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HB4542 • 2026

Civil procedure: civil actions; remedies for harm, injury, or death of a service animal; provide for. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2980.

Civil procedure: civil actions; remedies for harm, injury, or death of a service animal; provide for. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2980.

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Sponsor
Veronica Paiz (District 10), Reggie Miller (District 31), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Kelly Breen (District 21), Carol Glanville (District 84), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Erin Byrnes (District 15)
Last action
2025-06-04
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 06/03/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Civil procedure: civil actions; remedies for harm, injury, or death of a service animal; provide for. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2980.

Civil procedure: civil actions; remedies for harm, injury, or death of a service animal; provide for.

What This Bill Does

  • Civil procedure: civil actions; remedies for harm, injury, or death of a service animal; provide for.
  • Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec.
  • 2980.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-04 HJ 53 Pg. 658

    bill electronically reproduced 06/03/2025

  2. 2025-06-03 HJ 52 Pg. 639

    introduced by Representative Rep. Veronica Paiz

  3. 2025-06-03 HJ 52 Pg. 639

    read a first time

  4. 2025-06-03 HJ 52 Pg. 639

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Civil procedure: civil actions; remedies for harm, injury, or death of a service animal; provide for. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2980.