2012 House Bill 5711 / Public Act 499

Impose more abortion regulations

Introduced in the House

May 31, 2012

Introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon (R-103)

To impose more rigorous state regulations on abortion clinics, including expanded licensure and inspection regimes. Also, to require abortion providers to screen women to ensure they are not being intimidated into having an abortion; prohibit "telemedicine" remote doctor exams to prescribe "morning after pill" abortions; establish that the remains of an aborted fetus are subject to the same laws that apply to the disposition of dead bodies of humans who have been born; and more.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 7, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 13, 2012

Amendment offered

To revise a detail related to the timing of "informed consent" procedures required under current law.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Gail Haines (R-43)

To adopt a version of the bill that authorizes civil penalties (fines) rather than felony prison penalties for improper disposition of aborted fetus remains, and revises other details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Lisa Brown (D-39)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4802, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4440 would repeal a tort reform law passed in 1995 by allowing product liability lawsuits against drug companies for drugs that have been approved by the U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA).

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Dian Slavens (D-21)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 4805 to 4814, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. Those bills are a Democratic package dealing with other human reproduction issues including contraception insurance mandates and public school sex education details.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kate Segal (D-62)

To strip out a provision imposing rigorous state “freestanding surgical outpatient facility” regulations on more abortion facilities.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D-92)

To create an exception to the bill's proposed regulations on administering "morning after pills" (abortifacient), if the protocols used have been recognized as "safe and effective" in an unspecified "peer reviewed journal".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Charles Smiley (D-50)

To eliminate a reference to a particular prescription drug used in abortions.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-12)

To apply some of the proposed regulations to vasectomy procedures.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D-92)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes (D-95)

To require a physician to perform a digital rectal examination and a cardiac stress test before prescribing medication for erectile dysfunction, and impose the same “informed consent” procedures as those proposed by the bill for abortions, and a 24 hour waiting period.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum (D-67)

To impose the same restrictive "life and health of the mother" provisions proposed for abortions on men seeking a vasectomy.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Brandon Dillon (D-75)

To strip out a provision requiring a physician to perform a physical examination rather than an internet web-camera one before prescribing a "medical abortion".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Maureen Stapleton (D-4)

To add a "grandfather" provision exempting exising abortion clinics from a provision imposing more rigorous state “freestanding surgical outpatient facility” regulations, and also give regulators discretion to waive the rquirement for a particular facility.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 70 to 39 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 14, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Aug. 15, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 12, 2012

Substitute offered

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

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 4805 to 4814, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. Those bills are a Democratic package dealing with other human reproduction issues including contraception insurance mandates and public school sex education details.

The amendment failed 11 to 27 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

The amendment failed 10 to 28 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To change references to "the decision to abort" in the bill's coercion screening and patient communication provisions by adding the phrase, "or continue the pregnancy".

The amendment failed 10 to 28 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To prohibit vasectomies except when necessary in an emergency to avert a man's death.

The amendment failed 10 to 28 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To require a physician to perform a digital rectal examination and a cardiac stress test before prescribing medication for erectile dysfunction, and impose the same “informed consent” procedures as those proposed by the bill for abortions, and a 24 hour waiting period.

The amendment failed 8 to 30 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To apply some of the proposed regulations to vasectomy procedures.

The amendment failed 14 to 24 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To strip out provisions in the proposed coercion and domestic violence screening protocols that require a provider to "explore safety options with the patient" and to provide law enforcement and domestic violence support group referral information.

The amendment failed 10 to 28 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To adopt abortion facility regulations that reportedly mirror those imposed by Maryland.

The amendment failed 10 to 28 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To move back the effective date of the bill until 2014.

The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Rick Jones (R-24)

To allow regulators to waive the proposed changes on regulations for "freestanding surgical outpatient facilities." The bill would define abortion clinics as such facilities, which already come under a more rigorous regulatory regime.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 27 to 10 (details)

To impose more rigorous state regulations on abortion clinics, including expanded licensure and inspection regimes. Also, to require abortion providers to screen women to ensure they are not being intimidated into having an abortion; prohibit "telemedicine" remote doctor exams to prescribe "morning after pill" abortions; establish that the remains of an aborted fetus are subject to the same laws that apply to the disposition of dead bodies of humans who have been born; and more.

Received in the House

Dec. 12, 2012

Dec. 14, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Dian Slavens (D-21)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joan Bauer (D-68)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum (D-67)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum (D-67)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes (D-95)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-12)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kate Segal (D-62)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kate Segal (D-62)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Stamas (R-98)

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 72 to 35 (details)

To impose more rigorous state regulations on abortion clinics, including expanded licensure and inspection regimes. Also, to require abortion providers to screen women for ensure they are not being intimidated into having an abortion; prohibit "telemedicine" remote doctor exams to prescribe "morning after pill" abortions; establish that the remains of an aborted fetus are subject to the same laws that apply to the disposition of dead bodies of humans who have been born; and more.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 14, 2012

Passed in the Senate 27 to 10 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 28, 2012