2023 House Bill 4259

Crimes: penalties; references to crime of child abuse; modify in the corrections code.

A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled “Corrections code of 1953,” by amending section 33b (MCL 791.233b), as amended by 2019 PA 16.

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Mandates that individuals convicted of certain crimes, as listed within the bill, are not eligible for parole until they have served the minimum term imposed by the court, excluding allowances for disciplinary credits. The bill encompasses a broad spectrum of offenses under the Michigan penal code and other acts, thereby tightening parole eligibility for these offenders.

Introduced in the House

March 9, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Rachelle Smit (R-43) and seven co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Steve Carra (R-36), Joseph Fox (R-101), James DeSana (R-29), Angela Rigas (R-79), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Luke Meerman (R-89) and Neil Friske (R-107)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice