Senate Bill 1195 was introduced May 13, 2004, by Sen. Liz Brater, who had introduced the first anti-SLAPP bill as a member of the House. For current information on the bill see Michigan Legislature: SB 1195.

H.B. 4709 was introduced April 29, 1997 in the 1997-1998 session of the Michigan legislature by Rep. Liz Brater. The bill was referred to the Consumer Protection Committee, where a substitute bill was fashioned and reported out on June 18 with the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Judiciary Committee. The chair of the Judiciary Committee never took up the bill.

Two different approaches to anti-SLAPP legislation were introduced in the legislature in 2002. House Bill 5592 was one approach, while a series of related bills represented another: HB 5593, HB 5594, HB 5595, HB 5596, HB 5597.