December 15, 2025
Volume 23, Issue 46

In the Capitol

12/17 House Judiciary, 10:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
HB 5314 (Rigas) Public employees and officers: state; ability of the attorney general to bring an action in certain courts; modify.
HB 5315 (DeBoyer) Public employees and officers: state; discretion of the attorney general to intervene in certain matters; modify.
HB 5316 (Cavitt) Civil procedure: venue; venue of certain cases commenced by the attorney general; modify.
TESTIMONY ONLY
HB 4138 (DeSana) Civil procedure: service of process; provisions relating to service of process and court fees; amend to reflect repeal of the extreme risk protection order act.
HB 4139 (DeSana) Weapons: firearms; firearms law; amend to reflect repeal of the extreme risk protection order act.
HB 4140 (DeSana) Civil procedure: injunctions; extreme risk protection order act; repeal.

Complete Committee Meeting List

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 4045 (A Bill To Enact The Uniform Public Expression Protection Act) was reported out of the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary & Public Safety Committee on 12/11.
SBM Position on HB 4045: Support.

SB 611 (Revised Judicature Act Of 1961, Cost For Service Of Process For Personal Protection Orders) passed the Senate 35 to 2 on 12/9.
Family Law Section Position on SB 611: Support.

SB 612 (Revised Judicature Act Of 1961, Cost For Service Of Process For Personal Protection Orders) passed the Senate 35 to 2 on 12/9.
Family Law Section Position on SB 611: Support.

Legislation Introduced 12/9–12/11
Last week bills were introduced in the following areas of law:

• Animal Law
• Budget
• Consumer Law
• Corrections Law
• Criminal Law
• Education Law
• Environmental & Natural Resources Law
• Family Law
• Firearms
• Healthcare Law
• Information Technology
• Insurance Law
• Juvenile Law
• Licensing & Regulation
• Motor Vehicles
• State & Local Government
• Tax

At the Bar

The State Bar of Michigan will be closed December 24, 2025, through January 1, 2026.

NEWS
Nominations are open for the 2026 Representative Assembly awards
Michigan attorneys can now submit nominations for the State Bar of Michigan’s 2026 Representative Assembly awards.

Links of Interest

SBM Public Policy Resource Center
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Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Legislature
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