2026 House Bill 5656

Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 12 of chapter IX and sections 11b and 16m of chapter XVII (MCL 769.12, 777.11b, and 777.16m), section 12 of chapter IX as amended by 2012 PA 319, section 11b of chapter XVII as amended by 2023 PA 22, and section 16m of chapter XVII as amended by 2023 PA 200.

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House Bill No. 5656 amends Michigan's habitual offender laws by increasing mandatory minimum sentences for certain repeat offenders while removing several non-violent firearm offenses from enhanced sentencing provisions, thereby refining the state's approach to repeat and firearm-related crimes.

Introduced in the House

March 3, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Jay DeBoyer (R-63) and 28 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Joseph Fox (R-101), James DeSana (R-29), Ken Borton (R-105), Tim Kelly (R-93), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Jason Woolford (R-50), Josh Schriver (R-66), Jaime Greene (R-65), Brad Paquette (R-37), Tom Kunse (R-100), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R-34), Matt Maddock (R-51), David Martin (R-68), Rachelle Smit (R-43), Steve Carra (R-36), Angela Rigas (R-79), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Brian BeGole (R-71), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Mike Harris (R-52), Bryan Posthumus (R-90), Pat Outman (R-91), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Parker Fairbairn (R-107), Jennifer Wortz (R-35) and Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary