republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2021-2022/sb-166.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health: pharmaceuticals; dispensing prescription drug or device requirements; expand to include prescriptions from out-of-state prescribers under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 16106, 17708 & 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16106 et seq.)."
description: "Health: pharmaceuticals; dispensing prescription drug or device requirements; expand to include prescriptions from out-of-state prescribers under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 16106, 17708 & 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16106 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 166"
citation: "Michigan SB 166 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: advanced practice registered nurses", "Health occupations: dentists", "Health occupations: optometrists", "Health occupations: physician's assistants", "Health occupations: podiatrists", "Health occupations: veterinarians", "Health: pharmaceuticals", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis VanderWall"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/360dc594-bad8-432b-8a3b-2f639d02164e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0166"
source_hash: "b92e1a6e04daf34d3f77b2f304d0734bb471a584516117c6d2d6da5d0924c440"
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 166 (2021-2022) — Health: pharmaceuticals; dispensing prescription drug or device requirements; expand to include prescriptions from out-of-state prescribers under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 16106, 17708 & 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16106 et seq.).

## 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-0166.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0166.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0080.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0166.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0166.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 182 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 72 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1 — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis VanderWall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL `introduction`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 72 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** received on 03/24/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 182 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0
- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/17/2022 11:45 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/19/2022 10:46 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/19/2022 11:34 AM
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0080'22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/360dc594-bad8-432b-8a3b-2f639d02164e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).