103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill

SB 81

Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14.

Passed a chamber Last action July 29, 2026: ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 9

Prime sponsor

Sue Shink

Cosponsors (8)

Erika Geiss, Mallory McMorrow, Mary Cavanagh, Paul Wojno, Rosemary Bayer, Sarah Anthony, Stephanie Chang, Veronica Klinefelt

Status

Passed a chamber as of July 29, 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 3

July 3, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #290 Yeas 95 Nays 13 Excused 0 Not Voting 2Passed95-13

yes (95) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Koleszar, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, O’Neal, Paiz, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schuette, Scott, Skaggs, Slagh, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wegela, Weiss, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wozniak, Xiong, Young

no (13) Carra, DeSana, Fox, Green, P., Greene, J., Johnsen, Kuhn, Meerman, Outman, Paquette, Schriver, Steele, Wortz

Official roll call

July 3, 2026State SenateROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 215 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0Passed23-13

yes (23) Anthony, Bayer, Brinks, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Damoose, Geiss, Greene, Hertel, Huizenga, Irwin, Klinefelt, McBroom, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Polehanki, Shink, Singh, Webber, Wojno

no (13) Albert, Bellino, Bumstead, Daley, Hauck, Hoitenga, Johnson, Lindsey, Nesbitt, Outman, Runestad, Theis, Victory

other (2) Lauwers, Santana

Official roll call

March 18, 2025State SenatePASSED ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 25 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0Passed25-12

yes (25) Anthony, Bayer, Brinks, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Damoose, Geiss, Hertel, Huizenga, Irwin, Johnson, Klinefelt, McBroom, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Polehanki, Santana, Shink, Singh, Victory, Webber, Wojno

no (12) Albert, Bellino, Bumstead, Daley, Hauck, Hoitenga, Lauwers, Lindsey, Nesbitt, Outman, Runestad, Theis

Official roll call

Timeline 30

Date	Chamber	Action
July 29, 2026	Senate	ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
July 29, 2026	Senate	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE July 24, 2026 10:54 AM
July 29, 2026	Senate	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR July 21, 2026 12:58 PM
July 15, 2026	Senate	PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR July 14, 2026 10:38 AM
July 3, 2026	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
July 3, 2026	Senate	FULL TITLE AGREED TO
July 3, 2026	Senate	GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
July 3, 2026	Senate	ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 215 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
July 3, 2026	Senate	HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
July 3, 2026	Senate	RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
July 3, 2026	House	returned to Senate
July 3, 2026	House	inserted full title
July 3, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #290 Yeas 95 Nays 13 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
July 3, 2026	House	read a third time
July 2, 2026	House	placed on third reading
July 2, 2026	House	substitute (H-1) adopted
July 2, 2026	House	read a second time
July 2, 2026	House	placed on second reading
July 2, 2026	House	motion to discharge committee approved
July 2, 2026	House	rule suspended
March 18, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Judiciary
March 18, 2025	House	read a first time
March 18, 2025	House	received on March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025	Senate	PASSED ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 25 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
March 5, 2025	Senate	PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
March 5, 2025	Senate	REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
February 25, 2025	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
February 25, 2025	Senate	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT February 20, 2025
February 12, 2025	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
February 12, 2025	Senate	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SUE SHINK

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