REFERENCES TO THE ESTATES AND
PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE
House Bill 5485
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Richner
House Bill 5486
Sponsor: Rep. Marc Shulman
House Bill 5487
Sponsor: Rep. Jack Minore
House Bill 5488
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Law
House Bill 5489
Sponsor: Rep. Triette Reeves
House Bill 5490
Sponsor: Rep. Joanne Vorhees
House Bill 5491
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Hart
House Bill 5492
Sponsor: Rep. Alan Sanborn
House Bill 5493
Sponsor: Rep. Alan Sanborn
House Bill 5494
Sponsor: Rep. Gloria Schermesser
House Bill 5495
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Switalski
House Bill 5496
Sponsor: Rep. James Koetje
House Bill 5497
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Richner
House Bill 5498
Sponsor: Rep. Marc Shulman
Committee: Family and Civil Law
Complete to 3-8-00
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILLS 5485-5498 AS INTRODUCED 3-8-00
The bills are largely technical in nature and would help effect the implementation of the Estates and Protected Individuals Code, which was enacted to replace the Revised Probate Code and which takes effect on April 1, 2000. The bills would amend a variety of laws to replace existing references to the Revised Probate Code with the appropriate references to the Estates and Protected Individuals Code and to remove certain provisions that would conflict with the Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
House Bill 5485 would amend the Probate Code (MCL 710.23e, 712A.2, 712A.18, 712A.19b). House Bill 5486 would amend the Revised Judicature Act (MCL 600.816, 600.841, 600.880, 600.880b, 600.880c, 600.1021, 600.1517, 600.2922). House Bill 5487 would amend the Mental Health Code (MCL 330.1498h and 330.1498j). House Bill 5488 would amend the Public Health Code (MCL 333.1106 and 333. 5653). House Bill 5489 would amend the Michigan Do-not-resuscitate Procedure Act (MCL 333.1052). House Bill 5490 would amend the Child Custody Act
(MCL 722.26b). House Bill 5491 would amend the Social Welfare Act (MCL 400.11b and 400.115j). House Bill 5492 would amend the Banking Code (MCL 487.481a). House Bill 5493 would amend the Savings Bank Act (MCL 487.3422). House Bill 5494 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.236). House Bill 5495 would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.20101b and 324.80312). House Bill 5496 would amend the Michigan Penal Code (MCL 750.145n). The bills would provide accurate references to the new code and make other technical amendments. Each of these bills would have an effective date of April 1, 2000.
House Bill 5497 would amend the Revised Judicature Act (MCL 600.834) to allow a probate register or deputy probate register to exercise any authority granted under the Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
House Bill 5498 would amend the Powers of Appointment Act (MCL 556.114) to delete language stating that a power of appointment cannot be generally created where the deed, will, trust agreement or other writing or document which creates or reserves the power of appointment explicitly directs that the instrument must contain a specific reference to that power in order to be valid.
Analyst: W. Flory