Michigan SB456: Law enforcement: reports; notification of the public through wireless devices of a missing senior or vulnerable adult; provide for. Amends title & sec. 5 of 2012 PA 176 (MCL 28.715).

What the bill says

An act to amend 2012 PA 176, entitled “An act to prescribe the senior or vulnerable adult medical alert as the official response to reports of certain missing persons; to provide for the broadcast of information regarding those incidents; and to provide for certain civil immunity,” by amending the title and section 5 (MCL 28.715).

From the chaptered text, July 23, 2026:

AN ACT to amend 2012 PA 176, entitled “An act to prescribe the senior or vulnerable adult medical alert as the official response to reports of certain missing persons; to provide for the broadcast of information regarding those incidents; and to provide for certain civil immunity,” by amending the title and section 5 (MCL 28.715). The People of the State of Michigan enact: TITLE An act to prescribe the senior or vulnerable adult medical alert as the official response to reports of certain missing persons; to provide for the broadcast of information regarding those incidents; to provide for certain civil immunity; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities. Sec. 5. (1) After obtaining the information identified in section 3, the law enforcement agency shall as soon as practicable forward that information to all of the following: (a) All law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in the location where the missing senior or vulnerable adult resides and all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in the location where the missing senior or vulnerable adult was last seen. (b) All law enforcement agencies to which the person who made the notification concerning the missing senior or vulnerable adult requests the report be sent, if the law enforcement agency determines that the request …

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Sponsors

• McMorrow, Mallory (D, 8) · primary sponsor
• Bayer, Rosemary (D, 13)
• Shink, Sue (D, 14)
• Chang, Stephanie (D, 3)
• Damoose, John (R, 37)
• Geiss, Erika (D, 1)
• McBroom, Edward (R, 38)

Latest actions

1. July 29, 2026: ASSIGNED PA 0059'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
2. July 23, 2026: FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/23/2026 11:52 AM
3. July 21, 2026: APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 1:22 PM
4. July 14, 2026: PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 11:02 AM
5. July 3, 2026: ORDERED ENROLLED
6. July 3, 2026: FULL TITLE AGREED TO
7. July 3, 2026: GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
8. July 3, 2026: returned to Senate
9. July 3, 2026: inserted full title
10. July 3, 2026: passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #306 Yeas 106 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

Votes

• passed; given immediate effect (July 3, 2026): 106 yea, 2 nay, passed
• PASSED (October 21, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Reported Favorably Without Amendment 9/18/2025 (September 22, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB456?

SB456 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Law enforcement: reports; notification of the public through wireless devices of a missing senior or vulnerable adult; provide for. Amends title & sec. 5 of 2012 PA 176 (MCL 28.715).

What does SB456 do?

In its own words: An act to amend 2012 PA 176, entitled “An act to prescribe the senior or vulnerable adult medical alert as the official response to reports of certain missing persons; to provide for the broadcast of information regarding those incidents; and to provide for certain civil immunity,” by amending the title and section 5 (MCL 28.715).

What is the status of SB456?

Signed into law as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: ASSIGNED PA 0059'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (July 29, 2026).

Who sponsored SB456?

McMorrow, Mallory (D, 8), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB456?

On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0456