2026 Senate Bill 774

Financial institutions: money transmitters; foreign remittance transfers; prohibit under certain circumstances.

A bill to amend 2006 PA 250, entitled “Money transmission services act,” by amending sections 2, 3, and 25 (MCL 487.1002, 487.1003, and 487.1025), sections 2 and 3 as amended by 2018 PA 573, and by adding sections 21a and 35.

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Senate Bill No. 774 amends Michigan's Money Transmission Services Act to require licensees to verify that senders of foreign remittance transfers are not unauthorized aliens, mandates detailed recordkeeping and quarterly reporting, and imposes significant civil fines for noncompliance.

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 29, 2026

Introduced by Sen. Jim Runestad (R-23) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Joseph Bellino (R-16) and Jonathan Lindsey (R-17)

Referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection