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HB4622 • 2026

Family law: marriage and divorce; certain references in judgments of divorce; make gender neutral. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 1909 PA 259 (MCL 552.101 & 552.102). TIE BAR WITH: HJR F'25

Family law: marriage and divorce; certain references in judgments of divorce; make gender neutral. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 1909 PA 259 (MCL 552.101 & 552.102). TIE BAR WITH: HJR F'25

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Sponsor
Joey Andrews (District 38), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Mike McFall (District 14), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Jason Morgan (District 23), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Natalie Price (District 6), Julie Rogers (District 41), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Betsy Coffia (District 103), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Regina Weiss (District 5), Julie Brixie (District 73), Carol Glanville (District 84), Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Kara Hope (District 74), Helena Scott (District 8), Dylan Wegela (District 26)
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the exact changes or sections of law being amended, only a general description.

Making Divorce Judgments Gender Neutral

This legislation changes certain references in divorce judgments to be gender neutral.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes parts of existing family law about marriage and divorce to use gender-neutral terms.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People getting divorced who want their legal documents to use gender-neutral terms.
  • Courts and judges when writing divorce judgments.

Terms To Know

Gender Neutral
Language or policies that do not assume a specific gender for individuals, using words like 'partner' instead of 'husband' or 'wife'.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the changes will be implemented in existing divorce cases.
  • It is unclear what other parts of family law might need similar updates to become gender neutral.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 HJ 56 Pg. 690

    bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025

  2. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 684

    introduced by Representative Rep. Joey Andrews

  3. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 684

    read a first time

  4. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 684

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Family law: marriage and divorce; certain references in judgments of divorce; make gender neutral. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 1909 PA 259 (MCL 552.101 & 552.102). TIE BAR WITH: HJR F'25