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HB5870 • 2026

Courts: judges; circuit court and district court judgeship to Kalamazoo County; increase. Amends secs. 510 & 8117 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.510 & 600.8117).

Courts: judges; circuit court and district court judgeship to Kalamazoo County; increase. Amends secs. 510 & 8117 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.510 & 600.8117).

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Sponsor
Julie Rogers (District 41), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Joey Andrews (District 38), Carol Glanville (District 84), Emily Dievendorf (District 77)
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 04/22/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Courts: judges; circuit court and district court judgeship to Kalamazoo County; increase. Amends secs. 510 & 8117 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.510 & 600.8117).

Courts: judges; circuit court and district court judgeship to Kalamazoo County; increase.

What This Bill Does

  • Courts: judges; circuit court and district court judgeship to Kalamazoo County; increase.
  • Amends secs.
  • 510 & 8117 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.510 & 600.8117).

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. 2026-04-23 HJ 31 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 04/22/2026

  2. 2026-04-22 HJ 30 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Julie Rogers

  3. 2026-04-22 HJ 30 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-04-22 HJ 30 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Courts: judges; circuit court and district court judgeship to Kalamazoo County; increase. Amends secs. 510 & 8117 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.510 & 600.8117).