2026 House Bill 5958

Crimes: other; crime of public defecation; establish.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 335b.

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Amends the Michigan Penal Code to criminalize public defecation outside sanitary facilities, imposing misdemeanor penalties with increased fines and jail time for violations occurring near gatherings of ten or more people.

Introduced in the House

May 13, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Pat Outman (R-91)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary