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HB 4959

Occupations: individual licensing and registration; fee for professional guardian and professional conservator; provide for. Amends 1979 PA 152 (MCL 338.2201 - 338.2277) by adding sec. 38b.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kathy Schmaltz

HB 4959: Sets fees for professional guardians/conservators under a new licensure framework—$250 initial, $100 renewal; takes effect only if HB 4728 passes.

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Bill Summary · HB 4959

Summary — HB 4959 (H‑1)

Title: Occupations: individual licensing and registration; fee for professional guardian and professional conservator; provide for. (Amends State License Fee Act by adding sec. 38b)

Purpose

HB 4959 establishes the fee schedule under the State License Fee Act for persons licensed — or seeking licensure — as professional guardians or professional conservators under the new Article 14A of the Occupational Code (created by companion legislation, HB 4728).

Key provisions

  • Adds section 38b to the State License Fee Act specifying fees for professional guardians and conservators:
    • Initial application fee: $250.00.
    • License renewal fee: $100.00.
  • The bill does not take effect unless HB 4728 (which creates the licensure framework and substantive requirements for professional guardians/conservators) is enacted.

Note: Under the licensure framework in HB 4728 (companion bill), licenses would be valid for 36 months and subject to renewal; renewal requirements include continuing education, background checks, and professional liability insurance. HB 4959 sets the monetary fees to be collected under that framework.

Fiscal impact (House Fiscal Agency estimates)

  • LARA estimates about 300 licensees:
    • Initial revenue (300 × $250): ≈ $75,000.
    • Ongoing annual revenue (renewal cycle): ≈ $10,000.
  • Anticipated increased costs to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA):
    • Additional staffing: 3.0 FTEs at ~ $556,900 annually.
    • One-time IT/licensing software update: ≈ $60,000.
    • One-time database development/maintenance: ≈ $560,600.
  • LARA may charge a one-time $100 employer access fee for the database; expected revenue not estimated.
  • Net fiscal impact is indeterminate given these revenue and cost estimates.

Who is affected

  • Prospective and existing professional guardians and conservators (applicants pay the fees).
  • Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (implementation, enforcement, and system costs).
  • Employers of guardians/conservators (possible database access fee) and consumers indirectly (through regulated licensure).

Procedural / timeline status

  • Initially filed/introduced: March 13, 2025 (filed); substitute (H‑1) reproduced/introduced Sept. 16, 2025.
  • Reported with substitute (H‑1): Oct. 28, 2025.
  • Current status: Referred to second reading.
  • The bill is contingent on enactment of HB 4728 (creates Article 14A).

Prepared from: bill text (H‑1), House Fiscal Agency analyses, and committee report.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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