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HB4091 • 2026

Courts: juries; local jury boards; eliminate, and create a centralized jury process. Amends secs. 857, 1301a, 1304a, 1307a, 1326, 1332, 1334, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1371 & 1372 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.857 et seq.); adds secs. 1306 & 1307 & repeals (See bill).

Courts: juries; local jury boards; eliminate, and create a centralized jury process. Amends secs. 857, 1301a, 1304a, 1307a, 1326, 1332, 1334, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1371 & 1372 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.857 et seq.); adds secs. 1306 & 1307 & repeals (See bill).

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Sponsor
Amos O'Neal (District 94), Kara Hope (District 74), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Stephanie Young (District 16), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Jasper Martus (District 69), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Julie Brixie (District 73), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Kelly Breen (District 21), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Helena Scott (District 8)
Last action
2025-02-19
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 02/19/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on the specific changes or operations of the new central jury selection system.

Jury System Changes

This law changes how jury selection works by eliminating local jury boards and creating a new central system for picking jurors.

What This Bill Does

  • Eliminates the current local jury boards in each county.
  • Adds two new sections, 1306 and 1307, to the existing laws about juries.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Courts that use juries in trials
  • People who might be called for jury duty

Terms To Know

Jury boards
Groups of people responsible for choosing jurors in their local area.
Centralized system
A single office or process that handles something for a larger area, like the whole state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the new central jury selection process will operate.
  • It is unclear what happens to individuals who were part of local jury boards before this change.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-19 HJ 18 Pg. 125

    introduced by Representative Rep. Amos O'Neal

  2. 2025-02-19 HJ 18 Pg. 125

    read a first time

  3. 2025-02-19 HJ 18 Pg. 125

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

  4. 2025-02-19 HJ 18 Pg. 132

    bill electronically reproduced 02/19/2025

Official Summary Text

Courts: juries; local jury boards; eliminate, and create a centralized jury process. Amends secs. 857, 1301a, 1304a, 1307a, 1326, 1332, 1334, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1371 & 1372 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.857 et seq.); adds secs. 1306 & 1307 & repeals (See bill).