2025 House Bill 4714

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for fraudulent insurance acts; provide for.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 15a of chapter XVII (MCL 777.15a), as added by 2002 PA 206.

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House Bill No. 4714 & 4716 restructures penalties for insurance fraud in Michigan by introducing a tiered system based on the value and number of fraudulent claims, mandates restitution, and enhances regulatory oversight for practitioners and insurers found guilty.

Introduced in the House

July 1, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Mike Harris (R-52) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Brenda Carter (D-53), Mike McFall (D-14), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Joe Tate (D-9), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Helena Scott (D-8), Sarah Lightner (R-45) and Ron Robinson (R-58)

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

Sept. 3, 2025

Reported without amendment

Sept. 16, 2025

Passed in the House 101 to 2 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Sept. 18, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection