103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 5010

Criminal procedure: defenses; affirmative defense that individual committed a crime because the individual was a victim of human trafficking; establish. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 - 777.69) by adding sec. 21e to ch. VIII.

In committee Last action September 24, 2025: bill electronically reproduced September 18, 2025

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 19

Prime sponsor

Pauline Wendzel

Cosponsors (18)

Amos O'Neal, Angela Witwer, Carrie Rheingans, Denise Mentzer, Donavan McKinney, Helena Scott, Jason Hoskins, Jason Morgan, Jennifer Conlin, John Fitzgerald, Kelly Breen, Matt Longjohn, Natalie Price, Penelope Tsernoglou, Regina Weiss, Sharon MacDonell, Stephanie Young, Stephen Wooden

Status

In committee as of September 24, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Judiciary (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
September 24, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced September 18, 2025
September 18, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Judiciary
September 18, 2025	House	read a first time
September 18, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Pauline Wendzel

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.