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MI HB4646
Bill
Status
6/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Douglas Wozniak
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AI Summary
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Adds a definition of "companion animal" to Chapter XVII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, referencing the existing definition in section 50b of the Michigan Penal Code (MCL 750.50b)
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Amends the sentencing guidelines chapter to incorporate companion animal terminology for use in criminal sentencing determinations
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Re-letters existing definitions (b) through (h) to become (c) through (i) to accommodate the new "companion animal" definition at subsection (b)
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Maintains all existing definitions including aircraft, departure, homicide, intermediate sanction, ORV, snowmobile, vehicle, and vessel without substantive changes
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes against animals; revise. Amends sec. 1, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.1).
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/12/2025
6/17/2025