August 25, 2025
Volume 23, Issue 32

The State Bar of Michigan will be closed on Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day.

In the Capitol

8/27 House Judiciary, 10:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
HB 4664 (St. Germaine) Civil rights: speech and assembly; blocking a state highway while participating in an assembly of individuals; prohibit, and provide for a misdemeanor.
HB 4690 (Linting) Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes; require.
HB 4691 (Mueller) Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the vehicle code; require.
HB 4755 (Jenkins-Arno) Consumer protection: unfair trade practices; protections against deceptive ticket sales; provide for.

Complete Committee Meeting List

Legislation Introduced August 2025
Recently bills were introduced in the following areas of law:

• Civil Rights
• Consumer Law
• Criminal Law
• Education Law
• Elections Law
• Healthcare Law
• Juvenile Law
• Labor & Employment Law
• Landlord-Tenant
• Licensing & Regulation
• Motor Vehicles
• Natural Resources & Environmental Law
• Negligence & Intentional Tort
• Real Property
• Recreation & Sports
• State & Local Government
• Tax
• Workers' Compensation

At the Bar

NEWS
State Bar of Michigan staffer sworn in as president of National Association of Bar Professionals
Gregory P. Conyers, Director of Diversity Development at the SBM, was recently sworn in as president of the National Association of Bar Professionals for the 2025-2026 year.

Links of Interest

SBM Public Policy Resource Center
Public Acts
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Legislature
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