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MI HB6176

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/26/2024

Primary Sponsor

Phil Skaggs

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds three new felony offenses related to unsafe firearm storage in vehicles (MCL 28.429a) to Michigan's sentencing guidelines, with Class E-C penalties ranging from 5 to 15 years imprisonment depending on severity of injury or death resulting from failure to secure a firearm in a vehicle.

  • Creates graduated penalties: Class E (5 years) for failure to store firearm in vehicle resulting in injury, Class D (10 years) for serious impairment of body function, and Class C (15 years) for resulting in death.

  • Maintains consistency with existing firearm storage offense guidelines (MCL 28.429) which contain similar graduated penalty structure for failure to store firearms generally.

  • Takes effect only if Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6175 is enacted into law (tie-bar provision).

Legislative Description

Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update. Amends sec. 11b of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6175'24

Weapons: firearms

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/03/2024

12/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice11/26/2024

Full Bill Text

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