republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2021-2022/sb-971.md

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Bill	Veterans: cemeteries; cemetery for veterans; create. Creates new act.	Veterans: cemeteries; cemetery for veterans; create. Creates new act.	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2021-2022	SB 971	Michigan SB 971 (2021-2022)	bill	Cemeteries and funerals: veterans Veterans: cemeteries	enacted	Curtis VanderWall	4	31	2	2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00	2022-12-28T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/fb23a948-29bc-47c9-a320-7bd5037d945f	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0971	95ec7d9c366b7e791d04ddbb52a50418fb1273b74fb148f78f12147acee2fd9b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan SB 971 (2021-2022) — Veterans: cemeteries; cemetery for veterans; create. 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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. Public Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSED ROLL CALL # 394 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 483 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 — 97–5 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Curtis VanderWall — primary (person)
• Adam Hollier — cosponsor (person)
• Betty Jean Alexander — cosponsor (person)
• Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
• Dale Zorn — cosponsor (person)
• Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
• Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
• Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
• Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
• John Bizon — cosponsor (person)
• Jon Bumstead — cosponsor (person)
• Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly LaSata — cosponsor (person)
• Lana Theis — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Huizenga — cosponsor (person)
• Michael MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
• Rick Outman — cosponsor (person)
• Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
• Ruth Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
• Sylvia Santana — cosponsor (person)
• Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
• Winnie Brinks — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL introduction
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS referral-committee
• 2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00 DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
• 2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
• 2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00 REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 RULES SUSPENDED
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED ROLL CALL # 394 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 received on 06/30/2022 introduction
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security referral-committee
• 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) committee-passage
• 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00 substitute (H-1) not adopted
• 2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00 placed on immediate passage
• 2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 483 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 passage
• 2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00 returned to Senate
• 2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00 GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00 ORDERED ENROLLED
• 2022-12-28T05:00:00+00:00 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/13/2022 03:05 PM executive-receipt
• 2022-12-28T05:00:00+00:00 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/22/2022 02:44 PM executive-signature
• 2022-12-28T05:00:00+00:00 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/22/2022 04:30 PM
• 2022-12-28T05:00:00+00:00 ASSIGNED PA 0267'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb23a948-29bc-47c9-a320-7bd5037d945f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).