HB 4547 Michigan House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Family law: marriage and divorce; marriage license fee; increase and earmark. Amends sec. 3 of 1887 PA 128 (MCL 551.103).

This bill updates Michigan's marriage license laws by increasing the standard fee from $20 to $50 and raising the additional fee for nonresidents from $10 to $25. It requires applicants to provide a birth certificate or other proof of age and directs $15 of each collected fee to fund domestic violence and child abuse counseling services. Large charter counties are given the option to set their own license fees, provided they allocate the collected money to the same counseling services and do not charge more than the actual cost of providing those services.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced May 11, 2023 Last action Dec 18, 2024
Floor votes · House Dec 12, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 18, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Dec 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
title amended
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 472 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Oct 17, 2023
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Oct 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
May 11, 2023
Committee
referred to Committee on Families, Children and Seniors
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
introduced by Representative Will Snyder
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors