---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; guidelines for dissemination of deep fake sexual images; enact. Amends sec. 17b, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.17b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4047'25"
description: "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; guidelines for dissemination of deep fake sexual images; enact. Amends sec. 17b, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.17b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4047'25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4048"
citation: "Michigan HB 4048 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: privacy", "Communications: internet", "Communications: other", "Communications: social media", "Communications: technology", "Communications: video services", "Crimes: other", "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Penelope Tsernoglou"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd060ad4-cd38-4bc0-9ac1-ae4a02f28334"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4048"
source_hash: "d427d6c6dbd78c8b37b412392343c5bfa094ff27ec7e6a2970084bf2849a95b9"
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 4048 (2025-2026) — Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; guidelines for dissemination of deep fake sexual images; enact. Amends sec. 17b, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.17b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4047'25

## 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-4048.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4048.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4048.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4048.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0012.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 210 YEAS 32 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #70 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **104–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Penelope Tsernoglou — primary (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Rigas — 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)
- Jerry Neyer — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Pavlov — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Mai Xiong — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Tisdel — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Longjohn — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan Foreman — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Herzberg — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Young — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Wooden — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Beson — cosponsor (person)
- Tonya Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** introduced by Representative Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou `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 without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-16** referred to second reading
- **2025-04-23** read a second time `reading-2`
- **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 #70 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 WITHOUT AMENDMENT 8/12/2025 `committee-passage`
- **2025-08-13** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2025-08-13** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-08-13** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-08-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-08-13** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-08-13** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-08-13** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 210 YEAS 32 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-08-13** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2025-08-13** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2025-08-13** full title agreed to
- **2025-08-13** bill ordered enrolled
- **2025-08-21** presented to the Governor 08/21/2025 09:28 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-26** approved by the Governor 08/26/2025 01:18 PM `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-26** filed with Secretary of State 08/26/2025 01:39 PM
- **2025-08-26** assigned PA 12'25 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd060ad4-cd38-4bc0-9ac1-ae4a02f28334`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).