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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan Bill allows probation for certain major controlled substance offenses excluding heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil
Last action · November 5, 2025: PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READINGSponsors: Roger Victory and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Michigan courts are permitted to place defendants on probation for specific major controlled substance violations, provided the substance involved is not heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or any derivative of those substances. The measure takes effect 90 days after enactment, provided that Senate Bill No. 430 is also enacted.
Changes sentencing options for individuals convicted of certain controlled substance offenses by opening probation eligibility while maintaining exclusions for specified high-risk opioids and establishing supervision fee requirements during .
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Defendants convicted of certain major controlled substance offenses
Defendants become eligible for probation instead of mandatory imprisonment terms, provided specific opioid substances are not involved.
Department of Corrections
The department is tasked with collecting supervision fees ordered during delayed sentencing.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
6 actions- Nov 5, 2025SenatePLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- Nov 5, 2025SenateREPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
- Oct 16, 2025SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
- Oct 16, 2025SenateCommitteeREPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 10/15/2025
- Jun 17, 2025SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
- Jun 17, 2025SenateIntroducedINTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROGER VICTORY
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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