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MI HB5448

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jason Woolford

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows "qualified individuals" who suffered lasting psychological harm from witnessing a violent crime to submit written impact statements to the parole board, similar to victim statements under existing law
  • Defines "qualified individual" as someone with lasting psychological harm from witnessing a crime of violence for which the prisoner is serving their sentence
  • Requires the parole board to make reasonable efforts to notify qualified individuals of scheduled parole hearings if they submit a written request for such notice
  • Mandates that written statements from qualified individuals be included in the official parole hearing record and considered in the same manner as victim statements
  • Adds a new definition of "crime of violence" as an offense involving the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force, or substantial risk that force may be used during commission of the offense

Legislative Description

Corrections: parole; impact statements by certain witnesses; allow. Amends sec. 35 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.235) & adds sec. 35a.

Corrections: parole

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/14/2026

1/15/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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