republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/sb-889.md

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Bill	Education; teachers; requirements for teacher certification; eliminate the basic skills exam. Amends secs. 1233b & 1531 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233b & 380.1531).	Education; teachers; requirements for teacher certification; eliminate the basic skills exam. Amends secs. 1233b & 1531 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233b & 380.1531).	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2017-2018	SB 889	Michigan SB 889 (2017-2018)	bill	Education: teachers State agencies (existing): education	enacted		4	27	2	2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00	2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/74eb6186-efe1-411b-b908-25180f06c353	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-SB-0889	3404b485bb230167691ccddbbb03b56725eef564c72daa9210ab717774165235	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan SB 889 (2017-2018) — Education; teachers; requirements for teacher certification; eliminate the basic skills exam. Amends secs. 1233b & 1531 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233b & 380.1531).

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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. Public Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 521 Yeas 105 Nays 4 — 105–4 (pass) · lower
• PASSED ROLL CALL # 339 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• 13 — cosponsor (person)
• Marty Knollenberg — cosponsor (person)
• Phillip Pavlov — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MARTY KNOLLENBERG introduction
• 2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION referral-committee
• 2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED ROLL CALL # 339 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 received on 05/23/2018 introduction
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Education Reform referral-committee
• 2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation without amendment committee-passage
• 2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 placed on immediate passage
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 521 Yeas 105 Nays 4 passage
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 inserted full title
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Senate
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 FULL TITLE AGREED TO
• 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 ORDERED ENROLLED
• 2018-07-25T04:00:00+00:00 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/25/2018 @ 1:38 PM executive-receipt
• 2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/26/2018 @ 11:02 AM executive-signature
• 2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/27/2018 @ 9:22 AM
• 2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00 ASSIGNED PA 0233'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/74eb6186-efe1-411b-b908-25180f06c353. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).