HB 6078 Summary

• Amends Michigan's Insurance Code (1956 PA 218) to replace gender-specific language with gender-neutral terminology throughout sections 2207, 2209, 3110, and 3402.

• Replaces references to "husband," "wife," and "man/woman" with "spouse" and "individual" to apply insurance protections equally regardless of gender.

• Updates life insurance beneficiary and creditor protection provisions to apply uniformly to all individuals and spouses, removing outdated gender-based distinctions.

• Modernizes dependent definitions in workers' compensation and disability insurance sections to use neutral language while maintaining substantive protections for spouses and children.

• Effective only if Senate Joint Resolution _____ or House Joint Resolution T (100th Legislature) becomes part of the Michigan Constitution of 1963.