2026 House Bill 5908

Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the riots act; require.

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 section 4 (MCL 752.544), as amended by 1988 PA 393.

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Amends Michigan's rioting statute to modify minimum sentencing requirements for related felonies, reducing the minimum for some offenses and increasing it for others, with the changes taking effect 90 days after enactment.

Introduced in the House

April 29, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Mike Hoadley (R-99) and four co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Joseph Pavlov (R-64) and William Bruck (R-30)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary