Bill Text: MI HB4189 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Children; adoption; objection to placements by child placing agency based on religious or moral convictions; allow. Amends 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.21 - 712B.41) by adding sec. 23g to ch. X. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4188'15, HB 4190'15
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 18-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-11 - Assigned Pa 54'15 With Immediate Effect [HB4189 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB4189-Engrossed.html
HB-4189, As Passed Senate, June 10, 2015
HOUSE BILL No. 4189
February 12, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Santana, Crawford, McBroom, Cole, Runestad, Webber, Aaron Miller, Glenn, Jenkins, Cox, Poleski, Franz, Rendon, Price, Goike, Lauwers, Glardon, Jacobsen and Potvin and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled
"Probate code of 1939,"
(MCL 710.21 to 712B.41) by adding section 23g to chapter X.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
CHAPTER X
Sec. 23g. In accordance with sections 14e and 14f of 1973 PA
116, MCL 722.124e and 722.124f, a child placing agency shall not be
required to provide adoption services if those adoption services
conflict with, or provide adoption services under circumstances
that conflict with, the child placing agency's sincerely held
religious beliefs contained in a written policy, statement of
faith, or other document adhered to by the child placing agency.
Also, in accordance with sections 14e and 14f of 1973 PA 116, MCL
722.124e and 722.124f, the state or a local unit of government
House Bill No. 4189 as amended March 18, 2015
shall not take an adverse action against a child placing agency on
the basis that the child placing agency has declined or will
decline to provide adoption services that conflict with, or provide
adoption services under circumstances that conflict with, the child
placing agency's sincerely held religious beliefs contained in a
written policy, statement of faith, or other document adhered to by
the child placing agency.
Enacting section 1. It is the intent of the legislature to
protect child placing agencies' free exercise of religion protected
by the United States constitution and the state constitution of
1963. This amendatory act is not intended to limit or deny any
person's right to adopt a child.
[Enacting section 2. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.]
Enacting section [3]. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4190 (request no.
00208'15 a *).
(b) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4188 (request no.
00649'15 *).
