Public Policy Resource Center

The Public Policy Resource Center is a member resource and tool designed to provide comprehensive, up-to-date public policy information of interest to the legal profession. The site provides a search function that permits you to view all legislation organized by specialty area as it is introduced, identify the appropriate official to contact to communicate your views, and keep track of the public policy initiatives of the State Bar and its entities.

June 10, 2026
Board of Commissioners
Public Policy Items To Be Considered

Members who wish to share comments on any of the items below may do so by filling out a Public Policy Comment form or emailing ntriplett@michbar.org before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

A. Legislation

1. HB 5281 (Harris) Financial institutions: other; third-party litigation funding transparency; provide for. Creates new act.

2. Mandatory Minimum Legislation

HB 5831 (Steele) 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; 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 (Hoadley) 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 (Wozniak) 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; 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; 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; 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; 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; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the public health code; require. Amends (See bill)

HB 5915 (Kuhn) 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; 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; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes; require. Amends & repeals (See bill).

HB 5918 (Pavlov) Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain crimes; update. Amends (See bill).

3. SB 909 (Chang) 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.).

Public Policy & the State Bar

Because the State Bar of Michigan is a mandatory bar association, the Bar can only advocate public policy positions that are reasonably related to:

  1. the regulation and discipline of attorneys;

  2. the improvement of the functioning of the courts;

  3. the availability of legal services to society;

  4. the regulation of attorney trust accounts; and

  5. the regulation of the legal profession, including the education, the ethics, the competency, and the integrity of the profession.

Sections of the State Bar that are funded by voluntary dues are not subject to these restrictions, and may engage in ideological activities on their own behalf provided that they follow the policies and procedures in Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Order 2004-01 and in Article VIII of the Bylaws of the State Bar of Michigan.

Administrative Order 2004-01 limits and describes the issues on which the State Bar may take public policy positions, and the process for section and member involvement.

Article VIII of the Bylaws of the State Bar of Michigan governs public policy advocacy by sections and committees of the State Bar.

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