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

HB 5537

Crimes: controlled substances; production and sale of kratom; prohibit. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 473a.

In committee Last action March 24, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 30

Prime sponsor

Cameron Cavitt

Cosponsors (29)

Alicia St. Germaine, Brad Paquette, Bradley Slagh, Brian BeGole, David Martin, Denise Mentzer, Donni Steele, Douglas Wozniak, Gina Johnsen, Gregory Alexander, Gregory Markkanen, Jamie Thompson, Jason Woolford, Jay DeBoyer, Jennifer Wortz, John Roth, Joseph Aragona, Ken Borton, Luke Meerman, Mark Tisdel, Matt Maddock, Mike Harris, Mike Hoadley, Mike McFall, Parker Fairbairn, Phil Green, Steve Frisbie, Thomas Kuhn, Tom Kunse

Status

In committee as of March 24, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Regulatory Reform, Senate Government Operations (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

March 18, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #100 Yeas 56 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 6Passed56-48

yes (56) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak

no (48) Andrews, Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, B., Carter, T., Coffia, Conlin, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Herzberg, Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Steckloff, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 16

Date	Chamber	Action
March 24, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
March 24, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
March 18, 2026	House	transmitted
March 18, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #100 Yeas 56 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 6
March 18, 2026	House	read a third time
March 18, 2026	House	placed on immediate passage
March 18, 2026	House	placed on third reading
March 18, 2026	House	substitute (H-1) adopted
March 18, 2026	House	read a second time
March 18, 2026	House	placed on second reading
March 18, 2026	House	motion to discharge committee approved
March 18, 2026	House	rule suspended
February 24, 2026	House	bill electronically reproduced February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
February 19, 2026	House	read a first time
February 19, 2026	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Cam Cavitt

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