Introduced
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To allow county clerks in all counties to perform marriages. Under current law, only the county clerk of Wayne County has this authority, as well as judges, magistrates, mayors within their city, and ministers.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that amend the portion of the law establishing that "a minister of the Gospel" can solemnize marriages. The bill change this to refer in addition to a "cleric or religious practitioner." That term would be defined to refer to a priest, minister, rabbi, Christian Science practitioner, or other religious practitioner or similar functionary of a church, temple, religious body, or denomination, or similar tax exempt organization.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4811, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4811 would repeal Michigan's ban on suing the maker of prescription drugs that have been approved by the FDA, unless there was fraud involved.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 105 to 2 (details)
To allow county clerks in all counties to perform marriages. Under current law, only the county clerk of Wayne County has this authority, as well as judges, magistrates, mayors within their city, and ministers.
Received
To give the bill immediate effect.
Passed in the House 105 to 2 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
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
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To allow county clerks in all counties to perform marriages. Under current law, only the county clerk of Wayne County has this authority, as well as judges, magistrates, mayors within their city, and ministers.
Passed in the House 104 to 2 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
