Loading chat...
MI HB5104
Bill
Status
12/1/2015
Primary Sponsor
Michael McCready
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Removes "begging in a public place" as a disorderly person offense under MCL 750.167, eliminating criminal penalties for panhandling.
-
Renumbers subsequent subsections (h) through (k) to (h) through (j) to account for the removal of the begging provision.
-
Adds explicit protection that a mother's breastfeeding or expressing breast milk does not constitute indecent or obscene conduct, regardless of whether her areola or nipple is visible.
-
Takes effect 90 days after enactment, contingent upon passage of House Bill 5103 or Senate Bill No. ____ (tie-barred legislation).
-
Maintains all other disorderly person definitions including vagrancy, loitering in illegal establishments, and soliciting services at public buildings.
Legislative Description
Crimes; disorderly conduct; begging in a public place; abolish as a disorderly person crime. Amends sec. 167 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.167). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5103'15
Crimes: disorderly conduct
Last Action
Referred To Second Reading
5/24/2016