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House fails to pass criminal-procedure bill after recorded votes and reconsideration
Summary
House Bill 4506, a bill to amend the code of criminal procedure, was advanced to third reading and debated on the floor; the House recorded votes that the clerk announced as favorable counts but the presiding officer declared the bill not passed after two recorded tallies.
House Bill 4506, a proposal to amend the Michigan Code of Criminal Procedure, was taken up on the House floor and advanced to third reading. Representative Leitner spoke in support saying the bill "allows prosecutors to continue to ask for life without parole" and argued it preserved prosecutorial options. Floor substitutes and amendments were considered and the House held recorded roll-call votes on final passage.
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