HB-5122, As Passed House, March 20, 2014HB-5122, As Passed Senate, March 19, 2014

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5122

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending section 507 (MCL 600.507), as amended by 2009 PA 228.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 507. (1) The sixth judicial circuit consists of the

county of Oakland and, except as otherwise provided in subsection

(2), this section, has 19 judges.

     (2) Subject to section 550, this circuit shall have has 18

judges during the period beginning 12 noon, January 1, 2011 and

ending 12 noon, January 1, 2015. The judgeship temporarily

eliminated from this circuit during the period of January 1, 2011

to January 1, 2015 shall be the judgeship of a judge who is not

eligible to run for reelection due to constitutional limitation on

the effective date of the amendatory act that added this

subsection. January 5, 2010. In the 2014 election, the initial term

of office of the judgeship being restored shall be 8 years.

     (3) Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1

additional judge beginning January 1, 2019.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 97th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) House Bill No. 5121.

     (b) House Bill No. 5123.

     (c) House Bill No. 5124.

     (d) House Bill No. 5125.