STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

Introduced by Senators Cropsey, Goschka, Kuipers, Garcia, Birkholz, Hardiman, Allen, McManus and Bishop

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 961

AN ACT 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:

TITLE

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; to prescribe certain programs relating to marriage; and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act.

Sec. 12. (1) For tax years that begin after December 31, 2005, if the parties to a marriage attend and complete a premarital education program, the parties may claim the income tax credit provided in section 263 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.263.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 5467.

(b) House Bill No. 5468.

(c) House Bill No. 5469.

(d) House Bill No. 5470.

(e) House Bill No. 5471.

(f) House Bill No. 5473.

(g) House Bill No. 5474.

(h) Senate Bill No. 959.

(i) Senate Bill No. 963.

(j) Senate Bill No. 964.

(k) Senate Bill No. 966.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor