---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts: district court; ninety-fifth-a district court; restore. Amends sec. 8160 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8160)."
description: "Courts: district court; ninety-fifth-a district court; restore. Amends sec. 8160 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8160)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 87"
citation: "Michigan SB 87 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: district court"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6753be03-f383-4971-88af-ccfe65215782"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0087"
source_hash: "7280868b2a3d7c32cf1848df9b45023c12f1d9d377110896249d666142254958"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan SB 87 (2019-2020) — Courts: district court; ninety-fifth-a district court; restore. Amends sec. 8160 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8160).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBH-0087.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0087.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0001.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0087.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 13 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 8 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ed McBroom — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR EDWARD MCBROOM `introduction`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 8 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received on 02/26/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 13 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 03/14/2019 10:55 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 03/21/2019 09:35 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 03/21/2019 12:56 PM
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 1 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6753be03-f383-4971-88af-ccfe65215782`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).