Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on November 30, 2006, to establish specific provisions and procedures in law for “beneficiary deeds” to real property, which are deeds that convey an interest on the death of the grantor. Beneficiary deeds would not be revoked by the provisions of a will

The vote was 86 in favor, 18 opposed and 6 not voting

(House Roll Call 1169 at House Journal 91)

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Rep. Bieda, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement: "Mr. Speaker and members of the House: I voted 'no' on House Bill 6695 which would change the law of conveyances in this State. While I like the intent of HB 6695, the bill does represent a substantial change in Michigan law, and I believe that changes of this magnitude should be fully discussed and reviewed by the Judiciary Committee. This bill was not afforded that opportunity, and I think the process was seriously shortchanged because of a lack of input from the legal community. We can avoid unintended consequences from otherwise good bills when they are subjected to a more rigorous analysis. Unfortunately, this did not appear to have occurred with this particular bill."