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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual engaging in sexual conduct; provide for. Creates new act."
+description: "Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual engaging in sexual conduct; provide for. Creates new act."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HB 4047"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4047 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil procedure: civil actions", "Civil procedure: remedies", "Crimes: obscenity"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Matt Bierlein"]
+version_count: 13
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-01-30"
+last_action: "2025-08-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db635516-b529-408d-9005-a07d4fd25b43"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4047"
+source_hash: "ac05c1121c54c6bdfd1b08f4bba07b0631062ba403bf3ed3b5a226940a0f672f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
+---
+
+# Michigan HB 4047 (2025-2026) — Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual engaging in sexual conduct; provide for. Creates new act.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4047.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4047.pdf)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4047.pdf)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4047.pdf)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0011.pdf)
+6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0N295.pdf)
+7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0O338.pdf)
+8. **Substitute (H-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0O339.pdf)
+9. **Substitute (S-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBS-4047-00C720.pdf)
+10. **Substitute (S-3) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBS-4047-00D421.pdf)
+11. **Substitute (S-3) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBS-4047-0D2822.pdf)
+12. **Substitute (S-3) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0T2927.pdf)
+13. **Substitute (S-3) - 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0Q2329.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 209 YEAS 32 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #69 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **104–1** (pass) · lower
+- roll call Roll Call #174 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 — **97–5** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Matt Bierlein — primary (person)
+- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
+- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Cameron Cavitt — cosponsor (person)
+- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
+- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
+- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
+- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
+- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
+- Gregory Alexander — cosponsor (person)
+- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
+- Jimmie Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
+- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
+- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
+- Mai Xiong — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Longjohn — cosponsor (person)
+- Morgan Foreman — cosponsor (person)
+- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
+- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
+- Peter Herzberg — cosponsor (person)
+- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephanie Young — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephen Wooden — cosponsor (person)
+- Tim Kelly — cosponsor (person)
+- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-30** introduced by Representative Rep. Matt Bierlein `introduction`
+- **2025-01-30** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-30** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-04** bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
+- **2025-04-16** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-16** referred to second reading
+- **2025-04-23** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-23** substitute (H-2) adopted
+- **2025-04-23** substitute (H-3) adopted
+- **2025-04-23** placed on third reading
+- **2025-04-24** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-24** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #69 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
+- **2025-04-24** transmitted
+- **2025-04-29** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
+- **2025-04-29** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
+- **2025-08-13** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 8/12/2025 `committee-passage`
+- **2025-08-13** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-08-13** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
+- **2025-08-13** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
+- **2025-08-13** SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
+- **2025-08-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
+- **2025-08-13** RULES SUSPENDED
+- **2025-08-13** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
+- **2025-08-13** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 209 YEAS 32 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2025-08-13** returned from Senate with substitute (S-3) with immediate effect
+- **2025-08-13** laid over one day under the rules
+- **2025-08-19** Senate substitute (S-3) concurred in
+- **2025-08-19** roll call Roll Call #174 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 8
+- **2025-08-19** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2025-08-21** presented to the Governor 08/21/2025 09:30 AM `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-08-26** approved by the Governor 08/26/2025 01:16 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2025-08-26** filed with Secretary of State 08/26/2025 01:37 PM
+- **2025-08-26** assigned PA 11'25 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db635516-b529-408d-9005-a07d4fd25b43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+