LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) – A bill preventing a gay or transgender panic defenses heads to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk after passing the Michigan House this week. HB 4718 passed with a 56 to 54 vote Thursday. It was introduced last year by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia), who serves as the speaker pro tempore of the state LGBTQ+ Caucus.