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June 27, 2022
Volume 20, Issue 26
The State Bar of Michigan will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
In the Capitol
The House is scheduled to be in session this week, beginning at 10 a.m. on June 28 – 30. The Senate is scheduled to be in session this week on June 30.
House Session Schedule
Senate Session Schedule
Legislative Action Last Week:
Summary of legislative action on all bills that the State Bar or sections of the State Bar have taken positions.
HB 4195 (Of Divorce, Public Disclosure of Divorce Filings) was reported out of Senate Judiciary & Public Safety as Substitute S-2 on June 23rd.
Family Law Section on HB 4195: Support with Recommended Amendments.
HB 4847 (Estates & Protected Individuals Code, Requirements to be Appointed Guardian) was reported out of the House Committee on Judiciary as Substitute H-2 on June 21st.
Elder Law & Disability Rights Section Position HB 4847: Support improving the due process rights of individuals in guardianship proceedings.
Probate & Estate Planning Section Position on HB 4847: Support the principle and oppose as drafted.
HB 4848 (Estates & Protected Individuals Code, Duties of Guardians) was reported out of the House Committee on Judiciary as Substitute H-1 on June 21st.
Probate & Estate Planning Section Position on HB 4848: Support the principle and oppose as drafted.
HB 4849 (Estates & Protected Individuals Code, Appointment of Guardians & Conservators) was reported out of the House Committee on Judiciary as Substitute H-1 on June 21st.
Probate & Estate Planning Section Position on HB 4849: Support the principle and oppose as drafted.
HB 4850 (Estates & Protected Individuals Code, Appointment of Temporary Guardian) was reported out of the House Committee on Judiciary as Substitute H-1 on June 21st.
Probate & Estate Planning Section Position on HB 4850: Support the principle and oppose as drafted.
HB 5975 (Probate Code of 1939, Trauma-Informed Training for Lawyer-Guardian Ad Litem) was reported favorably without amendment out of Senate Health & Human Policy on June 23rd.
SBM Position on HB 5975: Support.
Legislation Introduced
Recently bills were introduced in the following areas of law:
At the Court
NEWS
Supreme Court Appoints Judge Valentine to Oakland County Business Court
Two New Members Appointed to Board of Law Examiners
Chief Justice Juneteenth Statement
Michigan Reunification Day Celebration Returns to the Hall of Justice
Supreme Court Appoints Members to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission
Proposed Amendment
ADM File No. 2021-35: Proposed Amendment of MCR 7.202
The proposed amendment of MCR 7.202 would provide a definition of governmental immunity to include the state’s, a tribal government’s, or a political subdivision’s immunity from suit or liability.
Issued: 6/22/22
Comment Period Expires: 10/1/22
At the Bar
NEWS
Judicial Vacancy–Clare and Gladwin Counties
Deadline: Applications must be submitted electronically and received by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
Vacancy Notice: ABA House of Delegates
The State Bar Board of Commissioners is seeking applications for an ABA House of Delegates – State Bar Delegate vacancy.
Links of Interest
SBM Public Policy Resource Center
Public Acts
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Legislature
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