MI HB 4045

enacted

Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against. Creates new act.

Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) · lower

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Did MI HB 4045 pass?

Yes. MI HB 4045 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-12-31): assigned PA 52'25

What is MI HB 4045 about?

MI HB 4045 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against. Creates new act.”.

Who sponsors MI HB 4045?

Kara Hope is the primary sponsor of MI HB 4045, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-01-30
Latest action: 2025-12-31 — assigned PA 52'25
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Civil procedure: civil actions

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-12-31
assigned PA 52'25
2025-12-31
filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:56 AM
2025-12-31
approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:26 AM
executive-signature
2025-12-23
presented to the Governor 12/22/2025 01:40 PM
executive-receipt
2025-12-18
bill ordered enrolled
2025-12-18
returned from Senate without amendment
2025-12-18
RETURNED TO HOUSE
2025-12-18
PASSED ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
passage
2025-12-16
PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
2025-12-16
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
committee-passage
2025-12-11
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
referral-committee
2025-12-11
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 12/10/2025
committee-passage
2025-10-28
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
referral-committee
2025-10-28
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
2025-10-22
transmitted
2025-10-22
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #262 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
passage
2025-10-22
read a third time
reading-3
2025-10-21
placed on third reading
2025-10-21
substitute (H-1) adopted
2025-10-21
read a second time
reading-2
2025-04-16
referred to second reading
2025-04-16
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
committee-passage
2025-02-04
bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
2025-01-30
referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-01-30
read a first time
reading-1
2025-01-30
introduced by Representative Rep. Kara Hope
introduction

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Votes

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #262 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
2025-10-22 · pass · 103-0
Member-level votes (103)
- Alexander: yes
- Foreman: yes
- Martin: yes
- Schriver: yes
- Aragona: yes
- Fox: yes
- Martus: yes
- Schuette: yes
- Arbit: yes
- Frisbie: yes
- McFall: yes
- Scott: yes
- BeGole: yes
- Glanville: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Skaggs: yes
- Beson: yes
- Grant: yes
- Meerman: yes
- Slagh: yes
- Bierlein: yes
- Green, P.: yes
- Mentzer: yes
- Smit: yes
- Bohnak: yes
- Greene, J.: yes
- Miller: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Bollin: yes
- Hall: yes
- Morgan: yes
- St. Germaine: yes
- Borton: yes
- Harris: yes
- Mueller: yes
- Steckloff: yes
- Breen: yes
- Herzberg: yes
- Neeley: yes
- Steele: yes
- Brixie: yes
- Hoadley: yes
- Neyer: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bruck: yes
- Hope: yes
- Outman: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Byrnes: yes
- Hoskins: yes
- Paiz: yes
- Tisdel: yes
- Carra: yes
- Jenkins-Arno: yes
- Paquette: yes
- Tsernoglou: yes
- Carter, T.: yes
- Johnsen: yes
- Pavlov: yes
- VanderWall: yes
- Cavitt: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Pohutsky: yes
- VanWoerkom: yes
- Coffia: yes
- Koleszar: yes
- Posthumus: yes
- Wegela: yes
- Conlin: yes
- Kuhn: yes
- Prestin: yes
- Weiss: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Kunse: yes
- Price: yes
- Wendzel: yes
- DeBoyer: yes
- Liberati: yes
- Puri: yes
- Wilson: yes
- DeSana: yes
- Lightner: yes
- Rheingans: yes
- Witwer: yes
- Dievendorf: yes
- Linting: yes
- Rigas: yes
- Wooden: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Longjohn: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Woolford: yes
- Fairbairn: yes
- MacDonell: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wozniak: yes
- Farhat: yes
- Maddock: yes
- Roth: yes
- Xiong: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Markkanen: yes
- Schmaltz: yes
PASSED ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
2025-12-18 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (37)
- Albert: yes
- Daley: yes
- Klinefelt: yes
- Polehanki: yes
- Anthony: yes
- Damoose: yes
- Lauwers: yes
- Runestad: yes
- Bayer: yes
- Geiss: yes
- Lindsey: yes
- Santana: yes
- Bellino: yes
- Hauck: yes
- McBroom: yes
- Shink: yes
- Brinks: yes
- Hertel: yes
- McCann: yes
- Singh: yes
- Bumstead: yes
- Hoitenga: yes
- McMorrow: yes
- Theis: yes
- Camilleri: yes
- Huizenga: yes
- Moss: yes
- Victory: yes
- Chang: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nesbitt: yes
- Webber: yes
- Cherry: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Outman: yes
- Wojno: yes
- Cavanagh: other

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4045

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