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HB 5015

Relating to the financial administration of the Bureau of Labor and Industries; and declaring an emergency.

2025 Regular Session

Requires juvenile wards convicted of listed sex-related offenses to provide DNA and secretor status samples, enabling state collection and limited use for law enforcement.

Chapter 585, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025.
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Bill Summary · HB 5015

HB 5015 — Summary (Youth Rehabilitation Services Act amendment)

Status: House introduced (9/18/2025). Tie-bar: HB 5016. Effective date: 90 days after enactment; does not take effect unless HB 5016 is enacted.

Purpose / Intent

Amend section 7a of Michigan’s Youth Rehabilitation Services Act (MCL 803.307a) to require DNA sampling and related genetic information from juvenile public wards who are found responsible for, or convicted of, certain sex- and sexual-conduct–related offenses (including offenses formerly described as “prostitution” / “commercial sexual activity”), and to codify procedures for collection, retention, disclosure, and cost recovery.

Key provisions

  • Requires that a public ward under a youth agency’s jurisdiction must provide:

    • A sample for DNA identification profiling (blood, saliva, or tissue), and
    • A sample to determine “secretor status” (if applicable), before the ward may be placed in any community placement or discharged from wardship where one of the enumerated offenses applies.

  • Covered offenses (examples listed in the bill):

    • Various sexual assault and related offenses (e.g., MCL 750.349, 750.520b–520g, 750.167(1)(c)/(f), 750.335a)
    • Commercial sexual activity / prostitution–related offenses (e.g., MCL 750.451, 750.454, 750.462)
    • Other specified crimes in the penal code (the bill lists particular sections and substantially corresponding local ordinances)

  • Collection and transmission:

    • The youth agency collects the sample and transmits it to the Michigan State Police in the manner required by the DNA Identification Profiling System Act (1990 PA 250, MCL 28.171–28.176).
    • The agency may collect samples regardless of the ward’s consent and without a prior hearing or court order.

  • Existing samples:

    • If a qualifying law enforcement agency or the State Police already has an appropriate sample on file that meets the DNA Act requirements, no new sample or fee is required.

  • Disclosure limitations:

    • DNA profiles from these samples may be disclosed only:
    • To criminal justice agencies for law‑enforcement identification purposes;
    • In judicial proceedings as authorized by a court;
    • To a criminal defendant if the profile is used against them;
    • For research/academic/statistical purposes only if personally identifying information is removed.

  • Fee / cost recovery:

    • A $60 assessment is required of a public ward found responsible for or convicted of one or more of the listed crimes.
    • Collected assessments are transmitted to the Department of Treasury for the State Police Forensic Science Division to help defray DNA profiling and retention costs.

Who is affected

  • Juvenile public wards (youth in the custody/jurisdiction of youth agencies) who are adjudicated or convicted of the enumerated offenses.
  • Youth agencies (responsible for sample collection and transmission).
  • Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division (receives and maintains samples/profiles).
  • Potential minor fiscal impact on wards required to pay the $60 assessment; program costs are partially offset by that fee.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Bill takes effect 90 days after enactment but includes a conditional enactment clause: it does not become effective unless companion HB 5016 is also enacted.
  • Samples must be collected and transmitted following the procedures in the Michigan DNA Identification Profiling System Act.

Legal and privacy considerations

  • The bill removes the need for consent or a court order for sample collection on covered wards.
  • Disclosure is narrowly limited, but the law authorizes retention and use of juvenile DNA profiles for law‑enforcement purposes consistent with the DNA Profiling Act.
  • The bill contains definitions for “sample” and “felony” to align with existing statutes.

(For full statutory text and the precise list of enumerated offenses, see the introduced bill language amending MCL 803.307a.)

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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