State Cause of Action for Civil Rights Violations

Current understanding

HB6110 (103rd Legislature) would create a new Michigan act establishing a state-law cause of action allowing individuals to sue for violations of constitutionally or legally provided civil rights. The measure would provide a state-court civil remedy parallel to federal civil rights litigation avenues. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-18 — Civil procedure: civil actions; violation of constitutionally or legally provided civil rights; provide a cause of action for. Creates new act.: cross-connection with civil-rights-public-records: Both bills expand civil rights enforcement mechanisms in Michigan — HB6110 by creating a private cause of action for civil rights violations, and the public records disclosure measure by increasing transparency around civil rights matters. (novelty: 3)

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