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 16m of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16m), as amended by 2023 PA 22.
House Bill 4945 would amend the sentencing guidelines provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure to make complementary changes to citations and the language describing violations of section 224f of the Michigan Penal Code (i.e., possessing a firearm or ammunition when prohibited by the section). The sentencing guidelines now refer to the possession or sale of a firearm or ammunition by a “felon.” The bill would change this to a “prohibited person.” The bill cannot take effect unless HB 4946 is also enacted.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 58 to 52 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 23 to 12 (details)
Motion to reconsider
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 22 to 13 (details)
Substitute S-1 concurred in 58 to 51 (details)
