---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; other; court of claims notification requirements; exempt claims under the wrongful imprisonment compensation act. Amends sec. 6431 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6431). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5118'19, SB 0068'19"
description: "Civil procedure; other; court of claims notification requirements; exempt claims under the wrongful imprisonment compensation act. Amends sec. 6431 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6431). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5118'19, SB 0068'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5117"
citation: "Michigan HB 5117 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f428d941-7e76-4ba1-811c-dd4cb2b617a2"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5117"
source_hash: "0aa7cd243fdf983cb50217ee4480c8c74288d4278c0d07b02dce5605949445bd"
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 5117 (2019-2020) — Civil procedure; other; court of claims notification requirements; exempt claims under the wrongful imprisonment compensation act. Amends sec. 6431 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6431). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5118'19, SB 0068'19

## 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-5117.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-5117.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-5117.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-5117.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0042.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 37 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 317 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call # 53 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kyra Harris Bolden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Kyra Bolden `introduction`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/17/2019
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 317 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 37 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDED
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and title amendment
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 53 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** title amendment agreed to
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 02/21/2020 01:34 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/03/2020 12:31 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/03/2020 03:56 PM
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 42'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f428d941-7e76-4ba1-811c-dd4cb2b617a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).