Bill > HB4134

This bill amends the Michigan Code of Criminal Procedure by updating sentencing guidelines for several health care-related offenses, specifically introducing new provisions related to interfering with access to health care facilities. The bill adds four new criminal offenses to the sentencing guidelines: interfering with access to a health facility as a second or subsequent offense (classified as a Class G felony with a maximum 3-year sentence), interfering with access through nonviolent physical obstruction as a second or subsequent offense (classified as a Class H felony with a maximum 1.5-year sentence), interfering with access causing bodily injury (classified as a Class D felony with a 10-year maximum), and interfering with access causing death (classified as a Class A felony with a potential life sentence). These new provisions appear aimed at protecting health care facilities and personnel from deliberate disruptions or blockades that could impede patient access to medical services. The bill will take effect 90 days after being enacted into law, and its implementation is contingent upon the passage of a related bill (House Bill 4133). The changes expand existing criminal statutes to provide more comprehensive legal protection for health care facilities and clearer sentencing guidelines for offenses that obstruct or prevent access to medical care.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4134