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SB409 • 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: SB 406'25

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: SB 406'25

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Sponsor
Ruth A. Johnson (District 24), Lana Theis (District 22), Michele Hoitenga (District 36), Jonathan Lindsey (District 17), Joseph N. Bellino Jr. (District 16), Aric Nesbitt (District 20), Dan Lauwers (District 25), Roger Hauck (District 34), John Damoose (District 37), Jim Runestad (District 23), Kevin Daley (District 26)
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
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: SB 406'25

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. 2025-06-11 SJ 54 Pg. 689

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RUTH JOHNSON

  2. 2025-06-11 SJ 54 Pg. 689

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

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: SB 406'25