republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2021-2022/sb-656.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor: retail sales; self-serve dispensing machine; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 552."
description: "Liquor: retail sales; self-serve dispensing machine; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 552."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 656"
citation: "Michigan SB 656 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: beer", "Liquor: licenses", "Liquor: retail sales", "Liquor: wine"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Runestad"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23d432b2-e43d-4010-9809-7f1417df345f"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0656"
source_hash: "c727e821896ce190ef4b95571a9fb925305ae51dc310128bae86b52598d3e1de"
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 656 (2021-2022) — Liquor: retail sales; self-serve dispensing machine; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 552.

## 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-0656.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0656.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0136.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0656.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0656.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 341 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 456 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 287 Yeas 78 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **78–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jim Runestad — primary (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jon Bumstead — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall Bullock — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD `introduction`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 456 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/01/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 287 Yeas 78 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 341 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/28/2022 11:39 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/11/2022 07:58 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/11/2022 12:00 PM
- **2022-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0136'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23d432b2-e43d-4010-9809-7f1417df345f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).