---
type: "Bill"
title: "Probate; wills and estates; appointment of the state or county public administrator as personal representative of a decedent's estate in a formal proceeding; require, and modify powers and duties of public administrators acting as personal representatives. Amends secs. 3705 & 3715 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.3705 & 700.3715). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4821'17"
description: "Probate; wills and estates; appointment of the state or county public administrator as personal representative of a decedent's estate in a formal proceeding; require, and modify powers and duties of public administrators acting as personal representatives. Amends secs. 3705 & 3715 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.3705 & 700.3715). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4821'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4822"
citation: "Michigan HB 4822 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Probate: wills and estates", "State agencies (existing): attorney general"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c093cf7-bc8f-4f0c-9873-cab8f8614b84"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4822"
source_hash: "6ce5ff96be139f390d96a34383234532a42f14782f827327969909ebb08f45c1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 4822 (2017-2018) — Probate; wills and estates; appointment of the state or county public administrator as personal representative of a decedent's estate in a formal proceeding; require, and modify powers and duties of public administrators acting as personal representatives. Amends secs. 3705 & 3715 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.3705 & 700.3715). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4821'17

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-4822.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4822.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4822.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4822.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0014.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 23 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 289 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call # 32 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 26 — cosponsor (person)
- Abdullah Hammoud — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Wittenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Sneller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jim Ellison `introduction`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 07/12/2017
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 289 Yeas 108 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AS AMENDED
- **2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-3 ADOPTED
- **2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 23 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDED
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-3 with immediate effect and title amendment
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-3 concurred in
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 32 Yeas 108 Nays 0
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** title amendment agreed to
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 1/31/2018 @ 3:14 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 2/6/2018 @ 10:12 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 2/6/2018 @ 1:06 PM
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 14'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c093cf7-bc8f-4f0c-9873-cab8f8614b84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).