An act to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of the courts, and of the judges and other officers of the courts; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in the courts; pleading, evidence, practice, and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the courts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 1307a (MCL 600.1307a), as amended by 2020 PA 307.
House Bill 4850 would amend the Revised Judicature Act to allow service members of the U.S. Armed Forces to claim exemption from jury service while they are on active duty and provide that they must be exempt upon making the request and providing a copy of their orders. Similarly, the spouse of a service member could claim exemption from jury service while living outside Michigan because of the service member’s active duty status, and they would be exempt upon making the request and providing a copy of the service member’s orders.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported with substitute H-1
Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the House 86 to 23 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Emergency Services
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
