MI HB 5121

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Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs. 2950d & 2950p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'25, HB 6033'26

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

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Did MI HB 5121 pass?

Not yet. MI HB 5121 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-10-01): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

What is MI HB 5121 about?

MI HB 5121 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs. 2950d & 2950p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'25, HB 6033'26”.

Who sponsors MI HB 5121?

Sarah Lightner is the primary sponsor of MI HB 5121, joined by 45 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-10-23
Latest action: 2026-10-01 — REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Bill type: bill
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2026-10-01
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
referral-committee
2026-10-01
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
2026-09-22
title amended
2026-09-22
transmitted
2026-09-22
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #364 Yeas 97 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
passage
2026-09-22
read a third time
reading-3
2026-09-22
placed on immediate passage
2026-09-22
placed on third reading
2026-09-22
substitute (H-3) adopted
2026-09-22
substitute (H-1) adopted
2026-09-22
read a second time
reading-2
2026-06-24
referred to second reading
2026-06-24
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
committee-passage
2025-10-28
bill electronically reproduced 10/23/2025
2025-10-23
referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-10-23
read a first time
reading-1
2025-10-23
introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner
introduction

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-5121

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