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2011 House Bill 5105: Court consolidation package
Public Act 300 of 2011
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- Introduced by Rep. Kevin Cotter (R) on October 19, 2011, to consolidate and reduce the number of judges in Michigan courts, as recommended by the state Supreme Court and the State Court Administrative Office. This is one of a number of such bills, and affects a number of cities in Wayne and Oakland Counties.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on October 19, 2011.
- Reported in the House on December 7, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on December 7, 2011. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 7, 2011.
- Amendment offered by Rep. John Walsh (R) on December 7, 2011, to revise details of the courts and judgeships affected by the bill. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 7, 2011.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum (D) on December 7, 2011, to require a bill that also reduces the number of Court of Appeal judges from 28 to 24 to become law before this bill can, and also require a number of other regular court consolidation bills to become law. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 7, 2011.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on October 19, 2011.
- Passed 70 to 37 in the House on December 8, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on December 13, 2011.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 13, 2011.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on December 15, 2011, to revise details of the courts and judgeships affected by the bill. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 15, 2011.
- Passed 33 to 5 in the Senate on December 15, 2011, to consolidate and reduce the number of judges in Michigan courts, as recommended by the state Supreme Court and the State Court Administrative Office. This is one of a number of such bills, and affects a number of cities in Wayne and Oakland Counties.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on December 15, 2011, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed 101 to 4 in the House on December 15, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on December 21, 2011.
Comments
1) Re: 2011 House Bill 5105 (Court consolidation package ) by KurtHeise on December 17, 2011I voted 'no' on this bill on December 15 as the Senate had earlier that day stripped my amendment from the bill that would have eliminated one (1) addtional judge from the one removal already contemplated for Wayne County Circuit Court. I believe that given Wayne County's $160 million budget deficit, reduction in caseload by nearly 17 percent since 2003, losing 250,000 residents since 200, and considering the sacrifices that state, county, and local governments across Michigan are working with right now, reducing Wayne County's judiciary from 61 to 59 seemed reasonable.
Introduced in the House on October 19, 2011, to consolidate and reduce the number of judges in Michigan courts, as recommended by the state Supreme Court and the State Court Administrative Office. This is one of a number of such bills, and affects a number of cities in Wayne and Oakland Counties
The vote was 70 in favor, 37 opposed and 2 not voting
(House Roll Call 549 at House Journal 0)
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