AT THE CAPITOL
HB 5281 (Harris) Financial institutions: other; Civil procedure: civil actions; Consumer credit: lending practices. Financial institutions: other; third-party litigation funding transparency; provide for. Creates new act.
POSITION: Oppose as drafted. (Position adopted via roll-call vote. Commissioners voting in support of the position: Barton, Barr, Bryant, Burrell, Christenson, Clark, Clay, Crowley, Davis, Detzler, Easterly, Eccleston, Evans, Hamameh, Howlett, Kitchen-Troop, Larsen, Lerner, Liggins, Low, Lowe, Luckenbach, Mansoor, Mantese, Mason, Murray, M., Murray, T., Ohanesian, Perkins, Simmons, Timmons. Commissioner voting in opposition of the position: Anderson.)
HB 5880 (Meerman) Taxation: excise taxes. Taxation: excise taxes; excise tax on certain services; provide for. Creates new act.
POSITION: Oppose.
HB 5831 (Steele) Crimes: terrorism; Crimes: penalties. Crimes: terrorism; penalties for acts of terrorism; modify. Amends sec. 543f of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.543f).
HB 5907 (St. Germaine) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the vehicle code; require. Amends secs. 601b, 602a, 617 & 625 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.601b et seq.).
HB 5908 (St. Germaine) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the riots act; require. Amends sec. 4 of 1968 PA 302 (MCL 752.544).
HB 5909 (Hoadley) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the Medicaid false claim act; require. Amends sec. 6 of 1977 PA 72 (MCL 400.606).
HB 5910 (Wozniak) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the social welfare act; require. Amends sec. 60 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.60).
HB 5911 (Bruck) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the identity theft act; require. Amends sec. 9 of 2004 PA 452 (MCL 445.69).
HB 5912 (Johnsen) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes regarding contraband in jails; require. Amends secs. 2, 2a, 3 & 5 of 1981 PA 7 (MCL 801.262 et seq.).
HB 5913 (Johnsen) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes regarding contraband in prisons; require. Amends secs. 1, 3, 3a & 5 of 1909 PA 17 (MCL 800.281 et seq.).
HB 5914 (Schuette) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the public health code; require. Amends (See bill).
HB 5915 (Kuhn) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the sex offender registration act; require. Amends sec. 9 of 1994 PA 295 (MCL 28.729).
HB 5916 (Kuhn) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the revised judicature act; require. Amends sec. 2950 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950).
HB 5917 (Pavlov) Criminal procedure: sentencing. Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes; require. Amends (See bill) & repeals sec. 145g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.145g).
HB 5918 (Pavlov) Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines. Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain crimes; update. Amends (See bill).
POSITION: Oppose the legislation to the extent that the bills would limit judicial discretion by imposing a mandatory minimum sentence of incarceration. (Position adopted via roll-call vote. Commissioners voting in support of the position: Anderson, Barton, Barr, Bryant, Burrell, Christenson, Clark, Clay, Crowley, Davis, Detzler, Easterly, Eccleston, Evans, Hamameh, Howlett, Kitchen-Troop, Larsen, Lerner, Liggins, Low, Lowe, Luckenbach, Mansoor, Mantese, Mason, Murray, M., Murray, T., Ohanesian, Perkins, Simmons, Timmons. Commissioner abstaining from voting: Liggins.)
HB 6028 (McFall) Courts: veteran’s court; Veterans: other. Courts: veteran’s court; veterans treatment court; modify. Amends secs. 1200, 1201, 1203, 1205, 1206 & 1209 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1200 et seq.).
POSITION: Support.
HB 6081 (Kuhn) Criminal procedure: preliminary examination; Criminal procedure: evidence. Criminal procedure: preliminary examination; certain rules and procedures for conducting a preliminary examination; revise. Amends sec. 11b, ch. VI of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 766.11b) & adds sec. 11c to ch. VI.
POSITION: Oppose. (Position adopted via roll-call vote. Commissioners voting in support of the position: Anderson, Barton, Bryant, Burrell, Clark, Clay, Crowley, Davis, Detzler, Easterly, Eccleston, Evans, Hamameh, Howlett, Kitchen-Troop, Larsen, Lerner, Liggins, Low, Lowe, Luckenbach, Mansoor, Mantese, Mason, Murray, M., Murray, T., Ohanesian, Perkins, Shapiro, Simmons, Timmons. Commissioner voting in opposition of the position: Holloman.)
HB 6092 (Hope) Criminal procedure: DNA. Criminal procedure: DNA; postconviction DNA testing; modify. Amends sec. 16, ch. X of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 770.16).
POSITION: Support.
HB 6110 (MacDonell) Civil procedure: civil actions; Civil rights: other. Civil procedure: civil actions; violation of constitutionally or legally provided civil rights; provide a cause of action for. Creates new act.
POSITION: Support in concept. (Position adopted via roll-call vote. Commissioners voting in support of the position: Anderson, Barton, Bryant, Burrell, Clark, Clay, Crowley, Davis, Detzler, Easterly, Eccleston, Evans, Hamameh, Holloman, Howlett, Kitchen-Troop, Larsen, Lerner, Low, Lowe, Luckenbach, Mansoor, Mantese, Mason, Murray, M., Murray, T., Ohanesian, Perkins, Shapiro, Simmons, Timmons. Commissioner abstaining from voting: Liggins.)
SB 0909 (Chang) Civil procedure: remedies; Civil procedure: evidence. Civil procedure: remedies; wrongful imprisonment compensation act; modify evidence requirements. Amends secs. 2, 4, 5 & 7 of 2016 PA 343 (MCL 691.1752 et seq.).
POSITION: Support.
SB 1089 (Chang) Courts: funding. Courts: funding; trial court funding; provide for. Amends secs. 880d, 8727 & 8827 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.880d et seq.); adds secs. 1495, 1496 & 1497 & repeals secs. 8729 & 8829 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8729 & 600.8829).
SB 1090 (Damoose) Courts: funding. Courts: funding; trial court funding; provide for. Amends sec. 13, ch. II, secs. 1k & 5, ch. IX & secs. 1, 3, 3c & 3e, ch. XI of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 762.13 et seq.).
SB 1091 (Cavanagh) Courts: funding. Courts: funding; trial court funding; provide for. Amends sec. 907 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.907) & repeals sec. 908 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.908).
POSITION: Support the legislation with an additional amendment adding a fourth factor to the proposed indigency determination: An individual determined to be indigent under the MIDC standard for the purpose of appointing counsel in a criminal matter should be presumed indigent for the purpose of assessments issued at sentencing.
IN THE HALL OF JUSTICE
Proposed Addition of Rule 2.114 and Amendment of Rule 7.209 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2026-10) – Special Motions Under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act; Bond; Stay of Proceedings (See Michigan Bar Journal June 2026, 53).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 8/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support.
Proposed Addition of Rule 6.426 and Amendments of Rules 7.216 and 7.315 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2024-15) – Appointment of Appellate Counsel Following Remand by Michigan Supreme Court; Miscellaneous Relief; Opinions, Orders, and Judgments (See Michigan Bar Journal June 2026, 53).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 8/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support.
Proposed Amendment of Rule 7.316 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2024-34) – Miscellaneous Relief (See Michigan Bar Journal June 2026, 53).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 8/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support ADM File No. 2024-34 with an additional amendment allowing 14 days to file a late application for leave to appeal.
Proposed Adoption of Administrative Order No. 2026-X (ADM File No. 2025-30) – Pilot Project to Study Informal Domestic Relations Docket (See Michigan Bar Journal June 2026, 53).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 8/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Oppose.