2019 House Bill 5149 / 2020 Public Act 184

Revise adoption solicitation restriction detail

Introduced in the House

Oct. 24, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Doug Wozniak (R-36)

To revise a provision of the state penal code that criminalizes the “transfer the legal or physical custody of an individual to another person for money or other valuable consideration” so as to make clear that this does not apply to “services provided by an adoption attorney relating to a court supervised adoption;” see also House Bill 5148.

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors

Jan. 22, 2020

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Judiciary.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Feb. 4, 2020

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Feb. 19, 2020

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Feb. 20, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans

July 23, 2020

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 15, 2020

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To revise a provision of the state penal code that criminalizes the “transfer the legal or physical custody of an individual to another person for money or other valuable consideration” so as to make clear that this does not apply to “services provided by an adoption attorney relating to a court supervised adoption;” see also House Bill 5148.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 8, 2020