November 10, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Meisner, Law, Gillard and Tobocman and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 430a (MCL 750.430a), as added by 1998 PA
110.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 430a. (1) An individual shall not intentionally engage
2 in or attempt to engage in human cloning.
3 (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit scientific research or
4 cell-based therapies not specifically prohibited by that
5 subsection.
6 (3) An individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a
7 felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 10 15 years
8 or a fine of not more than $10,000,000.00, or both.
9 (4) As used in this section, "human cloning" means that term
10 as defined in section 16274 of the public health code, 1978 PA
1 368, MCL 333.16274.
2 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take
3 effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature
4 are enacted into law:
5 (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6354 (request
6 no. 07501'04).
7 (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6356 (request
8 no. 07783'04 a).