Occupations: attorneys; requirements for admission to state bar; modify. Amends secs. 931, 934 & 946 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.931 et seq.) & adds sec. 935.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Nov 9, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2022 · House Jan 25, 2022
How they voted
34–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 23, 2022
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced
filed with Secretary of State 04/07/2022 02:56 PM
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Signed into law
approved by the Governor 04/07/2022 12:08 PM
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Introduced
returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 100 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Amended
AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 7 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Dec 7, 2021
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Dec 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
Nov 9, 2021
Committee
referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Nov 9, 2021
Introduced
introduced by Representative Andrew Fink
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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