Michigan Senate Bill SB0476

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 7/1/25
• Refer: 7/1/25
• Report Pass: 11/13/25
• Refer: 11/13/25
• Report Pass: 12/3/25
• Engrossed: 12/9/25
• Refer: 12/10/25

Caption

Health occupations: health professionals; definition of invasive bodily examination; add. Amends secs. 16105 & 16106 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16105 & 333.16106). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0475'25

Summary

Senate Bill 476 amends Michigan’s Public Health Code definitions section to add a new defined term, “invasive bodily examination,” meaning a pelvic, vaginal, rectal, or prostate examination. The bill also makes a technical change to the definition of “license” so that it expressly includes certain authorizations to use a designated title, but does not include a health profession specialty field license. In addition, it retains and restates existing definitions related to health occupations, health professions, specialty fields, subfields, incompetence, limitation, limited license, and licensee. The bill is tied to Senate Bill 475, meaning it does not take effect unless that companion bill is enacted into law. As drafted, SB 476 is primarily definitional and does not itself create a new licensing program or directly regulate practice standards, but it would affect how the Public Health Code is interpreted and applied, especially in contexts involving examinations that may be considered invasive bodily examinations.

Impact

SB 476 would amend MCL 333.16105 and 333.16106 in the Public Health Code by adding a statutory definition of “invasive bodily examination” and clarifying the scope of the term “license.” The change would affect the interpretation of health-profession regulation across the code, particularly where the new term is used in tandem with SB 475. Because the bill is tie-barred, its legal effect depends on enactment of the companion measure, and it would not independently alter licensure requirements unless that related bill also becomes law.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests strong support and little opposition. The bill was reported favorably without amendment in committee by an 8-0 vote and later passed the Senate 35-0. No committee transcript was provided, but the unanimous votes indicate broad agreement on the need for the definitional update and the companion-package approach.

Contention

There is no recorded floor or committee debate in the provided materials, so no explicit controversy is documented. The only notable structural issue is the tie-bar to SB 475, which means the bill’s effectiveness is contingent on companion legislation. Any substantive concern would likely center on how the new definition of “invasive bodily examination” may be used in health-profession regulation, but no opposing arguments are shown in the record provided.