republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2021-2022/sb-144.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor: spirits; definition of mixed spirit drink; modify. Amends secs. 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 113a, 301, 305, 307, 521, 525, 537, 603 & 610 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1105 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0142'21, SB 0143'21, SB 0141'21"
description: "Liquor: spirits; definition of mixed spirit drink; modify. Amends secs. 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 113a, 301, 305, 307, 521, 525, 537, 603 & 610 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1105 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0142'21, SB 0143'21, SB 0141'21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 144"
citation: "Michigan SB 144 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: spirits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis VanderWall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eeb2fce7-26d3-4514-8880-ec9dce54fbdb"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0144"
source_hash: "3c4cba0ca0b296aba9e01b4549a6b93b934860598ac87550c38a93d19a02d341"
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 144 (2021-2022) — Liquor: spirits; definition of mixed spirit drink; modify. Amends secs. 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 113a, 301, 305, 307, 521, 525, 537, 603 & 610 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1105 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0142'21, SB 0143'21, SB 0141'21

## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBH-0144.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0144.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0019.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0144.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 84 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 174 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Curtis VanderWall — primary (person)
- Adam Hollier — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Zorn — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ananich — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
- John Bizon — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly LaSata — cosponsor (person)
- Michael MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — 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.

- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL `introduction`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 84 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** received on 03/25/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 174 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** ENROLLMENT VACATED
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/17/2021 12:04 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/24/2021 12:44 PM `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/25/2021 02:50 PM
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0019'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eeb2fce7-26d3-4514-8880-ec9dce54fbdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).