2025 House Bill 5038

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for false representation regarding assisted reproduction; provide for.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16l of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16l), as amended by 2016 PA 150.

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House Bills 5035-5039 collectively strengthen Michigan’s legal framework around assisted reproduction and related criminal conduct by establishing civil remedies for victims, criminal penalties for false representation and unauthorized genetic use, expanded disciplinary authority under the Public Health Code, clarified statutes of limitations for serious and DNA-based crimes, and updated sentencing guidelines for new offenses, all aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and justice within the state’s reproductive and criminal justice systems.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 24, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Alicia St. Germaine (R-62) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Mark Tisdel (R-55), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Brian BeGole (R-71), Ken Borton (R-105) and John Roth (R-104)

Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans