by licensed debt collection agencies; allow. Amends sec. 915a of 1980 PA 299 (339.915a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 385"
citation: "Michigan SB 385 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupations: collection practices", "Occupations: attorneys", "Consumer credit: collection practices"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2ad309e-0b40-49e9-b7d7-61ce17f6d6a5"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0385"
source_hash: "0ed975333711f4b5e36749144389d7c3b506d33b3e58174cabaa7b6431938dd9"
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 385 (2017-2018) — Occupations; collection practices; engagement of staff attorneys by licensed debt collection agencies; allow. Amends sec. 915a of 1980 PA 299 (339.915a).
## 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://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0385.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0385.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0197.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0385.htm)
## Votes
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 413 Yeas 94 Nays 13 — **9413** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 410 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- 36 — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM STAMAS `introduction`
- **2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 ADOPTED
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 410 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** received on 10/19/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Financial Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** per Rule 41 referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 413 Yeas 94 Nays 13 `passage`
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/6/2017 @ 3:37 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/13/2017 @ 11:10 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/13/2017 @ 1:06 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 197'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2ad309e-0b40-49e9-b7d7-61ce17f6d6a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).