Bill > HB5693

This bill amends Section 17 of Chapter XIIA of the Probate Code of 1939 (MCL 712A.17) to make changes related to hearings and juries in certain juvenile court proceedings. The key provisions include: requiring the court to adjourn a hearing or grant a continuance only for good cause with factual findings; allowing a jury of 6 individuals to be demanded or ordered in hearings other than criminal trials; and providing the court the option to close a hearing to the public during the testimony of a juvenile witness or victim under certain circumstances. The bill also includes enacting sections that specify the effective date and that the bill does not take effect unless a related bill (SB ____ or HB 5689) is also enacted.