2023 Senate Bill 212 / Public Act 72

Probate: other; references to a "married minor" in the estates and protected individuals code; eliminate.

An act to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled “An act to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify aspects of the law relating to wills and intestacy, relating to the administration and distribution of estates of certain individuals, relating to trusts, and relating to the affairs of certain individuals under legal incapacity; to provide for the powers and procedures of the court that has jurisdiction over these matters; to provide for the validity and effect of certain transfers, contracts, and deposits that relate to death; to provide procedures to facilitate enforcement of certain trusts; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 2519, 5103, 5204, 5206, and 5215 (MCL 700.2519, 700.5103, 700.5204, 700.5206, and 700.5215), section 2519 as amended by 2010 PA 325, section 5103 as amended by 2016 PA 483, section 5204 as amended by 2005 PA 204, and section 5215 as amended by 2020 PA 365.

Introduced in the Senate

March 16, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Veronica Klinefelt (D-11) and 12 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Erika Geiss (D-1), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), John Cherry (D-27), Sylvia Santana (D-2), Jeff Irwin (D-15), Sue Shink (D-14), Kevin Hertel (D-12), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Ruth Johnson (R-24), Mark Huizenga (R-30) and Rosemary Bayer (D-13)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

June 20, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

June 21, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 22, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 35 to 2 (details)

Received in the House

June 22, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

June 28, 2023

Discharged from committee

Substitute H-1 offered by Rep. Kara Hope (D-74)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 5 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 28, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in 36 to 1 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 12, 2023