---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; other; court of claims statute of limitations; exempt claims under the wrongful imprisonment compensation act. Amends sec. 6452 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6452). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5118'19, HB 5117'19"
description: "Civil procedure; other; court of claims statute of limitations; exempt claims under the wrongful imprisonment compensation act. Amends sec. 6452 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6452). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5118'19, HB 5117'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 68"
citation: "Michigan SB 68 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd5a6c6b-cea3-4fdb-868c-c97d48c518bf"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0068"
source_hash: "7fb300bf9ec3bff16916b888c3b945ec9696d3729e10bce561463ab7a35cbb17"
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 68 (2019-2020) — Civil procedure; other; court of claims statute of limitations; exempt claims under the wrongful imprisonment compensation act. Amends sec. 6452 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6452). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5118'19, HB 5117'19

## 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/Senate/htm/2019-SEBH-0068.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0068.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0044.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0068.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 56 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Betty Jean Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall Bullock — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PAUL WOJNO `introduction`
- **2019-01-29T05:00:00+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 ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** received on 02/11/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 56 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 02/21/2020 01:32 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 03/03/2020 12:35 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 03/03/2020 04:00 PM
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0044'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd5a6c6b-cea3-4fdb-868c-c97d48c518bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).