2023 House Bill 4163

Criminal procedure: sentencing; sentencing individuals less than 19 to imprisonment for life without parole eligibility; prohibit.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending sections 1 and 1b of chapter IX (MCL 769.1 and 769.1b), section 1 as amended by 1999 PA 87 and section 1b as amended by 1998 PA 520; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

Official record

Introduced in the House

March 2, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Kara Hope (D-74) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kristian Grant (D-82), Noah Arbit (D-20), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Carol Glanville (D-84), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Rachel Hood (D-81), Helena Scott (D-7) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice