MI HB4045 | 2025-2026 | 103rd Legislature

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)
Status: Passed on December 31 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-12-31 - Assigned Pa 52'25
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against. Creates new act.

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Title

Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against. Creates new act.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-12-18 - Senate - Senate Third Reading: Passed Roll Call # 347 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-12-11 - Senate - Reported Favorably Without Amendment 12/10/2025 (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-10-22 - House - House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #262 (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - Reported With Recommendation With Substitute H-1 (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-12-31HouseAssigned Pa 52'25
2025-12-31HouseFiled With Secretary Of State 12/23/2025 11:56 Am
2025-12-31HouseApproved By The Governor 12/23/2025 10:26 Am
2025-12-23HousePresented To The Governor 12/22/2025 01:40 Pm
2025-12-18HouseBill Ordered Enrolled
2025-12-18HouseReturned From Senate Without Amendment
2025-12-18SenateReturned To House
2025-12-18SenatePassed Roll Call # 347 Yeas 36 Nays 0 Excused 1 Not Voting 0
2025-12-16SenatePlaced On Order Of Third Reading
2025-12-16SenateReported By Committee Of The Whole Favorably Without Amendment(s)
2025-12-11SenateReferred To Committee Of The Whole
2025-12-11SenateReported Favorably Without Amendment 12/10/2025
2025-10-28SenateReferred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety
2025-10-28SenatePassed By House With Immediate Effect
2025-10-22HouseTransmitted
2025-10-22HousePassed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #262 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
2025-10-22HouseRead A Third Time
2025-10-21HousePlaced On Third Reading
2025-10-21HouseSubstitute (h-1) Adopted
2025-10-21HouseRead A Second Time
2025-04-16HouseReferred To Second Reading
2025-04-16HouseReported With Recommendation With Substitute (h-1)
2025-02-04HouseBill Electronically Reproduced 01/30/2025
2025-01-30HouseReferred To Committee On Judiciary
2025-01-30HouseRead A First Time
2025-01-30HouseIntroduced By Representative Rep. Kara Hope

Subjects


Michigan State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4045
Texthttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/htm/2025-HIB-4045.htm
Texthttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/htm/2025-HEBH-4045.htm
Texthttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/htm/2025-HEBS-4045.htm
Texthttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billenrolled/House/htm/2025-HNB-4045.htm
Texthttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/htm/2025-PA-0052.htm
Supplementhttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billanalysis/House/pdf/2025-HLA-4045-N8VGR90F.pdf
Supplementhttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billanalysis/House/pdf/2025-HLA-4045-D3C0VR4G.pdf
Supplementhttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2025-SFA-4045-G.pdf
Supplementhttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2025-SFA-4045-F.pdf
Roll Callhttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/Journal/House/htm/2025-HJ-04-16-035.htm
Roll Callhttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/Journal/House/htm/2025-HJ-10-22-101.htm
Roll Callhttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/Journal/Senate/htm/2025-SJ-12-11-111.htm
Roll Callhttps://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/Journal/Senate/htm/2025-SJ-12-18-114.htm

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