Crimes: penalties; enhanced penalties for theft of cargo; provide for. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 356e.
HB 5125 would add enhanced penalties for theft of commercial cargo in Michigan. If passed, individuals convicted of stealing cargo (defined as goods in transit via trucks, warehouses, or shipping facilities, excluding direct-to-consumer packages like retail deliveries) could face up to 10 additional years in prison. Prosecutors must specify this enhanced penalty in court documents, and the extra sentence would run consecutively with any other sentences for the same crime. The bill specifically targets theft of large-scale commercial shipments moving through transportation systems.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Oct 23, 2025
Last action Mar 17, 2026
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Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 87 Nays 20 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
Oct 23, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Oct 23, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Harris
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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