---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: offenses; penalties for distributing materially deceptive media; provide for, and provide procedure for enjoining materially deceptive media. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 932f."
description: "Elections: offenses; penalties for distributing materially deceptive media; provide for, and provide procedure for enjoining materially deceptive media. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 932f."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5144"
citation: "Michigan HB 5144 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications: other", "Courts: circuit court", "Courts: other", "Elections: offenses", "State agencies (existing): attorney general"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Penelope Tsernoglou"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-10-12"
last_action: "2024-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/610d5244-f5b4-48e3-a916-6629d8c579cd"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-5144"
source_hash: "d4cb456036f5a682d3371ea67f9c20b6d048d858d4ba33ab2d1714ebdb6c30f3"
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 5144 (2023-2024) — Elections: offenses; penalties for distributing materially deceptive media; provide for, and provide procedure for enjoining materially deceptive media. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 932f.

## 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/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-5144.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-5144.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-5144.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-5144.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0265.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-5144-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 586 Yeas 61 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **61–45** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 736 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–16** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 447 Yeas 60 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **60–50** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Penelope Tsernoglou — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Schuette — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Aragona — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Ranjeev Puri — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-12** introduced by Representative Penelope Tsernoglou `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** rule suspended
- **2023-10-12** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-12** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** bill electronically reproduced 10/12/2023
- **2023-10-17** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-17** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-31** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-31** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-10-31** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-01** amended
- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 447 Yeas 60 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-01** Rep. Joseph Aragona removed as cosponsor
- **2023-11-01** transmitted
- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-09** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-09** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-09** AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH AMENDMENT(S)
- **2023-11-09** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-11-09** PASSED ROLL CALL # 736 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-11-09** returned from Senate with amendment(s) with full title
- **2023-11-09** laid over one day under the rules
- **2023-11-09** rule suspended
- **2023-11-09** Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 586 Yeas 61 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
- **2023-11-09** full title agreed to
- **2023-11-09** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/21/2023 09:50 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/30/2023 12:44 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/01/2023 11:30 AM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 265'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/610d5244-f5b4-48e3-a916-6629d8c579cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).