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HB5361 • 2026

Crimes: animals; restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; impose penalty on ownership of animal to person convicted of certain crimes against animal. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).

Crimes: animals; restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; impose penalty on ownership of animal to person convicted of certain crimes against animal. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).

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Sponsor
Joseph Aragona (District 60)
Last action
2025-12-16
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 12/11/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Crimes: animals; restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; impose penalty on ownership of animal to person convicted of certain crimes against animal. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).

Crimes: animals; restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; impose penalty on ownership of animal to person convicted of certain crimes against animal.

What This Bill Does

  • Crimes: animals; restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; impose penalty on ownership of animal to person convicted of certain crimes against animal.
  • Amends sec.
  • 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).

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. 2025-12-16 HJ 115 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 12/11/2025

  2. 2025-12-11 HJ 114 Pg. 1916

    introduced by Representative Rep. Joseph Aragona

  3. 2025-12-11 HJ 114 Pg. 1916

    read a first time

  4. 2025-12-11 HJ 114 Pg. 1916

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Crimes: animals; restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; impose penalty on ownership of animal to person convicted of certain crimes against animal. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).