Berrien County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Berrien County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 62 0262/a
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HB 937/AP*
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MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the page numbering was adjusted to match the new version. These changes indicate the bill has moved forward in the legislative process but do not alter the substantive policy, funding, or legal requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the update only reflects its procedural status.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', indicating the text now represents the final version agreed upon by both chambers.
Page numbering and version identifiers were updated from 'LC 62 0262' to 'LC 62 0262/AP' to reflect the new legislative version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026 · House Feb 6, 2026
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic20
80% Yea
R
Republican31
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 526
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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