HB5121 • 2026

Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs. 2950d & 2950p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'25, HB 6033'26

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Sponsor: Sarah Lightner (District 45), Helena Scott (District 8), Julie Rogers (District 41), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Regina Weiss (District 5), Will Snyder (District 87), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Kelly Breen (District 21), Carol Glanville (District 84), Julie Brixie (District 73), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Jaime Greene (District 65), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Angela Witwer (District 76), Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Noah Arbit (District 20), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Mai Xiong (District 13), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Betsy Coffia (District 103), John Fitzgerald (District 83), Mike McFall (District 14), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Jason Morgan (District 23), Natalie Price (District 6), Kristian Grant (District 82), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Phil Green (District 67), Joseph Tate (District 9), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Reggie Miller (District 31), Tullio Liberati (District 2), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Kara Hope (District 74), Jasper Martus (District 69), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Bradley Slagh (District 85), Alabas Farhat (District 3)
Last action: 2026-06-24
Official status: referred to second reading
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs. 2950d & 2950p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'25, HB 6033'26

Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate.

What This Bill Does

Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate.
Amends sec.
2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs.
2950d & 2950p.

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Amendments

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H-1

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

Plain English: TDR H04741'25 (H-1) nb0r2e SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

TDR H04741'25 (H-1) nb0r2e SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
5121 A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending section 2950a (MCL 600.2950a), as amended by 2018 PA 146, and by adding sections 2950d and 2950p.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: Sec.
2950a.

Bill History

2026-06-24 HJ 51 Pg. 0
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
2026-06-24 HJ 51 Pg. 0
referred to second reading
2025-10-28 HJ 103 Pg. 1700
bill electronically reproduced 10/23/2025
2025-10-23 HJ 102 Pg. 1695
introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner
2025-10-23 HJ 102 Pg. 1695
read a first time
2025-10-23 HJ 102 Pg. 1695
referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs. 2950d & 2950p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'25, HB 6033'26