state of michigan
102nd Legislature
Regular session of 2024
Introduced by Reps. Young, Tsernoglou, Hope, Steckloff, Rheingans, McFall, Andrews, Price, Hoskins, Coffia, Snyder, Brabec, Conlin, Haadsma, Mentzer, Arbit, Wegela, Wilson, Breen, Liberati, Byrnes, Miller, Morgan, Brixie, Glanville, Martus, Hood, MacDonell, Skaggs, Morse, Churches, Weiss, McKinney, O’Neal and Aiyash
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4128
AN ACT to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, codify, and add to the statutes relating to crimes; to define crimes and prescribe the penalties and remedies; to provide for restitution under certain circumstances; to provide for the competency of evidence at the trial of persons accused of crime; to provide immunity from prosecution for certain witnesses appearing at criminal trials; to provide for liability for damages; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act,” by amending section 234d (MCL 750.234d), as amended by 1994 PA 158.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
(a) A depository financial institution or a subsidiary or affiliate of a depository financial institution.
(b) A church or other house of religious worship.
(c) A court.
(d) A theatre.
(e) A sports arena.
(g) A hospital.
(h) An establishment licensed under the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A person who owns, or is employed by or contracted by, an entity described in subsection (1) if the possession of that firearm is to provide security services for that entity.
(b) A peace officer.
(c) A person licensed by this state or another state to carry a concealed weapon.
(d) A person who possesses a firearm on the premises of an entity described in subsection (1) if that possession is with the permission of the owner or an agent of the owner of that entity.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person shall not do any of the following:
(a)
While the polls are open on an election day, possess a firearm in a polling
place or within 100 feet from any entrance to a
building in which a polling place is located.
(b) On any day early voting is conducted at an early voting site as described in section 4(1)(m) of article II of the state constitution of 1963, possess a firearm at an early voting site or within 100 feet from any entrance to a building in which an early voting site is located.
(c) For 40 days before an election, possess a firearm within 100 feet from any absent voter ballot drop box.
(d) For the 40 days before an election when an absent voter can vote an absent voter ballot in person with the city or township clerk, possess a firearm in a city or township clerk’s office, or an official satellite office of a city or township clerk that is staffed by employees of the city or township clerk, or within 100 feet from any entrance to a city or township clerk’s office or satellite office.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A peace officer.
(b) A person who possesses a firearm in that person’s residence or on that person’s private property or any other person who has permission to possess a firearm in that person’s residence or on that person’s private property.
(c) A person carrying a concealed pistol if that person is licensed by this state or another state to carry a concealed pistol.
(5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person who is lawfully transporting or possessing a firearm in a vehicle.
(6) Except as provided in subsection (7), a person shall not, while absent voter ballots are being processed, possess a firearm in an absent voter counting place or a combined absent voter counting place or within 100 feet from any entrance to an absent voter counting place or a combined absent voter counting place.
(7) Subsection (6) does not apply to a uniformed law enforcement officer acting in the course of the officer’s duties.
(8) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor