---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts: judges; number of judgeships in certain circuit courts; increase by 1 effective January 1, 2023. Amends secs. 504, 511, 515, 521, 803 & 8154 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.504 et seq.)."
description: "Courts: judges; number of judgeships in certain circuit courts; increase by 1 effective January 1, 2023. Amends secs. 504, 511, 515, 521, 803 & 8154 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.504 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 694"
citation: "Michigan SB 694 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: circuit court", "Courts: judges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jon Bumstead"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58a69eca-22b5-4911-8335-c0ebdebff562"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0694"
source_hash: "312e825f545399c4f8b74f67550bdc9c308b2ff5cfcf76c402e9aafd1c26bfef"
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 694 (2021-2022) — Courts: judges; number of judgeships in certain circuit courts; increase by 1 effective January 1, 2023. Amends secs. 504, 511, 515, 521, 803 & 8154 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.504 et seq.).

## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBH-0694.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0694.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0008.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0694.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0694.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 16 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 20 Yeas 102 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 442 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jon Bumstead — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JON C. BUMSTEAD `introduction`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 442 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** received on 11/10/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 20 Yeas 102 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 16 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 02/07/2022 01:34 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 02/09/2022 02:42 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 02/09/2022 03:36 PM
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0008'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58a69eca-22b5-4911-8335-c0ebdebff562`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).