To revise the law that authorizes the state health department to impose emergency orders in response to an epidemic, by requiring each such order to identify the epidemic, describe how any restrictions on gatherings or procedures will protect the public health, and more. The bill would also require disclosure of any information the state health department has used to justify issuing an emergency order, including the data or statistics used to determine if it is necessary. Such orders could not extend beyond 28 days without legislative consent. This is part of a Republican legislative package revising various laws to incorporate lessons learned from the 2020 coronavirus epidemic. Many of the proposed amendments also limit administrative agency emergency powers unrelated to epidemics.   Official Text and Analysis.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

To require the legislature to convene in session if the director of the state health department asks for an extension of the bill's proposed 28 day time limit on an emergency order issued by the department.

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4297, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4287 would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” to the characteristics that define membership in a protected class, against whom it is a crime to discriminate under the state’s Elliott-Larsen civil rights law.

To tie-bar the bill to House Resolution 307, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that is adopted. HR 307 would express as the view of the House that it supports access to contraception for all individuals.

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5542, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5542 would repeal the 1931 law that banned abortion in Michigan, and provisions in other statutes restricting abortions.

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5289, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5289 would authorize enhanced penalties for assaulting or endangering school-related personnel.

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

To permit the state health department director to extend an epidemic emergency order an additional one month if the deaths occurring increase by 1,000 or more per month.