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MI HB4433

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/19/2023

Primary Sponsor

Carrie Rheingans

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

House Bill 4433 Summary

  • Replaces the term "sodomy" with "bestiality" in MCL 766.9 (preliminary examination closure provisions) and MCL 777.16i (sentencing guidelines felony list).

  • Changes pronouns in MCL 766.9 from "his or her" to "the magistrate's" for gender-neutral language in preliminary examination procedures.

  • Updates the sentencing guidelines table to classify bestiality under MCL 750.158 as a Class E felony with a 15-year statutory maximum sentence.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment, contingent upon passage of Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4431 of the 102nd Legislature.

Legislative Description

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of sodomy between consenting adults; eliminate. Amends sec. 9, ch. VI & sec. 16i, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 766.9 & 777.16i).

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines

Last Action

Placed On Third Reading

12/11/2024

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice4/19/2023

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