Michigan bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Michigan HB 4045
Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against. Creates new act.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Kara Hope (Democratic)
Cosponsors (11)
- Jasper Martus (Democratic)
- Jason Hoskins (Democratic)
- Jason Morgan (Democratic)
- Matt Longjohn (Democratic)
- Erin Byrnes (Democratic)
- Jennifer Conlin (Democratic)
- Julie Brixie (Democratic)
- Jimmie Wilson (Democratic)
- Kelly Breen (Democratic)
- Carrie Rheingans (Democratic)
- Julie Rogers (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Dec 31, 2025): assigned PA 52'25
Text versions
- Public Act
- House Concurred Bill
- As Passed by the Senate
- As Passed by the House
- House Introduced Bill
- Substitute (H-1) - 2
- Substitute (H-1)
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 Senate | PASSED ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 | pass | Set your home in Michigan to see |
| Oct 22, 2025 House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #262 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 | pass | Set your home in Michigan to see |
Actions
- Dec 31, 2025 · House
assigned PA 52'25 - Dec 31, 2025 · House
filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:56 AM - Dec 31, 2025 · House
approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:26 AM - Dec 23, 2025 · House
presented to the Governor 12/22/2025 01:40 PM - Dec 18, 2025 · House
bill ordered enrolled - Dec 18, 2025 · House
returned from Senate without amendment - Dec 18, 2025 · Senate
RETURNED TO HOUSE - Dec 18, 2025 · Senate
PASSED ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 - Dec 16, 2025 · Senate
PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING - Dec 16, 2025 · Senate
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) - Dec 11, 2025 · Senate
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - Dec 11, 2025 · Senate
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 12/10/2025 - Oct 28, 2025 · Senate
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY - Oct 28, 2025 · Senate
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT - Oct 22, 2025 · House
transmitted - Oct 22, 2025 · House
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #262 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 - Oct 22, 2025 · House
read a third time - Oct 21, 2025 · House
placed on third reading - Oct 21, 2025 · House
substitute (H-1) adopted - Oct 21, 2025 · House
read a second time - Apr 16, 2025 · House
referred to second reading - Apr 16, 2025 · House
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) - Feb 4, 2025 · House
bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025 - Jan 30, 2025 · House
referred to Committee on Judiciary - Jan 30, 2025 · House
read a first time - Jan 30, 2025 · House
introduced by Representative Rep. Kara Hope