103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 5121

Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) & adds secs. 2950d & 2950p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'25, HB 6033'26

In committee Last action October 1, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 46

Prime sponsor

Sarah Lightner

Cosponsors (45)

Alabas Farhat, Angela Witwer, Betsy Coffia, Bradley Slagh, Carol Glanville, Carrie Rheingans, Denise Mentzer, Donavan McKinney, Emily Dievendorf, Erin Byrnes, Helena Scott, Jaime Greene, Jason Hoskins, Jason Morgan, Jasper Martus, Jennifer Conlin, Jimmie Wilson, John Fitzgerald, Joseph Tate, Julie Brixie, Julie Rogers, Kara Hope, Kelly Breen, Kimberly Edwards, Kristian Grant, Laurie Pohutsky, Mai Xiong, Matt Koleszar, Matt Longjohn, Mike McFall, Morgan Foreman, Natalie Price, Noah Arbit, Penelope Tsernoglou, Peter Herzberg, Phil Green, Phil Skaggs, Reggie Miller, Regina Weiss, Sharon MacDonell, Stephen Wooden, Tullio Liberati, Tyrone Carter, Veronica Paiz, Will Snyder

Status

In committee as of October 1, 2026. 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

September 22, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #364 Yeas 97 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 7Passed97-6

yes (97) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carter, T., Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Tate, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wegela, Weiss, Wendzel, Witwer, Woolford, Wozniak, Xiong, Young

no (6) Carra, DeSana, Fox, Greene, J., Kelly, Wortz

Official roll call

Timeline 16

Date	Chamber	Action
October 1, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
October 1, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
September 22, 2026	House	transmitted
September 22, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #364 Yeas 97 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
September 22, 2026	House	read a third time
September 22, 2026	House	placed on immediate passage
September 22, 2026	House	placed on third reading
September 22, 2026	House	substitute (H-3) adopted
September 22, 2026	House	substitute (H-1) adopted
September 22, 2026	House	read a second time
June 24, 2026	House	referred to second reading
June 24, 2026	House	reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
October 28, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Judiciary
October 23, 2025	House	read a first time
October 23, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner

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