2026 House Bill 5528

Crimes: disorderly conduct; criteria for inciting a riot; clarify.

A bill to amend 1968 PA 302, entitled “An act to define and prescribe the penalties for the crime of rioting and related crimes; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 1 and 2 (MCL 752.541 and 752.542).

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House Bill No. 5528 updates Michigan's riot and incitement to riot statutes to clarify definitions, modernize language, and explicitly protect the right to peaceful protest under state and federal constitutions.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 18, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17) and 20 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Noah Arbit (D-20), Julie Brixie (D-73), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Regina Weiss (D-5), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Reggie Miller (D-31), Jason Morgan (D-23), Julie Rogers (D-41), Brenda Carter (D-53), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Stephanie Young (D-16) and Helena Scott (D-8)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations