2025 Senate Bill 203

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for summoning law enforcement to residence through intentional false report of a serious law enforcement emergency; establish.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16t of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16t), as amended by 2018 PA 528.

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Senate Bills 202 and 203 amend the Michigan Penal Code to impose stricter penalties for making false reports of crimes or emergencies, including fines, imprisonment, and potential financial liability for juveniles' parents. These are anti-swatting bills.

Introduced in the Senate

April 15, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-5)

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