2000
On January 26, the House passed House Resolution 253 to urge the National Institutes of Health to withdraw its proposed guidelines for federally funded research using stem cells harvested from human embryos.
On February 2, the House passed HB 4695, a bill to amend the school code to require that if a school board establishes a board, council, or other group to provide parental input, the board shall have a majority of parents enrolled in the school district and a person who is not an employee of the district serving in a position of authority.
On February 9, the Senate passed Senate Resolution 119 to urge the National Institutes of Health to withdraw its proposed guidelines for federally funded research using stem cells harvested from human embryos.
On March 9, Judge Arthur Tarnow, U.S. District Court, issued a temporary injunction following a hearing on March 2 on the new so-called “partial birth” abortion law.
On March 10, the new abortion reporting laws took effect.
On May 31, the Michigan Abstinence Program’s steering committee voted to disband.
On June 2, the House passed HB 4631, the bill amending the Child Protection law by adding a new reporting requirement. The bill says that “the pregnancy of a child less than 14 years of age or the presence of a venereal disease in a child who is over 1 month of age but less than 14 years of age is reasonable cause to suspect child abuse and neglect have occurred.”
On June 2, the House passed HB 5548, the bill to amend the 24 Hour Waiting Period law. The changes impact access to information currently available.
On June 6, the House passed the bill (HB 5029) to require people who obtain a marriage license to get printed materials about HIV and sexually transmitted diseases instead of the counseling currently required. PPAM supported the bill, PA 209 of 2000, that takes effect January 1, 2001.
On June 18, the House and Senate passed the abandoned baby legislation. The bills allow babies to be left in certain places and establish a toll free number to call for help. PPAM supported the legislation.
In June, the House and Senate passed the Judiciary Budget with language for a statistical report on the parental rights restoration act to be compiled. In the community college budget and K-12 budget language was continued to prohibit health care coverage for abortion for employees and their dependents. In the civil service budget language was dropped that prohibited abortion coverage for employees. The Community Health Budget continued to contain the gag rule and no increase in family planning funding.
In September, Michigan received its second $20 million from the federal government for lowering the out of wedlock births without increasing the number of abortions. The money received from last year was appropriated in the supplemental budget bill, PA 291 of 2000, to the Family Independence Agency and is being used for seven communities to make plans to lower teenage pregnancy and for hospitals to identify fathers.
In November, the statewide and national elections were held. Michigan voted for pro-choice presidential candidate Gore and elected Debbie Stabenow as U.S. Senator. The Michigan House elected 31 pro-choice, 71 anti-choice, 3 unknown and 2 mixed members.
In December, the House and Senate passed PA 423 of 2000 that prohibits civil cases for wrongful births or pregnancies and three bills that prohibit employers from providing health care coverage for abortion except to avert the death of the mother without purchasing a separate rider. The Senate passed HB 5548, the bill changing the 24-hour law requirements.
In December, the House Special Committee on Strategies to Reduce Teen Pregnancies issued its final report following hearings.
In December, the House and Senate pass SB 645, HB 4828, and SB 784, a package of bills to prevent insurance to cover abortion except to save the life of the mother.
On December 27, Governor Engler signed HB 5548, PA 345 of 2000, into law. The bill amends the mandatory 24 hour law requirements to limit access to the information. The law takes effect on March 28, 2001.
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* Italics indicate federal actions which affect Michigan law
NOTE: Green text indicate the effective date of Michigan Public Acts
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