Michigan House panel weighs bills preventing sex offenders from jobs primarily serving children

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 698

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Michigan House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a set of bills from Rep. Matthew Bierlein (R-Vassar) that would expand the Michigan’s Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) by including an employment ban for any “business that primarily provides services to individuals under the age of 18.”

“While we have strong protections in place within our schools, similar safeguards do not exist in other settings where children spend significant amounts of time,” Bierlein said. He added …

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