---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes: definitions; crime of organized retail fraud to definition of racketeering; expand. Amends sec. 159g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.159g)."
description: "Crimes: definitions; crime of organized retail fraud to definition of racketeering; expand. Amends sec. 159g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.159g)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 691"
citation: "Michigan SB 691 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes: definitions", "Crimes: organized", "Crimes: other", "Criminal procedure: evidence", "State agencies (existing): state police", "Trade: consumer goods and services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Runestad"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce761d4d-55b4-4bfe-a92b-9913554c7962"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0691"
source_hash: "e284e1f93f41a9713eee297cbef367ac3074ffaf1ef5d963c5cfda5862e7ec06"
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 691 (2021-2022) — Crimes: definitions; crime of organized retail fraud to definition of racketeering; expand. Amends sec. 159g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.159g).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBH-0691.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0691.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0174.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0691.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 358 Yeas 67 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **67–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jim Runestad — primary (person)
- Ruth Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD `introduction`
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** received on 05/17/2022 `introduction`
- **2022-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2022-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 358 Yeas 67 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/11/2022 01:42 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/21/2022 10:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/21/2022 11:24 AM
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0174'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce761d4d-55b4-4bfe-a92b-9913554c7962`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).