2002 House Bill 5998 / Public Act 691

Introduced in the House

May 2, 2002

Introduced by Rep. Douglas Bovin (D-108)

To require that the live birth of an infant during an abortion procedure be reported and certified as a live birth to the local or state registrar. Live births that occurred during an attempted abortion would be treated in the same manner as other live births, depending on whether or not the attempted abortion took place in an institution. However, for births that resulted from an attempted abortion, the parents would be listed as "unknown." The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5994 to 5998.

Referred to the Committee on Families and Childrens Services

May 22, 2002

Amendment offered by Rep. Douglas Bovin (D-108)

To clarify a technical provision in the bill.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 93 to 2 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 22, 2002

To require that the live birth of an infant during an abortion procedure be reported and certified as a live birth to the local or state registrar. Live births that occurred during an attempted abortion would be treated in the same manner as other live births, depending on whether or not the attempted abortion took place in an institution. However, for births that resulted from an attempted abortion, the parents would be listed as "unknown." The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5994 to 5998.

Dec. 11, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which adds "medium-chain acyl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase deficiency" (or MCAD deficiency) to the list of seven disorders for which newborns must now be tested in Michigan, and increase the fee the Department of Community Health may charge for newborn screening tests from $41.86 to $53.71 per birth.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Dec. 12, 2002

Passed in the Senate 26 to 9 (details)

To require that the live birth of an infant during an abortion procedure be reported and certified as a live birth to the local or state registrar. Live births that occurred during an attempted abortion would be treated in the same manner as other live births, depending on whether or not the attempted abortion took place in an institution. However, for births that resulted from an attempted abortion, the parents would be listed as "unknown." The bill would also add "medium-chain acyl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase deficiency" (or MCAD deficiency) to the list of seven disorders for which newborns must now be tested in Michigan, and increase the fee the Department of Community Health may charge for newborn screening tests from $41.86 to $53.71 per birth. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5994 to 5998.

Received in the House

Dec. 12, 2002

Passed in the House 78 to 21 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. John Engler

Dec. 29, 2002