HB 4840 (Lightner) Courts: business court; Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise. Amends sec. 8031 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8031).
POSITION: Support.

SB 330 (McMorrow) Courts: juries; Courts: juries; exemption from jury service; expand. Amends sec. 1307a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1307a).
POSITION: Support.

IN THE HALL OF JUSTICE

Proposed Amendments of Rules 1.109, 2.104, 2.107, 2.119, 3.203, and 5.105 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2020-08) – Court Records Defined; Document Defined; Filing Standards; Signatures; Electronic Filing and Service; Access; Process; Proof of Service; Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Documents; Motion Practice; Service of Notice and Court Documents in Domestic Relations Cases; Manner and Method of Service (See Michigan Bar Journal October 2025, p 53).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 01/01/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support ADM File No. 2020-08 with two amendments: (1) while parties represented by counsel should be required to opt out of electronic service, parties proceeding pro se should be required to opt in to electronic service; and (2) subrule (C)(5)(c) should be amended to strike “24 hours” and insert “72 hours.”

Proposed Amendments of Rules 3.942 and 3.972 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2023-23) – Trial; Trial (See Michigan Bar Journal October 2025, p 57).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 01/01/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support.

Proposed Amendment of Rule 7.215 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2023-39) – Opinions, Orders, Judgments, and Final Process for Court of Appeals (See Michigan Bar Journal October 2025, p 58).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 01/01/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support ADM File No. 2023-39 with an amendment that MCR 7.215(C)(1) should read: “If a party cites an unpublished opinion, the party must provide the docket number and date of decision as part of the citation.”