---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; service of process; fees and mileage allowed for service of process; modify. Amends sec. 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2559)."
description: "Civil procedure; service of process; fees and mileage allowed for service of process; modify. Amends sec. 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2559)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 226"
citation: "Michigan SB 226 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: service of process", "Civil procedure: costs and fees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84a0359b-de9f-47f8-b8e2-60f350146ec4"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0226"
source_hash: "57b4a24db17b554866849ff0f2fbca2b8a85a6b7be5229d947e6e3061dcb1625"
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 226 (2017-2018) — Civil procedure; service of process; fees and mileage allowed for service of process; modify. Amends sec. 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2559).

## 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://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0226.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0226.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0261.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0226.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 66 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 522 Yeas 103 Nays 6 — **103–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 24 — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RICK JONES `introduction`
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 66 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** received on 02/13/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 522 Yeas 103 Nays 6 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/25/2018 @ 2:44 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/27/2018 @ 10:44 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/28/2018 @ 2:54 PM
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0261'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84a0359b-de9f-47f8-b8e2-60f350146ec4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).