Introduced
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To allow a system of concurrent jurisdiction among trial courts, including probate, circuit, and probate courts. This would allow judges from a less busy circuit, district or probate court to hear cases from an overloaded one of the other types of trial court. The chief circuit, probate, and district court judges in a circuit would be authorized to arrange a plan. Certain kinds of cases would not be subject to the plan. See also Senate Bill 1400.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with a version recommended by the committee which reported it, but since superceded by the addition of other minor wording changes which do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the agreement of a county commission for the concurrent jurisdiction of courts in the county to go forward.
The amendment failed 37 to 56 (details)
Amendment offered
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The amendment failed 41 to 53 (details)
Amendment offered
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To repeal a realignment of district and circuit court boundaries in Crawford and Roscommon Counties adopted by the legislature earlier in 2002.
The amendment failed 47 to 46 (details)
Passed in the House 63 to 35 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Amendment offered
To require review and approval by county commissions (which authorize funding for the courts) before the proposed concurrent court jurisdiction plan can be implemented.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 24 to 11 (details)
To allow a system of concurrent jurisdiction among trial courts, including probate, circuit, and probate courts. This would allow judges from a less busy circuit, district or probate court to hear cases from an overloaded one of the other types of trial court. The chief circuit, probate, and district court judges in a circuit would be authorized to arrange a plan. Certain kinds of cases would not be subject to the plan. See also Senate Bill 1400.
Passed in the House 71 to 27 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
