Public Act 159 of 2012

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• Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D) on June 30, 2011, to establish procedures for revoking a man’s acknowledgment of parentage of a child, based on specified criteria including a mistake of fact, newly discovered evidence, fraud, misrepresentation or misconduct, and duress in signing the original acknowledgment.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 8, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 11, 2011, 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 November 11, 2011.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on December 1, 2011.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 1, 2011.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on December 1, 2011.
    • Reported in the House on March 22, 2012, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. John Walsh (R) on May 23, 2012, to clarify statutory references, and details on when a case can be brought under the proposed changes. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 23, 2012.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. John Walsh (R) on May 23, 2012, to clarify technical details of the proposed changes. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 23, 2012.
• Passed 102 to 6 in the House on May 24, 2012, to establish procedures for revoking a man’s acknowledgment of parentage of a child, based on specified criteria including a mistake of fact, newly discovered evidence, fraud, misrepresentation or misconduct, and duress in signing the original acknowledgment.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 29, 2012.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on May 31, 2012, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on June 12, 2012.