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type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights: open meetings; procedures for electronic meetings of public bodies; provide for. Amends secs. 3 & 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263 & 15.263a)."
description: "Civil rights: open meetings; procedures for electronic meetings of public bodies; provide for. Amends secs. 3 & 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263 & 15.263a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 1246"
citation: "Michigan SB 1246 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: open meetings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6d2872b-c450-4761-9039-5b24709b26b7"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-1246"
source_hash: "9c6b55c287cbc7a0c9e009c1a0e45d0b9887b11b41a1e38e786883ecc7a3d70e"
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 1246 (2019-2020) — Civil rights: open meetings; procedures for electronic meetings of public bodies; provide for. Amends secs. 3 & 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263 & 15.263a).
## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBH-1246.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-1246.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0254.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2020-SCB-1246.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-1246.htm)
## Votes
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 476 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **361** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 94 Nays 13 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **9413** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lana Theis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LANA THEIS `introduction`
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 476 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/10/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** amended
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 94 Nays 13 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 579 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/21/2020 12:34 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/22/2020 04:38 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/22/2020 05:46 PM
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0254'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6d2872b-c450-4761-9039-5b24709b26b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).