2016 House Bill 5283

House Roll Call 150: Passed

To revise the state <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2010-HB-6421">”escheats law”</a> that lets the state government take possession of unclaimed property, by allowing the state to sell information on this property to “locator” services that make money by finding apparent owners who pay them for having found the information. The bill would impose the equivalent of a $300 annual fee on these services in addition to the cost of any records they purchase.

75 Yeas / 33 Nays
Republican (63 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (12 Yeas / 33 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (1)