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This bill amends Michigan's criminal procedure sentencing guidelines to update the classification and penalties for assaulting health care professionals. Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection (750.81d(2)) that creates a Class G felony for assaulting, battering, wounding, or endangering a health professional or medical volunteer, with a maximum sentence of 2 years. The bill also adjusts subsequent subsection numbers and modifies language to include health care professionals in existing assault-related offense categories, such as causing bodily injury requiring medical attention (now 750.81d(3), a Class F felony with a 4-year maximum) and causing serious impairment (now 750.81d(4), a Class C felony with a 15-year maximum). These changes are part of a broader effort to provide specific legal protections for health care workers, recognizing the unique risks they face in their professional roles. The bill will take effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent on the passage of a related bill (House Bill 4532). By creating more specific and potentially stricter penalties for assaults against health care professionals, the legislation aims to deter violence and protect medical workers.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4533