2023 House Bill 4637 / Public Act 293

Juveniles: other; juvenile sentenced as adult fee; eliminate.

An act to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act,” by amending section 1 of chapter IX (MCL 769.1), as amended by 1999 PA 87.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4637 amends Chapter IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure to eliminate provisions that now do the following: • Require a juvenile who is committed to an institution or agency described in the Youth Rehabilitation Services Act or the person responsible for the juvenile’s support to be ordered to reimburse the court for the cost of care and service. • Allow the court to intercept state or federal tax refunds to recover the costs described above if the account is delinquent. • Allow the court to require the juvenile or the person res

Introduced in the House

May 23, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Carol Glanville (D-84) and 31 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kara Hope (D-74), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Julie Rogers (D-41), Christine Morse (D-40), Reggie Miller (D-31), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Stephanie Young (D-16), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Rachel Hood (D-81), Kristian Grant (D-82), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Kelly Breen (D-21), Natalie Price (D-5), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Julie Brixie (D-73), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Jason Morgan (D-23), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Brenda Carter (D-53), Noah Arbit (D-20), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Helena Scott (D-7), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Phil Skaggs (D-80) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

Sept. 19, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

Oct. 12, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Substitute H-2 offered by Rep. Kara Hope (D-74)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Oct. 17, 2023

Passed in the House 56 to 54 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 18, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 31, 2023

Reported without amendment

Nov. 8, 2023

Passed in the Senate 26 to 9 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 13, 2023