2023 House Bill 4978

Businesses: nonprofit corporations; conversion of summer resort and assembly associations into domestic nonprofit corporations; authorize.

A bill to amend 1982 PA 162, entitled “Nonprofit corporation act,” by amending section 123 (MCL 450.2123), as amended by 2014 PA 557.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bills 4977 and 4988 would amend 1889 PA 39 and the Nonprofit Corporation Act, respectively, to allow summer resort and assembly associations formed under 1889 PA 39 to convert into domestic nonprofit corporations. 1889 PA 39 allows for the formation of corporations for the purchase and improvement of land for summer homes, camp meetings, or meetings of groups organized for intellectual and scientific culture or for the promotion of religion and morality. The bills would allow an association formed under 1889 PA 39 to convert into a domestic nonprofit corporation by satisfying requirements of the Nonprofit Corporation Act concerning the conversion of a business organization into a domestic corporation1 and adopting bylaws in accordance with the Nonprofit Corporation Act.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 13, 2023

Introduced by Rep. John Roth (R-104) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Pat Outman (R-91) and Kathy Schmaltz (R-46)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Small Business

Oct. 3, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance

Oct. 25, 2023

Reported without amendment

March 5, 2024

Passed in the House 93 to 14 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

March 6, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs