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MI HB4116

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/29/2019

Primary Sponsor

Vanessa Guerra

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Origin

House of Representatives

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Repeals section 40 of the Michigan Penal Code (MCL 750.40), which historically prohibited publication of information about contraceptive methods
  • Introduced January 29, 2019 by 27 representatives and referred to the Committee on Health Policy
  • Removes outdated criminal restrictions on disseminating birth control and contraceptive information
  • Eliminates penalties previously associated with publishing materials related to contraceptive preventatives

Legislative Description

Crimes; abortion; provision related to publication of cures for conceptive preventatives; repeal. Repeals sec. 40 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.40).

Communications: other

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/29/2019

2/5/2019

Committee Referrals

Health Policy1/29/2019

Full Bill Text

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