# Michigan SB 0081: Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14. Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT Michigan SB 0081, Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14. Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sue Shink (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-29 (ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0081-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Michigan SB 0081 - State: Michigan - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14. Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2026-07-29, ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT - Sponsor: Sue Shink (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Courts: other, Juveniles: juvenile justice services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (143 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More defense help for low-income youth: benefit, high. Eligible youth get appointed defense counsel no later than their first court appearance in covered juvenile cases. Coverage also includes specified felony proceedings for acts committed before age 18, including cases handled like adult cases. Youth qualify when hiring a qualified lawyer would cause… - Defendants must consult before giving up counsel: benefit, low. Trial courts must tell defendants and youth about their right to a lawyer. Before giving up that right, they must consult a lawyer about the consequences. The waiver must be made both on the court record and in writing. - State grants support local youth defense: benefit, low. State defense grants now cover compliance with standards that include youth defense, but funding depends on legislative appropriations. Grants can cover costs above the required local share when the commission finds them necessary for compliance. The state must also fund grants for reasonable requi… - Youth defense gets statewide quality oversight: benefit, low. The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission’s standards, audits, data collection, and compliance oversight now cover youth defense. Standards must support constitutionally effective counsel and emphasize youth under 18 facing adult-style trials or sentences. They cannot override the Michigan Supreme C… - Defense rule violations limit legal remedies: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2027, failure to meet the act’s duties does not by itself create a lawsuit against government or defense systems, except as the act provides. Duties above constitutional requirements also do not create a right to sue state or local government or defense systems. A commission ru… - Defense grants face spending checks: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2027, local defense systems need an approved plan and cost analysis before receiving a grant. The first payment is 40% of the award, followed by three payments of 20% each. Later payments require commission approval of records, including prior-quarter spending and unspent funds… - Defense systems get appeals and penalties: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2027, the commission must publish dispute procedures, with unresolved disputes going to mediation and potentially circuit court. After a third disapproval, the state court administrator must appoint a mediator within 30 days. Mediation must start within 30 days of appointment a… - Defense systems split collected legal payments: mixed, low. Courts send all collected contributions or reimbursements from people found partially indigent to the local defense system. The system sends 20% to the state department for the defense commission’s standards work. It may keep 80% for collection costs and defense services in the next fiscal year. Th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sue Shink (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Erika Geiss (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mallory McMorrow (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Cavanagh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Wojno (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rosemary Bayer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sarah Anthony (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stephanie Chang (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Veronica Klinefelt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-07-03 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 95 | 13 | 2 | | 2026-07-03 | Senate | ROLL CALL: | pass | 23 | 13 | 2 | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | PASSED | pass | 25 | 12 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-07-29: ASSIGNED PA 0070'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (Senate) - 2026-07-29: FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/24/2026 10:54 AM (Senate) - 2026-07-29: APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 12:58 PM (Senate) - 2026-07-15: PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:38 AM (Senate) - 2026-07-03: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2026-07-03: FULL TITLE AGREED TO (Senate) - 2026-07-03: GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT (Senate) - 2026-07-03: ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 215 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 (Senate) - 2026-07-03: HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN (Senate) - 2026-07-03: RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION (Senate) - 2026-07-03: returned to Senate (House) - 2026-07-03: inserted full title (House) - 2026-07-03: passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #290 Yeas 95 Nays 13 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 (House) - 2026-07-03: read a third time (House) - 2026-07-02: placed on third reading (House) - 2026-07-02: substitute (H-1) adopted (House) - 2026-07-02: read a second time (House) - 2026-07-02: placed on second reading (House) - 2026-07-02: motion to discharge committee approved (House) - 2026-07-02: rule suspended (House) - 2025-03-18: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-18: read a first time (House) - 2025-03-18: received on 03/18/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: PASSED ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 25 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING (Senate) - 2025-03-05: REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) (Senate) - 2025-02-25: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Senate) - 2025-02-25: REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 2/20/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY (Senate) - 2025-02-12: INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SUE SHINK (Senate) ## Bill text - Public Act, 2026-07-24: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0070.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0081.pdf) - As Passed by the Senate, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0081.pdf) - Senate Concurred, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0081.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0081.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0102: Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper or record; modify. 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Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0… (signed) ## Sources - [Public Act (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0070.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0081.pdf) - [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0081.pdf) - [Senate Concurred (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0081.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0081.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0102: Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0102-2025-2026) - [HB 6007: Food: service establishments; delegation of certain duties and exemption of cer…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB6007-2025-2026) - [HB 5485: Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. 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