republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2019-2020/sb-257.md

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Bill	Crimes: domestic violence; deferred domestic violence charges to count as prior convictions in subsequent cases; require. Amends sec. 4a, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.4a).	Crimes: domestic violence; deferred domestic violence charges to count as prior convictions in subsequent cases; require. Amends sec. 4a, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.4a).	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2019-2020	SB 257	Michigan SB 257 (2019-2020)	bill	Crimes: domestic violence Crimes: assaultive Criminal procedure: evidence	enacted		4	6	1	2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00	2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/d13d8d74-6e0c-414b-aa6f-c4918ae6fd35	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0257	ead47b28925ee342b5aa963a3ee2e012394764c418007bdbee9ddc65c21637e6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan SB 257 (2019-2020) — Crimes: domestic violence; deferred domestic violence charges to count as prior convictions in subsequent cases; require. Amends sec. 4a, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.4a).

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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. Public Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 280 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — 110–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 280 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 passage
• 2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00 FULL TITLE AGREED TO
• 2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/28/2019 10:08 AM executive-receipt
• 2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/08/2019 02:47 PM executive-signature
• 2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/08/2019 03:46 PM
• 2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00 ASSIGNED PA 00115'19 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d13d8d74-6e0c-414b-aa6f-c4918ae6fd35. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).