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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 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 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.

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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sue ShinkPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Sarah AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Mary CavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Stephanie ChangCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Erika GeissCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Veronica KlinefeltCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Mallory McMorrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Paul WojnoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“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. ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  2. FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/24/2026 10:54 AM
  3. APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 12:58 PM
  4. PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:38 AM
  5. ORDERED ENROLLED
  6. FULL TITLE AGREED TO
  7. GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  8. ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 215 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
  9. HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
  10. RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
  11. returned to Senate
  12. inserted full title

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

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