HB 4213 Summary

• Replaces "felony" terminology with "serious assaultive crime" and "serious nonassaultive crime" throughout habitual offender sentencing provisions in MCL 769.10-769.13.

• Creates separate sentencing enhancement tracks for serious assaultive crimes, serious nonassaultive crimes, and major controlled substance offenses, each with distinct penalty multipliers based on prior conviction history.

• Removes "listed prior felony" requirement from MCL 769.12(1)(a), instead requiring mandatory 25-year minimum sentence for three or more serious assaultive crime convictions followed by certain subsequent offenses.

• Adds defendant right to challenge whether prior convictions qualify as "serious assaultive crime" or "serious nonassaultive crime" in addition to existing ability to challenge accuracy or constitutional validity of prior convictions.

• Becomes effective 90 days after enactment.