A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 136b (MCL 750.136b), as amended by 2020 PA 49.
Senate Bill 547 would amend the Child Protection Law to specify that the definition of "child neglect" would not include a child that engaged in independent activities outside of parent or guardian supervision, such as traveling to or from school or a nearby location by bicycle or on foot, playing outdoors, or remaining at home or other location for a reasonable period of time. Senate Bill 548 would amend the Michigan Penal Code to specify that a person would not be guilty of child abuse in the first-, second-, third-, or fourth degree for allowing a child to engage in independent activities described in Senate Bill 547.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services
