Public Act 343 of 2004

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• Introduced by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R) on May 18, 2004, to authorize courts to appoint a personal representative for a decedent who has no assets and no known family members, with the duty of arranging the burial or cremation of the body.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 18, 2004.
  • Reported in the Senate on June 2, 2004, with the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on June 3, 2004, to clarify that the bill applies to indigent decedents without heirs, not those who have not appointed someone with power of attorney to make disposition decisions. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 3, 2004.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 8, 2004.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 8, 2004.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on June 8, 2004.
    • Reported in the House on July 14, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 8, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that specifies the duties of a special personal representative, waives the bond requirement for special personal representatives, and makes other detail changes. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 8, 2004.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on September 8, 2004, to authorize courts to appoint a "special personal representative" for a decedent who has no assets and no known family members, with the duty of arranging the burial or cremation of the body.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 9, 2004.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on September 14, 2004, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 29, 2004.