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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Criminal Law</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/19.aspx</link><description>Law Enforcement, Crime &amp; Punishment</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 (Debug Build: 30417.1769)</generator><item><title>2009 House Bill 4497 (Revise prison time off for good behavior )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/272540.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:272540</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>17</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/272540.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=272540</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on March 4, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-4497'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2005 Senate Bill 129 (Establish sex offender parole restrictions )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/216169.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:216169</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>16</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/216169.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=216169</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on February 1, 2005, to prohibit a person on the sexual offenders registry from living, working or loitering within 1,000 feet of a school, with certain exceptions for those convicted of less serious non-coercive crimes or for certain offences committed as a juvenile. Also, to allow courts to require an unlimited period of supervised probation for convicted child sex abusers, and require a minimum five year probation&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was 33 in favor, 1 opposed and 4 not voting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Senate Roll Call 340 at Senate Journal 64)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-SB-129'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Senate Bill 253 (Appropriations: 2009-2010 State Police )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275454.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275454</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>14</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275454.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275454</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on February 18, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was 34 in favor, 1 opposed and 2 not voting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Senate Roll Call 287 at Senate Journal 0)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-SB-253'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 4498 (Revise prison time off for good behavior )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/272543.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:272543</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>17</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/272543.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=272543</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on March 4, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-4498'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 4568 (Revise pistol licensure procedures )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/272987.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:272987</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/272987.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=272987</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on March 12, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-4568'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2007 House Bill 4262 (Revise prison time off for good behavior )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/231438.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:231438</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>4346</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/231438.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=231438</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on February 13, 2007&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-HB-4262'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Senate Bill 941 (Establish arrest warrants welfare ban procedures )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276574.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:276574</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276574.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=276574</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on October 22, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-SB-941'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Senate Bill 923 (Expand “school safety zone” prohibitions )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276544.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:276544</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276544.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=276544</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on October 20, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-SB-923'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Senate Bill 920 (Require graduated license designation on license plate )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276555.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:276555</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276555.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=276555</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on October 20, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-SB-920'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2007 House Bill 4621 (Revise jail “good time” law )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/232141.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:232141</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>7</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/232141.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=232141</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on April 19, 2007&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-HB-4621'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2007 Senate Bill 862 (Authorize volunteer firefighter tax deduction )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/233635.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:233635</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/233635.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=233635</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on October 30, 2007&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-SB-862'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 5505 (Redefine “school safety zone” )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276453.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:276453</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276453.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=276453</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on October 8, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5505'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 4999 (Extend utility truck seasonal weight limit exemption )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276436.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:276436</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276436.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=276436</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on May 26, 2009, to expand a limited exemption from the seasonal truck weight restrictions ("frost laws") for public utility trucks that applies to the utility’s subcontractors

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was 100 in favor, 6 opposed and 4 not voting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(House Roll Call 372 at House Journal 0)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-4999'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Senate Bill 880 (Eliminate criminal “preliminary examinations” )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276397.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:276397</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276397.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=276397</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on September 30, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-SB-880'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 4876 (Give drunk minors immunity if they turn themselves in )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276347.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:276347</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276347.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=276347</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on May 5, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-4876'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 4920 (Close gap in repeal of drug “lifer law” )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276238.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:276238</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/276238.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=276238</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on May 12, 2009, to make certain prisoners eligible for probation who committed crimes before March 1, 2003 under the former “drug lifer law” mandatory sentencing provisions&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was 109 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(House Roll Call 245 at House Journal 0)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-4920'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2004 House Bill 5493 (Revise criminal record expungement grounds)</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/210196.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:210196</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>18</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/210196.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=210196</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on February 10, 2004, to revise the grounds for seeking to have a criminal record expunged from a person’s record. The bill would allow a person convicted of either one felony offense and no other offenses, or not more than two misdemeanor offenses, to apply to have the convictions set aside. This would not apply to a conviction for criminal sexual conduct, convictions for crimes punishable by life imprisonment, or traffic offenses. Under current law, only a person with a single criminal conviction can petition to have the record expunged&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vote was 100 in favor, 0 opposed and 10 not voting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(House Roll Call 973 at House Journal 89)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2004-HB-5493'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Senate Bill 760 (Repeal obsolete and archaic crimes )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275938.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275938</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275938.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275938</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on August 26, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-SB-760'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 5197 (Authorize enhanced pension “early out” for state employees )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275775.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275775</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>7</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275775.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275775</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on July 14, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5197'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 5140 (Require getting drivable accident car off the road )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275892.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275892</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275892.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275892</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on June 24, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5140'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 4849 (Ban Salvia divinorum and Argyreia nervosa )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275854.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275854</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275854.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275854</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on April 29, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-4849'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 5186 (Ban recording of animal fights, baiting or shooting )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275778.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275778</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275778.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275778</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on July 14, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5186'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 5080 (Revise parole guidelines )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275772.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275772</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275772.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275772</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on June 11, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5080'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Senate Bill 644 (Ban alcohol testing on minors who aren’t driving )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275497.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275497</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>7</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275497.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275497</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the Senate on June 17, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-SB-644'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 House Bill 5095 (Authorize private college security forces )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275632.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:275632</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/275632.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&amp;PostID=275632</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on June 16, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5095'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>