2024 Senate Bill 1067

Civil procedure: costs and fees; fee for publication of legal notice; remove sunset for inflation adjustment.

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” by amending section 2534 (MCL 600.2534), as amended by 2017 PA 82.

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The bill amends the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 to set and adjust rates for publishing legal notices in newspapers, with annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index, and ensures consistent pricing for political and commercial advertisements.

Introduced in the Senate

Nov. 7, 2024

Introduced by Sens. Sylvia Santana (D-2) and Paul Wojno (D-10)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

Dec. 12, 2024

Discharged from committee

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Dec. 13, 2024

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 23 to 10 (details)

Received in the House

Dec. 13, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations