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Prosecutors’ testimony delayed; committee hears summary of proposed AI criminal offense
Summary
A prosecutor scheduled to testify on House Bill 4667, which would create felony offenses for designing, possessing or using AI to commit crimes, experienced technical difficulties and did not present. Committee staff summarized the bill’s provisions and sponsors described penalty ranges.
The committee moved to consider House Bill 4667, a criminal AI bill, but the prosecutor who had been scheduled to testify was unable to connect and did not present. Committee members nevertheless heard an explanation of the bill’s contents from the sponsor.
Committee materials and the sponsor’s remarks described HB 4667 as creating a separate felony for possessing, developing, deploying, or modifying an AI system with intent to commit a crime, punishable by up to eight years; a separate felony for using an AI system during the commission or attempted commission of a crime, also punishable by up to eight years; and a felony of up to four years for knowingly designing, cataloging, or distributing AI tools for others to use in crimes. The sponsor said the bill would bar probation, parole and suspension of sentence during the mandatory term and would require restitution to victims under MCL 769.1a.
Chair and committee members indicated the prosecutor could not be reached by Zoom and the committee proceeded to other business. Committee members asked a follow‑up question in the hearing about penalty amounts and whether the eight‑year term was intended as a starting point.
No witness presentation or committee vote on HB 4667 is recorded in the committee minutes for this session.
