MI HB6409

Adds "secular celebrant" as a person authorized to solemnize marriages in Michigan, defined as a member of a secular or nonreligious organization trained and certified by that organization to perform marriages.

Secular celebrants may solemnize marriages anywhere in the state, subject to the same requirements as other authorized officiants regarding record-keeping and license/certificate returns.

Removes reference to "common pleas court judge" from the list of persons whose authority to solemnize marriages is validated, and updates population threshold for county clerk employees from 2,000,000 to 1,500,000 inhabitants.

Extends marriage validity protections to include secular celebrants, ensuring marriages solemnized by secular celebrants are not voided due to lack of jurisdiction or authority if the parties believed they were lawfully married.

Takes effect 90 days after enactment.