---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure: service of process; service of process for extreme risk protection order actions; provide for, and waive court fees. Amends secs. 1908, 2529 & 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1908 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0083'23"
description: "Civil procedure: service of process; service of process for extreme risk protection order actions; provide for, and waive court fees. Amends secs. 1908, 2529 & 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1908 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0083'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4147"
citation: "Michigan HB 4147 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: costs and fees", "Civil procedure: service of process"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Brixie"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd8ea740-6b48-400a-8628-380ab28610ca"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4147"
source_hash: "a768b43d218cee1837af36af8888d422bf5928135dc654025da57b2e35d80055"
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 4147 (2023-2024) — Civil procedure: service of process; service of process for extreme risk protection order actions; provide for, and waive court fees. Amends secs. 1908, 2529 & 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1908 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0083'23

## 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/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4147.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4147.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4147.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4147.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0035.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 53 Yeas 56 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **56–51** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 66 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–52** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 127 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Julie Brixie — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Ranjeev Puri — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** introduced by Representative Julie Brixie `introduction`
- **2023-02-28** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-28** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** bill electronically reproduced 02/28/2023
- **2023-04-12** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12** referred to second reading
- **2023-04-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** placed on third reading
- **2023-04-13** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-04-13** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 53 Yeas 56 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** transmitted
- **2023-04-19** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-04-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19** AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-04-19** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH AMENDMENT(S)
- **2023-04-19** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-04-19** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-04-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 127 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-04-19** returned from Senate with amendment(s) with full title
- **2023-04-19** laid over one day under the rules
- **2023-04-26** Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 66 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
- **2023-04-26** full title agreed to
- **2023-04-26** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-05-11** presented to the Governor 05/11/2023 11:04 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-23** approved by the Governor 05/22/2023 01:52 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-23** filed with Secretary of State 05/22/2023 04:52 PM
- **2023-05-23** assigned PA 35'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd8ea740-6b48-400a-8628-380ab28610ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).