Courts: funding; trial court funding; provide for. Amends secs. 880d, 8727 & 8827 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.880d et seq.); adds secs. 1495, 1496 & 1497 & repeals secs. 8729 & 8829 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8729 & 600.8829). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1090’26
Key claim: Michigan SB 1089 amends and adds provisions to the Revised Judicature Act to restructure trial court funding, repealing certain existing sections and adding new ones tied to companion bill SB 1090.
Abstract
(SB1089 · 103rd Legislature) Courts: funding; trial court funding; provide for. Amends secs. 880d, 8727 & 8827 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.880d et seq.); adds secs. 1495, 1496 & 1497 & repeals secs. 8729 & 8829 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8729 & 600.8829). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1090’26 Latest action (2026-07-02): Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety
Why this matters
Trial court funding determines how the state and local governments share the cost of Michigan’s judiciary, affecting court operations, fees paid by litigants, and county budgets. SB 1089’s restructuring — repealing older sections and adding new ones tied to companion bill SB 1090 — signals a legislative attempt to reshape the funding architecture, though the substantive fiscal impact will depend on the paired bill’s terms.