HB 43972025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4397
Courts: judges; personal information and physical safety protections for judges, their families, and household members; enhance. Creates new act.
In committee Last action December 2, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 1
- Prime sponsor
- Sarah Lightner
Status
In committee as of December 2, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Judiciary, Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 1
November 13, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #304 Yeas 84 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 9Passed84-17
yes (84) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Bruck, Carter, T., Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Dievendorf, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Frisbie, Glanville, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, MacDonell, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Scott, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Weiss, Wendzel, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young
no (17) Brixie, Byrnes, Carra, Coffia, DeSana, Foreman, Fox, Greene, J., Longjohn, Maddock, McKinney, Paiz, Rheingans, Skaggs, Steele, Wegela, Wilson
Timeline 17
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| November 13, 2025 | House | transmitted |
| November 13, 2025 | House | title amended |
| November 13, 2025 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #304 Yeas 84 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 |
| November 13, 2025 | House | substitute (H-8) adopted |
| November 13, 2025 | House | substitute (H-7) adopted |
| November 13, 2025 | House | read a third time |
| November 4, 2025 | House | placed on third reading |
| November 4, 2025 | House | substitute (H-6) adopted |
| November 4, 2025 | House | read a second time |
| October 29, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| October 29, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation with substitute (H-6) |
| April 30, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced April 29, 2025 |
| April 29, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| April 29, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| April 29, 2025 | House | introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.