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SB0081Introduced in the Senate

Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14.

Passed

Introduced by Sue Shink, District 14

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14.

Where it stands

Assigned Pa 0070'26 With Immediate Effect

July 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #290 · July 3, 2026

95

Yes

13

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

108 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
Helena Scott8Yes
Joseph Tate9Yes
Veronica Paiz10Yes
Donavan McKinney11Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced By Senator Sue Shink

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

  3. Reported Favorably Without Amendment 2/20/2025

  4. Referred To Committee Of The Whole

  5. Reported By Committee Of The Whole Favorably Without Amendment(s)

  6. Placed On Order Of Third Reading

  7. Passed Roll Call # 36 Yeas 25 Nays 12 Excused 0 Not Voting 0

  8. Received On 03/18/2025

  9. Read A First Time

  10. Referred To Committee On Judiciary

  11. Rule Suspended

  12. Motion To Discharge Committee Approved

  13. Placed On Second Reading

  14. Read A Second Time

  15. Substitute (h-1) Adopted

  16. Placed On Third Reading

  17. Read A Third Time

  18. Passed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #290 Yeas 95 Nays 13 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

  19. Inserted Full Title

  20. Returned To Senate

  21. Rules Suspended For Immediate Consideration

  22. House Substitute (h-1) Concurred In

  23. Roll Call: Roll Call # 215 Yeas 23 Nays 13 Excused 2 Not Voting 0

  24. Given Immediate Effect

  25. Full Title Agreed To

  26. Ordered Enrolled

  27. Presented To Governor 7/14/2026 10:38 Am

  28. Approved By Governor 7/21/2026 12:58 Pm

  29. Filed With Secretary Of State 7/24/2026 10:54 Am

  30. Assigned Pa 0070'26 With Immediate Effect

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