2023 House Bill 4130

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations dealing with intimidating an election official; provide for.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 11d of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11d), as amended by 2023 PA 83.

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Specifies penalties for felonies such as petition fraud, early voting result disclosure, filing false election statements, and various forms of election misconduct, including voter intimidation, ballot tampering, and absentee ballot fraud, with penalties ranging from 2 to 5 years.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 22, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Kara Hope (D-74) and 32 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Stephanie Young (D-16), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Mike McFall (D-8), Joey Andrews (D-38), Natalie Price (D-5), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Will Snyder (D-87), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Noah Arbit (D-20), Kelly Breen (D-21), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Reggie Miller (D-31), Jason Morgan (D-23), Julie Brixie (D-73), Carol Glanville (D-84), Jasper Martus (D-69), Rachel Hood (D-81), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Christine Morse (D-40), Jaime Churches (D-27), Regina Weiss (D-6), Julie Rogers (D-41), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Amos O’Neal (D-94) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Elections

Sept. 19, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

Oct. 31, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Nov. 1, 2023

Passed in the House 56 to 54 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Nov. 2, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics