2003–2004 SESSION

Indicates bills have been signed into law.

1. HB 4013 (Newell) – bill amends the Paternity Act to require that the court shall apportion the expenses of the mother’s confinement and expenses in connection with her pregnancy between the parents, based on each parent’s ability to pay. Previous law required the father to pay. The bill also requires an itemized bill of the expenses before reimbursement would be required. Bill was approved by the Governor on July 23, 2004, PA 253 of 2004. The law went into effect on October 1, 2004.

2. HB 4076 (Hummel) – bill establishes the “MIChild Program Act” and says that the program shall not use money to promote the use of or to provide a prescription for a drug or device intended as a contraceptive to an eligible child without consent from a parent or legal guardian of the child. Assigned to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

3. HB 4101 (Hardman) – bill amends the Revised School Code to require parenting education. Assigned to the House Education Committee. PPAM supports.

4. HB 4361 & HB 4362 (Reeves) – bills to allow direct reimbursement for certified nurse midwives. Bills were approved by the Governor on October 11, 2004, with immediate effect. HB 4361 became PA 374 of 2004 and HB 4362 became PA 375 of 2004. PPAM supports.

5. HB 4388 (Shulman) – bill appropriates money for community colleges. It contains the same language as previous years—section 230 to ban health care coverage for abortion and section 233 to encourage payment for preventative contraceptives in the insurance plan. Bill was approved by the Governor on August 13, 2003, with immediate effect, PA 146 of 2003.

6. HB 4392 (Shulman) – bill appropriates money for the Department of Community Health budget recommended by the Governor (HB 4413), allocates $11,318,100 for family planning local agreements and $5,846,100 for pregnancy prevention program from state funds. This is an increase of $3,003,800 ($2,250,000 from new Medicaid waiver and $833,400 in new Title X funds) in family planning local agreements from $8,314,300 (after the Executive Order cut $79,600) allocated this year and the same funding for pregnancy prevention program as this year, $5,846,100 (after the Executive Order cut $500,000). Passed the House, and changed funding for pregnancy prevention to general fund instead of tobacco tax. Bill was approved by the Governor on August 10, 2003, with immediate effect, PA 159 of 2003. PPAM would like more money for pregnancy prevention.

7. HB 4478 (O’Neil) – bill amends the “Parental Rights Restoration Act” (PA 211 of 1990) that allows a minor to obtain an abortion with 1) written consent of minor and one of the parents/legal guardian, 2) a copy of a judicial waiver, or 3) a physician’s certification of an emergency. The new changes will require that a judge presume that a minor is not capable of providing informed consent for medical treatment and for the minor to demonstrate otherwise. Passed the House June 24, 2003, with immediate effect. Substitute S–2 passed the Senate January 21, 2004 without immediate effect. Governor Granholm vetoed the bill on February 6, 2004. The House failed twice to override the veto. PPAM opposes.

8. HB 4507 (Hoogendyk) – bill amends the Public Health Code to ensure that Michigan researchers are not using stem cells obtained by destroying embryos. It is already illegal to destroy embryos to obtain stem cells. Reported out of the House Health Policy Committee on May 13, 2003. Substitute H–1 is on Second Reading in the House. PPAM opposes.

9. HB 4540 (Reeves) – bill amends the Public Health Code and requires parental consent for physicians to provide medical treatment, diagnostic test or prescribe. This would conflict with other laws and regulations that allow minors to consent to prenatal care, substance abuse, family planning, etc. Assigned to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

10. HB 4603 (Robertson) – bill is a new act to establish when “birth” begins. It is another so-called “partial birth abortion” ban. Passed the House on May 8, 2003. Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

11. HB 4623 (Palmer) – bill to amend the Michigan Penal Code to ban so-called “partial birth abortions.” Assigned to the House Committee on Criminal Justice. PPAM opposes.

12. HB 4624 (Palmer) – bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish sentencing guidelines for performing so-called “partial birth abortions.” Assigned to the House Committee on Criminal Justice. PPAM opposes.

13. HB 4646 (Minore) – bill amends the Revised School Code to require medically-accurate and age-appropriate sexuality education. Assigned to the House Education Committee. PPAM supports.

14. HB 4652 (Milosch) – bill prohibits the sale, transfer, distribution, or assessment of any fees for use of fetal tissue. Substitute H–1 passed the House with immediate effect on May 12, 2004. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

15. HB 4680 (Newell) – bill establishes a “Choose Life” fund and license plate. The money goes to “crisis pregnancy centers.” Substitute H–1 reported out of the House Committee on Transportation on March 25, 2004. On Second Reading in the House. PPAM opposes the bill.

16. HB 4706 (Vander Veen) – bill creates a “Medical Records Access Act.” Passed the House on June 19, 2003 with immediate effect. Substitute S–2 reported out of the Senate Health Policy Committee with protections for minors’ records. PPAM had opposed lack of protection of minors’ privacy for medical services. Bill was approved by the Governor on April 1, 2004, PA 47 of 2004.

17. HB 4755 (Vander Veen) – bill provides sanctions for violation of “Medical Records Access Act” created by HB 4706. Passed the House on June 19, 2003 with immediate effect. Substitute S–1 was approved by the Governor on April 1, 2004, PA 48 of 2004.

18. HB 4768 (Hart) – bill amends the Paternity Act to require that the court shall apportion the expenses of the mother’s confinement and expenses in connection with her pregnancy between the parents, based on each parent’s ability to pay. Previous law required the father to pay. The bill allows the reimbursement of one parent to the other or reimbursement of a third party who paid the expenses. Approved by the Governor on July 14, 2004, PA 204 of 2004. The law went into effect on October 1, 2004.

19. HB 4794 (Woodward) – bill creates an “Emergency Contraceptive Education Act.” Assigned to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

20. HB 4843 (Hardman) – bill clarifies child placing agency’s filing for termination of parental rights under the “Safe Delivery of Newborns” law. Assigned to the House Committee on Family and Children Services.

21. HB 4844 (Clack) – bill stays parental rights termination during a custody dispute under adoption code or “Safe Delivery of Newborns” proceedings pending custody decision. Assigned to the House Committee on Family and Children Services.

22. HB 4853 (Gieleghem) – bill reinforces termination of parental rights under the “Safe Delivery of Newborns” law and reinforces due process protections. Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.

23. HB 4893 (Accavitti) – bill requires health insurance policies to provide coverage of infertility treatment if pregnancy services are covered. Assigned to the House Insurance Committee. PPAM supports.

24. HB 4894 (Accavitti) – bill requires health care corporations to provide coverage of infertility treatment if pregnancy services are covered. Assigned to the House Insurance Committee. PPAM supports.

25. HB 5006 (Richardville)– same as SB 972. Bill creates a “Conscientious Objector Policy Act.” Allows a health care provider to assert as a matter of conscience an objection to providing or participating in a health care service that conflicts with his or her sincerely held religious or moral beliefs. Substitute H–3 passed the House on April 21, 2004. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee.

26. HB 5051 (Stewart) – bill defines and prohibits so-called “partial birth abortion” under certain circumstances. Assigned to the House Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes the bill.

27. HB 5276 (Gleason)– same as SB 894. Bill allows health facilities a conscientious objection to refuse to provide or participate in certain health care services by health facilities under certain circumstances. Substitute H–2 passed the House with immediate effect on April 21, 2004. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

28. HB 5277 (Hummel) – same as SB 895. Bill provides health care corporations with refusal clause so that corporations may refuse to offer or provide certain health care benefits. Substitute H–2 passed the House with immediate effect on April 21, 2004. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

29. HB 5278 (Hummel) – same as SB 896. Bill provides health insurers a refusal clause so that health insurers may refuse to offer or provide certain health care benefits. Substitute H–2 passed the House with immediate effect on April 21, 2004. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

30. HB 5359 (Ruth Johnson) – bill makes sex education classes electives provided separately from the rest of the curriculum and not a requirement for graduation. Assigned to the House Committee on Education. PPAM opposes.

31. HB 5477 (Hummel) – same as SB 943. Bill restructures school health advisory boards and revises the sex education curricula. Substitute H–2 reported out of the House Committee on Education on March 24, 2004. On Second Reading in the House.

32. HB 5478 (Stahl) – tie-barred with SB 943. Bill restructures school health advisory boards and revises the sex education curricula. Bill was approved by the Governor on June 24, 2004, with immediate effect, PA 166 of 2004.

33. HB 5616 (Whitmer) – same as SB 1036. Bill appropriates money for the Department of Community Health FY2004–2005 budget, allocates $12,270,300 for family planning local agreements and $5,846,100 for pregnancy prevention program from state funds. This is an increase of $952,200 in family planning local agreements and the same funding for pregnancy prevention program. Assigned to the House Committee on Appropriations. PPAM would like more money for pregnancy prevention.

34. HB 5637 (Hoogendyk) – bill creates a matching grant fund for the purchase of ultrasound machines by nonprofit entities that provide family planning or reproductive health services to low-income women at no cost provided they currently have less than two machines and do not use them for abortion procedures. Bill was approved by the Governor on December 29, 2004, with immediate effect, PA 501 of 2004. PPAM supports the concept but would like it to be inclusive of all services.

35. HB 5715 (O’Neil) – bill prohibits a minor seeking a judicial bypass for an abortion from going to another court if she is denied a waiver. Assigned to the House Committee on Family and Children Services, but was directly discharged to the House floor, where it passed on December 2, 2004. Assigned to the Senate Committee on Government Operations. PPAM opposes.

36. HB 5825 (Hummel) – bill is part of a package of bills that would prevent abortion coverage in insurance plans unless a separate rider is purchased. Assigned to the House Committee on Insurance. PPAM opposes.

37. HB 5826 (Hummel) – bill is part of a package of bills that would prevent abortion coverage in insurance plans unless a separate rider is purchased. Assigned to the House Committee on Insurance. PPAM opposes.

38. HB 5939 (Ehardt) – same as SB 1198. Bill is part of a package of bills that would require billing for services performed in connection with an abortion only be sought in certain cases and prevent abortion overage in insurance plans unless a separate rider is purchased. Assigned to the House Committee on Insurance. PPAM opposes.

39. HB 5940 (Farhat) –same as SB 1196. Bill is part of a package of bills that would require billing for services performed in connection with an abortion only be sought in certain cases and prevent abortion coverage in insurance plans unless a separate rider is purchased. Assigned to the House Committee on Insurance. PPAM opposes.

40. HB 5941 (Sheen) – same as SB 1197. Bill is part of a package of bills that would require billing for services performed in connection with an abortion only be sought in certain cases and prevent abortion coverage in insurance plans unless a separate rider is purchased. Assigned to the House Committee on Insurance. PPAM opposes.

41. HB 6184 (Jamnick) – bill creates a pro-choice fundraising plate with raised funds going to Planned Parenthood of Michigan. Assigned to the House Committee on Transportation. PPAM opposes the concept of political license plates but believes there should be equitable viewpoints presented if a “Choose Life” plate is enacted.

42. HB 6366 (Robertson) – bill prohibits the “termination of the life of an unborn human being.” Assigned to the House Committee on Criminal Justice. PPAM opposes.

43. HR 50 (Drolet) – resolution to memorialize Congress to enact legislation to ban so-called “partial birth abortion.” Assigned to the Committee on Family and Children Services. PPAM opposes.

44. HR 155 (Sak) – resolution recognizing October 2003 as Right to Life Month and Respect Life Month in the state of Michigan. Assigned to the Committee on Government Operations. PPAM opposes.

45. HR 167 (Hoogendyk) – resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States and the Michigan Department of Community Health to develop collaborative relationships with pregnancy care centers in Michigan. Assigned to the House Health Policy Committee. Substitute H–1 was adopted by the House on February 24, 2004. PPAM opposes.

46. HR 189 (DeRossett) – resolution urging the FDA not to approve Plan B emergency contraception as over-the-counter medication. Assigned to the House Committee on Government Operations. PPAM opposes.

47. SB 72 (Sanborn) – bill creates a “Pregnant and Parenting Students Services Act.” The bill prohibits referrals for abortion. Passed the House and Senate without immediate effect. Bill was approved by the Governor on December 29, 2004, PA 500 of 2004. PPAM supports the concept but would like the “gag rule” removed.

48. SB 112 (Garcia) – bill establishes a “Choose Life” fund and license plate. The money goes to “crisis pregnancy centers.” Assigned to the Senate Committee on Transportation. PPAM opposes.

49. SB 249 (C. Brown) – bill amends the ban on research on a dead embryo or fetus to say a health professional shall not knowingly perform research if it was the result of an abortion. Research can be done if a result of a spontaneous abortion if the mother has consented. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

50. SB 281 (Johnson) – bill appropriates money for the judicial branch. Sec 312 is the same that requires the state to compile data on how often the judicial bypass is requested and approved for minors to obtain abortions. Bill was approved by the Governor on August 7, 2003, with immediate effect, PA 155 of 2003.

51. SB 395 (McManus) – bill creates the “Legal Birth Definition Act”. It attempts to define a live person as starting “at any point after which any anatomical part of the human being is known to have passed beyond the place of the vaginal introitus.” Vetoed by the Governor on October 10, 2003. Right to Life of Michigan launched the “People’s Override” citizen’s initiative to attempt to bypass the Governor’s veto. The Board of Canvassers approved the wording on December 11, 2003. The Legislature passed the initiative and the new law takes effective in March 2005. PPAM opposes.

52. SB 470 (Scott) – bill expands prescription coverage to include certain contraceptives. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

53. SB 471 (Hammerstrom) – bill expands prescription coverage to include certain contraceptives. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM supports.

54. SB 581 (Birkholz) – tie-barred with SB 582. Bill creates a checkoff option on income taxes providing funding for a breast cancer research. Substitute S–1 passed the Senate February 26, 2004. Assigned to the House Committee on Tax Policy. PPAM supports.

55. SB 582 (Birkholz) – tie-barred with SB 581. Bill creates a breast cancer research fund. Substitute S–1 passed the Senate February 26, 2004. Assigned to the House Committee on Tax Policy. PPAM supports.

56. SB 585 (McManus) – bill requires schools to obtain parental permission or exemption when administering surveys. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee.

57. SB 606 (George) – bill prohibits the sale, transfer, distribution or assessment of any fees for use of fetal tissue. Assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee.

58. SB 705 (McManus) – bill allows surviving relatives to initiate civil actions for injury to or death of a fetus as the result of an abortion performed without informed consent. Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. PPAM opposes.

59. SB 764 (Garcia) – bill would establish legal personhood for a fetus by appointing a guardian for an unborn child of a legally incapacitated individual. Assigned to the Senate Committee on Families and Human Services. PPAM opposes.

60. SB 894 (Stamas) – same as HB 5276. Bill allows health facilities a conscientious objection to refuse to provide or participate in certain health care services by health facilities under certain circumstances. Assigned to the Senate Heath Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

61. SB 895 (Hardiman) –same as HB 5277. Bill provides health care corporations with refusal clause so that corporations may refuse to offer or provide certain health care benefits. Assigned to the Senate Heath Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

62. SB 896 (Hardiman) – same as HB 5278. Bill provides health insurers a refusal clause so that health insurers may refuse to offer or provide certain health care benefits. Assigned to the Senate Heath Policy Committee. PPAM opposes.

63. SB 943 (Kuipers) – bill restructures school health advisory boards and revises the sex education curricula. Bill was approved by the Governor with immediate effect on June 24, 2004, PA 165 of 2004. PPAM opposes.

64. SB 944 (Hardiman) – tie-barred with SB 943. Bill restructures school health advisory boards and revises the sex education curricula. Passed by the Senate on April 27, 2004. On Second Reading in the House.

65. SB 1036 (Cherry) –same as HB 5616. Bill appropriates money for the Department of Community Health FY2004–2005 Budget, allocates $12,270,300 for family planning local agreements and $5,846,100 for pregnancy prevention program from state funds. This is an increase of $952,200 in family planning local agreements and the same funding for pregnancy prevention program. Assigned to the Senate Committee on Appropriations. PPAM would like more money for pregnancy prevention.

66. SB 1063 (Johnson) – bill appropriates funds for the MI Department of Community Health for FY 2004-2005 budget. The bill allocates $12,270,300 for family planning local agreements and $5,846,100 for pregnancy prevention program from state funds. This is an increase of $952,200 in family planning local agreements and the same funding for pregnancy prevention program. Approved by the Governor with immediate effect on September 29, 2004, PA 349 of 2004.

67. SB 1196 (Gilbert) – bill is part of a package of bills that would require billing for services performed in connection with an abortion only be sought in certain cases and prevent abortion coverage in insurance plans unless a separate rider is purchased. Assigned to the Senate Committee on Health Policy. PPAM opposes.

68. SB 1197 (Birkholz) – bill is part of a package of bills that would require billing for services performed in connection with an abortion only be sought in certain cases and prevent abortion coverage in insurance plans unless a separate rider is purchased. Assigned to the Senate Committee on Health Policy. PPAM opposes.

69. SB 1198 (Sanborn) – bill is part of a package of bills that would require billing for services performed in connection with an abortion only be sought in certain cases and prevent abortion overage in insurance plans unless a separate rider is purchased. Assigned to the Senate Committee on Health Policy. PPAM opposes.

70. SR 293 (Sanborn) – resolution to promote policies reduce the incidence of abortion. Assigned to the Senate Committee on Health Policy.

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