2024 House Bill 5708

Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the riots act; require.

A bill to amend 1968 PA 302, entitled “An act to define and prescribe the penalties for the crime of rioting and related crimes; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 4 (MCL 752.544), as amended by 1988 PA 393.

Mackinac Center Analysis

Get on tough on crime package that adjusts the law to make many crimes now have a maximum life sentence including weapons inside of prison, squatting, rioting, numerous sexual assault crimes, stalking, larceny, crimes related to human trafficking, identity theft and drug dealing.

Introduced in the House

May 7, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Mike Hoadley (R-99) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Neil Friske (R-107), Angela Rigas (R-79), Robert Bezotte (R-50), Jay DeBoyer (R-63) and Andrew Beeler (R-64)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations