Public Act 117 of 2010

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• Introduced by Rep. John Espinoza (D) on February 24, 2009, to require the report to the state that physicians must file after performing an abortion to include the ethnicity of the mother if she is Hispanic.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on February 24, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on October 20, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. John Espinoza (D) on April 20, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on April 20, 2010.
• Passed 98 to 9 in the House on April 20, 2010.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 21, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on April 21, 2010.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 4, 2010, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 29, 2010, to require the report to the state that physicians must file after performing an abortion to include the ethnicity of the mother if she is Hispanic.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 13, 2010.