2025 House Bill 4599 / 2026 Public Act 110

Crimes: organized; certain definitions related to gift card fraud; provide for.

An act to amend 2012 PA 455, entitled “An act to prohibit organized retail crime and to provide penalties for that crime; to provide for forfeiture of and restitution for stolen retail merchandise in certain circumstances; to create the organized retail crime advisory board and to prescribe its powers and duties; and to provide for the administration of this act,” (MCL 752.1081 to 752.1087) by adding section 3a.

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House Bills 4598 and 4599 amend the Michigan Organized Retail Crime Act by defining key terms related to gift cards to strengthen legal clarity and enforcement against retail crime involving gift cards.

Introduced in the House

June 10, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-19) and 51 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Harris (R-52), Brenda Carter (D-53), Angela Rigas (R-79), Brian BeGole (R-71), John Roth (R-104), Rylee Linting (R-27), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Bill Schuette (R-95), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Mark Tisdel (R-55), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Tom Kunse (R-100), Ron Robinson (R-58), Mike McFall (D-14), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Matt Koleszar (D-22), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Kelly Breen (D-21), Noah Arbit (D-20), Regina Weiss (D-5), Jasper Martus (D-69), Angela Witwer (D-76), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Joe Tate (D-9), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Kara Hope (D-74), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Julie Rogers (D-41), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jason Morgan (D-23), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Carol Glanville (D-84), Mike Mueller (R-72), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Bradley Slagh (R-85), Pat Outman (R-91), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Steve Frisbie (R-44), David Prestin (R-108), Karl Bohnak (R-109), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Luke Meerman (R-89), Phil Green (R-67) and Timothy Beson (R-96)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Aug. 21, 2025

Reported with substitute H-1

Sept. 9, 2025

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 1 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Sept. 11, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

April 22, 2026

Reported without amendment

April 23, 2026

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 1, 2026