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MI SB0034
Bill
Status
4/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Chang
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AI Summary
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Amends the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to expand the definition of "sex" in employment discrimination protections to include "lactating status" alongside existing protections for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions
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Adds a new definition of "sex" for public accommodations and public services that explicitly includes pregnancy and lactating status
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Applies to employers with 1 or more employees, employment agencies, and labor organizations
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Extends protections to all places of public accommodation including businesses, educational facilities, entertainment venues, health facilities, and certain private clubs (country clubs, golf clubs, sports clubs, dining clubs)
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Covers public services operated by state government, political subdivisions, and tax-exempt private agencies serving the public
Legislative Description
Civil rights: sex discrimination and harassment; definition of sex; modify to include lactating status for employment situations and include pregnancy and lactating status for places of public accommodation or public service. Amends secs. 201 & 301 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2201 & 37.2301).
Civil rights: sex discrimination and harassment
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Health Policy
4/17/2025