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November 10, 2025
Volume 23, Issue 42
The State Bar of Michigan will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
In the Capitol
11/12 House Judiciary, 10:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
HB 4284 (Paquette) Weapons: licensing; fee for renewal of concealed pistol license; modify.
HB 4947 (BeGole) Health: pharmaceuticals; manufacturers of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; require to participate in a national logging system.
HB 4948 (McFall) Controlled substances: other; sentencing guidelines for retail sale of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; modify.
HB 4749 (Roth) Courts: other; Antrim County trial court system; establish.
HB 4586 (Woolford) Weapons: licensing; age requirement for a concealed pistol license; modify.
HB 4587 (Woolford) Weapons: licensing; application for relief from federal firearms disability program; provide for.
HB 5113 (Outman) Weapons: licensing; grace period for denials due to administrative error; provide for.
HB 4980 (Maddock) Weapons: licensing; license to carry a concealed pistol; modify requirement to file in county of residence.
11/13 Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary & Public Safety joint meeting with House Judiciary, 9:00 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
A Presentation on Alternative Funding for Trial Courts by Tom Boyd, State Court Administrator and Mike Bosanac, Administrator/ Chief Financial Officer of Monroe County.
11/13 Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary & Public Safety, 12:00 p.m. MORE
Agenda:
SB 502 (Shink) Crimes: terrorism; crime of making terrorist threat or false report of terrorism; modify.
SB 616 (Santana) Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement defendants; prohibit.
SB 611 (Chang) Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate.
SB 612 (Johnson) Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate.
Complete Committee Meeting List
Legislation Introduced
Last bills were introduced in the following areas of law:
In the Hall of Justice
NEWS
The Michigan Supreme Court will hold a public administrative hearing on Wednesday November 19, 2025. View the public hearing notice.
Supreme Court Approves New Bar Exam for Michigan in 2028
Adoptive Families, Foster Parent and Kent County Judge to Be Celebrated on Adoption Day
At the Bar
NEWS
November 21 Board of Commissioners Public Policy Agenda
The SBM Board of Commissioners will be considering several public policy items at its November 21 meeting. The public policy agenda can be reviewed online. Members of the State Bar are invited to submit comments to the Board of Commissioners on any of the items on the agenda. All comments received before the meeting will be shared with the Board.
NEWS
Free billing software available for Michigan attorneys
Michigan attorneys now have free access to Smokeball Bill, a trust accounting and billing software that retails for $588 a year per user, through the State Bar of Michigan.
Links of Interest
SBM Public Policy Resource Center
Public Acts
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Legislature
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