2013 Senate Bill 409 / 2014 Public Act 158

Revise first degree murder detail

Introduced in the Senate

June 4, 2013

Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R-24)

To make the crime of “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5451">unlawful imprisonment</a>” a “predicate” offense for first degree murder, meaning that a murder committed in the act of committing this crime would be punishable by life in prison with no chance for parole.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sept. 10, 2013

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Sept. 18, 2013

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Sept. 18, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

Jan. 29, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 27, 2014

Amendment offered

To move back the date the bill goes into effect.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Kurt Heise (R-20)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kurt Heise (R-20)

To establish that if passed the bill will go into effect on July 1, 2014.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 104 to 6 (details)

To make the crime of “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5451">unlawful imprisonment</a>” a “predicate” offense for first degree murder, meaning that a murder committed in the act of committing this crime would be punishable by life in prison with no chance for parole.

Received in the Senate

May 28, 2014

June 2, 2014

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 11, 2014