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SB 1175

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by David Suetterlein

The bill expands who can be an ACP application assistant to include staff and volunteers at reproductive health organizations, after AG training/certification.

Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
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Bill Summary · SB 1175

Summary — SB 1175 (Michigan): Address Confidentiality Program — expand "application assistant" to include reproductive health organizations

Purpose

SB 1175 amends section 3 of the Address Confidentiality Program Act (2020 PA 301; MCL 780.853) to broaden who may serve as an "application assistant" for Michigan’s Address Confidentiality Program (ACP). The change adds employees and volunteers at agencies or organizations that serve reproductive health care providers and patients to the existing categories of organizations whose staff may be certified to help applicants.

Key provisions

  • Amends the Act’s definitions (MCL 780.853) by revising the definition of “application assistant” to include:
    • An employee or volunteer at an agency or organization that serves reproductive health care providers and patients, provided the person has received training and certification from the Department of the Attorney General (AG).
    • (Retains existing coverage for employees/volunteers at agencies serving victims of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, or sexual assault.)
  • Adds/clarifies the Act’s definition of “reproductive health care provider and patient,” which includes:
    • Health professionals who provide reproductive health care services.
    • Individuals who assist others seeking or receiving reproductive health care services.
    • Employees, volunteers, or immediate family members of those health professionals.
    • Individuals who receive reproductive health care services.
    • Individuals who own or operate facilities or agencies where reproductive health care services are provided.
  • Maintains the existing ACP structure: the Department of the Attorney General trains/certifies application assistants and classifies participants’ residence addresses as confidential; the state provides a designated mailing address to forward mail to participants.

Who is affected

  • Potential ACP applicants: reproductive health care providers, their patients, staff, volunteers, immediate family members, and facility owners/operators who may be eligible for address confidentiality.
  • Agencies and organizations that serve reproductive health care providers and patients: their trained employees/volunteers may now serve as certified application assistants.
  • The Department of the Attorney General: responsibility for training/certifying the expanded class of application assistants and administering the program to eligible participants.

Procedural status & timeline

  • Introduced in the Michigan Senate (sponsor: Sen. Mallory McMorrow) — substitute S‑1 adopted.
  • Reported favorably by the Senate Health Policy Committee (committee reports dated 12/12/2024).
  • Passed the Senate with the substitute (vote recorded 20–16 on 12/12/2024).
  • Subsequent readings and transmittal actions occurred in early 2025; current status provided is "placed on second reading."
  • Statutory change proposed: amends sec. 3 of 2020 PA 301 (MCL 780.853).

Fiscal impact

  • Nonpartisan fiscal analyses indicate no fiscal impact to the Department of the Attorney General or to courts.

Notes

  • The bill only expands who may serve as an application assistant; it does not change eligibility rules for ACP participants or other operational features of the ACP beyond the definition and training/certification authority.
  • Training and certification by the Department of the Attorney General remain prerequisites for application assistants.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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