2020 Senate Bill 1048 / Public Act 395

Make non-jail and non-probationary sentences the norm for low level crimes

Introduced in the Senate

July 23, 2020

Introduced by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-3)

To establish a rebuttable legal presumption that non-jail and non-probationary sentences are preferred in non-serious misdemeanor cases.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Oct. 6, 2020

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 3, 2020

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

Received in the House

Dec. 8, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 17, 2020

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the House 92 to 13 (details)

To establish a rebuttable legal presumption that non-jail and non-probationary sentences are preferred in non-serious misdemeanor cases.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 31, 2020