Summary — HB 6005 (Age of Majority Act amendment)
Status summary
- Bill number: HB 6005
- Subject: Tobacco / Age of Majority Act cross‑reference
- Introduced: Sept. 26, 2024 (sponsor: Rep. Stephanie A. Young; additional cosponsors listed in the introduced version)
- Actions (key): Passed House Dec. 13–18, 2024 (immediate effect); transmitted to Senate and referred to committees (Government Operations / State Affairs / Intergovernmental Affairs); committee activity entries through mid‑2025 include referrals, a record of indefinite postponement (5/3/2025), and a report of "died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee" (6/16/2025). The bill is expressly conditional on enactment of House Bill 6004.
- MCL sections amended: Amends the Age of Majority Act of 1971, sections 2 and 3 (MCL 722.52 & 722.53).
- House Fiscal Agency: reports no fiscal impact for HB 6005.
Purpose and intent
HB 6005 updates the Age of Majority Act to reflect a change in the name/reference of Michigan’s Youth Tobacco Act (1915 PA 31). Its purpose is purely corrective/technical: to change a statutory cross‑reference so the Age of Majority Act continues to exclude the tobacco/ nicotine statute from its general rule that 18‑year‑olds are adults for all purposes.
Key provisions
- Replaces the existing reference to the "youth nicotine and tobacco act" (1915 PA 31, MCL 722.641–722.645) with the proposed new title "Nicotine and Tobacco Act" (the name change is enacted under companion legislation, HB 6004).
- Leaves the substantive text of the Age of Majority Act intact otherwise; continues the longstanding rule that persons 18 years and older are adults for the purposes listed in sections 2 and 3, with enumerated exceptions.
- Includes an enactment clause making HB 6005 effective only if HB 6004 (which renames the Youth Tobacco Act and makes substantive changes to it) is also enacted.
Who is affected / impact
- Direct impact is procedural/legal: HB 6005 ensures statutory consistency and avoids a broken cross‑reference if HB 6004 renames the Youth Tobacco Act.
- Substantive effects (for minors, retailers, courts) depend on HB 6004. HB 6004 proposes removing penalties for under‑21 purchase/possession/use of tobacco and nicotine products and changing retailer signage; HB 6005 does not itself create or remove these penalties.
- Fiscal impact: HB 6005 alone is reported to have no fiscal effect.
Notes
- HB 6005 is contingent on HB 6004; if HB 6004 does not become law, HB 6005’s change would not take effect.
- The bill is primarily technical—intended to maintain internal consistency across Michigan statutes after the companion bill’s retitling/substantive changes.
