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MI HB4433
Bill
Status
4/19/2023
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Rheingans
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AI Summary
House Bill 4433 Summary
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Replaces the term "sodomy" with "bestiality" in MCL 766.9 (preliminary examination closure provisions) and MCL 777.16i (sentencing guidelines felony list).
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Changes pronouns in MCL 766.9 from "his or her" to "the magistrate's" for gender-neutral language in preliminary examination procedures.
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Updates the sentencing guidelines table to classify bestiality under MCL 750.158 as a Class E felony with a 15-year statutory maximum sentence.
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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