2025 House Bill 5025

Crimes: prostitution; references to prostitution; modify in the human trafficking notification act.

A bill to amend 2016 PA 62, entitled “Human trafficking notification act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 752.1033).

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House Bills 5009–5028 form a comprehensive Michigan legislative package aimed at combating human trafficking, strengthening victim protections, and modernizing criminal, juvenile, and public health statutes. The bills expand expungement and affirmative defense rights for trafficking survivors, update terminology to replace “prostitution” with “commercial sexual activity,” broaden DNA collection and child protection measures, and enhance public awareness, oversight, and enforcement mechanisms across multiple state codes. Together, they create a unified framework to modernize justice procedures, protect vulnerable populations, and align Michigan law with contemporary trafficking prevention and rehabilitation standards.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 18, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Pat Outman (R-91) and 22 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Matt Bierlein (R-97), Tom Kunse (R-100), Kelly Breen (D-21), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Angela Witwer (D-76), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Morgan (D-23), Natalie Price (D-6), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Regina Weiss (D-5), Stephanie Young (D-16), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Helena Scott (D-8), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Stephen Wooden (D-81) and Matt Longjohn (D-40)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary