HB 5016: Change the word “prostitution” in law to “commercial sexual activity” << Previous bill Next bill >>Introduced September 18, 2025
Official text and analysisCrimes: prostitution; offenses of and references to prostitute and prostitution; modify in the Michigan penal code. Amends secs. 13, 159g, 167, 411j, 448, 449, 450, 451, 451a, 451c, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 462 & 520m of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.13 et seq.) & repeals sec. 449a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.449a).
Sponsor: Laurie PohutskyCosponsors: Kelly Breen,
Angela Witwer,
Penelope Tsernoglou,
Jason Morgan,
Carrie Rheingans,
Natalie Price,
Stephanie Young,
Jason Hoskins,
Regina Weiss,
Sharon MacDonell,
John Fitzgerald,
Jennifer Conlin,
Denise Mentzer,
Donavan McKinney,
Helena Scott,
Amos O'Neal,
Stephen Wooden,
Matt LongjohnReferred to House Judiciary Committee