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HB5445 • 2026

Courts: specialty courts; family division of the circuit court judgeships; modify. Amends secs. 1003, 1011, 1021 & 1023 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1003 et seq.) & adds secs. 1002 & 1012.

Courts: specialty courts; family division of the circuit court judgeships; modify. Amends secs. 1003, 1011, 1021 & 1023 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1003 et seq.) & adds secs. 1002 & 1012.

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Sponsor
Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Jamie Thompson (District 28)
Last action
2025-12-31
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 12/23/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Courts: specialty courts; family division of the circuit court judgeships; modify. Amends secs. 1003, 1011, 1021 & 1023 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1003 et seq.) & adds secs. 1002 & 1012.

Courts: specialty courts; family division of the circuit court judgeships; modify.

What This Bill Does

  • Courts: specialty courts; family division of the circuit court judgeships; modify.
  • Amends secs.
  • 1003, 1011, 1021 & 1023 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1003 et seq.) & adds secs.
  • 1002 & 1012.

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. 2025-12-31 HJ 119 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 12/23/2025

  2. 2025-12-23 HJ 118 Pg. 2022

    introduced by Representative Rep. Douglas Wozniak

  3. 2025-12-23 HJ 118 Pg. 2022

    read a first time

  4. 2025-12-23 HJ 118 Pg. 2022

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Courts: specialty courts; family division of the circuit court judgeships; modify. Amends secs. 1003, 1011, 1021 & 1023 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1003 et seq.) & adds secs. 1002 & 1012.