republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/sb-435.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; drug court; certification of drug treatment courts by the state court administrative office; require and provide certain definitions and for transferring jurisdiction of certain cases. Amends secs. 1060, 1062, 1070, 1084, 1095 & 1206 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1060 et seq.) & adds sec. 1088. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0436'17, SB 0437'17, SB 0438'17"
description: "Courts; drug court; certification of drug treatment courts by the state court administrative office; require and provide certain definitions and for transferring jurisdiction of certain cases. Amends secs. 1060, 1062, 1070, 1084, 1095 & 1206 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1060 et seq.) & adds sec. 1088. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0436'17, SB 0437'17, SB 0438'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 435"
citation: "Michigan SB 435 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: drug court", "Courts: jurisdiction"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7fb1b1c-f275-491a-85a9-9efc0090dcc5"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0435"
source_hash: "1b592f8b614095f9a22405ee5d9d3e0faa047a38f9fbfe3a5fe3ace52c66b6ac"
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 435 (2017-2018) — Courts; drug court; certification of drug treatment courts by the state court administrative office; require and provide certain definitions and for transferring jurisdiction of certain cases. Amends secs. 1060, 1062, 1070, 1084, 1095 & 1206 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1060 et seq.) & adds sec. 1088. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0436'17, SB 0437'17, SB 0438'17

## 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-0435.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0435.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0161.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0435.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0435.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 330 Yeas 97 Nays 9 — **97–9** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL # 435 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 329 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 26 — cosponsor (person)
- Tonya Schuitmaker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TONYA SCHUITMAKER `introduction`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 329 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** received on 09/12/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 330 Yeas 97 Nays 9 `passage`
- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 435 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/7/2017 @ 3:16 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/9/2017 @ 11:19 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/13/2017 @ 9:54 AM
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 161'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7fb1b1c-f275-491a-85a9-9efc0090dcc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).