2023 Senate Bill 227 / 2024 Public Act 50

Children: child care; emergency safety intervention in a children's therapeutic group home; modify conditions for.

An act to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 1, 2b, and 2c (MCL 722.111, 722.112b, and 722.112c), section 1 as amended by 2023 PA 173, section 2b as amended by 2007 PA 217, and section 2c as amended by 2017 PA 257.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

Senate Bill 227 would amend the child care licensing act, 1973 PA 116, to allow emergency safety intervention in the form of physical management in certain child care organizations and require that those interventions comply with the Mental Health Code and associated administrative rules.

Introduced in the Senate

March 22, 2023

Introduced by Sens. Dan Lauwers (R-25) and Kevin Hertel (D-12)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Oct. 11, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Oct. 12, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Oct. 18, 2023

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Oct. 19, 2023

Substitute S-2 offered by Sen. Dan Lauwers (R-25)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Oct. 24, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Nov. 2, 2023

Reported without amendment

Nov. 8, 2023

Passed in the House 105 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

In the Senate

Jan. 11, 2024

Returned to the House

Received in the House

Jan. 17, 2024

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Substitute H-1 offered by Rep. Julie Rogers (D-41)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Failed in the House 52 to 52 (details)

May 9, 2024

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 14, 2024

Substitute H-1 concurred in 36 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

June 6, 2024