MichiganMichigan directs three $1 million transfers between court funds
Michigan law directs transfers from uncommitted jury reimbursement money to the court equity fund in 2027, 2028, and 2029, and assigns appeals fees to court operations.
What it does
The state treasurer must move $1 million from uncommitted jury reimbursement money to the court equity fund at each fiscal year’s end in 2027, 2028, and 2029.
Fees collected for Court of Appeals filings and certain copies of court papers must help pay the court’s operating expenses.
Argument forUsing Court of Appeals fees for its operating expenses could help pay for the court’s day-to-day work.
Argument againstMoving money out of the jury reimbursement fund could leave a smaller reserve for future jury payment needs.
More detail
The state treasurer must transfer $1 million from the jury reimbursement fund to the court equity fund for each of three specified fiscal years. The transfers involve Michigan’s juror compensation reimbursement fund and court equity fund. Each transfer must come from money left in the jury reimbursement fund at that fiscal year’s end that has not already been committed. The transfers apply to the state fiscal years ending September 30, 2027, September 30, 2028, and September 30, 2029.
The Court of Appeals fees covered by this law must support the court’s operating expenses. This covers collected fees for filing appeals, asking the court to act, and obtaining certain copies of court papers. The law took effect September 21, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 22ASSIGNED PA 0101'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECTLatest
- Sep 22FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 9/21/2026 11:28 AM
- Sep 22APPROVED BY Governor Gretchen Whitmer 9/21/2026 9:34 AMBecame Law
- Sep 22PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 9/15/2026 1:28 PMTo Governor
- Sep 9ORDERED ENROLLED
- Sep 9FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- Sep 9GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Aug 25returned to Senate
- Vote recorded passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #347 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 6. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25inserted full title
- Aug 25passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #347 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 6Passed House
- Aug 25read a third timeMinor
- Aug 25placed on immediate passage
- Aug 25placed on third reading
- Aug 25read a second timeMinor
- Aug 25placed on second reading
- Aug 25motion to discharge committee approved
- Aug 25rule suspended
- Jul 3referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded PASSED ROLL CALL # 185 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 3read a first timeMinor
- Jul 3received on 07/03/2026Minor
- Jul 3PASSED ROLL CALL # 185 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0Passed Senate
- Jul 3AMENDMENT(S) WITHDRAWN
- Jul 2PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- Jul 2RULES SUSPENDED
- Jul 2PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- Jul 2SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- Jul 2REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)Minor
- Jul 2RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- Jul 2PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- Jul 2DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- 2025
- Sep 4REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTMinor
- Sep 4INTRODUCED BY SENATOR EDWARD MCBROOMIntroduced
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