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HOUSE BILL NO. 6205
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 4031 (MCL 600.4031) and by adding sections
4001a, 4032, and 4033.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4001a. As used in this chapter, "garnishable earnings" 1
means an individual's gross wages minus any amounts required by law 2
to be deducted, exempted, or withheld. 3
Sec. 4031. (1) The provisions of the this act and any other 4
July 03, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Thompson, Schmaltz, Tisdel, Kunse and Aragona and referred
to Committee on Finance.
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statutes relating that relate to exemptions from execution, and the 1
manner of levying upon on property belonging that belongs to a 2
class or species in which exemptions are allowed by law, allowed, 3
shall be applicable apply to the application of property and 4
obligations to claims by attachment and garnishment. 5
(2) In any a garnishment proceeding where in which the 6
indebtedness of the garnishee to the principal defendant is money 7
owed to the principal defendant on account because of 8
(a) the sale to the garnishee of milk or cream, or both, 9
produced on the farm or farms of the principal defendant, the 10
garnishee's liability to the plaintiff is limited to 40% of such 11
the money. ; 12
(b) personal labor performed by the principal defendant or his 13
family, the garnishee's liability to the plaintiff is limited by 14
the exemptions allowed under section 7511. 15
Sec. 4032. Subject to section 4061a, the money that a debtor 16
receives as payment of any of the following is exempt from 17
garnishment: 18
(a) Any means-tested public assistance benefits. 19
(b) Unemployment compensation benefits. 20
(c) A federal earned income tax credit allowed under 26 USC 21
32. 22
(d) A state tax credit under section 272 of the income tax act 23
of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.272, or a similar credit under a 24
program of this state or a local unit of government providing an 25
earned income tax credit. 26
(e) Disability benefits. 27
(f) Worker's disability compensation benefits. 28
Sec. 4033. (1) From the portion of a debtor's gross wages for 29
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a week that does not exceed $1,925.00, the lesser of the following 1
is the amount subject to garnishment: 2
(a) Twenty percent of the debtor's garnishable earnings. 3
(b) The amount by which the debtor's garnishable earnings 4
exceed 30 times the federal minimum wage. 5
(2) From the portion of a debtor's gross wages for a week that 6
exceeds $1,925.00, 30% of the debtor's garnishable earnings are 7
subject to garnishment. 8