Act No. 110

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

June 3, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 4, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: 91st day after final adjournment of 1998 Regular Session

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Reps. McManus, Hammerstrom, Horton, Law, Goschka, McBryde, Bodem, Raczkowski, Nye, Jansen, Geiger, Lowe, Voorhees, Whyman, Byl, Rhead, Llewellyn, McNutt, Godchaux, Kukuk, Green, Johnson, Cropsey, Cassis, Leland, Birkholz, Brown and Perricone

Reps. Baade, Bankes, Brackenridge, Callahan, Dalman, DeHart, DeVuyst, Dobb, Gernaat, Gustafson, Jellema, Kaza, London, Middaugh, Middleton, Olshove, Oxender, Palamara, Parks, Profit, Rocca, Schauer, Schermesser, Scott, Sikkema, Varga, Vaughn and Wojno named co-sponsors

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4962

AN ACT to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate, codify and add to the statutes relating to crimes; to define crimes and prescribe the penalties therefor; to provide for restitution under certain circumstances; to provide for the competency of evidence at the trial of persons accused of crime; to provide immunity from prosecution for certain witnesses appearing at such trials; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act," (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 430a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 430a. (1) An individual shall not intentionally engage in or attempt to engage in human cloning.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit scientific research or cell-based therapies not specifically prohibited by that subsection.

(3) An individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $10,000,000.00, or both.

(4) As used in this section, "human cloning" means that term as defined in section 16274 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16274.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 89th Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4846.

(b) House Bill No. 5475.

(c) Senate Bill No. 864.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.