---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts: other; duties of the appellate defender; include requirement to defend youth. Amends title & secs. 2, 4, 6 & 7 of 1978 PA 620 (MCL 780.712 et seq.) & adds secs. 1a & 8a."
description: "Courts: other; duties of the appellate defender; include requirement to defend youth. Amends title & secs. 2, 4, 6 & 7 of 1978 PA 620 (MCL 780.712 et seq.) & adds secs. 1a & 8a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 425"
citation: "Michigan SB 425 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: other", "Juveniles: juvenile justice services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue Shink"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-28"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7677a601-2df7-4258-b3d1-b46fc0ac8198"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0425"
source_hash: "b12c1d3510ce9eae299b2e8cbbd4dc3a2c04c33dd277af42b133d4f29f004098"
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 425 (2023-2024) — Courts: other; duties of the appellate defender; include requirement to defend youth. Amends title & secs. 2, 4, 6 & 7 of 1978 PA 620 (MCL 780.712 et seq.) & adds secs. 1a & 8a.

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0425.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0425.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0299.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0425.pdf)
5. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0425-00B74.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0425-0B735.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0425-00C76.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0425-00D47.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 524 Yeas 60 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **60–49** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 523 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **26–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sue Shink — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia A. Santana — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-28** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SUE SHINK `introduction`
- **2023-06-28** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-03** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-03** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-11** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-11** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-10-11** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-10-12** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) ADOPTED
- **2023-10-12** PASSED ROLL CALL # 523 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-12** received on 10/12/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-12** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-12** referred to Committee on Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-24** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-08** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-08** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-08** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 524 Yeas 60 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** inserted full title
- **2023-11-08** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-09** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-11-09** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/06/2023 09:22 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/12/2023 10:46 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/13/2023 10:24 AM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0299'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7677a601-2df7-4258-b3d1-b46fc0ac8198`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).