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HB4840 • 2026

Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise. Amends sec. 8031 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8031).

Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise. Amends sec. 8031 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8031).

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Sponsor
Sarah Lightner (District 45)
Last action
2025-11-06
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise. Amends sec. 8031 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8031).

Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise.

What This Bill Does

  • Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise.
  • Amends sec.
  • 8031 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8031).

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-06 SJ 103 Pg. 1718

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-11-06 SJ 103 Pg. 1718

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

  3. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1763

    read a second time

  4. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1763

    placed on third reading

  5. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1767

    placed on immediate passage

  6. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1767

    read a third time

  7. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1767

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #289 Yeas 99 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 10

  8. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1767

    transmitted

  9. 2025-10-22 HJ 101 Pg. 1676

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  10. 2025-10-22 HJ 101 Pg. 1676

    referred to second reading

  11. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 923

    bill electronically reproduced 09/04/2025

  12. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 918

    introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner

  13. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 918

    read a first time

  14. 2025-09-04 HJ 79 Pg. 918

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise. Amends sec. 8031 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8031).