Introduced
by
To revise the number of judgeships in various circuits and districts.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
Consideration postponed
Substitute offered
To limit the scope of the bill to the 7th and 49th judicial circuits.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To add one judge each to the 7th Circuit (Genesee County County) and the 49th Circuit (Mecosta and Osceola Counties).
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Amendment offered
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Consideration postponed
Amendment offered
To stagger the terms of the new judges.
Consideration postponed
Amendment offered
by
To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4811, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4811 would repeal Michigan's ban on suing the maker of prescription drugs that have been approved by the FDA, unless there was fraud involved.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To also add a new judgeship in the 19th judicial district (the counties of Emmet and Charlevoix).
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 104 to 0 (details)
To add one judge each to the 7th Circuit (Genesee County County) and the 49th Circuit (Mecosta and Osceola Counties).
Motion
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To give the bill immediate effect.
The motion passed 103 to 0 (details)
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
