2025 Senate Bill 136 / Public Act 63

Health: testing; notification of dense breast tissue; eliminate, and provide for other general amendments to the use of radiation machines.

An act to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending sections 13501, 13521, 13522, and 13523 (MCL 333.13501, 333.13521, 333.13522, and 333.13523), sections 13501 and 13523 as amended by 1994 PA 100, section 13521 as amended by 2018 PA 544, and section 13522 as amended by 2023 PA 138; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill amends the Public Health Code to update regulations on ionizing radiation and mammography, revising definitions, eliminating specific mammography authorizations, and establishing new fee structures and compliance requirements.

Introduced in the Senate

March 12, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-21) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Sean McCann (D-19), Ruth Johnson (R-24), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Erika Geiss (D-1), Mary Cavanagh (D-6), Mallory McMorrow (D-8) and Sue Shink (D-14)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

April 16, 2025

Reported from the Committee of the Whole

April 17, 2025

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

April 17, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Dec. 18, 2025

Discharged from committee

Passed in the House 95 to 2 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 23, 2025