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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 78: Criminal procedure: expunction; procedures and eligibility for the expungement of certain records; provide for. Amends secs. 1b, 1c, 1d, 2 & 3 of 1965 PA 213 (MCL 780.621b et seq.) & adds sec. 1j & repeals sec. 4 of 1965 PA 213 (MCL 780.624).

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 78 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal procedure: expunction; procedures and eligibility for the expungement of certain records; provide for. Amends secs. 1b, 1c, 1d, 2 & 3 of 1965 PA 213 (MCL 780.621b et seq.) & adds sec. 1j & repeals sec. 4 of 1965 PA 213 (MCL 780.624). Primary sponsor: Sylvia Santana (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 30, 2026): SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: EDWARD MCBROOM.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sylvia SantanaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Stephanie ChangCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Jeff IrwinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Ed McBroomCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38

“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. SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: EDWARD MCBROOM
  2. PASSED ROLL CALL # 139 YEAS 23 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
  3. referred to Committee on Judiciary
  4. read a first time
  5. received on 05/20/2025
  6. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
  7. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
  8. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  9. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/1/2025
  10. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
  11. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SYLVIA SANTANA

Sources

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