2026 House Bill 6285

Weapons: firearms; regulations regarding silencers, shotguns, and short-barreled rifles; eliminate.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending sections 222, 224, and 231 (MCL 750.222, 750.224, and 750.231), section 222 as amended by 2015 PA 28, section 224 as amended by 2006 PA 401, and section 231 as amended by 2017 PA 96; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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House Bills 6284 and 6285 update Michigan's criminal sentencing guidelines for various firearm-related felonies, revising offense classifications and penalties.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 27, 2026

Introduced by Rep. James DeSana (R-29) and 13 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jaime Greene (R-65), Steve Carra (R-36), Joseph Fox (R-101), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Tim Kelly (R-93), Ken Borton (R-105), Jason Woolford (R-50), Angela Rigas (R-79), Brad Paquette (R-37), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Bradley Slagh (R-85), Matt Maddock (R-51) and Josh Schriver (R-66)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary