Michigan HB4727: Probate: guardians and conservators; licensure of professional guardians and conservators; provide for. Amends secs. 5106, 5313 & 5409 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5106 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4728'25

What the bill says

To amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending sections 5106, 5313, and 5409 (MCL 700.5106, 700.5313, and 700.5409), section 5106 as amended by 2017 PA 136, section 5313 as amended by 2024 PA 1, and section 5409 as amended by 2000 PA 463.

From the engrossed text, June 23, 2026:

A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending sections 5106, 5313, and 5409 (MCL 700.5106, 700.5313, and 700.5409), section 5106 as amended by 2017 PA 136, section 5313 as amended by 2024 PA 1, and section 5409 as amended by 2000 PA 463. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 5106. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the court may appoint or approve a professional guardian or professional conservator, as appropriate, as a guardian or conservator under this act, or as a plenary guardian or partial guardian as those terms are defined in section 600 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1600. (2) The court shall only appoint a professional guardian or professional conservator as authorized under subsection (1) if the court finds on the record all of the following: (a) The appointment of the professional guardian or professional conservator is in the ward's, developmentally disabled individual's, incapacitated individual's, or protected individual's best interests. (b) There is no other person that is competent, suitable, and willing to serve in that fiduciary capacity in accordance with section 5212, 5313, or 5409. (3) The court shall not appoint a professional guardian or professional conservator as authorized under subsection (1) unless the professional guardian or professional conservator files a bond …

Read the full official text

Sponsors

• Wilson, Jimmie (D, 32) · primary sponsor
• Pavlov, Joseph (R, 64)
• Green, Phil (R, 67)
• Schmaltz, Kathy (R, 46)
• Thompson, Jamie (R, 28)
• Conlin, Jennifer (D, 48)
• Hope, Kara (D, 74)
• McKinney, Donavan (D, 11)
• Roth, John (R, 104)
• St. Germaine, Alicia (R, 62)
• Aragona, Joseph (R, 60)
• Neyer, Jerry (R, 92)

Latest actions

1. June 25, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
2. June 25, 2026: PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
3. June 23, 2026: transmitted
4. June 23, 2026: passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #237 Yeas 102 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
5. June 23, 2026: read a third time
6. June 16, 2026: placed on third reading
7. June 16, 2026: read a second time
8. September 16, 2025: referred to second reading
9. September 16, 2025: reported with recommendation without amendment
10. July 15, 2025: bill electronically reproduced 07/15/2025

Votes

• passed; given immediate effect (June 23, 2026): 102 yea, 4 nay, passed
• Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment (September 16, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB4727?

HB4727 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Probate: guardians and conservators; licensure of professional guardians and conservators; provide for. Amends secs. 5106, 5313 & 5409 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5106 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4728'25.

What does HB4727 do?

In its own words: To amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending sections 5106, 5313, and 5409 (MCL 700.5106, 700.5313, and 700.5409), section 5106 as amended by 2017 PA 136, section 5313 as amended by 2024 PA 1, and section 5409 as amended by 2000 PA 463.

What is the status of HB4727?

In committee as of June 25, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES (June 25, 2026).

Who sponsored HB4727?

Wilson, Jimmie (D, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB4727?

On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4727