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HB5656 • 2026

Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references. Amends sec. 12, ch. IX & secs. 11b & 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.12 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5653'26

Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references. Amends sec. 12, ch. IX & secs. 11b & 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.12 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5653'26

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Sponsor
Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Joseph Fox (District 101), James DeSana (District 29), Ken Borton (District 105), Tim Kelly (District 93), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Jason Woolford (District 50), Josh Schriver (District 66), Jaime Greene (District 65), Brad Paquette (District 37), Tom Kunse (District 100), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (District 34), Matt Maddock (District 51), David Martin (District 68), Rachelle Smit (District 43), Steve Carra (District 36), Angela Rigas (District 79), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Brian BeGole (District 71), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Mike Harris (District 52), Bryan Posthumus (District 90), Pat Outman (District 91), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Mike Hoadley (District 99), Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Jennifer Wortz (District 35), Curtis VanderWall (District 102)
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 03/03/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references. Amends sec. 12, ch. IX & secs. 11b & 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.12 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5653'26

Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references.

What This Bill Does

  • Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references.
  • Amends sec.
  • 12, ch.
  • IX & secs.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 HJ 18 Pg. 232

    bill electronically reproduced 03/03/2026

  2. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 217

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jay DeBoyer

  3. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 217

    read a first time

  4. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 217

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references. Amends sec. 12, ch. IX & secs. 11b & 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.12 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5653'26