HB 5877 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Probate: other; prima facie evidence that transfer is made for value; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 3912 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.3912). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26

This bill updates Michigan's probate code to clarify how property transfers are treated when a personal representative sells estate assets to themselves or others. It establishes that buyers or lenders who purchase these assets are considered to have paid value without needing to verify if the original distribution was legally proper or if the representative still had authority. Additionally, the bill creates a legal presumption that recorded transfers are made for value, which helps simplify tax assessments, though it does not alter existing rules regarding Michigan estate tax liens. The legislation directly affects personal representatives, estate buyers, lenders, and interested parties involved in property distribution, and it requires two other related bills to pass before it can take effect.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Apr 22, 2026 Last action Jun 2, 2026
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House Introduced Bill As Passed by the House · 3 edits · May 20, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted to remove the original sponsor list and internal tracking codes, while consolidating the legal text into a single, clean block. The substantive legal provisions regarding property distribution and purchaser protection remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Removed the list of sponsoring representatives and the 'referred to Committee' status line.

Deleted internal document tracking codes and page headers found in the original draft.

Reorganized the layout to present the bill title, purpose, and legal text as a continuous, unbroken section.

Floor votes · House May 20, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #157 Yeas 57 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
lower
May 20, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
referred to Committee on Government Operations
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Ron Robinson
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors

Sponsors