republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2019-2020/sb-539.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services: children's services; criminal history check for child caring institution staff and retention of certain data; update as required by the federal families first prevention services act. Amends secs. 5d & 5k of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.115d & 722.115k). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0468'19, SB 0469'19, SB 0466'19, SB 0467'19"
description: "Human services: children's services; criminal history check for child caring institution staff and retention of certain data; update as required by the federal families first prevention services act. Amends secs. 5d & 5k of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.115d & 722.115k). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0468'19, SB 0469'19, SB 0466'19, SB 0467'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 539"
citation: "Michigan SB 539 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: children's services", "Children: other", "Law enforcement: background check", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2b016e3-3038-4245-9891-3279af6ea1ca"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0539"
source_hash: "8798df99f7244a3bb62d277f7a7d6b7123bf7df836fd839b40e0467787210f75"
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 539 (2019-2020) — Human services: children's services; criminal history check for child caring institution staff and retention of certain data; update as required by the federal families first prevention services act. Amends secs. 5d & 5k of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.115d & 722.115k). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0468'19, SB 0469'19, SB 0466'19, SB 0467'19

## 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-0539.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0539.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0010.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2019-SCB-0539.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0539.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 4 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 10 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Bizon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN BIZON, M.D. `introduction`
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS AND VETERANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** received on 10/16/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `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-1) adopted
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 10 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 4 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 01/14/2020 10:40 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 01/24/2020 10:49 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 01/27/2020 03:12 PM
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0010'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2b016e3-3038-4245-9891-3279af6ea1ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).