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HB 4337

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of bringing in and harboring certain undocumented persons; provide for. Amends sec. 16t, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16t). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4336'25

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Alexander and 30 co-sponsors

HB 4337 updates which chapter 750 felonies fall under Michigan sentencing guidelines and assigns their offense classes, affecting guideline-based sentences.

bill electronically reproduced 04/17/2025
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Bill Summary · HB 4337

Summary — HB 4337 (Introduced 2025)

Status: House bill introduced March 11, 2025; electronically reproduced April 17, 2025. Referred to Judiciary Committee; reported favorably as substituted (May 1, 2025); placed on General State Calendar (May 14, 2025). Enacting sections specify the act takes effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent on enactment of HB 4336 (tie-bar).

Purpose and intent

HB 4337 amends section 16t of chapter XVII of the Code of Criminal Procedure (MCL 777.16t) to update the list of felonies in chapter 750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws that are covered by the state sentencing guidelines. The bill assigns or reaffirms offense classifications for a range of crimes (person, public order, property, etc.) and specifies their sentencing class (A–H or felony class designations). The intent is to modify the sentencing-guidelines applicability and offense classifications for those enumerated offenses.

Key provisions / changes

  • Amends MCL 777.16t to enumerate specific felonies from chapter 750 that are subject to the sentencing guidelines.
  • Adds or lists multiple offenses with assigned offense types and classes, including (representative selections from the bill):
    • 750.409b — Knowing possession of ransomware with intent to use without authorization (Public order, Class F)
    • 750.409c series — Multiple offenses related to bringing an alien into the country or harboring undocumented persons, including:
    • 750.409c(2)(a) — certain violations (Public order, Class D)
    • 750.409c(2)(b)/(2)(c) — related violations (Public order Class E; Person Class B for serious bodily injury)
    • 750.409c(2)(d) — bringing alien into country resulting in serious bodily injury (Person, Class B)
    • 750.409c(2)(d) variant for death — bringing alien into country resulting in death (Person, Class A)
    • 750.409c(5)–(9) — other offenses (knowledge of offense, commercial benefit, failing to present to immigration officer, hiring 10+ aliens for employment, aggravated hiring) with assigned classes (D, E, etc.)
    • Various other chapter 750 offenses, such as false reporting (750.411a series), threats involving explosives (750.411a(3)), stalking and aggravated stalking of minors (750.411h(2)(b), 750.411i), money laundering (750.411l–750.411p series), unlawful postings and cyberbullying (750.411s, 750.411x), gang membership/recruitment (750.411u–v), hazing (750.411t), and others — each with a designated offense type and sentencing class in the statutory list.
  • Enacting section 1: the amendatory act takes effect 90 days after law enactment.
  • Enacting section 2: the act does not take effect unless HB 4336 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted (tie-bar).

Who would be affected

  • Individuals convicted of the enumerated chapter 750 felonies in Michigan (including immigration-related offenses, ransomware possession, money laundering, false reporting, stalking, cyberbullying, gang offenses, hazing).
  • Prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and probation/parole authorities who use the sentencing guidelines to recommend or impose sentences.
  • Employers, immigrant communities, and others who may be impacted by changes to classifications of offenses related to hiring or harboring undocumented persons.
  • Potential system-level impacts on prison/jail populations and correctional costs depending on how guideline changes alter recommended sentences (the bill itself lists classifications rather than setting specific term lengths).

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced March 11, 2025; first read April 1/17; committee hearings April–May 2025; reported as substituted May 1; placed on General State Calendar May 14.
  • The bill becomes operative only if HB 4336 is also enacted. If enacted, it becomes effective 90 days after the governor signs it into law (or the act otherwise becomes law).

Practical effect

HB 4337 updates the statutory list that ties specific chapter 750 felonies to the Michigan sentencing-guidelines framework and assigns offense classes. Those class assignments feed into the sentencing grid and can change recommended sentencing ranges and guideline calculations for listed offenses. The bill does not itself specify term lengths in this text; it amends which offenses fall under the guidelines and their classification.

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

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