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MI HB5118
Bill
Status
6/24/2021
Primary Sponsor
Rodney Wakeman
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AI Summary
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Reduces the presumed abandonment period for money held under prepaid funeral and cemetery sales contracts from 3 years to 6 months after death of the contract beneficiary or contract owner
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Changes terminology from "funds" to "money" and adjusts grammatical references throughout the statute for consistency
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Applies the 6-month abandonment period to money held under 1954 PA 70 (cemetery perpetual care funds) unless the owner has communicated in writing with the financial organization or indicated interest through documented records
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Shortens the timeframe before unclaimed prepaid funeral and cemetery funds can be reported as abandoned property to the state
Legislative Description
Cemeteries and funerals: prepaid contracts; period a claim is presumed abandoned; reduce. Amends sec. 8a of 1995 PA 29 (MCL 567.228a)
Cemeteries and funerals: prepaid contracts
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/24/2021
6/29/2021