Legislation in Michigan
2007–2008 Session

Black indicates bill has been signed into law.

1. HB 4104 (Meadows) – Same as SB 133. Bill requires female pupils entering sixth grade to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine unless parents elect for the child not to. The bill was referred to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

2. HB 4160 (Tobocman) – bill adds sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as categories protected under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM supports.

3. HB 4164 (Clack) – Same as SB 132. Bill requires that the Department of Community Health consult with the Michigan advisory committee on immunizations and promulgate rules to implement the administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The bill also adds the HPV vaccine to the written certificate of immunization beginning with the 2008–2009 school year. The bill was referred to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

4. HB 4244–4245 (Accavitti) – bills require health insurance coverage for infertility treatment if pregnancy related benefits are provided. The bill was referred to the House Insurance Committee. PPAM supports.

5. HB 4259 (Condino) – bill allows the child of two unmarried parents to have both parents legally recognized. Substitute H–2 was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee on May 9. The bill is on Second Reading in the House. PPAM supports.

6. HB 4295 (Bieda) – Same as SB 41. Bill amends the insurance code to require that an expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policy or certificate, and a health maintenance organization group or individual contract in Michigan that provides prescription coverage shall include coverage for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptives not subject to any dollar limit, copayment, deductible, or coinsurance provision that does not apply to prescription coverage generally. The bill was referred to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

7. HB 4296 (K. Law) – Same as SB 42. Bill amends the nonprofit health care corporation reform act to require that a health care corporation group or nongroup certificate that provides prescription coverage shall include coverage for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptives not subject to any dollar limit, copayment, deductible, or coinsurance provision that does not apply to prescription coverage generally. The bill was referred to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

8. HB 4334 (Caul) – bill prohibits research on a live or aborted embryo, fetus, or neonate except in instances of spontaneous abortion where consent of the mother has been obtained. The bill was referred to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

9. HB 4335 (Moolenaar) – bill prohibits financial benefit or compensation for the distribution or transfer of any portion of an embryo, fetus, or neonate except in instances of spontaneous abortion where consent of the mother has been obtained. The bill was referred to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

10. HB 4344 (McDowell) – bill creates FY 2007–2008 Department of Community Health budget, with $9,793,800 for family planning local agreements and $5,235,400 for the pregnancy prevention program. This is a reduction of $226,500 in family planning funding and $400,000 in pregnancy prevention funds. The Plan First family planning waiver is allocated $27,109,000. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on October 31, 2007, Public Act 123 of 2007. PPAM would like to see an increase in pregnancy prevention and family planning funding.

11. HB 4430 (Lemmons III) – bill increases the age of sexual consent in Michigan to age 18, rather than the current 16 years of age. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

12. HB 4493 (Cushingberry) – bill creates FY 2006–2007 multidepartment appropriations supplemental. The bill cut $25,000 from pregnancy prevention funding. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on July 12, 2007, Public Act 41 of 2007. PPAM opposes.

13. HB 4613 (Palmer) – bill prohibits so-called “partial birth abortions.” The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

14. HB 4616 (Meisner) – bill clarifies the prohibition on embryonic research and human cloning. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

15. HB 4617–4618 (Meadows) – Tie-barred to HB 4616. Bills increases the penalty for human cloning. The bills were referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

16. HB 4647 (Huizenga) – Same as SB 422. Bill defines and clarifies the way in which fetal remains are disposed of in the case of a stillbirth, miscarriage or an abortion. Doctors would be responsible for carrying out the parent’s request. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

17. HB 4648 (Huizenga) – Same as SB 423. Bill defines products of conception as pathological waste. Products of conception do not include a fetus or fetal body parts. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

18. HB 4651 (Green) – bill requires additional abortion complication reporting. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

19. HB 4652 (Emmons) – bill allows financial damages for emotional distress caused by a coercive act. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

20. HB 4653 (Opsommer) – bill creates the so-called “coercive abortion prevention act.” The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

21. HB 4654 (Meekhof) – bill amends the code of criminal procedure to create sentencing guidelines for compelling a pregnant woman to seek an abortion. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

22 HB 4655 (Agema) – bill revises informed consent for abortion provision to mandate intimidation and coercion screening process. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

23. HB 4656 (Agema) – bill provides for intimidation and coercive abortion prevention screening process. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

24. HB 4660 (Palmer) – bill allows health care providers to refuse to provide health care services based on ethical, moral, or religious grounds. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

25. HB 5054 (Donigan) – bill creates a sexual assault victims’ forensic medical intervention and treatment fund. Certain criminal defendants and certain juvenile offenders will provide for expenditures from the funds. This bill would provide a stable source of funding for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program. Substitute H–1 was passed with immediate effect by the House on September 6, 2007. The bill was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. PPAM supports.

26. HB 5171 (Meadows) – bill requires department to identify information regarding risks and availability of human papillomavirus and provide it to schools. Substitute H–1 is on Second Reading in the House. PPAM supports.

27. HB 5322 (Clack) – bill requires schools to provide under certain circumstances certain information concerning human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV immunization. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on May 8, 2008, Public Act 121 of 2008. PPAM supports.

28. HB 5551 (Stahl) – bill prohibits dispensing or administering prescriptions to an unemancipated minor without the consent of a parent or guardian under certain circumstances. The bill was referred to the Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

29. HB 5578 (Hammon) – bill provides for coverage for prostate cancer screening. The bill was referred to the Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

30. HB 5579 (Gaffney) – bill provides for health care corporation coverage for prostate cancer screening. The bill was referred to the Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

31. HB 5650 (Robertson) – bill creates additional restrictions for a minor attempting to obtain a judicial bypass for an abortion. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

32. HB 5664 (Palmer) – bill creates sentencing guidelines for violation of the so-called “partial birth abortion” ban. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

33. HB 5814 (Spade) – bill creates FY 2008–2009 Department of Human Services budget, with a provision requiring school-based resource centers to provide information about crisis pregnancy centers or adoption service providers in the area. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on July 17, 2008, Public Act 248 of 2008. PPAM opposes the lack of parity for prevention and family planning services.

34. HB 5815 (McDowell) – bill creates FY 2008–2009 Department of Community Health budget, with $9,793,800 for family planning local agreements and $5,235,400 for the pregnancy prevention program. The Plan First family planning waiver is allocated $5,785,500. The bill was referred to the House Appropriations Committee. PPAM would like to see an increase in pregnancy prevention and family planning funding.

35. HB 6045 (Espinoza) – bill requires the ethnicity of a woman obtaining an abortion to be reported to the Department of Community Health. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

36. HB 6048 (Warren) – Same as SB 1355. Bill requires emergency rooms or urgent care clinics to offer emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. The bill passed the House with immediate effect on May 27, 2008. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

37. HB 6049 (Wheeler Smith) – Same as SB 1357. Bill requires pharmacists to fill prescriptions without bias. Substitute H–1 was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2008. The bill is on Second Reading in the House. PPAM supports.

38. HB 6050 (Donigan) – Same as SB 1356. Bill creates an emergency contraceptive education act. The bill was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2008. The bill is on Second Reading in the House. PPAM supports.

39. HB 6051 (Bieda) – bill requires insurance coverage of pap tests in certain cases. The bill was referred to the House Insurance Committee. PPAM supports.

40. HB 6052 (Bieda) – bill requires health care corporation coverage of pap tests in certain cases. The bill was referred to the House Insurance Committee. PPAM supports.

41. HB 6194 (Cushingberry) – Tie-barred to HB 6193. Bill creates an income tax checkoff for contributions for the pregnant and parenting student services fund, the ultrasound equipment fund, and the Children’s Miracle Network fund. The bill was referred to the House Tax Policy Committee.

42. HR 79 (Warren) – resolution memorializes the Congress of the United States to enact the Prevention First Act to increase access to birth control to prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for abortions. The resolution was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM supports.

43. HR 201 (Valentine) – resolution memorializes the United States Congress to override the President’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The resolution was adopted on October 11, 2007. PPAM supports.

44. HR 214 (Stahl) – resolution memorializes the United States Congress to extend the Title V abstinence education program through fiscal year 2013. The resolution was referred to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

45. HR 237 (D. Law) – resolution memorializes the President and the Congress of the United States to promote and fund induced pluripotent stem cell research and maintain funding prohibitions on research that destroys human embryos. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

46. HR 296 (Cushingberry) – resolution memorializes the Congress of the United States to enact the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act. The resolution was referred to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

47. HCR 20 (Warren) – resolution memorializes the Congress of the United States to enact the Prevention First Act to increase access to birth control to prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for abortions. The resolution was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM supports.

48. HCR 51 (Dean) – resolution memorializes the United States Congress to override the President’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The resolution passed the House on October 11, 2007 and was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. PPAM supports.

49. SB 15 (Thomas) – Tie-barred to SB 16. Bill creates an income tax checkoff for prostate cancer research. The bill was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. PPAM supports.

50. SB 16 (Thomas) – Tie-barred to SB 347. Bill creates a fund for prostate cancer research. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on November 1, 2007, Public Act 135 of 2007. PPAM supports.

51. SB 41 (Scott) – Same as SB 4295. Bill amends the insurance code to require that an expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policy or certificate, and a health maintenance organization group or individual contract in Michigan that provides prescription coverage shall include coverage for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptives not subject to any dollar limit, copayment, deductible, or coinsurance provision that does not apply to prescription coverage generally. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

52. SB 42 (Jacobs) – Same as HB 4296. Bill amends the nonprofit health care corporation reform act to require that a health care corporation group or nongroup certificate that provides prescription coverage shall include coverage for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptives not subject to any dollar limit, copayment, deductible, or coinsurance provision that does not apply to prescription coverage generally. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

53. SB 51 (Whitmer) – bill creates a specialty fundraising license plate promoting breast cancer awareness with funds going to a breast and cervical cancer control program administered by the Department of Community Health. The bill was referred to the Senate Transportation Committee. PPAM supports.

54. SB 52 (Whitmer) – bill clarifies the prohibition on embryonic research and human cloning. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee.

55. SB 132 (Cherry) – Tie-barred to SB 133. Same as HB 4164. Bill requires that the Department of Community Health consult with the Michigan advisory committee on immunizations and promulgate rules to implement the administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The bill also adds the HPV vaccine to the written certificate of immunization beginning with the 2008–2009 school year. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

56. SB 133 (Stamas) – Tie-barred to SB 132. Same as HB 4104. Bill requires female pupils entering sixth grade to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine unless parents elect for the child not to. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

57. SB 220 (Jelinek) – bill creates zero budget supplemental for FY 2006–2007. The bill eliminates the Healthy Michigan Fund for the remainder of FY 2006, including family planning. Substitute S–4 passed the Senate on March 22, 2007. Substitute H–1, which restored the Healthy Michigan Fund, passed the House on April 17, 2007. The bill went to conference committee on April 25, 2007. PPAM opposes the Senate version of the bill.

58. SB 232 (Hardiman) – bill creates FY 2007–2008 Department of Human Services budget, with a provision requiring school-based resource centers to provide information about crisis pregnancy centers or adoption service providers in the area. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on October 31, 2007, Public Act 131 of 2007. PPAM opposes the lack of parity for prevention and family planning services.

59. SB 248 (Cherry) – bill creates FY 2007–2008 Department of Community Health budget—$11,635,700 for family planning local agreements and $5,602,100 for the pregnancy prevention program. This is a reduction of $634,600 in family planning funding and $131,300 in pregnancy prevention funds. The bill was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. PPAM would like to see an increase in pregnancy prevention and family planning funding.

60. SB 347 (Birkholz) – Tie-barred to SB 16 and SB 347. Bill creates an income tax checkoff to support breast cancer research. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on November 1, 2007, Public Act 133 of 2007. PPAM supports.

61. SB 348 (Birkholz) – Tie-barred to SB 347. Bill creates a breast cancer research fund. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on November 1, 2007, Public Act 134 of 2007. PPAM supports.

62. SB 359 (Brown) – bill prohibits research on a live or aborted embryo, fetus, or neonate except in instances of spontaneous abortion where consent of the mother has been obtained. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

63. SB 415 (Cherry) – bill requires department to identify information regarding risks and availability of human papillomavirus and provide it to schools. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on May 8, 2008, Public Act 120 of 2008. PPAM supports.

64. SB 416 (Stamas) – bill requires schools to provide certain information concerning human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV immunization under certain circumstances. Passed the Senate on May 29, 2007. The bill is on Second Reading in the House. PPAM supports.

65. SB 422 (Allen) – Same as HB 4647. Bill defines and clarifies the way in which fetal remains are disposed of in the case of a stillbirth, miscarriage or an abortion. Doctors would be responsible for carrying out the parent’s request. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

66. SB 423 (Allen) – Same as HB 4648. Bill defines products of conception as pathological waste. Products of conception do not include a fetus or fetal body parts. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

67. SB 436 (Jelinek) – bill creates multidepartment supplemental for FY 2007. Family planning local agreements are cut by $158,700 and pregnancy prevention is cut by $500,000. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on June 7, 2007, Public Act 17 of 2007. PPAM opposes.

68. SB 511 (Jelinek) – bill creates multidepartment supplemental for FY 2007. The bill includes a requirement that school-based family resource centers provide information about crisis pregnancy centers or adoption service providers in the area. Substitute H–9 passed the House on April 24, 2008, and was concurred in by the Senate with immediate effect on May 1, 2008. Senate amendment(s) H–9 concurred in as amended on May 8, 2008, and the bill was re-returned to the Senate. PPAM opposes the lack of equal standing for family planning services.

69. SB 666 (Whitmer) – bill allows the child of two unmarried parents to have both parents legally recognized. The bill was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. PPAM supports.

70. SB 776 (Brown) – bill prohibits so-called “partial-birth abortions.” The bill was passed by the Senate on January 22, 2008. The bill was passed by the House with immediate effect on May 27, 2008. PPAM opposes.

71. SB 1049 (Pappageorge) – bill creates sentencing guidelines for violation of the so-called “partial birth abortion” ban. The bill passed the Senate on February 13, 2008. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

72. SB 1059 (Cropsey) – bill creates additional restrictions for a minor attempting to obtain a judicial bypass for an abortion. The bill was passed with amendments by the Senate on March 11, 2008. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

73. SB 1094 (Kahn) – bill creates FY 2008–2009 Department of Community Health budget. bill creates FY 2008–2009 Department of Community Health budget, with $9,793,800 for family planning local agreements and $5,235,400 for the pregnancy prevention program. The Plan First family planning waiver is allocated $5,785,500. The bill was signed with immediate effect by Governor Granholm on July 17, 2008, Public Act 246 of 2008. PPAM would like to see an increase in pregnancy prevention and family planning funding.

74. SB 1141 (Cherry) – bill creates FY 2008–2009 Department of Community Health budget, with $9,793,800 for family planning local agreements and $5,235,400 for the pregnancy prevention program. The Plan First family planning waiver is allocated $5,785,500. The bill was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. PPAM would like to see an increase in pregnancy prevention and family planning funding.

75. SB 1145 (Scott) – bill creates FY 2008–2009 Department of Human Services budget, with a provision requiring school-based resource centers to provide information about crisis pregnancy centers or adoption service providers in the area. The bill was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. PPAM opposes the lack of parity for prevention and family planning services.

76. SB 1162 (Garcia) – bill creates a “Choose Life” specialty license plate. The bill was referred to the Senate Transportation Committee. PPAM opposes.

77. SB 1355 (Jacobs) – Same as HB 6048. Bill requires emergency rooms or urgent care clinics to offer emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

78. SB 1356 (Brater) – Same as HB 6050. Bill creates an emergency contraceptive education act. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

79. SB 1357 (Cherry) – Same as HB 6049. Bill requires pharmacists to fill prescriptions without bias. The bill was referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee.

80. SR 117 (Schauer) – resolution to memorialize Congress to override President Bush’s veto of the bipartisan bill to reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The resolution was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. PPAM supports.

Court Cases
On June 4, 2007, in Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. v. Cox, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit unanimously affirmed a September 12, 2005, U.S. district court ruling striking down the Michigan Live Birth Definition Act (LBDA). The statute redefines when “live birth” occurs for purposes of all of Michigan’s laws, including its criminal laws. Planned Parenthood Mid-Michigan Alliance and Planned Parenthood of South Central Michigan were plaintiffs in the case. This is the first federal court ruling on an abortion case since Carhart II.

Attorney General Mike Cox and STTOP filed petitions with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to review the Sixth Circuit’s ruling. On January 7, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued orders denying the petitions for certiorari in both appeals, striking down the law in its entirety. This was the third unsuccessful attempt by the state of Michigan since 1996 to ban certain abortion procedures.

For more information, visit http://www.michiganlegislature.org or email us at ppadvocates@ppfa.org.

6/28/2008