SB-1463, As Passed House, December 9, 2004
November 3, 2004, Introduced by Senator GEORGE and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 8117 (MCL 600.8117), as amended by 1997 PA
161.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 8117. (1)
Except as provided in subsection (3), the
2 eighth district
consists of the county of Kalamazoo except the
3 cities of Kalamazoo
and Portage, is a district of the second
4 class, and has 2
judges.
5 (2) Except as provided
in subsection (3), the ninth district
6 consists of the cities
of Kalamazoo and Portage, is a district of
7 the third class, and
is divided into the following election
8 divisions:
9 (a) The first
division consists of the city of Kalamazoo and
10 has 4 judges.
Senate Bill No. 1463 as amended December 9, 2004
1 (b) The second
division consists of the city of Portage and
2 has 1 judge.
3 (3) Effective January 1, 1999, if the county of Kalamazoo,
4 the city of Portage,
and the city of Kalamazoo have approved the
5 reformation of the
eighth district pursuant to law, the The
6 eighth district consists of the county of Kalamazoo, is a
7 district of the first
class, and has 7 judges. , and is divided
8 into 3 election
divisions, as follows:
9 (a) The first
division consists of the city of Kalamazoo and
10 has 4 judges.
11 (b) The second
division consists of the city of Portage and
12 has 1 judge.
13 (c) The third
division consists of the county of Kalamazoo
14 except the cities of Kalamazoo
and Portage and has 2 judges.
[Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 2, 2005.]