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MI HB4674

Bill

Status

Engrossed

9/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Pat Outman

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows a deceased vehicle owner's next of kin to renew the vehicle registration one time, provided the registration was not expired for 6 months or longer at the time of death

  • Sets registration renewal deadline for next of kin at the soonest of: 1 year after the Secretary of State is notified of the owner's death, ownership transfer by the estate's personal representative or secured party, or a lessee change

  • Clarifies that upon an owner's death, the existing license plate registration remains valid until the end of the registration year, ownership transfer, lessee change, or next of kin renewal

  • Adds secured parties and lessees to the provisions governing vehicle registration validity after an owner's death

  • Makes technical correction to reference the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for Consumer Price Index calculations

Legislative Description

Vehicles: registration; vehicle registration of deceased vehicle owner; allow next of kin to renew under certain circumstances, and modify procedures regarding deceased lessees. Amends sec. 236 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.236).

State agencies (existing): state

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure

9/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation And Infrastructure9/9/2025
Transportation And Infrastructure6/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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