---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure: costs and fees; fees for transcripts; increase. Amends sec. 2543 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2543)."
description: "Civil procedure: costs and fees; fees for transcripts; increase. Amends sec. 2543 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2543)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5046"
citation: "Michigan HB 5046 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: costs and fees", "Courts: reporters or recorders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nate Shannon"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-09-26"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f11d0ad7-827a-4894-a866-cbd61504a8e0"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-5046"
source_hash: "a1590e816eb13aeaa0ff73f38437ad15c291d236223b4f5fdf367baf68dcc7d8"
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 5046 (2023-2024) — Civil procedure: costs and fees; fees for transcripts; increase. Amends sec. 2543 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2543).

## 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-5046.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-5046.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-5046.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-5046.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0226.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 434 Yeas 104 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **104–6** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 625 YEAS 20 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 4 — **9–14** (fail) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 628 YEAS 24 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **4–6** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nate Shannon — primary (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-26** introduced by Representative Nate Shannon `introduction`
- **2023-09-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-09-26** referred to Committee on Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-27** bill electronically reproduced 09/26/2023
- **2023-10-17** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-17** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-31** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-31** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-10-31** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 434 Yeas 104 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-01** transmitted
- **2023-11-02** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-31** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-31** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-10** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-10** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 625 YEAS 20 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 4 `passage`
- **2024-12-19** VOTE RECONSIDERED
- **2024-12-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 628 YEAS 24 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-19** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-19** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2023-11-01** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 01:48 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/17/2025 01:40 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/17/2025 03:30 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 226'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f11d0ad7-827a-4894-a866-cbd61504a8e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).