2012 House Bill 5711: Impose more abortion regulationsPublic Act 499 of 2012
Introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon R-Lake City on May 31, 2012
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.
Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on May 31, 2012
Reported in the House on June 7, 2012
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered in the House on June 13, 2012
To revise a detail related to the timing of "informed consent" procedures required under current law.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 13, 2012
Substitute offered by Rep. Gail Haines R-Waterford on June 13, 2012
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 in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Lisa Brown D-West Bloomfield on June 13, 2012
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 in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Dian Slavens D-Canton Twp. on June 13, 2012
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 in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Kate Segal D-Battle Creek on June 13, 2012
To strip out a provision imposing rigorous state “freestanding surgical outpatient facility” regulations on more abortion facilities.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright D-Muskegon on June 13, 2012
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 in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Charles Smiley D-Burton on June 13, 2012
To eliminate a reference to a particular prescription drug used in abortions.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Rashida Tlaib D-Detroit on June 13, 2012
To apply some of the proposed regulations to vasectomy procedures.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright D-Muskegon on June 13, 2012
To apply some of the proposed regulations to vasectomy procedures.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes D-Saginaw on June 13, 2012
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 in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum D-Onodaga on June 13, 2012
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 in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Brandon Dillon D- on June 13, 2012
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 in the House on June 13, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Maureen Stapleton D-Detroit on June 13, 2012
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 in the House on June 13, 2012
Received in the Senate on June 14, 2012
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 14, 2012
Reported in the Senate on August 15, 2012
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered in the Senate on December 12, 2012
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 Senate on December 12, 2012
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
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.
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
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".
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
To prohibit vasectomies except when necessary in an emergency to avert a man's death.
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
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.
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
To apply some of the proposed regulations to vasectomy procedures.
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
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.
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
To adopt abortion facility regulations that reportedly mirror those imposed by Maryland.
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren D-Ann Arbor on December 12, 2012
To move back the effective date of the bill until 2014.
Amendment offered by Sen. Rick Jones R-Grand Ledge on December 12, 2012
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 in the Senate on December 12, 2012
Received in the House on December 12, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Dian Slavens D-Canton Twp. on December 14, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Joan Bauer D-Lansing on December 14, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum D-Onodaga on December 14, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum D-Onodaga on December 14, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes D-Saginaw on December 14, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Rashida Tlaib D-Detroit on December 14, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Kate Segal D-Battle Creek on December 14, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Kate Segal D-Battle Creek on December 14, 2012
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Stamas R-Midland on December 14, 2012
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 14, 2012
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 on December 14, 2012
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on December 28, 2012