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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan House Bill 4507 sets mandatory life imprisonment for drug adulteration resulting in death under specific conditions
Last action · July 24, 2025: placed on third readingSponsor: Sarah Lightner
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What This Bill Would Do
Michigan House Bill 4507 proposes mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole and fines up to $40,000 for knowingly or recklessly adulterating, ing, or substituting drugs or devices when the violation results in death and is committed with intent to kill or cause serious impairment to two or more individuals. The measure also establishes graduated felony penalties ranging from 2 to 15 years of imprisonment for drug violations resulting in injury, serious body impairment, or death.
Changes criminal sentencing and financial penalties for individuals convicted of manufacturing, selling, or altering ed or d drugs based on the severity of the resulting harm to consumers, adding potential life sentences without parole.
- House Bill 4507 is part of Michigan's legislative process during the 2025-2026 session, sponsored by Representative Sarah Lightner. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals who manufacture or sell drugs or devices
Must comply with labeling and manufacturing standards and face enhanced felony penalties, including mandatory life imprisonment, for violations resulting in injury or death.
Consumers of pharmaceutical drugs and devices
Receive increased legal deterrents and criminal protections against adulterated, misbranded, or misleadingly labeled medical products.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if someone sells a mislabeled drug that results in a person's death?
Does this bill take effect immediately on its own?
How is 'serious impairment of a body function' defined in the bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
8 actions- Jul 24, 2025Houseplaced on third reading
- Jul 24, 2025HouseFloorread a second time
- Jun 25, 2025Housereferred to second reading
- Jun 25, 2025HouseCommitteereported with recommendation without amendment
- May 22, 2025Housebill electronically reproduced 05/21/2025
- May 21, 2025HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Judiciary
Show 2 earlier actions
- May 21, 2025HouseIntroducedread a first time
- May 21, 2025HouseIntroducedintroduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner
Version history
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Conditional Enactment Requirement
House Bill 4507 explicitly ties its implementation to the passage of companion House Bill 4506.
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Sources
legislature.mi.gov
Analysis Score
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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