2025 Senate Bill 147

Civil procedure: costs and fees; fee for publication of legal notice; remove sunset for inflation adjustment.

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” by amending section 2534 (MCL 600.2534), as amended by 2017 PA 82.

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The bill amends the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 to regulate newspaper publication costs for legal notices, with annual rate adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index, and ensures consistent pricing for political and commercial advertisements.

Introduced in the Senate

March 13, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-2)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

April 17, 2025

Reported without amendment

April 22, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

April 23, 2025

Reported without amendment

April 29, 2025

Passed in the Senate 21 to 15 (details)

Received in the House

April 29, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary