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MI SB0835

Bill

Status

Engrossed

12/13/2024

Primary Sponsor

Stephanie Chang

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Origin

Senate

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to provide prisoners with written information about voter registration and voting processes, including eligibility, registration procedures, voting methods (in-person, early voting, absentee ballot), and regular election dates before release.

  • Directs the Secretary of State to create a written document containing all voter registration and election process information that must be distributed to prisoners.

  • Removes the requirement that parole eligibility reports include whether a prisoner refused to obtain identification documents under section 34c.

  • Makes minor technical corrections including changing "both" to "all" regarding reentry assistance activities and updating references to "Social Security" capitalization and terminology for operator's licenses and state identification cards.

  • Authorizes the reentry success fund for expenses related to prisoner reentry activities, with unspent funds remaining in the fund rather than lapsing to the general fund.

Legislative Description

Corrections: parole; certain voting information on release; require department of corrections to provide. Amends secs. 34c & 35 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.234c & 791.235).

Corrections: parole

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

12/13/2024

Committee Referrals

Government Operations12/13/2024
Elections And Ethics4/18/2024

Full Bill Text

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