# Michigan SB 0294: Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Michigan SB 0294, Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dayna Polehanki (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-29 (ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Michigan SB 0294
- State: Michigan
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Last action: 2026-07-29, ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Sponsor: Dayna Polehanki (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Crimes: animals, Animals: care and treatment, Animals: domestic, Animals: dogs, Crimes: penalties
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (113 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Animal cruelty sentences include repayment options: mixed, medium. Effective immediately, courts can order people sentenced for animal cruelty to repay investigation, prosecution, and animal-related costs. Covered costs include seizure, care, housing, veterinary care, and the animal's transfer, adoption, or euthanasia. Courts must explain on the record why they aw…
- Seized animals face costs and forfeiture: mixed, low. The law took effect immediately. Agencies generally cannot return seized animals to owners or possessors charged with animal cruelty while the case is pending. Seizing a service animal is optional. Agencies must give notice and set the required bond or security deposit within 72 hours of seizure. O…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dayna Polehanki (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Erika Geiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Wojno (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rosemary Bayer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sue Shink (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-03 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 84 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025-09-18 | Senate | PASSED | pass | 29 | 4 | 4 |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-07-29: ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (Senate)
- 2026-07-29: FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/27/2026 12:16 PM (Senate)
- 2026-07-29: APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 1:10 PM (Senate)
- 2026-07-15: PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:50 AM (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: FULL TITLE AGREED TO (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: returned to Senate (House)
- 2026-07-03: inserted full title (House)
- 2026-07-03: passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #293 Yeas 84 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 (House)
- 2026-07-03: read a third time (House)
- 2026-07-02: placed on third reading (House)
- 2026-07-02: read a second time (House)
- 2026-07-02: placed on second reading (House)
- 2026-07-02: motion to discharge committee approved (House)
- 2026-07-02: rule suspended (House)
- 2025-09-18: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-09-18: read a first time (House)
- 2025-09-18: received on 09/18/2025 (House)
- 2025-09-18: PASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 (Senate)
- 2025-09-17: PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-09-17: REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) (Senate)
- 2025-09-16: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Senate)
- 2025-09-16: REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 9/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: PAUL WOJNO (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI (Senate)

## Bill text

- Public Act, 2026-07-27: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0088.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0294.pdf)
- As Passed by the Senate, 2025-09-18: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0294.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0294.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Public Act (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0088.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0294.pdf)
- [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0294.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0294.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0294-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).