2023 House Bill 4974

Children: adoption; objection to placements by child placing agency based on religious or moral convictions; allow.

A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The social welfare act,” by repealing section 5a (MCL 400.5a) as added by 2015 PA 55; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

Mackinac Center Analysis

The bill repeals three sections in the Social Welfare Act (PA 280 of 1939) that allow objection to placements by child placing agency based on religious or moral convictions.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 13, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Emily Dievendorf (D-77) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Felicia Brabec (D-33), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Kara Hope (D-74), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Joey Andrews (D-38), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Jason Morgan (D-23) and Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary