SB 351 Michigan Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Civil rights: other; public breastfeeding antidiscrimination act; expand to protect public expression of human milk. Amends title & sec. 2 of 2014 PA 197 (MCL 37.232).

This bill expands Michigan's existing breastfeeding protections to explicitly include the expression of human milk, such as pumping breast milk in public spaces. It prohibits businesses and public service providers from denying access or displaying signs that discourage individuals from breastfeeding or expressing milk. The law applies to any place of public accommodation or public service, ensuring that these activities are treated with the same non-discriminatory standards as actual breastfeeding.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Oct 2023
House Passage
Sep 2024
Signed into Law
Oct 2024
Introduced May 23, 2023 Signed Oct 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Oct 18, 2023 · House Sep 25, 2024

How they voted

2612
Passed
Total votes 38
Oct 18, 2023
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
6 Yea 12 Nay
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Oct 9, 2024
Introduced
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/08/2024 01:04 PM
upper
Oct 9, 2024
Signed into law
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/08/2024 10:36 AM
upper
Sep 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 322 Yeas 83 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
lower
May 22, 2024
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Oct 18, 2023
Committee
referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Oct 18, 2023
Introduced
received on 10/18/2023
lower
Oct 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 546 YEAS 26 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Oct 18, 2023
Amended
AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED
upper
Oct 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
upper
May 23, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
upper
May 23, 2023
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEFF IRWIN
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors