---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure: evidence; use of truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information against certain witnesses; modify. Amends sec. 462g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.462g)."
description: "Criminal procedure: evidence; use of truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information against certain witnesses; modify. Amends sec. 462g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.462g)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 517"
citation: "Michigan SB 517 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes: prostitution", "Criminal procedure: evidence", "Criminal procedure: witnesses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephanie Chang"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-09-20"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd84b7db-da77-4b78-b7eb-3cbb05a2d12a"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0517"
source_hash: "70847953b1b4f0e8da2db2183eda8f798909a2955dc29209cbb0ac08ff589936"
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 517 (2023-2024) — Criminal procedure: evidence; use of truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information against certain witnesses; modify. Amends sec. 462g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.462g).

## 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/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0517.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0517.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0185.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0517.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0517.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0517-0N2914.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0517-0O3317.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 575 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 3 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 440 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stephanie Chang — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- John Damoose — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-20** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG `introduction`
- **2023-09-20** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-14** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-11** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-01-11** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2024-01-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 3 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-30** received on 01/25/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-11-13** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-11-13** referred to second reading
- **2024-12-11** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-12-11** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2024-12-11** placed on third reading
- **2024-12-11** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-12-11** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-12-11** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 440 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-12-11** inserted full title
- **2024-12-11** returned to Senate
- **2024-12-12** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-2) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-12-12** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-12** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-12-12** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 575 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
- **2024-12-12** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2024-12-12** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-12-20** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2024 09:44 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/30/2024 10:14 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/30/2024 11:46 AM
- **2024-12-31** ASSIGNED PA 0185'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd84b7db-da77-4b78-b7eb-3cbb05a2d12a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).