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HB5894 • 2026

Civil procedure: civil actions; portion of fines in certain state civil infraction actions under the natural resources and environmental protection act; dedicate to grant program to assist farmers affected by PFAS. Amends sec. 8831 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8831). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5893'26

Civil procedure: civil actions; portion of fines in certain state civil infraction actions under the natural resources and environmental protection act; dedicate to grant program to assist farmers affected by PFAS. Amends sec. 8831 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8831). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5893'26

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Sponsor
Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Reggie Miller (District 31), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Julie Rogers (District 41), Julie Brixie (District 73), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Jason Morgan (District 23), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Joey Andrews (District 38), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Mai Xiong (District 13), Stephanie Young (District 16), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Kelly Breen (District 21), Regina Weiss (District 5), Natalie Price (District 6), Kara Hope (District 74), Helena Scott (District 8), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Brenda Carter (District 53), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Noah Arbit (District 20), Betsy Coffia (District 103)
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 04/23/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Civil procedure: civil actions; portion of fines in certain state civil infraction actions under the natural resources and environmental protection act; dedicate to grant program to assist farmers affected by PFAS. Amends sec. 8831 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8831). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5893'26

Civil procedure: civil actions; portion of fines in certain state civil infraction actions under the natural resources and environmental protection act; dedicate to grant program to assist farmers affected by PFAS.

What This Bill Does

  • Civil procedure: civil actions; portion of fines in certain state civil infraction actions under the natural resources and environmental protection act; dedicate to grant program to assist farmers affected by PFAS.
  • Amends sec.
  • 8831 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8831).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 5893'26

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. 2026-04-28 HJ 32 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 04/23/2026

  2. 2026-04-23 HJ 31 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jennifer Conlin

  3. 2026-04-23 HJ 31 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-04-23 HJ 31 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Civil procedure: civil actions; portion of fines in certain state civil infraction actions under the natural resources and environmental protection act; dedicate to grant program to assist farmers affected by PFAS. Amends sec. 8831 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8831). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5893'26