HB 6401 Summary

• Changes the publication requirement for mass transportation authority articles of incorporation: before January 1, 2022, must be published in a designated newspaper; beginning January 1, 2022, must be posted under the local government public notice act.

• Replaces archaic language throughout the statute with updated terms (e.g., "shall" to "must," "any" to "a," "which" to "that").

• Updates statutory references to the worker's disability compensation act to use current citation format (1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941).

• Clarifies state lien rights for self-insurer transportation authorities that cease operations or are dissolved without a successor agency, allowing the state to recover guaranteed benefit claim payments.

• Enactment contingent on passage of Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6440 (request no. 02449'19).