Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan SB1071: Occupations: mortuary science; references to article 18 of the occupational code in the estates and protected individuals code; revise. Amends sec. 3206 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.3206). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1060'26
Status: In committee, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending section 3206 (MCL 700.3206), as amended by 2022 PA 157.
From the introduced text, June 23, 2026:
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending section 3206 (MCL 700.3206), as amended by 2022 PA 157. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 3206. (1) Subject to 1953 PA 181, MCL 52.201 to 52.216, part 28 and article 10 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2801 to 333.2899 and 333.10101 to 333.11101, and subsection (12), a funeral representative designated under subsection (2), a person with priority under subsections (3) to (5) or a person acting under subsection (6), (7), (8), or (9) is presumed to have the right and power to make decisions about funeral arrangements and the handling, disposition, or disinterment of a decedent's body, including, but not limited to, decisions about cremation, and the right to retrieve from the funeral establishment and possess cremated remains of the decedent immediately after cremation. The handling, disposition, or disinterment of a body must be under the supervision of a person licensed to practice mortuary science in this state. (2) Subject to section 1202, and except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subject to the priority in subsection (3), an individual who is 18 years of age or older and who is of sound mind at the time a funeral representative designation is made may designate in …
Sponsors
- Victory, Roger (R, 31) · primary sponsor
- Webber, Michael (R, 9)
- Santana, Sylvia (D, 2)
- Hertel, Kevin (D, 12)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
- : INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROGER VICTORY
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals: other, Occupations: mortuary science
Common questions
- What is SB1071?
- SB1071 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Occupations: mortuary science; references to article 18 of the occupational code in the estates and protected individuals code; revise. Amends sec. 3206 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.3206). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1060'26.
- What does SB1071 do?
- In its own words: To amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending section 3206 (MCL 700.3206), as amended by 2022 PA 157.
- What is the status of SB1071?
- In committee as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1071?
- Victory, Roger (R, 31), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1071?
- On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-SB-1071
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