Public Act 638 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Leslie Mortimer (R) on June 29, 2006, to require the Department of Public Health to promote public awareness and increase knowledge about the statewide network of umbilical cord-blood stem cell banks proposed by House Bill 6291 or Senate Bill 1355, and the benefits of cord blood stem cells, by developing and disseminating educational materials on the uses and benefits of these, research results, and any other related materials to enable the public to make informed decisions about the use of these.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on June 29, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on September 12, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 12, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on September 12, 2006.
• Passed in the House (105 to 0) on September 13, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on September 14, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on September 14, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 30, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 6, 2006, to require the Department of Public Health to create a statewide network of (umbilical) cord blood stem cell banks. Under House Bill 6294, this would be funded by a $5 million earmark from the "21st Century Jobs Fund", a $400 million program that gives subsidies to public entities and private businesses engaged in various “competitive edge” projects chosen by government committees, in this case, by the legislature. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 6, 2006.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R) on December 13, 2006, to make the proposed program contingent on specific funding being made available for it. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 13, 2006.
• Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on December 13, 2006, to require the Department of Public Health to promote public awareness and increase knowledge about the statewide network of umbilical cord-blood stem cell banks proposed by House Bill 6291, and the benefits of cord blood stem cells, by developing and disseminating educational materials on the uses and benefits of these, research results, and any other related materials to enable the public to make informed decisions about the use of these. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 13, 2006.
• Passed in the House (104 to 0) on December 14, 2006, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 3, 2007.