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HB4732 • 2026

Crimes: animals; penalties for killing or causing serious physical harm to a police dog, police horse, or search and rescue dog; modify. Amends sec. 50c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50c).

Crimes: animals; penalties for killing or causing serious physical harm to a police dog, police horse, or search and rescue dog; modify. Amends sec. 50c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50c).

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Sponsor
Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Kara Hope (District 74), Joey Andrews (District 38), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Jasper Martus (District 69), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Mike McFall (District 14), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75)
Last action
2025-07-22
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 07/15/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Crimes: animals; penalties for killing or causing serious physical harm to a police dog, police horse, or search and rescue dog; modify. Amends sec. 50c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50c).

Crimes: animals; penalties for killing or causing serious physical harm to a police dog, police horse, or search and rescue dog; modify.

What This Bill Does

  • Crimes: animals; penalties for killing or causing serious physical harm to a police dog, police horse, or search and rescue dog; modify.
  • Amends sec.
  • 50c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50c).

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. 2025-07-22 HJ 65 Pg. 795

    bill electronically reproduced 07/15/2025

  2. 2025-07-15 HJ 64 Pg. 792

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jennifer Conlin

  3. 2025-07-15 HJ 64 Pg. 792

    read a first time

  4. 2025-07-15 HJ 64 Pg. 792

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Crimes: animals; penalties for killing or causing serious physical harm to a police dog, police horse, or search and rescue dog; modify. Amends sec. 50c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50c).