Whitmer signs bipartisan bills streamlining death certificate process, loosening requirements

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 350

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two bills aiming to streamline the process of certifying a death, while also creating new requirements for the filing of a death certificate through a secure web-based system were signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday.

The legislative package comprised House Bill 4077 and House Bill 4078, now Public Acts 3 and 4 of 2026, sponsored by state Reps. Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) and Mike Mueller (R-Linden), respectively.

Rogers’ bill updates and clarifies the …

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