HB 5944 Summary

• Amends Michigan Penal Code to prohibit mandatory life sentences without parole for individuals under 18 years old at the time of the crime, instead imposing sentences of 10-60 years imprisonment.

• Modifies sentencing provisions in 11 sections covering crimes including drug adulteration, weapons offenses (explosives, Molotov cocktails), first-degree murder, poisoning, and terrorism.

• Creates new section 506b establishing that no individual under 18 at time of offense can be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole eligibility.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent on passage of companion bills HB 5941, HB 5942, and HB 5943.