---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes; explosives; certain activities with respect to explosive materials; prohibit and provide penalties. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding secs. 204b & 204c."
description: "Crimes; explosives; certain activities with respect to explosive materials; prohibit and provide penalties. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding secs. 204b & 204c."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5137"
citation: "Michigan HB 5137 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes: explosives", "Explosives: other", "Crimes: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c7ed94d-26d3-4efe-874f-d3ce74f05314"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5137"
source_hash: "af4297719257947cbd7b570fac3db6d80c7d1ee6f2a5c5a8d98252341ba538f0"
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 5137 (2017-2018) — Crimes; explosives; certain activities with respect to explosive materials; prohibit and provide penalties. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding secs. 204b & 204c.

## 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-5137.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5137.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5137.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5137.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0029.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 63 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 411 Yeas 104 Nays 3 — **104–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 72 — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Steven Johnson `introduction`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/18/2017
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 411 Yeas 104 Nays 3 `passage`
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 63 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 2/9/2018 @ 11:14 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 2/20/2018 @ 12:19 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 2/21/2018 @ 2:50 PM
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 29'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c7ed94d-26d3-4efe-874f-d3ce74f05314`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).