Act No. 504

Public Acts of 2004

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 29, 2004

NO EFFECTIVE DATE: Tie-barred to HB 5467, which was vetoed by the Governor

STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

Introduced by Reps. Hager, Hoogendyk, Acciavatti, Brandenburg, Stahl, Stewart, Nitz, Spade, Voorhees, Hummel, Kooiman, DeRossett, Taub, Vander Veen and Sheen

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5469

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 PA333, 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.

(2) As used in this section, "premarital education program" means a program as provided for in section 2b.

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. 5470.

(d) House Bill No. 5471.

(e) House Bill No. 5473.

(f) House Bill No. 5474.

(g) Senate Bill No. 959.

(h) Senate Bill No. 961.

(i) Senate Bill No. 963.

(j) Senate Bill No. 964.

(k) Senate Bill No. 966.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor