HB 4524 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Property: recording; marketable record title act; revise. Amends title & secs. 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8 of 1945 PA 200 (MCL 565.101 et seq.) & adds sec. 5a.

HB 4524 revises Michigan's Property Recording Act (MCL 565.101 et seq.), updating procedures for recording property deeds and establishing clearer standards for marketable title. It directly affects property buyers, sellers, title companies, and local recording offices by modernizing how land transactions are documented and verified. Key changes include adding Section 5a to clarify recording requirements and amending multiple sections to streamline processes, such as reducing delays in resolving title disputes. The bill aims to make property records more efficient and reliable without altering substantive property rights. It became law on September 30, 2025, with immediate effect.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced May 22, 2025 Signed Sep 30, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Sep 25, 2025 · House Sep 4, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Sep 25, 2025
D Democratic19
19 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced
filed with Secretary of State 09/29/2025 08:22 PM
lower
Sep 30, 2025
Signed into law
approved by the Governor 09/29/2025 06:00 PM
lower
Sep 25, 2025
Introduced
returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
lower
Sep 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 233 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 2
upper
Sep 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Sep 18, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Sep 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 9/18/2025
upper
Sep 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
upper
Sep 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Sep 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #194 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
lower
Sep 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
May 22, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
May 22, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Douglas Wozniak
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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