---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; statute of limitations; statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct violations; extend retroactively, and add grace period for minor victims of criminal sexual conduct. Amends sec. 5805 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5805) & adds sec. 5851b."
description: "Civil procedure; statute of limitations; statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct violations; extend retroactively, and add grace period for minor victims of criminal sexual conduct. Amends sec. 5805 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5805) & adds sec. 5851b."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 872"
citation: "Michigan SB 872 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: statute of limitations", "Crimes: assaultive", "Crimes: crimes against minors", "Crimes: criminal sexual conduct"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59716b72-a8f3-4d79-ac78-5ce4b329b01e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-SB-0872"
source_hash: "01c6a331ef0892169ab551767f7b431b017fd87732cbe526dc5defad6a9f8e36"
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 872 (2017-2018) — Civil procedure; statute of limitations; statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct violations; extend retroactively, and add grace period for minor victims of criminal sexual conduct. Amends sec. 5805 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5805) & adds sec. 5851b.

## 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/Senate/htm/2018-SEBH-0872.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2018-SEBS-0872.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0183.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2018-SCB-0872.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2018-SIB-0872.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL # 361 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–2** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 149 YEAS 28 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **28–7** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 392 Yeas 99 Nays 10 — **99–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 5 — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Zorn — cosponsor (person)
- David Knezek — cosponsor (person)
- Hoon-Yung Hopgood — cosponsor (person)
- Ian Conyers — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- James Marleau — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ananich — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Emmons — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Knollenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Kowall — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Bieda — cosponsor (person)
- Tory Rocca — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAVID KNEZEK `introduction`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-4 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 149 YEAS 28 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received on 03/15/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 392 Yeas 99 Nays 10 `passage`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 361 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/8/2018 @ 10:07 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/12/2018 @ 4:11 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/12/2018 @ 4:42 PM
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0183'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59716b72-a8f3-4d79-ac78-5ce4b329b01e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).