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HB 4211

Corrections: other; reentry services and support for certain individuals after resentencing; require. Amends sec. 83 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.283).

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kara Hope and 9 co-sponsors

DOC must provide up to 2 years of reentry services, plus up to 1 year of transitional housing and vital documents, for those resentenced due to age at offense.

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Bill Summary · HB 4211

Summary — HB 4211 (2025) — Corrections: Reentry services after resentencing

Status: Enacted — signed by Governor 2025-06-20; effective immediately.
Statute amended: MCL 791.283 (Sec. 83 of the Corrections Code)

Main purpose

Require the Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide standardized reentry supports to people who are discharged from custody immediately after being resentenced because of their age at the time of the offense (i.e., resentencing triggered by certain juvenile/young-adult Eighth Amendment or state-constitutional decisions).

Key provisions

  • Expands existing Sec. 83 reentry obligations to explicitly cover prisoners discharged immediately after resentencing for a “qualifying event.”
  • Defines “qualifying event” to include resentencings required by:
    • Miller v. Alabama (2012) and Montgomery v. Louisiana (2016) (U.S. Supreme Court decisions on juvenile life without parole),
    • People v. Parks (Mich. 2022) and People v. Stovall (Mich. 2022),
    • (Substitute adds People v. Czarnecki and People v. Taylor (2025) docketed Michigan decisions).
  • Required DOC services for eligible individuals:
    • Reentry services (excluding housing) consistent with services parolees receive, for up to 2 years after discharge.
    • Reentry/transitional housing consistent with parolee housing, for up to 1 year after discharge.
    • Vital documents, explicitly including the prisoner’s birth certificate and any official state personal identification card.
  • Administrative duties:
    • DOC must assign staff to ensure eligible individuals receive services and documents in a timely manner.
  • Repayment provision:
    • If a person who received reentry services has the conviction subsequently reinstated or is resentenced and returned to DOC custody for the same conviction, that person must repay DOC for the reentry services received; the department determines the amount owed.

Who is affected

  • People in DOC custody who are discharged immediately after being resentenced because of age-related resentencing mandates (e.g., resentencing under Miller/Montgomery or specified Michigan cases).
  • DOC operations and contractors who provide reentry services and transitional housing.

Fiscal impact

  • DOC estimates approximately 70–80 individuals would be eligible.
  • Participation in services is voluntary; housing is the costliest component but many eligible persons may not use housing (family support).
  • DOC currently contracts with community providers; the House Fiscal Agency assesses minimal fiscal impact and expects costs to be covered by existing appropriations.

Legal and practical context

  • The bill responds to retroactive resentencings ordered under federal and state case law that found mandatory life or similarly harsh sentences unconstitutional for certain young offenders.
  • Clarifies and extends to these resentencing-release scenarios the same reentry protections already provided when convictions/sentences are reversed, vacated, or overturned.

Effective date and procedural notes

  • Introduced March 2025; passed both chambers and signed by the Governor on June 20, 2025; effective immediately.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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