Bill > HB4631

This bill amends the Public Safety Officers Benefit Act to make several technical and gender-neutral updates to the definitions within the law. The amendments primarily focus on modernizing language, removing gendered terms like "he or she" and replacing them with gender-neutral alternatives like "the officer" or "spouse," and making minor clarifications to existing definitions. Specifically, the bill updates definitions for terms such as "commission" (adding "Michigan" before the name), "dependent" (simplifying preposition usage), "firefighter," "law enforcement officer," "line of duty," and "surviving spouse." The bill also makes small grammatical changes, such as replacing "which" with "that" in several instances. Importantly, the bill will only take effect if a corresponding joint resolution becomes part of the state constitution. These changes aim to improve the clarity and inclusivity of the existing law without substantially altering its substantive provisions, ensuring that the language reflects contemporary standards of legal drafting and gender neutrality.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4631