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House Judiciary Committee reports bill to create business courts to full House
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to report House Bill 48-40 with recommendation after brief testimony from supporters including Trevor Van Dyke of Scale and Monica Martinez of the Michigan Judges Association.
The Michigan House Judiciary Committee voted to report House Bill 48-40 with a recommendation to the full House after supporters briefly appeared before the panel.
Representative Lightner, chair of the committee, moved to report the bill with recommendation and the clerk called the roll. The clerk recorded 11 yeas, 0 nays and 0 pass; the clerk announced, “House Bill 48 40 is reported with recommendation.”
Support for the bill was noted on the record by Trevor Van Dyke of Scale and Monica Martinez of the Michigan Judges Association, each of whom indicated support and did not wish to speak further. The transcript records no extended debate on the measure during the committee session.
The committee took no additional action on the bill during the hearing; the transcript shows the bill was moved forward with the committee’s recommendation and referred to the next stage in the House process.
