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HB4598 • 2026

Crimes: organized; violations of the organized retail crime act; expand. Amends sec. 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084).

Crimes: organized; violations of the organized retail crime act; expand. Amends sec. 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084).

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Sponsor
Mike Harris (District 52), Brenda Carter (District 53), Angela Rigas (District 79), Brian BeGole (District 71), John Roth (District 104), Rylee Linting (District 27), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Bill Schuette (District 95), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Joseph Aragona (District 60), Mark Tisdel (District 55), Tom Kunse (District 100), Ron Robinson (District 58), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Mike McFall (District 14), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Matt Koleszar (District 22), John Fitzgerald (District 83), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Kelly Breen (District 21), Noah Arbit (District 20), Regina Weiss (District 5), Jasper Martus (District 69), Angela Witwer (District 76), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Joseph Tate (District 9), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Kara Hope (District 74), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Julie Rogers (District 41), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Jason Morgan (District 23), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Carol Glanville (District 84), Mike Mueller (District 72), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Bradley Slagh (District 85), Pat Outman (District 91), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Steve Frisbie (District 44), David Prestin (District 108), Karl Bohnak (District 109), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Luke Meerman (District 89), Phil Green (District 67), Timothy Beson (District 96)
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Crimes: organized; violations of the organized retail crime act; expand. Amends sec. 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084).

Crimes: organized; violations of the organized retail crime act; expand.

What This Bill Does

  • Crimes: organized; violations of the organized retail crime act; expand.
  • Amends sec.
  • 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084).

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 SJ 36 Pg. 368

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 4/22/2026

  2. 2026-04-23 SJ 36 Pg. 368

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  3. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 931

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  4. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 931

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

  5. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 929

    read a second time

  6. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 929

    placed on third reading

  7. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 932

    placed on immediate passage

  8. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 932

    read a third time

  9. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 932

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #199 Yeas 103 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 6

  10. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 932

    transmitted

  11. 2025-08-21 HJ 74 Pg. 862

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  12. 2025-08-21 HJ 74 Pg. 862

    referred to second reading

  13. 2025-06-11 HJ 56 Pg. 690

    bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025

  14. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 681

    introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Harris

  15. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 681

    read a first time

  16. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 681

    referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform

Official Summary Text

Crimes: organized; violations of the organized retail crime act; expand. Amends sec. 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084).