2021 House Bill 5117 / 2022 Public Act 157

Revise decedent “funeral representative” appointment detail

Introduced in the House

June 24, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Rodney Wakeman (R-94)

To revise details in a law that specifies the priority list for which a survivor or relative of a person who has died has the authority to be a “funeral representative” and make decisions about those arrangements and the final disposition of the decedent's body.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 7, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Jan. 25, 2022

Passed in the House 99 to 2 (details)

Received in the Senate

Jan. 26, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

June 15, 2022

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 30, 2022

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To revise details in a law that specifies the priority list for which a survivor or relative of a person who has died has the authority to be a “funeral representative” and make decisions about those arrangements and the final disposition of the decedent's body.

Received in the House

June 30, 2022

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 19, 2022