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SB0616Introduced in the Senate

Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement defendants; prohibit. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2022 PA 85 (MCL 691.1672 & 691.1673).

Passed

Introduced by Sylvia Santana, District 2

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement defendants; prohibit. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2022 PA 85 (MCL 691.1672 & 691.1673).

Where it stands

Assigned Pa 0049'26 With Immediate Effect

July 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #294 · July 3, 2026

102

Yes

6

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 Sylvia Santana

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

  3. Reported Favorably Without Amendment 11/13/2025

  4. Referred To Committee Of The Whole

  5. Rules Suspended For Immediate Consideration

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

  7. Placed On Order Of Third Reading

  8. Rules Suspended

  9. Placed On Immediate Passage

  10. Passed Roll Call # 315 Yeas 36 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 0

  11. Received On 12/02/2025

  12. Read A First Time

  13. Referred To Committee On Judiciary

  14. Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment

  15. Referred To Second Reading

  16. Read A Second Time

  17. Placed On Third Reading

  18. Read A Third Time

  19. Passed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #294 Yeas 102 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

  20. Inserted Full Title

  21. Returned To Senate

  22. Given Immediate Effect

  23. Full Title Agreed To

  24. Ordered Enrolled

  25. Presented To Governor 7/14/2026 11:08 Am

  26. Approved By Governor 7/21/2026 1:28 Pm

  27. Filed With Secretary Of State 7/23/2026 11:32 Am

  28. Assigned Pa 0049'26 With Immediate Effect

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