2011 Senate Bill 848 / 2012 Public Act 367

Include strangulation in “less than murder” intent law

Introduced in the Senate

Nov. 10, 2011

Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D-9)

To explicitly include assault by strangulation or suffocation as assault in the definition of the crime of “intent to do great bodily harm less than murder”.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Jan. 18, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 1, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Feb. 7, 2012

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Feb. 7, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Nov. 8, 2012

Reported without amendment

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

Nov. 28, 2012

Amendment offered

To set the effective date of the proposed law as April 1, 2013.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Nov. 29, 2012

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

To explicitly include assault by strangulation or suffocation as assault in the definition of the crime of “intent to do great bodily harm less than murder”.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 4, 2012

Dec. 5, 2012

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 14, 2012