Bill Text: MI HB4338 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Crimes: public office and officers; targeting a victim based on his or her actual or perceived employment as a firefighter or emergency medical services personnel; prohibit, and provide penalties. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 479e.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-12 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/12/2019 [HB4338 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2019-HB4338-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4338

 

 

March 12, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Yaroch, Berman, Mueller and Sabo and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

 

"The Michigan penal code,"

 

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 479e.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 479e. (1) A person who commits or attempts to commit a

 

violent felony in which the victim is targeted because he or she

 

is, or is perceived to be, a firefighter or emergency medical

 

services personnel is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment

 

for not more than 2 years, to be served consecutively to any term

 

of imprisonment imposed for the underlying felony or attempted

 

felony.

 

     (2) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Emergency medical services personnel" means that term as

 

defined in section 20904 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368,

 

MCL 333.20904.

     (b) "Firefighter" means that term as defined in section 2 of

 

the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.362.

 

     (c) "Violent felony" means an offense against a person in

 

violation of section 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 316, 317, 321,

 

349, 349a, 350, 397, 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, 520g, 529, 529a, or

 

530 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.82, 750.83,

 

750.84, 750.85, 750.86, 750.87, 750.88, 750.89, 750.316, 750.317,

 

750.321, 750.349, 750.349a, 750.350, 750.397, 750.520b, 750.520c,

 

750.520d, 750.520e, 750.520g, 750.529, 750.529a, and 750.530.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4337 (request no.

 

02019'19) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.