HB 5747

HOUSE BILL NO. 5747
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 234d (MCL 750.234d), as amended by
2024 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.
(f) A day care
center.
(g) A hospital.
(h) An
establishment licensed under the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA
58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303.
(2) 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) or (5), 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) Except as
provided in subsection (7), a person shall not, while absent voter ballots are
being processed, possess a firearm in an absent voter counting place or a
combined absent voter counting place or within 100 feet from any entrance to an
absent voter counting place or a combined absent voter counting place.
(7) Subsection (6)
does not apply to a uniformed law enforcement officer acting in the course of
the officer's duties.
(8) Except as provided in subsection (9), a person shall not possess a
firearm on the premises of any of the following:
(a) The Michigan State Capitol Building.
(b) The Anderson House Office Building.
(c) The Binsfeld Senate Office Building.
(9) Subsection (8) 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 (8) if the possession of that firearm is to provide
security services for that entity.
(b) A peace officer.
(c) A person carrying a concealed pistol if that person meets both of
the following conditions:
(i) Is licensed to
carry a concealed pistol.
(ii) Is carrying the
concealed pistol while that person is serving as a member of the Michigan house
of representatives or the Michigan senate.
(10) As used in subsection (8), "premises" does not include
parking areas of the places identified under subsection (8).
(11) (8) 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.