Crimes: prostitution; penalties for individual 16 years of age or less in house of prostitution; modify. Amends sec. 462f of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.462f).
SB 520 amends Michigan's penal code to increase penalties for certain prostitution-related offenses. It raises the maximum penalty for basic violations (under sections 462b-462d) from 10 years to 20 years in prison and from $10,000 to $20,000 in fines. The bill specifically targets individuals who violate these sections, including those operating or facilitating commercial sex, and updates penalties for more severe outcomes like bodily injury or serious harm. These changes apply to anyone convicted under the amended sections of the law. The bill does not alter the scope of prohibited conduct, only the severity of potential punishments.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 4, 2025
Last action Jan 29, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted to remove internal tracking codes and standardize the layout. Substantively, the maximum fines for certain offenses were increased from $10,000 to $20,000, and the maximum fine for the most serious offenses involving kidnapping or death was raised from $50,000 to $20,000 (likely a typo in the source text intended to be higher, but the text shows a reduction). The text also corrected a grammatical error regarding the fine amount for the most serious offenses.
REQUIREMENT
Increased the maximum fine for general violations from $10,000 to $20,000.
Modified the fine amount for violations involving kidnapping or death; the text shows a change from $50,000 to $20,000, which may be an error in the draft.
TECHNICAL
Removed internal legislative tracking codes and standardized the formatting of the bill text.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2026
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
Jan 28, 2026
D
Democratic19
89% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
received on 01/28/2026
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 4 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Dec 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Dec 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 12/10/2025
upper
Sep 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
upper
Sep 4, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN DAMOOSE
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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