Michigan HB4332 prohibits pathogen enhancement engineering or research and establishes a reward for reporting violations.

Michigan HB4332 amends the Michigan Public Health Code to prohibit the act of altering a pathogen to enhance its environmental persistence, transmissibility, pathogenicity, infectivity, or virulence. Violation of this prohibition is a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000, or both. The bill also mandates that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reward individuals who report such violations with $50,000 and provide them with educational materials on the Biological Weapons Convention Treaty and relevant federal law.

Michigan HB4332 prohibits pathogen enhancement engineering or research and establishes a reward for reporting violations.

Michigan HB4332 amends the Michigan Public Health Code to prohibit the act of altering a pathogen to enhance its environmental persistence, transmissibility, pathogenicity, infectivity, or virulence. Violation of this prohibition is a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000, or both. The bill also mandates that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reward individuals who report such violations with $50,000 and provide them with educational materials on the Biological Weapons Convention Treaty and relevant federal law.