2025 House Bill 4841

Health: other; option for final disposition of certain fetal remains; provide for.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 2848 and 2854 (MCL 333.2848 and 333.2854), as amended by 2023 PA 209.

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House Bill No. 4841 amends Michigan's Public Health Code to require institutions to offer parents the choice of final disposition for fetal remains under 20 weeks gestation or 400 grams, imposing significant penalties for non-compliance and reinforcing parental rights in such decisions.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 4, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Angela Rigas (R-79) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Pat Outman (R-91), Josh Schriver (R-66), Brian BeGole (R-71), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Jaime Greene (R-65), Bryan Posthumus (R-90), Jamie Thompson (R-28) and Rylee Linting (R-27)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy