HB 4487 Summary

• Changes mandatory language from "shall" to "must" throughout the sentencing provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure for consistency and clarity.

• Eliminates the definition of "prisoner subject to disciplinary time" from Section 12, simplifying parole eligibility requirements to state that offenders are not eligible for parole until expiration of the minimum term fixed by the sentencing judge.

• Removes reference to MCL 791.233b (former Section 33b of the corrections code) and replaces it with "former section 33b" in the definition of offense characteristics in Section 31.

• Corrects MCL citation in Section 31 from 600.1082 to 600.1088 regarding drug treatment court provisions under the revised judicature act.

• Updates reference in Section 17f from MCL 791.236(17) to 791.236(16) regarding failure to provide correct notice of proposed domicile by sex offenders; takes effect 90 days after enactment and is conditioned on enactment of HB 4488.