republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2019-2020/sb-323.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Counties; boards and commissions; powers and duties of county road commissioners to be exercised by the county board of commissioners; remove sunset, and require a vote of the electors before transferring powers and duties of an elected county road commission to an appointed county road commission. Amends sec. 6, ch. IV of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 224.6). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0322'19"
description: "Counties; boards and commissions; powers and duties of county road commissioners to be exercised by the county board of commissioners; remove sunset, and require a vote of the electors before transferring powers and duties of an elected county road commission to an appointed county road commission. Amends sec. 6, ch. IV of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 224.6). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0322'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 323"
citation: "Michigan SB 323 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties: boards and commissions", "Law: sunset"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e76f0b1-2477-40d8-b76c-bac3d6dc66d2"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0323"
source_hash: "ce6b5f63db1f336ee431321219520b9a447ee6115cd6832fbe53d072a79763fa"
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 323 (2019-2020) — Counties; boards and commissions; powers and duties of county road commissioners to be exercised by the county board of commissioners; remove sunset, and require a vote of the electors before transferring powers and duties of an elected county road commission to an appointed county road commission. Amends sec. 6, ch. IV of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 224.6). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0322'19

## 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/2019-SEBH-0323.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0323.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0002.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2019-SCB-0323.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0323.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 375 Yeas 80 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **80–28** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 2 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **27–10** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 171 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **28–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROGER VICTORY `introduction`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2019-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 171 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** received on 08/28/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-5) `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-5) adopted
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 375 Yeas 80 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-5) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 2 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 01/14/2020 10:24 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 01/24/2020 10:33 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 01/27/2020 02:56 PM
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0002'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e76f0b1-2477-40d8-b76c-bac3d6dc66d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).