republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/sb-525.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; reorganization; reorganization of courts and number of judgeships; modify. Amends secs. 511, 530, 545, 821, 8121, 8121a, 8122, 8123 & 8124 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.511 et seq.)."
description: "Courts; reorganization; reorganization of courts and number of judgeships; modify. Amends secs. 511, 530, 545, 821, 8121, 8121a, 8122, 8123 & 8124 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.511 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 525"
citation: "Michigan SB 525 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: reorganization", "Courts: judges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/476a87e0-dd21-40d2-9fd6-30949b81c034"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0525"
source_hash: "8b12a5ff2b99e25ad5c7151c9b05ab15774524504178fbe2cbc62385e65d494d"
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 525 (2017-2018) — Courts; reorganization; reorganization of courts and number of judgeships; modify. Amends secs. 511, 530, 545, 821, 8121, 8121a, 8122, 8123 & 8124 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.511 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://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0525.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0525.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0006.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0525.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0525.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 439 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 2 Yeas 63 Nays 43 — **63–43** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL # 1 YEAS 32 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 24 — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RICK JONES `introduction`
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH AMENDMENT(S)
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED `amendment-passage`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 439 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDED
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** received on 11/02/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2018-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 2 Yeas 63 Nays 43 `passage`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 1 YEAS 32 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 1/24/2018 @ 9:20 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 1/26/2018 @ 1:14 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 1/26/2018 @ 2:06 PM
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 06'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/476a87e0-dd21-40d2-9fd6-30949b81c034`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).