HB 5425 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Criminal procedure: sex offender registration; employment of a registered sex offender at a business that provides services to minors; prohibit. Amends 1994 PA 295 (MCL 28.721 - 28.730) by adding sec. 5d.

HB 5425 prohibits registered sex offenders from working at businesses primarily serving minors under 18, such as dance studios, summer camps, youth sports venues, and tutoring services. It creates a misdemeanor for first violations (up to 1 year in jail or $1,000 fine) and a felony for repeat violations (up to 4 years in jail or $2,000 fine). The law requires registration authorities to provide written notice of these employment restrictions during initial registration and verification. This bill directly affects individuals required to register under Michigan's sex offender registry, aiming to restrict their employment in settings with unsupervised minor access.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2025 Last action May 7, 2026
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What changed between versions

House Introduced Bill As Passed by the House · 3 edits · Apr 29, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted to remove internal tracking codes and standardize the layout, but the substantive legal content regarding sex offender employment restrictions remains identical to the original introduction. No new laws, penalties, or eligibility rules were added or removed.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal document tracking codes, page headers, and footer metadata that were present in the original draft.

Reorganized the text structure to place the bill title and purpose at the top, followed by the enacted section, improving readability.

Standardized capitalization and line breaks to align with final legislative formatting standards.

Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
May 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
upper
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #132 Yeas 96 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Dec 23, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Dec 23, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Matthew Bierlein
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Matt Bierlein
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MI
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