HOUSE BILL No. 5062


     September 23, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Kilpatrick, Thomas, Rison, Schermesser, Quarles and Hale and referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled

   "Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,"

   (MCL 37.2101 to 37.2804) by adding section 302b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 302B.  (1) A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION SHALL NOT

 2    DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS ON THE BASIS OF SEX BY CHARGING

 3    MALES AND FEMALES A DIFFERENT PRICE FOR SERVICES OF SIMILAR

 4    KIND.

 5         (2) THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT PRICE DIFFERENCES BASED

 6    SPECIFICALLY UPON THE AMOUNT OF TIME, DIFFICULTY, OR COST OF PRO-

 7    VIDING A SERVICE.

 8         (3) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE UNDERWRITING OR

 9    RATING PRACTICES OF A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION REGULATED BY

10    ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:




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 1         (A) THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.100 TO

 2    500.8302.

 3         (B) THE NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE CORPORATION REFORM ACT, 1980

 4    PA 350, MCL 550.1101 TO 550.1704.

 5         (C) PART 210 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL

 6    333.21001 TO 333.21098.

 7         (D) THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR ACT, 1984 PA 218, MCL

 8    550.901 TO 550.962.








































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