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MI HB 4596

in committee

Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise. Amends secs. 1034 & 1044 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.2034 & 330.2044).

Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) · lower

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Quick answers

Did MI HB 4596 pass?

Not yet. MI HB 4596 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-09-29): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

What is MI HB 4596 about?

MI HB 4596 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise. Amends secs. 1034 & 1044 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.2034 & 330.2044).”.

Who sponsors MI HB 4596?

Jennifer Wortz is the primary sponsor of MI HB 4596, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-06-10
Latest action
2025-09-29 — REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jennifer Wortzprimary
  • Jamie Thompsoncosponsor
  • Pat Outmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-09-29

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-09-29

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  3. 2025-09-24

    transmitted

  4. 2025-09-24

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #225 Yeas 64 Nays 36 Excused 0 Not Voting 10

    passage

  5. 2025-09-24

    read a third time

    reading-3

  6. 2025-09-24

    placed on immediate passage

  7. 2025-09-24

    placed on third reading

  8. 2025-09-24

    read a second time

    reading-2

  9. 2025-09-11

    referred to second reading

  10. 2025-09-11

    reported with recommendation without amendment

    committee-passage

  11. 2025-06-11

    bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025

  12. 2025-06-10

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-06-10

    read a first time

    reading-1

  14. 2025-06-10

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jennifer Wortz

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #225 Yeas 64 Nays 36 Excused 0 Not Voting 10

    2025-09-24 · pass · 64-36

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Markkanen: yes
    • Schuette: yes
    • Aragona: yes
    • Frisbie: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Slagh: yes
    • BeGole: yes
    • Glanville: yes
    • McFall: yes
    • Smit: yes
    • Beson: yes
    • Green, P.: yes
    • Meerman: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Bierlein: yes
    • Greene, J.: yes
    • Mentzer: yes
    • St. Germaine: yes
    • Bohnak: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Bollin: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Mueller: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Borton: yes
    • Hoadley: yes
    • Neyer: yes
    • Tisdel: yes
    • Breen: yes
    • Jenkins-Arno: yes
    • Outman: yes
    • VanderWall: yes
    • Bruck: yes
    • Johnsen: yes
    • Pavlov: yes
    • VanWoerkom: yes
    • Carra: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Posthumus: yes
    • Wendzel: yes
    • Cavitt: yes
    • Kuhn: yes
    • Prestin: yes
    • Witwer: yes
    • Conlin: yes
    • Kunse: yes
    • Rigas: yes
    • Woolford: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Lightner: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Wortz: yes
    • DeBoyer: yes
    • Linting: yes
    • Roth: yes
    • Wozniak: yes
    • Fairbairn: yes
    • Maddock: yes
    • Schmaltz: yes
    • Xiong: yes
    • Andrews: no
    • Herzberg: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Schriver: no
    • Arbit: no
    • Hope: no
    • Myers-Phillips: no
    • Steckloff: no
    • Brixie: no
    • Hoskins: no
    • Paiz: no
    • Tate: no
    • Byrnes: no
    • Koleszar: no
    • Paquette: no
    • Tsernoglou: no
    • DeSana: no
    • Liberati: no
    • Pohutsky: no
    • Wegela: no
    • Dievendorf: no
    • Longjohn: no
    • Price: no
    • Weiss: no
    • Farhat: no
    • MacDonell: no
    • Puri: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Foreman: no
    • Martus: no
    • Rheingans: no
    • Wooden: no
    • Fox: no
    • McKinney: no
    • Rogers: no
    • Young: no

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