2026 House Bill 6261

Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; modify.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 520c (MCL 750.520c), as amended by 2012 PA 372.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 6259, 6260, 6261 and 6262 increases penalties for second and third degree criminal sexual conduct to life imprisonment and reclassifies them as Class A felonies.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 26, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Mark Tisdel (R-55) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Donni Steele (R-54) and Thomas Kuhn (R-57)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sept. 23, 2026

Reported without amendment

Amendment offered by Rep. Kelly Breen (D-21)

1. Amend page 5, following line 5, by inserting:

“Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 5009.

(b) House Bill No. 5010.

(c) House Bill No. 5011.

(d) House Bill No. 5012.

(e) House Bill No. 5013.

(f) House Bill No. 5014.

(g) House Bill No. 5015.

(h) House Bill No. 5016.

(i) House Bill No. 5017.

(j) House Bill No. 5018.

(k) House Bill No. 5019.

(l) House Bill No. 5020.

(m) House Bill No. 5021.

(n) House Bill No. 5022.

(o) House Bill No. 5023.

(p) House Bill No. 5024.

(q) House Bill No. 5025.

(r) House Bill No. 5026.

(s) House Bill No. 5027.

(t) House Bill No. 5028.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kelly Breen (D-21)

1. Amend page 5, following line 5, by inserting:

“Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 6047.

(b) House Bill No. 6048.

(c) House Bill No. 6049.

(d) House Bill No. 6050.

(e) House Bill No. 6051.

Enacting section 3. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following resolutions of the 103rd Legislature are adopted:

(a) House Resolution No. 284.

(b) House Resolution No. 285.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 78 to 25 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 1, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety