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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 257: Civil procedure: statute of limitations; civil actions for criminal sexual conduct; extend period of limitations, and add grace period for past occurrences. Amends sec. 5851b of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5851b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 258'25, SB 259'25

Passed one chamber 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

SB 257 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on April 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Civil procedure: statute of limitations; civil actions for criminal sexual conduct; extend period of limitations, and add grace period for past occurrences. Amends sec. 5851b of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5851b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 258'25, SB 259'25. Primary sponsor: Kevin Hertel (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): referred to Committee on Government Operations.

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): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin HertelPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Sam SinghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“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 Government Operations
  2. read a first time
  3. received on 05/20/2025
  4. PASSED ROLL CALL # 140 YEAS 25 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
  5. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
  6. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
  7. RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
  8. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  9. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/6/2025
  10. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
  11. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL

Sources

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