---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure: evidence; admissibility of evidence of other acts in certain human trafficking and prostitution prosecutions; provide for. Amends sec. 27b, ch. VIII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 768.27b)."
description: "Criminal procedure: evidence; admissibility of evidence of other acts in certain human trafficking and prostitution prosecutions; provide for. Amends sec. 27b, ch. VIII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 768.27b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 516"
citation: "Michigan SB 516 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes: human trafficking", "Crimes: prostitution", "Criminal procedure: evidence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue Shink"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-09-20"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbf06701-a4e1-4d9f-9518-9d0afb9aaee0"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0516"
source_hash: "50ed225ea8fc8bf7e78a7a4628a717b5e3307b08391ca66503704e72fc395abf"
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 516 (2023-2024) — Criminal procedure: evidence; admissibility of evidence of other acts in certain human trafficking and prostitution prosecutions; provide for. Amends sec. 27b, ch. VIII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 768.27b).

## 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/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0516.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0516.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0184.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0516.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0516.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0516-0N2913.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0516-0O3316.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 574 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 2 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 439 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sue Shink — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- John Damoose — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-20** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SUE SHINK `introduction`
- **2023-09-20** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-14** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-11** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-01-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 2 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-30** received on 01/25/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-11-13** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-11-13** referred to second reading
- **2024-12-11** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-12-11** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-12-11** placed on third reading
- **2024-12-11** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-12-11** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-12-11** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 439 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-12-11** inserted full title
- **2024-12-11** returned to Senate
- **2024-12-12** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-12-12** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-12** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-12-12** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 574 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
- **2024-12-12** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2024-12-12** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-12-20** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2024 09:42 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/30/2024 10:12 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/30/2024 11:44 AM
- **2024-12-31** ASSIGNED PA 0184'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbf06701-a4e1-4d9f-9518-9d0afb9aaee0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).