2025 House Bill 4616
Family law: marriage and divorce; certain references in the revised statutes of 1846 of marriage and the solemnization thereof; make gender neutral.
A bill to amend 1846 RS 83, entitled “Of marriage and the solemnization thereof,” by amending sections 2, 3, and 9 (MCL 551.2, 551.3, and 551.9), sections 2 and 3 as amended by 1996 PA 324; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Official record
Introduced in the House
June 10, 2025
Introduced
by
Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17)
and 24 co-sponsors
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Jason Hoskins (D-18), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Julie Brixie (D-73), Mike McFall (D-14), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Reggie Miller (D-31), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Natalie Price (D-6), Julie Rogers (D-41), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Regina Weiss (D-5), Carol Glanville (D-84), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Kara Hope (D-74), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Helena Scott (D-8), Jason Morgan (D-23) and Dylan Wegela (D-26)
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations