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MI HB5593

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/26/2016

Primary Sponsor

Edward Canfield

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends the Michigan Code of Criminal Procedure to add new sentencing guidelines for assaults on health care professionals to section 16d of chapter XVII.

  • Creates new felony offenses for assaulting, battering, wounding, or endangering health professionals with varying penalties based on injury severity: Class G (2 years) for assault without injury, Class F (4 years) for assault causing injury, Class C (15 years) for assault causing serious impairment, and Class B (20 years) for assault causing death.

  • Reorganizes existing assault statute references in the sentencing guidelines table to accommodate the new health professional assault offenses.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment, conditional upon passage of House Bill 5592 or Senate Bill (number not specified).

Legislative Description

Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of assaulting or battering or endangering a health care professional; enact. Amends sec. 16d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16d). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5592'16

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/26/2016

4/27/2016

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice4/26/2016

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