republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-4064.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of aiming beam of directed energy from a directed energy device at aircraft or into path of aircraft or path of moving train; enact."
description: "Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of aiming beam of directed energy from a directed energy device at aircraft or into path of aircraft or path of moving train; enact."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4064"
citation: "Michigan HB 4064 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines", "Crimes: other", "Aeronautics: aircraft"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d562c144-d88a-4479-b633-45f4062ca78b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4064"
source_hash: "7439ddb8b38f6dd3421780c669a67f044f1434c70e98af530da516094bdab550"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 4064 (2017-2018) — Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of aiming beam of directed energy from a directed energy device at aircraft or into path of aircraft or path of moving train; enact.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-4064.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4064.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4064.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4064.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0030.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 112 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 46 Yeas 106 Nays 2 — **106–2** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call # 83 Yeas 105 Nays 2 — **105–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 71 — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Tom Barrett `introduction`
- **2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/24/2017
- **2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 46 Yeas 106 Nays 2 `passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 112 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 83 Yeas 105 Nays 2
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 5/4/2017 @ 2:37 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 5/8/2017 @ 5:07 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 5/9/2017 @ 4:14 PM
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 30'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d562c144-d88a-4479-b633-45f4062ca78b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).