---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual contact or sexual penetration under pretext of medical treatment; modify. Amends sec. 16d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16d). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0067'23"
description: "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual contact or sexual penetration under pretext of medical treatment; modify. Amends sec. 16d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16d). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0067'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 68"
citation: "Michigan SB 68 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes: assaultive", "Crimes: criminal sexual conduct", "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erika Geiss"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1ff5ae1-0a99-4eb1-ac41-e7d92f4e098e"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0068"
source_hash: "ababfe89c0440dc0f4c9daba57020539fcde173d821e7ccaa44fc813a20ccf91"
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 68 (2023-2024) — Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual contact or sexual penetration under pretext of medical treatment; modify. Amends sec. 16d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16d). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0067'23

## 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/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0068.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0068.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0059.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0068.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 195 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **105–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 150 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Erika Geiss — primary (person)
- Dan Lauwers — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph N. Bellino Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ERIKA GEISS `introduction`
- **2023-02-16** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-03** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-05-04** PASSED ROLL CALL # 150 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-04** received on 05/04/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** referred to Committee on Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-13** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-20** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-21** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 195 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-21** inserted full title
- **2023-06-21** returned to Senate
- **2023-06-27** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-06-27** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-06-27** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-07-18** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/06/2023 01:56 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-18** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/11/2023 12:38 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-18** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/12/2023 10:10 AM
- **2023-07-18** ASSIGNED PA 0059'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1ff5ae1-0a99-4eb1-ac41-e7d92f4e098e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).