SENATE BILL NO. 1123

September 16, 2020, Introduced by Senators BRINKS, MOSS, IRWIN, POLEHANKI, WOJNO, GEISS, MCCANN, MCMORROW, BAYER, ALEXANDER, CHANG, BULLOCK, ANANICH and HOLLIER and referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 5830.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 5830. In an action for damages or injury related to a hazardous substance that was not regulated by this state or the federal government as a hazardous substance before July 2, 1994, a claim accrues at the time that the plaintiff discovers the existence of the claim or should have discovered the existence of the claim.