Michigan SB1089: Courts: funding; trial court funding; provide for. Amends secs. 880d, 8727 & 8827 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.880d et seq.); adds secs. 1495, 1496 & 1497 & repeals secs. 8729 & 8829 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8729 & 600.8829). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1090'26

What the bill says

To amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending sections 880d, 8727, and 8827 (MCL 600.880d, 600.8727, and 600.8827), section 880d as added by 1993 PA 189, section 8727 as amended by 2003 PA 95, and section 8827 as amended by 2020 PA 387, and by adding sections 1495, 1496, and 1497; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

From the introduced text, July 2, 2026:

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending sections 880d, 8727, and 8827 (MCL 600.880d, 600.8727, and 600.8827), section 880d as added by 1993 PA 189, section 8727 as amended by 2003 PA 95, and section 8827 as amended by 2020 PA 387, and by adding sections 1495, 1496, and 1497; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 880d. A judge of probate shall order that the payment of any fee required under this chapter be waived or suspended, in whole or in part, upon a showing by affidavit on a determination of indigency. or inability to pay.The court shall determine indigency in accordance with the process provided in section 1495. Sec. 1495. (1) Before the imposition of any fine, cost, or other assessment under section 8727 or 8827, section 1k of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1k, or section 907 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.907, the court must conduct an assessment of indigency using a 3-pronged examination. An individual must be determined to be indigent if the individual meets any of the following criteria: (a) The individual is enrolled in public assistance, including, but not limited to, food assistance; temporary …

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Sponsors

• Chang, Stephanie (D, 3) · primary sponsor