---
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).