An act to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, codify, and add to the statutes relating to crimes; to define crimes and prescribe the penalties and remedies; to provide for restitution under certain circumstances; to provide for the competency of evidence at the trial of persons accused of crime; to provide immunity from prosecution for certain witnesses appearing at criminal trials; to provide for liability for damages; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act,” (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 147c.
House Bills 4474 and 4476 would amend the Michigan Penal Code to revise provisions that prohibit hate crimes and to define and prohibit institutional desecration, respectively. The bills would provide for enhanced penalties based on factors such as prior convictions, allow a court to impose alternative sentences under certain conditions, and respectively modify or allow for a civil cause of action. House Bills 4475 and 4477 would make complementary changes to the sentencing guidelines in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported with substitute H-2
Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the House 83 to 26 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported with substitute S-3
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-3
Substitute S-3 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 2, line 13, by striking out all of subdivision (f) and relettering the remaining subdivision.
The amendment was withdrawn
1. Amend page 5, line 23, after “Damages” by striking out the balance of the subdivision and inserting “of not more than 3 times the actual damages.”.
The amendment was withdrawn
Substitute S-4 offered
by
Consideration postponed
1.
Amend page 2, line 13, by striking out all of subdivision (f) and relettering the remaining subdivision.
The amendment failed 17 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 5, line 23, after “Damages” by striking out the balance of the subdivision and inserting “of not more than 3 times the actual damages.”.
The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)
Substitute S-4 offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 24 to 13 (details)
Substitute S-4 concurred in 89 to 18 (details)
