MI SB0903

Enacts the Uniform Arbitration Act to govern agreements to arbitrate disputes and establish procedures for arbitration proceedings, effective July 1, 2013.

Makes arbitration agreements valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except on grounds that exist at law or equity for contract revocation; courts decide whether an agreement exists while arbitrators decide enforceability of conditions precedent.

Grants arbitrators authority to conduct proceedings fairly and expeditiously, including issuing subpoenas, permitting depositions and discovery, awarding remedies authorized by law, and issuing provisional remedies to protect proceeding effectiveness.

Provides parties the right to legal representation, establishes disclosure requirements for arbitrator impartiality, and grants arbitrators and arbitration organizations immunity from civil liability comparable to judicial immunity.

Specifies grounds for vacating awards (corruption, fraud, partiality, misconduct, exceeding powers, lack of agreement, improper notice) and modifying awards (mathematical errors, claims not submitted, formal defects), with 90-day filing deadlines for motions.