Bill > HB5112

This bill amends Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to update regulations around watercraft ownership transfer by establishing an electronic system for transferring vehicle titles. Specifically, the bill maintains existing requirements that watercraft sellers must provide a certificate of title to purchasers and that purchasers must obtain a title in their name, but adds a new provision allowing the Secretary of State to create an electronic system for transferring watercraft ownership between private parties. Under this new electronic system, private parties would be required to comply with department requirements and provide necessary information when transferring ownership. The bill also includes provisions to protect proprietary and other sensitive information in the electronic system, and allows the department to enter into contracts to establish and operate this electronic transfer platform. The goal appears to be modernizing and streamlining the process of transferring watercraft titles by introducing digital methods alongside traditional paper-based title transfers.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-5112