Thursday, January 19, 2023 Bill called the “The Social Welfare Act” introduced in the senate Sponsored by Senators: Erika GEISS (D-1)Sylvia SANTANA (D-2)Stephanie CHANG (D-3)Dayna POLEHANKI (D-5)Mary CAVANAGH (D-6)Jeremy MOSS (D-7)Mallory MCMORROW (D-8)Paul WOJNO (D-10)Veronica KLINEFELT (D-11)Rosemary BAYER (D-13)Sue SHINK (D-14)Jeff IRWIN (D-15)Joseph BELLINO (R-16)Sean MCCANN (D-19)Sarah ANTHONY (D-21)Sam SINGH (D-28)John DAMOOSE (R-37) Thursday, January 19, 2023 Thursday, January 19, 2023 Bill referred The Bill was been referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services. Thursday, January 19, 2023 Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Committee on Housing and Human Services The Committee on Housing and Human Services reported Senate Bill No. 35, entitled A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The social welfare act,” by amending section 10d (MCL 400.10d), as added by 2012 PA 79. With the recommendation that the bill pass. The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect. The bill was then referred to the Committee of the Whole, who reported favorably without amendment. The Committee recommended the bill be given immediate effect. Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Thursday, March 9, 2023 Bill Sent to the Senate Floor PASSED ROLL CALL # 51 YEAS 25 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Small Business Thursday, March 9, 2023 Thursday, March 9, 2023 Testified before the Committee on Economic Development and Small Business Senator Jeff Irwin (D-15), ACCESS, ABISA, MLPP, American Heart Association Thursday, March 9, 2023 Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Bill Passed in the House Bill was passed with immediate effect in the House Roll Call # 172 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1. When the bill passed out of House Committee, a comprehensive SNAP toolkit was sent to all of the subgrantees to initiate a social media campaign. We used all social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The toolkit various posts and one pager translated into Arabic. We also created a Phone2Action that targeted all (100+) MI House members so that they would vote in favor of the bill. Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Bill Sent Back to the Senate Bill was sent back to Senate to vote on immediate effect, it was defeated. This means that the bill was not passed through bipartisan support and would not take immediate effect when it is signed by the governor. Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Thursday, July 6, 2023 Bill Presented to Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday, July 6, 2023 Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Bill Signed into Law Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Bill Filed with the Secretary of State Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Tuesday, November 19, 2023 End of Legislative Year The end of the Michigan 2023 legislative year, as both the Democratic-led House and Senate adjourned sine die at noon. Tuesday, November 19, 2023 Senate Bill 35 will go into effect on the 91st day after the Michigan Legislature adjourns its final session of 2023.