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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4070: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4070 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House 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: Sarah Lightner (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2026): placed on third reading.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarah LightnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. placed on third reading
  2. substitute (H-2) adopted
  3. read a second time
  4. referred to second reading
  5. reported with recommendation without amendment
  6. bill electronically reproduced 02/12/2025
  7. referred to Committee on Judiciary
  8. read a first time
  9. introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source