SENATE BILL No. 127

 

 

February 9, 2017, Introduced by Senators JONES, NOFS, CONYERS, SCHUITMAKER and MARLEAU 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 479d.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 479d. (1) A person who commits or attempts to commit a

 

felony in which the victim is targeted because he or she is, or is

 

perceived to be, a police officer, firefighter, or emergency

 

medical services personnel is guilty of a felony punishable by

 

imprisonment for not more than 2 years, to be served consecutively

 

to any term of imprisonment imposed for the underlying felony or

 

attempted felony.

 

     (2) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Emergency medical services personnel" means that term as

 

defined in section 20904 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368,

 

MCL 333.20904.

     (b) "Firefighter" means that term as defined in section 2 of

 

the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.362.

 

     (c) "Police officer" means that term as defined in section 2

 

of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965

 

PA 203, MCL 28.602.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.