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MI HB4611
MI HB4611Property tax: other; act regarding the right to manage and contract entireties property; revise gender-specific language. Amends title & sec. 1 of 1975 PA 288 (MCL 557.71). TIE BAR WITH: HJR F'25
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Introduced
06/10/2025
06/10/2025
In Committee
06/10/2025
06/10/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
103rd Legislature
Bill Summary
A bill to amend 1975 PA 288, entitled"An act to equalize income rights of husband and wife in real estate and other property, held as tenants by the entirety,"by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 557.71).
AI Summary
This bill amends a 1975 Michigan law regarding property ownership by spouses by updating gender-specific language to be more inclusive. Specifically, the bill replaces the phrase "A husband and wife shall be" with "Spouses are" in the context of describing rights to rents, products, income, profits, and management of property held as tenants by the entirety. A "tenant by the entirety" is a form of property ownership exclusively available to married couples, where both spouses have equal and undivided ownership of the entire property, with rights of survivorship. The bill is contingent upon a related constitutional amendment (either Senate Joint Resolution or House Joint Resolution F) being approved, which means the bill will only take effect if the corresponding constitutional change is made. The primary purpose appears to be modernizing the legal language to remove gendered terminology while maintaining the original intent of equalizing property rights between spouses.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (24)
Denise Mentzer (D)*,
Julie Brixie (D),
Erin Byrnes (D),
Betsy Coffia (D),
Jennifer Conlin (D),
Emily Dievendorf (D),
Carol Glanville (D),
Kara Hope (D),
Jason Hoskins (D),
Matt Longjohn (D),
Sharon MacDonell (D),
Mike McFall (D),
Jason Morgan (D),
Laurie Pohutsky (D),
Natalie Price (D),
Carrie Rheingans (D),
Julie Rogers (D),
Helena Scott (D),
Phil Skaggs (D),
Penelope Tsernoglou (D),
Dylan Wegela (D),
Regina Weiss (D),
Jimmie Wilson (D),
Stephen Wooden (D),
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/10/2025 (on 06/11/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4611 |
| BillText | https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/htm/2025-HIB-4611.htm |
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