UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF PNEUMATIC GUN: 

ADD TO SENTENCING GUIDELINES

House Bill 4295 reported from committee without amendment

Sponsor:  Rep. Scott Dianda

Committee:  Judiciary

Complete to 3-17-15

SUMMARY:

House Bill 4295 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to specify that a violation of MCL 750.227c – possessing a loaded firearm or pneumatic gun in or upon a vehicle – is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of two years.  The bill would take effect 90 days after enactment and is tie-barred to House Bill 4155.  (The underlining denotes the proposed change.)

(House Bill 4155, among other things, makes it a two-year misdemeanor to transport or possess on a sailboat or a motor vehicle, aircraft, motorboat, or other vehicle propelled by mechanical means, a pneumatic gun that is loaded and that is designed, manufactured, and intended to inflict death or serious bodily injury.  Two-year misdemeanors may, in some circumstances, be treated as felony offenses and so are included in the sentencing guidelines.  House Bill 4155 was previously passed by the House.)

MCL 777.16m

FISCAL IMPACT:

The bill would not have a fiscal impact on state or local corrections systems.

POSITIONS:

There were no positions offered on the bill.

                                                                                        Legislative Analyst:   Susan Stutzky

                                                                                                Fiscal Analyst:   Robin Risko

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.