2023 Senate Bill 444

Cemeteries and funerals: other; ownership of a crematory by an owner of a funeral establishment; allow.

A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “Occupational code,” by amending sections 1801, 1806a, and 1810 (MCL 339.1801, 339.1806a, and 339.1810), sections 1801 and 1810 as amended by 2020 PA 265 and section 1806a as added by 2013 PA 77, and by adding section 1809c.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Refines industry definitions and regulations, covering business entities, cemeteries, crematories, funeral establishments, and practices such as embalming and funeral directing. It introduces a courtesy license for mortuary science practitioners from Indiana, Ohio, or Wisconsin to perform services in Michigan under certain restrictions.

Introduced in the Senate

June 28, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Kevin Hertel (D-12) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Michael Webber (R-9), Sue Shink (D-14), Sam Singh (D-28), Paul Wojno (D-10) and Erika Geiss (D-1)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs