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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 521: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for individual 16 years of age or less in house of prostitution; modify. Amends sec. 16w, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16w). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0520'25, SB 0705'25

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 521 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on September 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for individual 16 years of age or less in house of prostitution; modify. Amends sec. 16w, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16w). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0520'25, SB 0705'25. Primary sponsor: John Damoose (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2026): referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John DamoosePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Mallory McMorrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Dayna PolehankiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Michael WebberCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. referred to Committee on Judiciary
  2. read a first time
  3. received on 01/28/2026
  4. PASSED ROLL CALL # 5 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
  5. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
  6. SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
  7. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
  8. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  9. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 12/10/2025
  10. SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: DAYNA POLEHANKI
  11. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
  12. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN DAMOOSE

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source