Informing the Legislature that on July 5, 2024, the Governor signed the following bill into law: SB2347 HD1 CD1 (ACT 213).

This bill establishes a new crime called habitual violent crime to address repeat offenders who commit multiple violent acts within a five-year period. It directly affects individuals who have already been convicted of three or more specific violent offenses, such as assault, sexual assault, or abuse of a family member, and then commit another qualifying violent crime. Under this law, these repeat offenders would face a class C felony charge with a mandatory minimum prison sentence of one year, though probation is available only for first-time convictions of this new offense. The legislation also requires the attorney general to submit an annual report to the legislature regarding the implementation and impact of these new provisions.