SENATE BILL No. 529

 

 

May 23, 2007, Introduced by Senator WHITMER and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

 

     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:

 

     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 15 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.