---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse; create. Amends sec. 16i, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16i). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0841'24"
description: "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse; create. Amends sec. 16i, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16i). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0841'24"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 842"
citation: "Michigan SB 842 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes: criminal sexual conduct", "Crimes: penalties", "Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Veronica Klinefelt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-04-24"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/608279ff-394d-491c-9615-6c99f0d4b955"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-SB-0842"
source_hash: "99662df006bc309121f0c4e0b9e7e0251e152b9665ab1df06ca75d582f7f343f"
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 842 (2023-2024) — Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse; create. Amends sec. 16i, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16i). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0841'24

## 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/2024-SEBH-0842.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2024-SEBS-0842.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0080.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2024-SIB-0842.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 209 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 177 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Veronica Klinefelt — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-24** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-21** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-22** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-22** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-06-04** PASSED ROLL CALL # 209 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-06-04** received on 06/04/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-06-04** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-06-04** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-12** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-12** referred to second reading
- **2024-06-12** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-06-12** placed on third reading
- **2024-06-13** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-06-13** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 177 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-06-13** inserted full title
- **2024-06-13** returned to Senate
- **2024-06-18** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2024-06-18** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2024-06-18** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-06-27** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/26/2024 03:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-30** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/08/2024 09:52 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-30** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/08/2024 01:28 PM
- **2024-07-30** ASSIGNED PA 0080'24 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/608279ff-394d-491c-9615-6c99f0d4b955`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).