2024 Senate Bill 990

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes related to depriving individuals of certain rights; create.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16g of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16g), as amended by 2023 PA 278.

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SB 989 amends the Michigan Penal Code to impose penalties on those who, under legal authority, willfully deprive others of constitutional rights, with varying punishments based on the severity of the violation, effective 90 days post-enactment. SB 990 adjusts sentencing guidelines.

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 11, 2024

Introduced by Sen. Jonathan Lindsey (R-17)

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