HOUSE BILL NO. 4827

June 15, 2023, Introduced by Reps. Tisdel, Schuette, Smit, DeBoer, Neyer, Prestin, Mueller, Bierlein, Roth, Fox, Borton, Kunse, Outman and VanderWall 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 222b.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 222b. If a prosecuting attorney charges an individual with a violation of this chapter, or any other violation of the laws of this state, a conviction for which would result in the individual being prohibited from possessing a firearm, the prosecuting attorney shall not amend the charge in a manner that would allow the individual to legally possess a firearm if a conviction for the amended charge would not prohibit the individual from possessing a firearm.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.