Public Act 190 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Coleman Young (D) on February 18, 2009, to prohibit treating an individual affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition differently for any employment related purposes from another individual.
  • Referred to the House Labor Committee on February 18, 2009.
  • Reported in the House on March 18, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 99 to 11 in the House on March 18, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 19, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on March 19, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on August 18, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 9, 2009, to adopt a version of the bill in which the medical conditions it would apply to would not include a "nontherapeutic abortion" not intended to save the life of the mother. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 9, 2009.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on December 10, 2009, to prohibit treating an individual affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition differently for any employment related purposes from another individual. The medical conditions the bill would apply to would not include a "nontherapeutic abortion" not intended to save the life of the mother.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 10, 2009.
• Passed 89 to 11 in the House on December 15, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which establishes that the medical conditions the bill would apply to would not include a "nontherapeutic abortion" not intended to save the life of the mother.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 21, 2009.