---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crime victims; rights; Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board; codify. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 4 & 11 of 1978 PA 389 (MCL 400.1501 et seq.)."
description: "Crime victims; rights; Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board; codify. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 4 & 11 of 1978 PA 389 (MCL 400.1501 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5278"
citation: "Michigan HB 5278 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime victims: rights", "Family law: domestic violence", "Crimes: domestic violence", "Crimes: criminal sexual conduct", "State agencies (existing): boards and commissions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0e1ec50-668a-4e49-b18b-bf00a7eb02a8"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5278"
source_hash: "d2224649f4ccf14f5abab7891de044c8c86e969d0c9c2d44457e93ea125270a4"
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 5278 (2017-2018) — Crime victims; rights; Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board; codify. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 4 & 11 of 1978 PA 389 (MCL 400.1501 et seq.).

## 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-5278.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5278.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5278.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5278.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0281.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 169 Yeas 106 Nays 0 — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 492 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 34 — cosponsor (person)
- Abdullah Hammoud — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Schor — cosponsor (person)
- Bettie Cook Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Lasinski — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Durhal — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- John Chirkun — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Kristy Pagan — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Faris — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Sherry Gay-Dagnogo — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Sneller — cosponsor (person)
- Vanessa Guerra — cosponsor (person)
- Winnie Brinks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Sheldon Neeley `introduction`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 11/28/2017
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 169 Yeas 106 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 492 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/25/2018 @ 3:32 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/28/2018 @ 7:14 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/29/2018 @ 11:06 AM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 281'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0e1ec50-668a-4e49-b18b-bf00a7eb02a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).