2025 House Bill 5447

Criminal procedure: probation; achievement credits for individuals on probation; provide for.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 2 of chapter XI (MCL 771.2), as amended by 2020 PA 397.

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House Bill No. 5447 amends Michigan's probation laws to streamline early discharge, introduce a credit system for rehabilitation achievements, and ensure financial hardship does not prevent early release, while maintaining protections for victims and excluding certain serious offenses.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 23, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Jamie Thompson (R-28) and 12 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jason Woolford (R-50), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Tom Kunse (R-100), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Ron Robinson (R-58), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Ken Borton (R-105), Phil Green (R-67), Helena Scott (D-8), Angela Witwer (D-76), Doug Wozniak (R-59) and Alabas Farhat (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary