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HB4442 • 2026

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors; provide for. Amends sec. 14b of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.14b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4441'25

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors; provide for. Amends sec. 14b of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.14b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4441'25

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Sponsor
Helena Scott (District 8), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Julie Rogers (District 41), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Natalie Price (District 6), Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Regina Weiss (District 5), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Stephanie Young (District 16), Betsy Coffia (District 103), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Jasper Martus (District 69), Julie Brixie (District 73), Kara Hope (District 74), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Kelly Breen (District 21), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Will Snyder (District 87), Carol Glanville (District 84), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Jason Morgan (District 23), Tullio Liberati (District 2), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Reggie Miller (District 31), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Mike McFall (District 14), Brenda Carter (District 53), Joey Andrews (District 38)
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 05/06/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors; provide for. Amends sec. 14b of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.14b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4441'25

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors; provide for.

What This Bill Does

  • Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors; provide for.
  • Amends sec.
  • 14b of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.14b).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 4441'25

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 HJ 44 Pg. 520

    bill electronically reproduced 05/06/2025

  2. 2025-05-06 HJ 43 Pg. 470

    introduced by Representative Rep. Helena Scott

  3. 2025-05-06 HJ 43 Pg. 470

    read a first time

  4. 2025-05-06 HJ 43 Pg. 470

    referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness

Official Summary Text

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors; provide for. Amends sec. 14b of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.14b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4441'25