Public Act 288 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on April 19, 2006, to require that if the property division in a divorce judgment provides for the assignment of any rights in and to any pension, annuity, or retirement benefits, a proportionate share of all components of the benefits must be included in the assignment unless the divorce judgment expressly excludes one or more components. The components include supplements, subsidies, early retirement benefits, postretirement benefit increases, surviving spouse benefits, and death benefits.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on April 19, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on May 3, 2006, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 105 to 0 in the House on May 9, 2006, to require that if the property division in a divorce judgment provides for the assignment of any rights in and to any pension, annuity, or retirement benefits, a proportionate share of all components of the benefits must be included in the assignment unless the divorce judgment expressly excludes one or more components. The components include supplements, subsidies, early retirement benefits, postretirement benefit increases, surviving spouse benefits, and death benefits.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 10, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 10, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 21, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 22, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 22, 2006.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 28, 2006, to require that if the property division in a divorce judgment provides for the assignment of any rights in and to any pension, annuity, or retirement benefits, a proportionate share of all components of the benefits must be included in the assignment unless the divorce judgment expressly excludes one or more components. The components include supplements, subsidies, early retirement benefits, postretirement benefit increases, surviving spouse benefits, and death benefits.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 28, 2006.
• Passed 105 to 0 in the House on June 29, 2006, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 14, 2006.