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MI HB4593

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/4/2017

Primary Sponsor

Bronna Kahle

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends Michigan's criminal sentencing guidelines (MCL 777.13k) to remove the felony offense of "disclosing confidential information – abortion" (MCL 333.2835(9)) from the sentencing guidelines table.

  • Eliminates the Class G felony provision that previously carried a maximum sentence of 3 years for unauthorized disclosure of confidential abortion information.

  • Adds five new health-related felonies to the sentencing guidelines, including crimes related to embryo/fetus research, unauthorized research on dead embryos/fetuses, abortion to obtain fetal tissue, sale or delivery of fetal tissue, and financial benefiting from fetal tissue access.

  • Adds two additional health-related felonies to the guidelines: unauthorized disclosure of social security numbers (Class F, 4-year maximum) and AIDS transmission through uninformed sexual contact (Class F, 4-year maximum).

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment, conditioned on passage of House Bill 4592 (tie-bar provision).

Legislative Description

Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for the crime of disclosing confidential information regarding abortion; eliminate. Amends sec. 13k, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13k). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4592'17

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/04/2017

5/9/2017

Committee Referrals

Health Policy5/4/2017

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