2025 Senate Bill 389

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for driver causing death of blind person or dog guide in crosswalk; enact.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 17b of chapter XVII (MCL 777.17b), as added by 2002 PA 28.

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Senate Bills 388 and 389 update and strengthens Michigan law to provide clearer definitions and significantly increased civil and criminal penalties for drivers who endanger blind pedestrians, thereby enhancing protections and accountability for the blind community.

Introduced in the Senate

June 10, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety