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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 612: 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: SB 0611'25, HB 5120'25

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 612 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on October 16, 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: SB 0611'25, HB 5120'25. Primary sponsor: Ruth Johnson (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 10, 2025): referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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 8 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ruth JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Sarah AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Stephanie ChangCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
John DamooseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Erika GeissCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Kevin HertelCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Mallory McMorrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Sylvia SantanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Sue ShinkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14

“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 Judiciary
  2. read a first time
  3. received on 12/09/2025
  4. PASSED ROLL CALL # 324 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
  5. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
  6. SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
  7. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
  8. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
  9. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 11/13/2025
  10. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
  11. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RUTH JOHNSON

Sources

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