2025 House Bill 4255

Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver certain controlled substances; modify penalties.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 7401, 7410, and 7417 (MCL 333.7401, 333.7410, and 333.7417), section 7401 as amended by 2016 PA 548, section 7410 as amended by 2016 PA 128, and section 7417 as added by 2012 PA 183, and by adding sections 7410b and 7417a.

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House Bills 4255 and 4256 amends the Public Health Code to impose stricter penalties for offenses involving controlled substances, particularly heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil, including life imprisonment without parole for certain violations, and introduces new sections to address the delivery of these substances to minors and misrepresentation in sales.

Introduced in the House

March 18, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45) and 21 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), David Prestin (R-108), Angela Rigas (R-79), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Karl Bohnak (R-109), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Joseph Fox (R-101), Timothy Beson (R-96), Jason Woolford (R-50), Tom Kunse (R-100), Ann Bollin (R-49), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Bill Schuette (R-95), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Ken Borton (R-105), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R-34), William Bruck (R-30), Gina Johnsen (R-78) and Jaime Greene (R-65)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

April 16, 2025

Reported without amendment

April 23, 2025

Passed in the House 66 to 40 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote