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HB4419 • 2026

Probate: other; designation of a patient surrogate for health care decisions; allow. Amends 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.1101 - 700.8206) by adding secs. 5605 & 5606. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4418'25

Probate: other; designation of a patient surrogate for health care decisions; allow. Amends 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.1101 - 700.8206) by adding secs. 5605 & 5606. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4418'25

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Sponsor
Angela Witwer (District 76), Jamie Thompson (District 28), Kelly Breen (District 21), Stephanie Young (District 16), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Joseph Aragona (District 60), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Rylee Linting (District 27), Tim Kelly (District 93), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Luke Meerman (District 89), Joseph Fox (District 101), Angela Rigas (District 79), Brian BeGole (District 71), Jason Woolford (District 50), John Roth (District 104), Phil Green (District 67), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Karen Whitsett (District 4), Bill Schuette (District 95), Tom Kunse (District 100), Curtis VanderWall (District 102), Jaime Greene (District 65)
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Probate: other; designation of a patient surrogate for health care decisions; allow. Amends 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.1101 - 700.8206) by adding secs. 5605 & 5606. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4418'25

Probate: other; designation of a patient surrogate for health care decisions; allow.

What This Bill Does

  • Probate: other; designation of a patient surrogate for health care decisions; allow.
  • Amends 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.1101 - 700.8206) by adding secs.
  • 5605 & 5606.
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 4418'25

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 SJ 8 Pg. 65

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 1/29/2026

  2. 2026-01-29 SJ 8 Pg. 65

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  3. 2025-09-22 SJ 80 Pg. 974

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  4. 2025-09-22 SJ 80 Pg. 974

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

  5. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 995

    read a second time

  6. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 995

    placed on third reading

  7. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 997

    placed on immediate passage

  8. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 997

    read a third time

  9. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 997

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #218 Yeas 98 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 12

  10. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 997

    transmitted

  11. 2025-06-11 HJ 56 Pg. 691

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  12. 2025-06-11 HJ 56 Pg. 691

    referred to second reading

  13. 2025-05-06 HJ 43 Pg. 464

    bill electronically reproduced 05/01/2025

  14. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 449

    introduced by Representative Rep. Angela Witwer

  15. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 449

    read a first time

  16. 2025-05-01 HJ 42 Pg. 449

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Probate: other; designation of a patient surrogate for health care decisions; allow. Amends 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.1101 - 700.8206) by adding secs. 5605 & 5606. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4418'25