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HB4623 • 2026

Businesses: partnerships; certain references in the uniform partnership act; make gender neutral. Amends sec. 6 of 1917 PA 72 (MCL 449.6). TIE BAR WITH: HJR F'25

Businesses: partnerships; certain references in the uniform partnership act; make gender neutral. Amends sec. 6 of 1917 PA 72 (MCL 449.6). TIE BAR WITH: HJR F'25

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Sponsor
Noah Arbit (District 20), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Mike McFall (District 14), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Jason Morgan (District 23), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Dylan Wegela (District 26), 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)
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 what exact changes will be made to section 6 of the Uniform Partnership Act, only that it aims to make certain references gender neutral.

Making Partnership Laws Gender Neutral

This legislation changes certain words in the Uniform Partnership Act to be gender neutral.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes specific terms in the law about partnerships to remove gender-specific language.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Businesses that form partnerships.
  • People who start or join partnerships.

Terms To Know

Uniform Partnership Act
A set of laws used by many states to govern how partnerships are formed, run, and dissolved.
Gender-neutral language
Words or phrases that do not assume a person's gender.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only amends section 6 of the Uniform Partnership Act.
  • It is unclear how many partnerships will be directly affected by these changes.
  • This legislation ties with another joint resolution, meaning both must pass together.

Bill History

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

    bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025

  2. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 685

    introduced by Representative Rep. Noah Arbit

  3. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 685

    read a first time

  4. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 685

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Businesses: partnerships; certain references in the uniform partnership act; make gender neutral. Amends sec. 6 of 1917 PA 72 (MCL 449.6). TIE BAR WITH: HJR F'25