---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corrections; jails; medical probation based on physical or mental incapacity and compassionate release based on imminent death; allow. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 - 777.69) by adding secs. 3g & 3h to ch. XI."
description: "Corrections; jails; medical probation based on physical or mental incapacity and compassionate release based on imminent death; allow. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 - 777.69) by adding secs. 3g & 3h to ch. XI."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5234"
citation: "Michigan HB 5234 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections: jails", "Corrections: prisoners", "Criminal procedure: probation", "Criminal procedure: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94886970-e0a5-4125-a3bc-15bea9530a2d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5234"
source_hash: "c609728cc1fcbd1c55e7d874a9c2565b0f234fe090c1d413b49957f9d7b8234e"
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 5234 (2017-2018) — Corrections; jails; medical probation based on physical or mental incapacity and compassionate release based on imminent death; allow. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 - 777.69) by adding secs. 3g & 3h to ch. XI.

## 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](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-5234.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5234.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5234.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5234.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0149.htm)

## Votes

- Roll Call # 256 Yeas 99 Nays 10 — **99–10** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 132 Yeas 99 Nays 9 — **99–9** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 237 YEAS 25 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **25–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 41 — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Schor — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Pagel — cosponsor (person)
- David LaGrand — cosponsor (person)
- John Reilly — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Klint Kesto — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Inman — cosponsor (person)
- Martin Howrylak — cosponsor (person)
- Michael McCready — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Rose Mary Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Sherry Gay-Dagnogo — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Martin Howrylak `introduction`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 11/08/2017
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 132 Yeas 99 Nays 9 `passage`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 ADOPTED
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** IMMEDIATE EFFECT DEFEATED
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 237 YEAS 25 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 256 Yeas 99 Nays 10
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 5/4/2018 @ 4:37 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 5/15/2018 @ 1:56 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 5/16/2018 @ 10:10 AM
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 149'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94886970-e0a5-4125-a3bc-15bea9530a2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).