HB 6080 Summary

• Amends 1935 PA 85 (MCL 780.401) to remove gender-specific language regarding presumptions of coercion in criminal prosecutions involving married individuals.

• Changes "because she commits it in the presence of her husband" to "in the presence of her spouse" and updates related pronouns to make the statute gender-neutral.

• Replaces archaic legal language with modern phrasing, such as changing "no presumption shall be indulged" to "there is no presumption."

• Clarifies that married persons cannot be presumed to commit offenses under coercion merely by committing them in the presence of their spouse.

• Takes effect only upon ratification of Senate Joint Resolution ____ or House Joint Resolution T (request no. 02690'19) as part of the state constitution.