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HB4639 • 2026

Civil procedure: statute of limitations; accrual of cause of action for groundwater contamination cases; revise. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 & 600.9947) by adding sec. 5830.

Civil procedure: statute of limitations; accrual of cause of action for groundwater contamination cases; revise. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 & 600.9947) by adding sec. 5830.

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Sponsor
Phil Skaggs (District 80), Reggie Miller (District 31), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Jason Morgan (District 23), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Natalie Price (District 6), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Kara Hope (District 74), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Noah Arbit (District 20), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Jasper Martus (District 69), Kelly Breen (District 21), Cynthia Neeley (District 70)
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Civil procedure: statute of limitations; accrual of cause of action for groundwater contamination cases; revise. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 & 600.9947) by adding sec. 5830.

Civil procedure: statute of limitations; accrual of cause of action for groundwater contamination cases; revise.

What This Bill Does

  • Civil procedure: statute of limitations; accrual of cause of action for groundwater contamination cases; revise.
  • Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 & 600.9947) by adding sec.
  • 5830.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 HJ 56 Pg. 690

    bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025

  2. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 687

    introduced by Representative Rep. Phil Skaggs

  3. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 687

    read a first time

  4. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 687

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Civil procedure: statute of limitations; accrual of cause of action for groundwater contamination cases; revise. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 & 600.9947) by adding sec. 5830.