Children: protection; safe delivery of newborns law; modify definition of newborn and allow surrender to a newborn safety device. Amends secs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 17 & 20, ch. XII of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712.1 et seq.) & adds sec. 3a to ch. XII.
HB 4067 modifies Michigan's "safe delivery of newborns law" to allow parents to surrender newborns (defined as children under 72 hours old) to designated safety devices - like secure boxes in hospitals or fire stations - without revealing their identity. Parents receive written information about their 28-day window to reclaim the baby and must be informed that adoption proceedings will follow if they don’t act. The bill removes mandatory child protection reporting requirements for these surrenders and provides legal immunity to hospitals, fire departments, and police stations that follow the process, except for gross negligence. It directly affects parents seeking to safely relinquish newborns, healthcare facilities, and child placing agencies handling the surrenders.
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in committee
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 12, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Families and Veterans
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. William Bruck
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
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Party
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Will Bruck
RRepublican
Co
Angela Rigas
RRepublican
Co
Doug Wozniak
RRepublican
Co
Gina Johnsen
RRepublican
Co
Jason Woolford
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Wortz
RRepublican
Co
Jimmie Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Ken Borton
RRepublican
Co
Luke Meerman
RRepublican
Co
Mai Xiong
DDemocratic
Co
Matt Bierlein
RRepublican
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