Bill Text: MI HB4127 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Weapons: other; possession of firearms at a polling place; prohibit. Amends sec. 234d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.234d).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-03-05 - Laid Over One Day Under The Rules [HB4127 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB4127-Engrossed.html
Substitute For
HOUSE BILL NO. 4127
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 234d (MCL 750.234d), as amended by 1994 PA 158.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 234d. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person shall not possess a firearm on the premises of any of the following:
(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 act, Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933, being sections 436.1 to 436.58 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303.
(2) This section 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) (3) 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.
