HB-5469, As Passed Senate, September 29, 2004                               

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5469

                                                                             A bill to amend 1887 PA 128, entitled                                             

"An act establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages;            

to require a civil license in order to marry and its                        

registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law;             

and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act,"                    

(MCL 551.101 to 551.111) by amending the title, as amended by               

1998 PA 333, and by adding section 12.                                      

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1                                 TITLE                                         

2                                                                                An act establishing the minimum ages for contracting                               

3   marriages; to require a civil license in order to marry and its             

4   registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law;             

5   to prescribe certain programs relating to marriage; and to                  

6   provide a penalty for the violation of this act.                            

7   Sec. 12.  (1) If the parties to a marriage attend and                       

8   complete a premarital education program, the parties may claim              

9   the income tax credit provided in section 263 of the income tax             

House Bill No. 5469 as amended September 28, 2004                           

1   act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.263.                                      

2       (2) As used in this section, "premarital education program"                 

3   means a program as provided for in section 2b.

4       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

5   October 1, 2004.                                                            

6       Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take                      

7   effect unless <<Senate Bill No. 964>> of the 92nd Legislature is            

8   enacted into law.