2023 House Bill 4974

Children: adoption; objection to placements by child placing agency based on religious or moral convictions; allow.

A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The social welfare act,” by repealing section 5a (MCL 400.5a) as added by 2015 PA 55; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 13, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Emily Dievendorf (D-77) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Felicia Brabec (D-33), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Kara Hope (D-74), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Joey Andrews (D-38), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Jason Morgan (D-23) and Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary