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HB5120Introduced in the House

Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends secs. 2559 & 2950 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2559 & 600.2950). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5121'25, HB 6033'26

EngrossedSenate Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety

Introduced by Helena Scott, District 8

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends secs. 2559 & 2950 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2559 & 600.2950). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5121'25, HB 6033'26

Where it stands

Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety

October 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #363 · September 22, 2026

96

Yes

7

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

103 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Tyrone Carter1Yes
Tullio Liberati2Yes
Alabas Farhat3Yes
Regina Weiss5Yes
Natalie Price6Yes
Tonya Myers Phillips7Yes
Joseph Tate9Yes
Veronica Paiz10Yes
Donavan McKinney11Yes
Kimberly Edwards12Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced By Representative Rep. Helena Scott

  2. Read A First Time

  3. Referred To Committee On Judiciary

  4. Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/23/2025

  5. Reported With Recommendation With Substitute (h-1)

  6. Referred To Second Reading

  7. Read A Second Time

  8. Substitute (h-1) Adopted

  9. Substitute (h-3) Adopted

  10. Placed On Third Reading

  11. Placed On Immediate Passage

  12. Read A Third Time

  13. Passed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #363 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7

  14. Title Amended

  15. Transmitted

  16. Passed By House With Immediate Effect

  17. Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety

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