2025 House Bill 5028

Crimes: prostitution; penalties for and references to prostitute and prostitution crimes in sentencing guidelines; amend.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16w of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16w), as amended by 2016 PA 486.

Official record

Introduced in the House

Sept. 18, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Matt Bierlein (R-97) and 22 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kelly Breen (D-21), Tom Kunse (R-100), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Angela Witwer (D-76), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Morgan (D-23), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Natalie Price (D-6), Stephanie Young (D-16), Regina Weiss (D-5), 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