Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for. Amends 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 238, 239, 240, 248, 248a, 248j, 249, 250, 258, 801b, 806 & 810a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.14 et seq.) & adds sec. 9b.
Key claim: A House-passed bill would set the rules Michigan car dealers must follow when transferring a vehicle title after a sale.
Abstract
(HB5356 · 103rd Legislature) Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for. Amends 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 238, 239, 240, 248, 248a, 248j, 249, 250, 258, 801b, 806 & 810a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.14 et seq.) & adds sec. 9b. Sponsor: Rep. Bill Schuette ® + 10 co-sponsors In committee: S Regulatory Affairs Latest vote: House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #358 — 82-16 (passed, 2026-08-26) Latest action (2026-09-09): Referred To Committee On Regulatory Affairs
Why this matters
Dealer title-transfer rules govern the paperwork step between a car sale and a buyer’s legal ownership, so changes here ripple to every franchised and independent dealer in Michigan and to the customers waiting on plates and registration. House passage moves HB5356 from proposal to a live Senate item, raising the odds that the revised procedures — and any new section 9b obligations — take effect. The bill is procedural rather than industrial, with no direct incentive dollars or plant implications.