Insurance: other; portable electronics insurance; provide for. Amends secs. 1201, 1202, 1207 & 2266 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1201 et seq.) & adds secs. 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296 & 1297.
HB 5419 adds portable electronics insurance as a new category under Michigan's insurance code. It creates specific definitions and regulatory provisions (sections 1292-1297) for this coverage, which would apply to items like smartphones, laptops, and tablets. The bill directly affects insurance producers and companies selling this new coverage type by establishing clear rules for its administration and sale within the state's regulatory framework. This is a definitional update, not a funding or benefit change.
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in committee
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 18, 2025
Last action Dec 23, 2025
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Dec 18, 2025
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referred to Committee on Insurance
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Dec 18, 2025
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introduced by Representative Rep. Bryan Posthumus
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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