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

HB 5281

Financial institutions: other; third-party litigation funding transparency; provide for. Creates new act.

In committee Last action May 14, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 25

Prime sponsor

Mike Harris

Cosponsors (24)

Ann Bollin, Bill Schuette, Brad Paquette, Brian BeGole, Bryan Posthumus, Donni Steele, Douglas Wozniak, Gina Johnsen, Jay DeBoyer, Jennifer Wortz, John Roth, Joseph Aragona, Kathy Schmaltz, Ken Borton, Matt Bierlein, Matt Maddock, Mike Hoadley, Rachelle Smit, Ron Robinson, Sarah Lightner, Steve Frisbie, Thomas Kuhn, Tom Kunse, William Bruck

Status

In committee as of May 14, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Judiciary, House Rules, Senate Regulatory Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

May 12, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #137 Yeas 60 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 5Passed60-45

yes (60) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak

no (45) Andrews, Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, B., Carter, T., Conlin, Dievendorf, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Hoskins, Koleszar, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Steckloff, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Wooden, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 17

Date	Chamber	Action
May 14, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
May 14, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
May 12, 2026	House	transmitted
May 12, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #137 Yeas 60 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
May 12, 2026	House	read a third time
April 30, 2026	House	placed on third reading
April 30, 2026	House	substitute (H-4) adopted
April 30, 2026	House	read a second time
April 30, 2026	House	referred to second reading
April 30, 2026	House	reported with recommendation with substitute (H-4)
April 28, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Rules
April 15, 2026	House	referred to second reading
April 15, 2026	House	reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
November 13, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced November 12, 2025
November 12, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Judiciary
November 12, 2025	House	read a first time
November 12, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Harris

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.