103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 4616

Family law: marriage and divorce; certain references in the revised statutes of 1846 of marriage and the solemnization thereof; make gender neutral. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 9 of 1846 RS 83 (MCL 551.2 et seq.) & repeals secs. 1 & 4 of 1846 RS 83 (MCL 551.1 & 551.4). TIE BAR WITH: HJR F'25

In committee Last action June 11, 2025: bill electronically reproduced June 10, 2025

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 25

Prime sponsor

Laurie Pohutsky

Cosponsors (24)

Betsy Coffia, Carol Glanville, Carrie Rheingans, Denise Mentzer, Dylan Wegela, Emily Dievendorf, Erin Byrnes, Helena Scott, Jason Hoskins, Jason Morgan, Jennifer Conlin, Jimmie Wilson, Julie Brixie, Julie Rogers, Kara Hope, Matt Longjohn, Mike McFall, Natalie Price, Penelope Tsernoglou, Phil Skaggs, Reggie Miller, Regina Weiss, Sharon MacDonell, Stephen Wooden

Status

In committee as of June 11, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Government Operations (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
June 11, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced June 10, 2025
June 10, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Government Operations
June 10, 2025	House	read a first time
June 10, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Laurie Pohutsky

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.