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SB926 • 2026

Courts: judges; circuit court judgeships for Kent County; increase. Amends sec. 518 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.518).

Courts: judges; circuit court judgeships for Kent County; increase. Amends sec. 518 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.518).

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Sponsor
Mark E. Huizenga (District 30), Thomas A. Albert (District 18), Rick Outman (District 33)
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
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Courts: judges; circuit court judgeships for Kent County; increase. Amends sec. 518 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.518).

Courts: judges; circuit court judgeships for Kent County; increase.

What This Bill Does

  • Courts: judges; circuit court judgeships for Kent County; increase.
  • Amends sec.
  • 518 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.518).

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 SJ 36 Pg. 362

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MARK HUIZENGA

  2. 2026-04-23 SJ 36 Pg. 362

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Official Summary Text

Courts: judges; circuit court judgeships for Kent County; increase. Amends sec. 518 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.518).

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LEP S06870'26_SB0926_INTR_1 8oej61

SENATE BILL NO. 926

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 518 (MCL 600.518), as amended by 2014 PA 58.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 518. The seventeenth judicial circuit consists of the 1
county of Kent and has 10 11 judges. Subject to section 550, this 2
judicial circuit may have 1 2 additional judge judges beginning 3
January 1, 2017.January 1, 2027. 4
April 23, 2026, Introduced by Senators HUIZENGA, ALBERT and OUTMAN and referred to
Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety.