---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes: penalties; penalties for third degree and fourth degree child abuse; modify. Amends sec. 136b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.136b)."
description: "Crimes: penalties; penalties for third degree and fourth degree child abuse; modify. Amends sec. 136b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.136b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 29"
citation: "Michigan SB 29 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes: penalties", "Crimes: abuse", "Crimes: crimes against minors", "Children: child abuse or child neglect"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 6
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51f94492-cea8-4552-a145-eb525ecc5f92"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0029"
source_hash: "0d421aa9ffefff13d2bf124eca9d698ba12adf710af4cf18ea5a35f63e4a1be8"
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 SB 29 (2019-2020) — Crimes: penalties; penalties for third degree and fourth degree child abuse; modify. Amends sec. 136b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.136b).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBH-0029.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0029.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0049.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0029.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 71 Yeas 95 Nays 13 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **95–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 71 Yeas 95 Nays 13 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 02/24/2020 01:27 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 03/03/2020 12:45 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 03/03/2020 04:10 PM
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0049'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51f94492-cea8-4552-a145-eb525ecc5f92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).