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HB4518 • 2026

Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2002 PA 712 (MCL 28.753).

Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2002 PA 712 (MCL 28.753).

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Angela Rigas (District 79), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Pat Outman (District 91), Ken Borton (District 105), John Roth (District 104), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Steve Frisbie (District 44), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Brian BeGole (District 71)
Last action
2026-07-03
Official status
bill ordered enrolled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2002 PA 712 (MCL 28.753).

Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify.

What This Bill Does

  • Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify.
  • Amends title & sec.
  • 3 of 2002 PA 712 (MCL 28.753).

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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H-1

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) 5

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S-2

18

REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

Plain English: REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) 18

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 803

    PASSED ROLL CALL # 183 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

  2. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 803

    PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 183 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

  3. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 803

    INSERTED FULL TITLE

  4. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    returned from Senate with substitute (S-2) with immediate effect and full title

  5. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    laid over one day under the rules

  6. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    rule suspended

  7. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    Senate substitute (S-2) concurred in

  8. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    roll call Roll Call #322 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

  9. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    full title agreed to

  10. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    bill ordered enrolled

  11. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 783

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

  12. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 783

    SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN

  13. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 783

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

  14. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 784

    RULES SUSPENDED

  15. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 784

    PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE

  16. 2026-04-29 SJ 38 Pg. 431

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 4/28/2026

  17. 2026-04-29 SJ 38 Pg. 431

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  18. 2025-09-09 SJ 74 Pg. 907

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  19. 2025-09-09 SJ 74 Pg. 907

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

  20. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 904

    read a second time

  21. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 904

    substitute (H-1) adopted

  22. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 904

    placed on third reading

  23. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 907

    placed on immediate passage

  24. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 907

    read a third time

  25. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 907

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #192 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5

  26. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 907

    transmitted

  27. 2025-08-13 HJ 70 Pg. 826

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

  28. 2025-08-13 HJ 70 Pg. 826

    referred to second reading

  29. 2025-05-22 HJ 51 Pg. 620

    bill electronically reproduced 05/21/2025

  30. 2025-05-21 HJ 50 Pg. 607

    introduced by Representative Rep. Angela Rigas

  31. 2025-05-21 HJ 50 Pg. 607

    read a first time

  32. 2025-05-21 HJ 50 Pg. 607

    referred to Committee on Families and Veterans

Official Summary Text

Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2002 PA 712 (MCL 28.753).

Current Bill Text

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HB-4518, As Passed Senate, July 3, 2026

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SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4518
A bill to amend 2002 PA 712, entitled
"Michigan Amber alert act,"
by amending the title and section 3 (MCL 28.753), the title as
amended by 2013 PA 91.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE 1
An act to prescribe the Amber alert of Michigan as the 2
official response to reports of child abductions or certain missing 3
children; to prohibit certain conduct; to create the Michigan Amber 4
alert fund; to provide for the distribution of the money from the 5
Michigan Amber alert fund; to provide for appropriations; and to 6
prescribe penalties. 7
Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan Amber alert plan shall must be 8
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activated only in accordance with the policies established by the 1
department of state police. Beginning on the effective date of the 2
amendatory act that added this sentence, the policies established 3
by the department under this section must require the activation of 4
the Michigan Amber alert plan for a report of either of the 5
following: 6
(a) A missing child with special needs who the department 7
believes is in imminent danger, as defined by the department, after 8
a law enforcement agency conducts a preliminary investigation under 9
section 8(2) of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.258. 10
(b) A missing child who the department believes is in imminent 11
danger, as defined by the department, after a law enforcement 12
agency conducts a preliminary investigation under section 8(2) of 13
1968 PA 319, MCL 28.258. 14
(2) As used in this section, "child with special needs" means 15
an individual who has been evaluated under the individuals with 16
disabilities education act, 20 USC 1400 to 1482, or the 17
administrative rules for special education, R 340.1701 to 340.1862 18
of the Michigan Administrative Code, and determined to have a 19
qualifying impairment by an individualized education program team 20
or judge, an individualized family service plan team or judge, or a 21
health care professional; who needs services; who is not more than 22
26 years of age; and who has not yet graduated high school. 23
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act may be known as the 24
"Rowan act". 25