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MI SB0523
Bill
Status
9/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Chang
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AI Summary
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Adds human trafficking to the list of abuse types that require the Department of Health and Human Services to petition the court for jurisdiction over a child when a parent, guardian, custodian, or adult household resident commits such abuse against the child or sibling
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Human trafficking is defined according to the Human Trafficking Commission Act of 2014 (MCL 752.972)
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Requires the department to seek termination of parental rights at the initial dispositional hearing when a parent is suspected of human trafficking or failed to intervene to prevent it
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Applies the same human trafficking grounds to cases where a parent previously had parental rights terminated and poses a risk of harm to another child
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Amends section 18 of the Child Protection Law (1975 PA 238) to align human trafficking with other serious abuse categories including murder, criminal sexual conduct, battering, and abandonment
Legislative Description
Children: parental rights; grounds for the department to submit a petition for the court to have authority and jurisdiction over a juvenile; include human trafficking violations. Amends sec. 18 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.638).
Children: parental rights
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety
9/4/2025