HOUSE BILL NO. 6544

A bill to ban the manufacture, possession, purchase, and sale of assault weapons; to provide certain powers and duties for certain state and local officials and agencies; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to provide penalties.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1. As used in this act, "assault weapon" means a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has 1 or more of the following characteristics:

(i) A pistol grip or thumbhole stock.

(ii) Any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the nontrigger hand.

(iii) A folding or telescoping stock.

(iv) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel.

Sec. 2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, beginning January 1, 2024, a person shall not manufacture, possess, purchase, or sell an assault weapon in this state.

(2) A person may continue to possess an assault weapon that the person legally possessed before the effective date of this act if both of the following apply:

(a) The person registers the assault weapon with the department of state police in compliance with rules adopted for that purpose by the department of state police.

(b) The person renews the registration of the assault weapon every 5 years.

(3) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years.

Sec. 3. The department of state police shall promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this act.