Equality.
We ask for nothing more. We accept nothing less.
Activists, allies, and adoptee rights organizations working in unity to secure equal rights for all Michigan adopted people.
What’s Happening Now
Two connected equal rights bills, HB5148 and HB5149, were active in the 2023-2024 session but are not moving forward any longer.
Current Status
Passage in the Michigan House of Representatives by a vote of 99-8-3. Heard in the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety on February 15 and 29, 2024.
What’s Next
The Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition has withdrawn support for HB5148/HB5149.
Latest News and Resources
All that’s happening, plus a bit more.
MARC Pauses Support for the Bills
As a coalition we have decided to withdraw support for HB5148/HB5149
Take Action Today: Contact Michigan State Senators
This is an action alert for all adopted people, birth/first parents, adoptive parents, and allies and supporters of all adult adopted people. We ask that you contact the seven senators on the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee to request a YES VOTE on HB5148/HB5149. The bills are being considered at 12pm EST on February 29, 2024,…
House Passage!
The Michigan House of Representatives passed HB5148/HB5149 on November 9, 2023, by a vote of 99-8-3.
Michigan, We Have Liftoff
The bipartisan legislative package does one thing: restores birth record rights for all Michigan-born adopted people.