---
type: "Bill"
title: "Family law: other; surrogate parenting act; repeal, and establish the assisted reproduction and surrogacy parentage act. Creates new act & repeals 1988 PA 199 (MCL 722.851 - 722.863). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5208'23, HB 5209'23, HB 5210'23, HB 5211'23, HB 5212'23, HB 5213'23, HB 5214'23, HB 5215'23"
description: "Family law: other; surrogate parenting act; repeal, and establish the assisted reproduction and surrogacy parentage act. Creates new act & repeals 1988 PA 199 (MCL 722.851 - 722.863). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5208'23, HB 5209'23, HB 5210'23, HB 5211'23, HB 5212'23, HB 5213'23, HB 5214'23, HB 5215'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5207"
citation: "Michigan HB 5207 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: other", "Family law: other", "Health: in vitro fertilization", "Records: vital records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Samantha Steckloff"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-24"
last_action: "2024-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d81bbc7-58ff-4228-b61e-de25f5f64b5d"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-5207"
source_hash: "6bf752ea603716303353986c976cb99d2a96911985e96ddde64498546b715c3c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 5207 (2023-2024) — Family law: other; surrogate parenting act; repeal, and establish the assisted reproduction and surrogacy parentage act. Creates new act & repeals 1988 PA 199 (MCL 722.851 - 722.863). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5208'23, HB 5209'23, HB 5210'23, HB 5211'23, HB 5212'23, HB 5213'23, HB 5214'23, HB 5215'23

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-5207.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-5207.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-5207.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-5207.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0024.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-5207-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 531 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 69 YEAS 22 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **22–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Samantha Steckloff — primary (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-10-24** introduced by Representative Samantha Steckloff `introduction`
- **2023-10-24** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-24** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-25** bill electronically reproduced 10/24/2023
- **2023-11-01** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-01** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-08** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-09** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-09** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 531 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** transmitted
- **2023-11-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-19** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-03-19** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-03-19** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-03-19** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2024-03-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 69 YEAS 22 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-19** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2024-03-19** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-04-09** presented to the Governor 03/27/2024 10:48 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-09** approved by the Governor 04/01/2024 11:15 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-09** filed with Secretary of State 04/01/2024 03:06 PM
- **2024-04-09** assigned PA 24'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d81bbc7-58ff-4228-b61e-de25f5f64b5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).