2025 House Bill 4738

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for killing or causing serious physical harm to a police dog, police horse, or a search and rescue dog; modify.

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.

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