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MI HB4626
MI HB4626Property: other; community property act; revise gender-specific language. Amends secs. 3 & 4 of 1948 (1st Ex Sess) PA 39 (MCL 557.253 & 557.254). 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 1948 (1st Ex Sess) PA 39, entitled"An act to repeal Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1947, entitled "An act to provide for the creation of a community estate between husband and wife in real and personal property as defined herein; to prescribe the effect of such community estate; to define and prescribe certain rights and liabilities of parties affected hereby; to eliminate curtesy and dower in such community estate; to preserve the right of dower in the separate property of the husband, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith,""by amending sections 3 and 4 (MCL 557.253 and 557.254).
AI Summary
This bill amends a 1948 Michigan law regarding community property by updating and clarifying language related to property ownership between spouses. Specifically, the bill revises provisions about property that was considered community property under a 1947 law, providing rules for how such property should be classified between May 9, 1948, and May 10, 1949. The bill allows property to be deemed either community or separate property depending on how it is titled and whether the spouses file a notice of claim. Key changes include updating gender-specific language (replacing "husband and wife" with "spouses") and clarifying the timeframes and procedures for claiming community property status. The bill requires any notice of claim to be in writing, describe the specific property, be executed like a deed, and be filed with the county register of deeds. Importantly, the bill will only take effect if a related constitutional amendment is approved. The legislation aims to provide clarity and modernize the legal language around marital property ownership during a specific historical period.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (29)
Phil Skaggs (D)*,
Joey Andrews (D),
Julie Brixie (D),
Erin Byrnes (D),
Brenda Carter (D),
Betsy Coffia (D),
Jennifer Conlin (D),
Emily Dievendorf (D),
Morgan Foreman (D),
Carol Glanville (D),
Kara Hope (D),
Jason Hoskins (D),
Matt Longjohn (D),
Sharon MacDonell (D),
Mike McFall (D),
Donavan McKinney (D),
Denise Mentzer (D),
Reggie Miller (D),
Jason Morgan (D),
Laurie Pohutsky (D),
Natalie Price (D),
Carrie Rheingans (D),
Julie Rogers (D),
Helena Scott (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-4626 |
| BillText | https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/htm/2025-HIB-4626.htm |
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