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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5121: Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs. 2950d & 2950p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'25, HB 6033'26

Passed one chamber Official data

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

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Plain-language summary

HB 5121 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on October 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs. 2950d & 2950p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'25, HB 6033'26. Primary sponsor: Sarah Lightner (Republican). It lists 45 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 1, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 42 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarah LightnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Noah ArbitCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Kelly BreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Julie BrixieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Erin ByrnesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Tyrone CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Betsy CoffiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Jennifer ConlinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Emily DievendorfCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Kimberly EdwardsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Alabas FarhatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
John FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Morgan ForemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Carol GlanvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Kristian GrantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Phil GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Jaime GreeneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Peter HerzbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Kara HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Jason HoskinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Matt KoleszarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Tullio LiberatiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Matt LongjohnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Sharon MacDonellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56
Jaz MartusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Mike McFallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Donavan McKinneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Denise MentzerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Reggie MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Jason MorganCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Veronica PaizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Laurie PohutskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Natalie PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Carrie RheingansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Julie RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Helena ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Phil SkaggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Brad SlaghCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Will SnyderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Joe TateCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Penelope TsernoglouCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Regina WeissCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Jimmie WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Angela WitwerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Stephen WoodenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Mai XiongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13

“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. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
  2. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #364 Yeas 97 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on immediate passage
  7. placed on third reading
  8. substitute (H-3) adopted
  9. substitute (H-1) adopted
  10. read a second time
  11. referred to second reading
  12. reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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