---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cemeteries and funerals; other; money held by a county for care and preservation of cemetery lots; require to be presumed abandoned under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 2, 3, 5 & 6 of 1903 PA 81 (MCL 128.82 et seq.); adds secs. 1a, 9 & 10 & repeals sec. 4 of 1903 PA 81 (MCL 128.84)."
description: "Cemeteries and funerals; other; money held by a county for care and preservation of cemetery lots; require to be presumed abandoned under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 2, 3, 5 & 6 of 1903 PA 81 (MCL 128.82 et seq.); adds secs. 1a, 9 & 10 & repeals sec. 4 of 1903 PA 81 (MCL 128.84)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4849"
citation: "Michigan HB 4849 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cemeteries and funerals: other", "Counties: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b774b5de-0c9d-48ee-8723-740d03dbfbc1"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4849"
source_hash: "26e30a8764600611c389426e95a157eaaa350c1bb1a64a7811ee49832f45ac77"
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 4849 (2017-2018) — Cemeteries and funerals; other; money held by a county for care and preservation of cemetery lots; require to be presumed abandoned under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 2, 3, 5 & 6 of 1903 PA 81 (MCL 128.82 et seq.); adds secs. 1a, 9 & 10 & repeals sec. 4 of 1903 PA 81 (MCL 128.84).

## 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-4849.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4849.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4849.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4849.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0008.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 13 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 305 Yeas 107 Nays 1 — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 64 — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Julie Alexander `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 Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 07/12/2017
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 305 Yeas 107 Nays 1 `passage`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 13 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 1/19/2018 @ 3:15 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 1/26/2018 @ 1:04 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 1/26/2018 @ 2:10 PM
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 8'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b774b5de-0c9d-48ee-8723-740d03dbfbc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).