POSSESSION OF BOMBS - H.B. 5506 (H-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5506 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Clarence E. Phillips
House Committee: Criminal Justice
Senate Committee: Judiciary
CONTENT
The bill would amend Chapter 33 (Explosives, Bombs, and Harmful Devices) of the Michigan Penal Code to prohibit possession of a device constructed to represent an explosive, incendiary, or bomb. The bill would take effect on May 1, 2002.
Under Chapter 33, it is a felony punishable by up to five years' imprisonment and/or a maximum fine of $3,000 if a person, with the intent to terrorize, frighten, intimidate, threaten, harass, or annoy another person, delivers, sends, transports, or places a device that is constructed to represent an explosive, incendiary device, or bomb or that is presented as such. The bill would include in that offense possessing a device that was constructed to represent an explosive, incendiary device, or bomb or that was presented as an explosive, incendiary device, or bomb.
MCL 750.204a - Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
To the extent that the bill would increase the number of convicted offenders by including the possession of a device representing an explosive, it could result in increased costs to State government. An offender would receive probation or incarceration for up to five years and/or a fine of up to $3,000. The State would incur the cost of felony probation, estimated to be $4.38 per day, and incarceration at an annual cost of $25,000. If one offender were convicted and received the longest minimum sentence, it would cost the State $83,300.
Date Completed: 2-21-02 - Fiscal Analyst: Bethany WicksallFloor\hb5506 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.state.mi.us/sfa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.