Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for using an unmanned vehicles in a restricted zone or flight path; provide for. Amends sec. 12k, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.12k). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5330’25
Key claim: HB 5322 would add sentencing guidelines for using an unmanned vehicle in a restricted zone or flight path, tie-barred with HB 5330.
Abstract
(HB5322 · 103rd Legislature) Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for using an unmanned vehicles in a restricted zone or flight path; provide for. Amends sec. 12k, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.12k). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5330’25 Sponsor: Rep. Luke Meerman ® + 27 co-sponsors Latest vote: Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment — 10-5 (passed, 2026-03-10) Latest action (2026-05-12): Placed On Third Reading
Why this matters
HB 5322 supplies the sentencing-guidelines scaffolding for the emerging Michigan UAS restricted-zone regime, ensuring that any new criminal penalty for flying drones in listed zones or flight paths is classified within the state’s felony sentencing grid. Together with the database bill and the parallel HB 5320 key-facility track, it shows the legislature building out drone enforcement in matched pairs of substantive and sentencing-guidelines bills.