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HB4021 • 2026

Civil procedure: evictions; pretrial and trial; require pretrial, and allow trial and pretrial to be conducted by magistrate. Amends secs. 5735 & 8511 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5735 & 600.8511).

Civil procedure: evictions; pretrial and trial; require pretrial, and allow trial and pretrial to be conducted by magistrate. Amends secs. 5735 & 8511 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5735 & 600.8511).

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Sponsor
Joseph Aragona (District 60), Ron Robinson (District 58), Gina Johnsen (District 78), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Tim Kelly (District 93), Jason Morgan (District 23), Tyrone Carter (District 1)
Last action
2025-03-18
Official status
referred to Committee on Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill text excerpt is not provided, so some details may be incomplete.

Eviction Rules for Magistrates

This law changes how eviction cases are handled in court, requiring a pretrial hearing and allowing magistrates to conduct both pretrial hearings and trials.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires that all eviction cases have a pretrial hearing before the trial begins.
  • Allows magistrates to handle both pretrial hearings and full trials for evictions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who are facing eviction from their homes or apartments.
  • Courts that deal with eviction cases, especially district courts.
  • Magistrates who work in these courts.

Terms To Know

Pretrial hearing
A meeting before a trial where the judge and lawyers discuss the case to prepare for the trial.
Magistrate
An official who has some of the powers of a judge, like handling certain types of cases in court.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
  • It is unclear how many magistrates are currently trained to handle eviction trials.

Amendments

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H-1

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) 5

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-18 HJ 28 Pg. 265

    referred to Committee on Rules

  2. 2025-03-05 HJ 23 Pg. 190

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

  3. 2025-03-05 HJ 23 Pg. 190

    referred to second reading

  4. 2025-01-29 HJ 9 Pg. 77

    bill electronically reproduced 01/28/2025

  5. 2025-01-28 HJ 8 Pg. 68

    introduced by Representative Rep. Joseph Aragona

  6. 2025-01-28 HJ 8 Pg. 68

    read a first time

  7. 2025-01-28 HJ 8 Pg. 68

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Civil procedure: evictions; pretrial and trial; require pretrial, and allow trial and pretrial to be conducted by magistrate. Amends secs. 5735 & 8511 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5735 & 600.8511).