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MI HB4533
Bill
Status
4/27/2021
Primary Sponsor
Ranjeev Puri
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AI Summary
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Changes all references to "August primary" to "June primary" in the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 relating to judicial elections for circuit judges, probate judges, and district judges.
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Updates the deadline for county and district control unit clerks to file resolutions approving new judgeships from the sixteenth Tuesday preceding the August primary to the sixteenth Tuesday before the June primary.
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Makes various technical corrections including changing "shall" to "must," "preceding" to "before," and updating statutory references to standard format (e.g., "Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1979" to "1979 PA 101").
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Applies to approval processes for additional circuit judgeships (MCL 600.550), new judicial circuits (MCL 600.550a), probate judgeships (MCL 600.805), and district judgeships (MCL 600.8175 and 600.8176).
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Takes effect January 1, 2023, contingent on House Bill No. 4530 of the 101st Legislature being enacted into law.
Legislative Description
Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in the revised judicature act of 1961; revise to June primary election. Amends secs. 550, 550a, 805, 8175 & 8176 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.550 et seq.).
Elections: judicial
Last Action
Referred To Committee Of The Whole With Substitute (s-3)
10/11/2022