2024 Senate Bill 842 / Public Act 80

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse; create.

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 16i of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16i), as amended by 2012 PA 169.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill package criminalizes sexual activities with deceased human bodies, establishing penalties for both sexual contact and penetration, with the changes taking effect on October 6, 2024.

Introduced in the Senate

April 24, 2024

Introduced by Sen. Veronica Klinefelt (D-11) and six co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Sue Shink (D-14), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Paul Wojno (D-10), Erika Geiss (D-1), Dayna Polehanki (D-5) and Stephanie Chang (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

May 16, 2024

Reported without amendment

May 21, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 22, 2024

Reported without amendment

June 4, 2024

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

June 4, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

June 12, 2024

Reported without amendment

June 13, 2024

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 18, 2024

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 8, 2024