2025 House Bill 4738

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16b of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16b), as amended by 2018 PA 652.

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House Bills 4732 and 4738 enact 'Dozer's Law,' which amends the Michigan Penal Code to increase penalties and clarify offenses for harming police and search and rescue animals, particularly when such harm occurs during the commission of a crime.

Introduced in the House

July 15, 2025

Introduced by Rep. William Bruck (R-30) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kara Hope (D-74), Joey Andrews (D-38), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Rylee Linting (R-27), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Mike Mueller (R-72) and Tom Kunse (R-100)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary