MIMay 10, 2026
HB 4077 is now Public Act 3 of 2026, and the clock is real: routine paper death certification ends and everything moves to the state's EDRS system on or before March 16, 2027. Faster, cleaner certificates are a win — but smaller homes should start mapping their workflow to the electronic process now, not in Q4 2026.
MIMay 3, 2026
State of Deathcare — Michigan, May 2026: The headline is enacted — HB 4077/4078 (Public Acts 3 & 4) modernize death-record certification; every funeral home should prep for the EDRS cutover by March 2027. Still in motion: SB 157 (pet-cemetery rules) cleared the Senate 19-18 and sits in House Regulatory Reform. A thin session otherwise for human-deathcare bills — which is exactly why showing up matters.