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MI HB5401
Bill
Status
12/31/2024
Primary Sponsor
Kristian Grant
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AI Summary
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Amends Michigan's sentencing guidelines in Chapter XVII of the 1927 Criminal Code to add new offense categories and classifications to section 16g (MCL 777.16g)
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Adds three new hate-crime-related felony offenses with specified sentencing classes and maximum prison terms: Class G (2 years), Class E (5 years), and Class D (10 years) depending on offense severity and prior convictions
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Adds vulnerable adult abuse offenses including first degree (Class C, 15 years), second degree (Class F, 4 years), and third degree (Class G, 2 years), plus related offenses involving caregiver violations
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Includes offenses related to child abuse in presence of another child, institutional desecration, and unlicensed caretaker causing death of vulnerable adult (Class E, 5 years)
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Takes effect April 2, 2025, and is contingent on enactment of House Bill No. 5400 of the 102nd Legislature
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for the commission of a hate crime; provide for. Amends sec. 16g, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16g).
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines
Last Action
Assigned Pa 260'24
12/31/2024