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HB5179 • 2026

Worker's compensation: benefits; payment of death benefits; modify, and expand conclusive presumption of dependency to include certain individuals. Amends secs. 321, 331, 335, 345 & 356 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.321 et seq.).

Worker's compensation: benefits; payment of death benefits; modify, and expand conclusive presumption of dependency to include certain individuals. Amends secs. 321, 331, 335, 345 & 356 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.321 et seq.).

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Sponsor
Mai Xiong (District 13), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Kelly Breen (District 21), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Noah Arbit (District 20), Regina Weiss (District 5), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Julie Brixie (District 73), Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Brenda Carter (District 53), Natalie Price (District 6), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Jason Morgan (District 23), Mike McFall (District 14), Kara Hope (District 74), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Joey Andrews (District 38), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Stephanie Young (District 16), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Donavan McKinney (District 11)
Last action
2025-11-04
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 10/30/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Worker's compensation: benefits; payment of death benefits; modify, and expand conclusive presumption of dependency to include certain individuals. Amends secs. 321, 331, 335, 345 & 356 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.321 et seq.).

Worker's compensation: benefits; payment of death benefits; modify, and expand conclusive presumption of dependency to include certain individuals.

What This Bill Does

  • Worker's compensation: benefits; payment of death benefits; modify, and expand conclusive presumption of dependency to include certain individuals.
  • Amends secs.
  • 321, 331, 335, 345 & 356 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.321 et seq.).

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. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 10/30/2025

  2. 2025-10-30 HJ 105 Pg. 1745

    introduced by Representative Rep. Mai Xiong

  3. 2025-10-30 HJ 105 Pg. 1745

    read a first time

  4. 2025-10-30 HJ 105 Pg. 1745

    referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness

Official Summary Text

Worker's compensation: benefits; payment of death benefits; modify, and expand conclusive presumption of dependency to include certain individuals. Amends secs. 321, 331, 335, 345 & 356 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.321 et seq.).