---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; costs and fees; e-filing fee; extend sunset. Amends sec. 1993 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1993)."
description: "Civil procedure; costs and fees; e-filing fee; extend sunset. Amends sec. 1993 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1993)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4296"
citation: "Michigan HB 4296 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: costs and fees", "Courts: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97d8ba49-9f0a-415c-8bd9-eaab1c254750"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4296"
source_hash: "a5bec52335ac00188ff0c5131901581cfac12fac4c83ff6a77547b19316c8fa5"
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 HB 4296 (2019-2020) — Civil procedure; costs and fees; e-filing fee; extend sunset. Amends sec. 1993 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1993).

## 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/House/htm/2019-HEBH-4296.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4296.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4296.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4296.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0040.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 151 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 35 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Graham Filler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Graham Filler `introduction`
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/26/2019
- **2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 35 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 151 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/24/2019 04:19 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/26/2019 01:43 PM `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/26/2019 03:32 PM
- **2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 40'19 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97d8ba49-9f0a-415c-8bd9-eaab1c254750`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).