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SB769 • 2026

Corrections: state facilities; medical information regarding a prisoner provided to individuals as authorized by a prisoner; allow. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 64a.

Corrections: state facilities; medical information regarding a prisoner provided to individuals as authorized by a prisoner; allow. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 64a.

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Sponsor
Mary Cavanagh (District 6), Stephanie Chang (District 3), Rosemary Bayer (District 13), Veronica Klinefelt (District 11), Sue Shink (District 14), Joseph N. Bellino Jr. (District 16)
Last action
2026-06-10
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Corrections: state facilities; medical information regarding a prisoner provided to individuals as authorized by a prisoner; allow. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 64a.

Corrections: state facilities; medical information regarding a prisoner provided to individuals as authorized by a prisoner; allow.

What This Bill Does

  • Corrections: state facilities; medical information regarding a prisoner provided to individuals as authorized by a prisoner; allow.
  • Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec.
  • 64a.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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S-1

3

REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 6/4/2026

Plain English: REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 6/4/2026 3

  • 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. 2026-06-10 SJ 51 Pg. 623

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 6/4/2026

  2. 2026-06-10 SJ 51 Pg. 623

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)

  3. 2026-01-21 SJ 3 Pg. 15

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MARY CAVANAGH

  4. 2026-01-21 SJ 3 Pg. 15

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

Official Summary Text

Corrections: state facilities; medical information regarding a prisoner provided to individuals as authorized by a prisoner; allow. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 64a.