2005 House Bill 4870 / 2006 Public Act 299

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Introduced in the House

June 7, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Bruce Caswell (R-58)

To establish the order of priority in which family members are entitled to make funeral and burial arrangements for a deceased relative. It would be: the spouse; a child; a parent; a grandchild; a sibling; a grandparent; a child of a deceased sibling; an aunt or uncle; or a first cousin. If a funeral home makes a good faith and reasonably diligence attempt to comply with this, it would not be civilly liable for not being able to locate the right person.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 29, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 3, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was subsequently superceded by another substitute with more changes.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Bruce Caswell (R-58)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 4, 2006

Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 9, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

June 22, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 28, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that clarifies situations in which a person dies without a will or when a prisoner dies, and establishing procedures for challenging the presumption the bill would establish.

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 29, 2006

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To establish the order of priority in which family members are entitled to make funeral and burial arrangements for a deceased relative. It would be: the spouse; a child; a parent; a grandchild; a sibling; a grandparent; a child of a deceased sibling; an aunt or uncle; or a first cousin. If a funeral home makes a good faith and reasonably diligence attempt to comply with this, it would not be civilly liable for not being able to locate the right person.

Received in the House

June 29, 2006

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Passed in the House 104 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

July 18, 2006