Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 81: 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.

Enacted Last action July 29, 2026: ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Plain-language summary

SB 81 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Sue Shink (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 29, 2026): ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Sue Shink (Democratic). 8 co-sponsors.