MI HB6101

Extends the statute of limitations to 10 years for causes of action arising from a water emergency, with the provision applying retroactively.

Defines "water emergency" as circumstances resulting in a gubernatorial emergency declaration under the 1976 Emergency Management Act due to lead contamination in drinking water causing damage to water infrastructure and potential health impacts.

Creates a new extended timeline for minors injured by a water emergency, allowing them to file suit until whichever is later: age 28 or three years after discovering both the injury and its causal connection to the water emergency.

Exempts claims for damages arising from a water emergency from the standard one-year notice requirement for claims against the state under the Court of Claims Act.

Makes technical clarifications to existing statute of limitations provisions for assault, battery, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and malpractice claims, including a 5-year period for domestic violence cases.