Bill Text: MI HB5792 | 2025-2026 | 103rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Crimes: other; interfering with the operational technology of a covered critical infrastructure facility; prohibit. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 383b.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-04-15 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/14/2026 [HB5792 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2025-HB5792-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 5792

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

"The Michigan penal code,"

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 383b.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 383b. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person that knowingly and maliciously interferes with the operational technology of a covered critical infrastructure facility is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years, a fine of not more than $250,000.00, or both.

(2) If the violation of subsection (1) disrupts an emergency service, hospital, or water system, or causes damage in excess of $1,000,000.00, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 years, a fine of not more than $300,000.00, or both.

(3) This section does not apply to a lawful protest, labor activity, authorized research, or law enforcement.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) "Covered critical infrastructure facility" includes all of the following:

(i) An electric substation or grid control center serving 5,000 or more customers.

(ii) A battery energy storage system with storage capacity greater than 1 megawatt.

(iii) A water or wastewater facility serving 1,000 or more connections.

(iv) A data center with a connected load of 10 or more megawatts.

(v) A natural gas storage or compression facility.

(b) "Knowingly and maliciously" means intentional, unauthorized conduct to cause disruption or public safety risk.

(c) "Operational technology" means a system controlling physical devices or processes.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.