March 5, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Lucido, Poleski, Somerville, Tedder, Glenn, Geiss, McCready and Forlini and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 5a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5a. When a state department or agency receives notice of
death from the state registrar under section 2849 of the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2849, for a decedent who receives
any type of public assistance, that state department or agency
shall immediately cease payment of public assistance to that
decedent or on behalf of that decedent.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4305 (request no.
00216'15) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.