---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain election law offenses involving materially deceptive media and intimidating an election official; provide for. Amends sec. 11d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11d). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4129'23, HB 5144'23"
description: "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain election law offenses involving materially deceptive media and intimidating an election official; provide for. Amends sec. 11d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11d). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4129'23, HB 5144'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5145"
citation: "Michigan HB 5145 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications: other", "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines", "Elections: election officials", "Elections: offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noah Arbit"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-10-12"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbc38d38-dd8f-43ca-8b2f-6a9bae5af6a8"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-5145"
source_hash: "9a3ec5ee0775edf70fd531481dea2f38800d82a11fbd97a4daa666558f984010"
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 5145 (2023-2024) — Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain election law offenses involving materially deceptive media and intimidating an election official; provide for. Amends sec. 11d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11d). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4129'23, HB 5144'23

## 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-5145.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-5145.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-5145.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-5145.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0266.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-5145-00C719.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-5145-00D420.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-5145-0Q2330.pdf)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 585 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **58–48** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 737 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–16** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 448 Yeas 58 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **58–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Noah Arbit — primary (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Ranjeev Puri — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-12** introduced by Representative Noah Arbit `introduction`
- **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** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 448 Yeas 58 Nays 52 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 SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-09** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-11-09** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-11-09** PASSED ROLL CALL # 737 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-11-09** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with full title
- **2023-11-09** laid over one day under the rules
- **2023-11-09** rule suspended
- **2023-11-09** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2023-11-09** roll call Roll Call # 585 Yeas 58 Nays 48 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 10:10 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/30/2023 12:46 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/01/2023 11:32 AM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 266'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbc38d38-dd8f-43ca-8b2f-6a9bae5af6a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).