2024 House Bill 6043

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for killing or causing serious physical harm to a police dog, police horse, or a search and rescue dog; modify.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16b of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16b), as amended by 2018 PA 652.

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House Bills 6042 and 6043 strengthen legal protections for police and search and rescue animals, introducing stricter penalties for harming them, especially during criminal activities.

Introduced in the House

Nov. 7, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Jennifer Conlin (D-48)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice