---
type: "Bill"
title: "Probate: powers of attorney; uniform power of attorney act; create. Creates new act & repeals secs. 5501 - 5505 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5501 - 700.5505). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4645'23, HB 4646'23"
description: "Probate: powers of attorney; uniform power of attorney act; create. Creates new act & repeals secs. 5501 - 5505 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5501 - 700.5505). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4645'23, HB 4646'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4644"
citation: "Michigan HB 4644 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law: uniform or model acts", "Probate: powers of attorney"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kara Hope"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-23"
last_action: "2023-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a656c9e-c7ef-4ef0-bd45-26efe089549c"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4644"
source_hash: "01a1f2028b8602c1809fd388d6162c8c911b814db7021c7a7a508aabb88e9870"
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 4644 (2023-2024) — Probate: powers of attorney; uniform power of attorney act; create. Creates new act & repeals secs. 5501 - 5505 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5501 - 700.5505). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4645'23, HB 4646'23

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4644.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4644.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4644.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4644.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0187.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4644-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 586 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 243 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **104–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kara Hope — primary (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy DeBoer — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-23** introduced by Representative Kara Hope `introduction`
- **2023-05-23** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-23** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** bill electronically reproduced 05/23/2023
- **2023-06-21** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-21** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-27** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-27** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-06-27** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-27** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-06-27** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-27** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 243 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-06-27** transmitted
- **2023-10-17** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-28** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-19** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-19** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-10-24** PASSED ROLL CALL # 586 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-24** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2023-10-24** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-11-07** presented to the Governor 10/27/2023 02:35 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-08** approved by the Governor 11/07/2023 01:12 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-08** filed with Secretary of State 11/07/2023 02:20 PM
- **2023-11-08** assigned PA 187'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a656c9e-c7ef-4ef0-bd45-26efe089549c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).