Michigan HouseHB 5315Jan 21, 2026

Of certain state officers: amend section 28

Passed 56–49Party-line

What it does: Limits the attorney general's intervention in other courts in cases involving the state to when the governor or either legislative chamber requests it, removing intervention on the attorney general's own judgment. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Third reading and passage

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The tally

Yes 56 · No 49 · Not voting 5

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
Party	Yes	No	Not voting
Democrats	0	49	3
Republicans	56	0	2

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes.

The full roll (110)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.