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HB5404 • 2026

Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements to be appointed as guardian or conservator; modify. Amends secs. 5104, 5106, 5310, 5313 & 5409 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5104 et seq.).

Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements to be appointed as guardian or conservator; modify. Amends secs. 5104, 5106, 5310, 5313 & 5409 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5104 et seq.).

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Sponsor
Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Kelly Breen (District 21), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Ken Borton (District 105), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Angela Rigas (District 79), Denise Mentzer (District 61), William Bruck (District 30), Luke Meerman (District 89)
Last action
2025-12-23
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 12/18/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements to be appointed as guardian or conservator; modify. Amends secs. 5104, 5106, 5310, 5313 & 5409 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5104 et seq.).

Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements to be appointed as guardian or conservator; modify.

What This Bill Does

  • Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements to be appointed as guardian or conservator; modify.
  • Amends secs.
  • 5104, 5106, 5310, 5313 & 5409 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5104 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. 2025-12-23 HJ 118 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 12/18/2025

  2. 2025-12-18 HJ 117 Pg. 1991

    introduced by Representative Rep. Douglas Wozniak

  3. 2025-12-18 HJ 117 Pg. 1991

    read a first time

  4. 2025-12-18 HJ 117 Pg. 1991

    referred to Committee on Families and Veterans

Official Summary Text

Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements to be appointed as guardian or conservator; modify. Amends secs. 5104, 5106, 5310, 5313 & 5409 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5104 et seq.).