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MI HB5315
Bill
Status
1/21/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jay DeBoyer
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AI Summary
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Modifies the Attorney General's authority to intervene in state court cases by removing the provision allowing intervention based on the Attorney General's own judgment that "the interests of the state require it"
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Limits the Attorney General's discretionary intervention power to only when requested by the Governor or either branch of the legislature
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Clarifies that the Attorney General's intervention authority applies specifically to courts or tribunals "in this state"
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Allows the Attorney General to designate an assistant attorney general as solicitor general to handle Supreme Court cases under the Attorney General's direction
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Reorganizes existing statute into three subsections with modernized language (e.g., replacing "his" with "the attorney general's")
Legislative Description
Public employees and officers: state; discretion of the attorney general to intervene in certain matters; modify. Amends sec. 28 of 1846 RS 12 (MCL 14.28).
Public employees and officers: state
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety
1/27/2026