2023 House Bill 4657

Courts: state court administration; state pretrial services division; create.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding sections 11 and 11a to chapter V.

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Establishes a pretrial services division within the state court administrative office. This division is tasked with certifying agencies to provide pretrial services, developing certification criteria, maintaining a list of certified agencies, disseminating best practices, establishing training protocols, setting performance measures, and collecting and publishing annual data on pretrial services outcomes.

Introduced in the House

May 24, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17) and 20 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Luke Meerman (R-89), Natalie Price (D-5), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Rachel Hood (D-81), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Kara Hope (D-74), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Kristian Grant (D-82), Regina Weiss (D-6), Christine Morse (D-40), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Helena Scott (D-7), Joey Andrews (D-38), Julie Rogers (D-41), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Kimberly Edwards (D-12) and Stephanie Young (D-16)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice