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type: "Bill"
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title: "Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual engaging in sexual conduct; provide for. Creates new act."
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description: "Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual engaging in sexual conduct; provide for. Creates new act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
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legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "HB 4047"
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citation: "Michigan HB 4047 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil procedure: civil actions", "Civil procedure: remedies", "Crimes: obscenity"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Matt Bierlein"]
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version_count: 13
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-30"
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last_action: "2025-08-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db635516-b529-408d-9005-a07d4fd25b43"
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source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4047"
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source_hash: "ac05c1121c54c6bdfd1b08f4bba07b0631062ba403bf3ed3b5a226940a0f672f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
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---
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# Michigan HB 4047 (2025-2026) — Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual engaging in sexual conduct; provide for. Creates new act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4047.pdf)
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2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4047.pdf)
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3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4047.pdf)
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4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4047.pdf)
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5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0011.pdf)
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6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0N295.pdf)
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7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0O338.pdf)
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8. **Substitute (H-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0O339.pdf)
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9. **Substitute (S-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBS-4047-00C720.pdf)
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10. **Substitute (S-3) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBS-4047-00D421.pdf)
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11. **Substitute (S-3) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBS-4047-0D2822.pdf)
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12. **Substitute (S-3) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0T2927.pdf)
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13. **Substitute (S-3) - 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4047-0Q2329.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 209 YEAS 32 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #69 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **104–1** (pass) · lower
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- roll call Roll Call #174 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 — **97–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Matt Bierlein — primary (person)
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- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
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- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- Cameron Cavitt — cosponsor (person)
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- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
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- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
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- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
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- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
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- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregory Alexander — cosponsor (person)
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- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
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- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
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- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
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- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
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- Jimmie Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
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- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
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- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
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- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
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- Mai Xiong — cosponsor (person)
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- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
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- Matt Longjohn — cosponsor (person)
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- Morgan Foreman — cosponsor (person)
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- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
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- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
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- Peter Herzberg — cosponsor (person)
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- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie Young — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephen Wooden — cosponsor (person)
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- Tim Kelly — cosponsor (person)
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- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-30** introduced by Representative Rep. Matt Bierlein `introduction`
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- **2025-01-30** read a first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-30** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-04** bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
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- **2025-04-16** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-04-16** referred to second reading
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- **2025-04-23** read a second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-23** substitute (H-2) adopted
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- **2025-04-23** substitute (H-3) adopted
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- **2025-04-23** placed on third reading
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- **2025-04-24** read a third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-24** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #69 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
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- **2025-04-24** transmitted
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- **2025-04-29** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
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- **2025-04-29** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-13** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 8/12/2025 `committee-passage`
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- **2025-08-13** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-13** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
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- **2025-08-13** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-08-13** SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
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- **2025-08-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
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- **2025-08-13** RULES SUSPENDED
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- **2025-08-13** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
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- **2025-08-13** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 209 YEAS 32 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
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- **2025-08-13** returned from Senate with substitute (S-3) with immediate effect
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- **2025-08-13** laid over one day under the rules
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- **2025-08-19** Senate substitute (S-3) concurred in
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- **2025-08-19** roll call Roll Call #174 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 8
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- **2025-08-19** bill ordered enrolled
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- **2025-08-21** presented to the Governor 08/21/2025 09:30 AM `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-26** approved by the Governor 08/26/2025 01:16 PM `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-26** filed with Secretary of State 08/26/2025 01:37 PM
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- **2025-08-26** assigned PA 11'25 with immediate effect
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db635516-b529-408d-9005-a07d4fd25b43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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