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MI HB5941
Bill
Status
3/22/2022
Primary Sponsor
Tenisha Yancey
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AI Summary
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Prohibits courts from sentencing individuals who were under 18 years old when the crime was committed to life imprisonment without parole eligibility (added as subsections (15) in section 1 and subsection (8) in section 1b).
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Changes mandatory language from "shall" to "must" throughout the criminal procedure code sections on sentencing for consistency in statutory language.
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Expands first degree arson charges subject to adult sentencing from "arson of a dwelling" to all "first degree arson" violations.
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Updates references from "family independence agency" to "department of health and human services" and from "consumer and industry services" to "licensing and regulatory affairs" to reflect current department names.
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Repeals sections 25 and 25a of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure and takes effect 90 days after enactment, contingent on passage of House Bills 5942, 5943, and 5944.
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure: sentencing; sentencing individual convicted as a juvenile to imprisonment for life without parole eligibility; prohibit. Amends secs. 1 & 1b, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.1 & 769.1b) & repeals secs. 25 & 25a, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.25 & 769.25a).
Juveniles: criminal procedure
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/22/2022
3/23/2022