2023 Senate Bill 477 / Public Act 207

Higher education: other; prohibition on offering referrals for abortion services in pregnant and parenting student services offices; eliminate.

An act to amend 2004 PA 500, entitled “An act to create the pregnant and parenting student services fund; to provide grants to encourage certain institutions of higher education to establish and operate a pregnant and parenting student services office for pregnant and parenting students attending the institution; to prescribe the powers and duties of a pregnant and parenting student services office; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments,” by amending section 5 (MCL 390.1595).

Senate Fiscal Agency Analysis

Senate Bill 477 would delete a provision prohibiting a pregnant and parenting student services office at an institution of higher education from providing referrals for abortion services

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 7, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Mary Cavanagh (D-6) and 11 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Sean McCann (D-19), Erika Geiss (D-1), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Sue Shink (D-14), Paul Wojno (D-10), Kevin Hertel (D-12), Winnie Brinks (D-29), Jeff Irwin (D-15) and Sarah Anthony (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services

Oct. 17, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Oct. 18, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 19, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Lana Theis (R-22)

1. Amend page 1, line 1, after “(1)” by striking out “An” and inserting “To be eligible for a grant described in section 4, an”.

2. Amend page 1, line 1, after “education” by striking out “may” and inserting “must”.

3. Amend page 1, line 2, after “operate” by inserting “or agree to establish and operate”.

4. Amend page 1, line 2, after “office” by striking out the period and the balance of the line through “meet” on line 3 and inserting “that meets”.

5. Amend page 2, line 15, after “information.” by inserting “An office shall not provide referrals for abortion services.”.

6. Amend page 2, following line 27, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 118 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

Oct. 24, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Nov. 1, 2023

Discharged from committee

Substitute H-1 offered by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 54 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Nov. 2, 2023

Nov. 7, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in 20 to 17 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 22, 2023