2025 House Bill 4532
Crimes: assaultive; crime of assaulting a person performing job-related duties; expand to include health professionals.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending sections 81, 81a, and 81d (MCL 750.81, 750.81a, and 750.81d), sections 81 and 81a as amended by 2023 PA 271 and section 81d as amended by 2006 PA 517.
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House Bills 4532-35 amends the Michigan Penal Code to remove previous enhanced penalties for assaults on health professionals under general assault statutes, while establishing new, specific felony penalties for assaults against health professionals and medical volunteers in health care settings, thereby strengthening legal protections for these workers.
Introduced in the House
June 3, 2025
Introduced
by
Rep. Natalie Price (D-6)
and 24 co-sponsors
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Kara Hope (D-74), Julie Brixie (D-73), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Phil Green (R-67), Regina Weiss (D-5), Jason Morgan (D-23), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Jasper Martus (D-69), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Reggie Miller (D-31), Stephanie Young (D-16), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Carol Glanville (D-84), Noah Arbit (D-20), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Peter Herzberg (D-25), Brenda Carter (D-53), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Tyrone Carter (D-1) and Gregory Alexander (R-98)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
