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HB4596 • 2026

Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise. Amends secs. 1034 & 1044 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.2034 & 330.2044).

Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise. Amends secs. 1034 & 1044 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.2034 & 330.2044).

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Sponsor
Jennifer Wortz (District 35), Pat Outman (District 91), Jamie Thompson (District 28)
Last action
2025-09-29
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise. Amends secs. 1034 & 1044 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.2034 & 330.2044).

Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise.

What This Bill Does

  • Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise.
  • Amends secs.
  • 1034 & 1044 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.2034 & 330.2044).

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. 2025-09-29 SJ 84 Pg. 1017

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-09-29 SJ 84 Pg. 1017

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

  3. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1018

    read a second time

  4. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1018

    placed on third reading

  5. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1029

    placed on immediate passage

  6. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1029

    read a third time

  7. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1029

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #225 Yeas 64 Nays 36 Excused 0 Not Voting 10

  8. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1029

    transmitted

  9. 2025-09-11 HJ 82 Pg. 945

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  10. 2025-09-11 HJ 82 Pg. 945

    referred to second reading

  11. 2025-06-11 HJ 56 Pg. 690

    bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025

  12. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 680

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jennifer Wortz

  13. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 680

    read a first time

  14. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 680

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise. Amends secs. 1034 & 1044 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.2034 & 330.2044).