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October 20, 2025
Volume 23, Issue 39
In the Capitol
10/21 House Child Welfare System, 10:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
Presentations on policy solutions for the child welfare system:
Tim Smith – Charlevoix County Court Administrator;
Scott LeRoy – Ingham County Court Administrator;
Dave Pelon – Barry County Deputy Trial Court Administrator;
Thom Lattig – Ottawa County Juvenile Court Director;
Kathie Kolean – Ottawa County Juvenile Court Assistant Director.
10/22 House Judiciary, 10:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
HB 4840 (Lightner) Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise.
HB 4781 (DeBoyer) Labor: fair employment practices; penalties and payment of back wages for violations of the whistleblowers' protection act; increase.
HB 4843 (Mueller) Weapons: other; exceptions to use of portable device or weapon directing electrical current, impulse, wave, or beam; modify.
HB 5079 (Mueller) Crimes: public office and officers; penalties for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law enforcement officer is injured; increase.
HB 5080 (Mueller) Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law enforcement officer is injured; provide for.
10/23 Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary & Public Safety, 12:00 p.m. MORE
Agenda:
SB 580 (McBroom) Traffic control: driver license; issuance of a restricted license; modify.
SB 520 (Damoose) Crimes: prostitution; penalties for individual 16 years of age or less in house of prostitution; modify.
SB 521 (Damoose) Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for individual 16 years of age or less in house of prostitution; modify.
SB 522 (Bayer) Children: parental rights; grounds for termination of parental rights; include human trafficking violations.
SB 523 (Chang) Children: parental rights; grounds for the department to submit a petition for the court to have authority and jurisdiction over a juvenile; include human trafficking violations.
SB 524 (Webber) Crimes: prostitution; penalties for leasing houses for purposes of prostitution; modify.
Complete Committee Meeting List
Legislation Introduced Recently
Recently bills were introduced in the following areas of law:
At the Bar
NEWS
U.S. Eastern District Notice of Amendments to Local Rules
On October 6, 2025, the Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan approved the publication of proposed amendments to local rules.
Judicial Vacancy—Macomb County
Applications must be submitted electronically and received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2025.
Links of Interest
SBM Public Policy Resource Center
Public Acts
Michigan Supreme Court
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