2023 House Bill 4363 / Public Act 101

Health: anatomical gifts; inclusion on the donor registry of an individual who elects to be a donor on an income tax schedule; allow.

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 10105 and 10120 (MCL 333.10105 and 333.10120), section 10105 as amended and section 10120 as added by 2008 PA 39.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4362 would amend the Income Tax Act to enable an individual to designate a willingness to be an organ donor on their annual state income tax return and require a completed separate donor registry schedule to be included with the return. House Bills 4363 and 4364 are companion bills that would amend separate acts to conform to the provisions of HB 4362.

Introduced in the House

April 11, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Cynthia Neeley (D-70) and 21 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Tullio Liberati (D-2), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Brenda Carter (D-53), Kara Hope (D-74), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Kelly Breen (D-21), Natalie Price (D-5), Stephanie Young (D-16), Julie Rogers (D-41), Rachel Hood (D-81), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jaime Churches (D-27), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Karen Whitsett (D-4) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

May 4, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

May 11, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 16, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 13, 2023

Reported without amendment

June 14, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 20, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

June 27, 2023

Passed in the Senate 30 to 7 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the House

June 27, 2023

Substitute S-1 concurred in 104 to 4 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 19, 2023