HB 5157 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Crimes: penalties; delivery of controlled substance causing serious injury; provide penalties. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 89a.

This bill creates a new felony offense for delivering Schedule 1 or 2 controlled substances (excluding marijuana) that causes serious injury. It defines "serious injury" as permanent disfigurement, loss of body function (like a limb or eye), coma lasting over 3 days, or measurable brain impairment. Violators face life imprisonment or any prison term. The law applies to people who illegally provide these drugs when the substance causes harm to the user or others.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

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 29, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Introduced Bill → As Passed by the House · 6 edits · Mar 11, 2026

MODERATE

This bill adds a new felony provision for delivering controlled substances that cause serious injury, replacing a previous version that included additional injury categories. The revision narrows the definition of 'serious injury' by removing several specific conditions like comatose states lasting more than 3 days, measurable brain or mental impairment, skull fractures, subdural hemorrhage, and loss of organs.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on drug delivery causing serious injury, but the definition of what constitutes 'serious injury' was significantly reduced from 10 categories to 6 categories.

DEFINITION

Removed 'comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days' from the definition of serious impairment

Removed 'measurable brain or mental impairment' from the definition of serious impairment

Removed 'skull fracture or other serious bone fracture' from the definition of serious impairment

Removed 'subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma' from the definition of serious impairment

Removed 'loss of an organ' from the definition of serious impairment

ENFORCEMENT

Added new felony provision for delivering controlled substances that cause serious injury, punishable by life imprisonment or any term of years

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 17, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #83 Yeas 57 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Oct 29, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Oct 29, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Tom Kuhn

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors