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MI HB4674
Bill
Status
9/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Pat Outman
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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Adds secured parties and lessees to the provisions governing vehicle registration validity after an owner's death
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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