The following is a summary of legislation that
passed the House 12.12.16-12.16.16. Feel free to contact me with any questions
or if you need additional information (517-373-0826).
Allow
Single Parcel to be Separated Into Agricultural & Non-Agricultural for
Property Tax Purposes
HB
4677 (S-1) (Maturen) RC 620, 12/13/16 Passed 105-1
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Tax Policy
Description:
HB
4677 (S-1) (Maturen) amends the General Property Tax Act to
specify that when qualified agricultural property is transferred to a different
owner, if a portion of the property will not remain agricultural, the portion
that does remain as qualified agricultural property will not be subject to the
property tax “pop-up.” Current law provides that a transfer of qualified
agricultural property is not subject to the property tax “pop-up.” However, the
law does not specify the tax treatment when only part of the transferred
property is changed from an agricultural use.
Biobased
Products Preference
HB
4850 (S-1) (Sheppard) RC 621, 12/13/16 Passed 101-6
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
HB
4850 (S-1) (Sheppard) would amend the Management and Budget act
of 1984 to give preference to Michigan biobased products for all purchases made
by the State of Michigan.
Changing
Licensing Requirements for Massage Therapists
HB
5001 (S-2) (Lauwers) RC 622, 12/13/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
HB
5001 (S-2) (Lauwers) will make changes to the licensing
requirements for massage therapists.
Allowing
for a Standing Order for Opioid Antagonists
HB
5326 (S-1) (Forlini) RC 623, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
HB
5326 (S-1) (Forlini) The bill authorizes the state's chief medical
executive to issue a standing order prescription to a pharmacist, authorizing
them to dispense an opioid antagonist (i.e. naloxone) to any individual for the
purpose of reversing the effects of a drug overdose. The bill also
eliminates the sunset on allowing benefit providers to access information from
the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS).
Allows
Appeals Process for Salvage Title Vehicle Inspectors
HB
4185 (S-1) (PLAWECKI) RC 624, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
HB
4185 (S-1) (PLAWECKI) allows for a salvage title inspector to
appeal a revocation, suspension, or denial of a certificate.
Speed
Limits Bill Package
HB
4423 (S-4) (Jacobsen) RC 625, 12/13/16 Passed 57-51
HB
4424 (S-1) (Jacobsen) RC 626, 12/13/16 Passed 57-51
HB
4425 (S-3) (Outman) RC 627, 12/13/16 Passed 61-47
HB
4426 (S-1) (KIVELA) RC 628, 12/13/16 Passed 78-30
HB
4427 (S-1) (SMILEY) RC 629, 12/13/16 Passed 91-17
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
HB
4423 (S-4) (Jacobsen) establishes a default general speed limit
of 70 mph for all limited access freeways upon which a speed limit is not
otherwise fixed. The minimum speed limit on these freeways would be 55 miles
per hour.
HB
4424 (S-1) (Jacobsen) makes the following changes with regard to
school zones.
HB
4425 (S-3) (Outman) eliminates the maximum 70 mile per hour
speed limit and the minimum 55 mile per hour speed limit on all freeways.
HB
4426 (S-1) (KIVELA) adjusts the points awarded for a
non-work-zone speeding violation on a person’s driving record by reducing the
points for a speeding violation of 5 mph over or less from 2 to 1 and Salvage
Pool Notice.
HB
4427 (S-1) (SMILEY) amends the Insurance Code to change the
awarding of “eligibility points” for a speed limit violation of 5 mph or less
from 2 points to 1 point.
Regulating
Community Colleges
HB
4265 (S-1) (Price) RC 630, 12/13/16 Passed 100-8
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Education
Description:
HB
4265 (S-1) (Price) removes the contiguity requirement from
community college districts.
Allowing
“Hunter Pink”
HB
5484 (S-1) (Lyons) RC 631, 12/13/16 Passed 81-27
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
HB
5484 (S-1) (Lyons) The bill allows the Natural Resources
Commission to authorize other colors than hunter orange. The bill requires the commission to review
and determine whether hunter pink or any additional colors are effective and safe
for hunters to wear during hunting and for them to issue an order authorizing
additional colors by October 1, 2017.
Revising
Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program Revisions
HB
5599 (S-2) (LaFontaine) RC 632, 12/13/16 Passed 80-28
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
HB
5599 (S-2) (LaFontaine) would amend Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) Part 215 by modifying the financial
responsibility requirements for entities seeking underground storage tank
cleanup funds.
Creating
the Native Copper Mine Act
SB
591 (H-3) (Casperson) RC 633, 12/13/16 Passed 99-9
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
SB
591 (H-3) (Casperson) would create a separate regulatory
framework for a small native copper mining operations that generates not less
than 10,000 tons and not more than 75,000 tons of waste rock in a calendar year
or disturbs not less than 1 acre and not more than 10 acres of land per
calendar year.
Abolishing
Dower Rights
SB
558 (H-2) (Jones) RC 634, 12/13/16 Passed 66-42
SB
560 (H-1) (Jones) RC 635, 12/13/16 Passed 66-42
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
558 (H-2) (Jones) adds section 30 to Estates in Dower, to
abolish a wife’s dower right and make it unenforceable either through statute
or at common law with two exceptions. A widow can still elect to take dower if
her husband died before the effective date of this legislation, or if a widow’s
husband died before the effective date of this legislation and the widow elects
to take dower under the Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC).
SB
560 (H-1) (Jones) amends EPIC to eliminate a widow’s right to
dower in all cases except if a widow’s husband dies before the effective date
of this legislation.
Authorizes
DTMB to Convey Properties by Quitclaim Deed or Transfer by Affidavit
SB
881 (H-1) (Nofs) RC 636, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB
881 (H-1) (Nofs) authorizes in part, and requires in part the
Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) to convey certain
properties by quitclaim deed or transfer by affidavit of jurisdiction.
Skilled
Trades Licensing Regulations
SB
963 (H-1) (Horn) RC 637, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
964
(Schmidt) RC 638, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
965
(Schmidt) RC 639, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
966
(Horn) RC 640, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
967
(Knollenberg) RC 641, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
968
(Zorn) RC 642, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
969
(MacGregor) RC 643, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
970
(Horn) RC 644, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
971
(Schmidt) RC 645, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
SB
972
(Schuitmaker) RC 646, 12/13/16 Passed 106-2
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
SB
963 (H-1) (Horn) Occupations; other; revision and consolidation
of various skilled trades licensing acts; provide for.
SB
964
(Schmidt) amend various statutes to update references to acts repealed by SB
963 and replace the references with the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
SB
965
(Schmidt) amend various statutes to update references to acts repealed by SB
963 and replace the references with the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
SB
966
(Horn) amend various statutes to update references to acts repealed by SB 963
and replace the references with the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
SB
967
(Knollenberg) amend various statutes to update references to acts repealed by
SB 963 and replace the references with the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
SB
968
(Zorn) amend various statutes to update references to acts repealed by SB 963
and replace the references with the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
SB
969
(MacGregor) amend various statutes to update references to acts repealed by SB
963 and replace the references with the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
SB
970
(Horn) amend various statutes to update references to acts repealed by SB 963
and replace the references with the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
SB
971
(Schmidt) amend various statutes to update references to acts repealed by SB
963 and replace the references with the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
SB
972
(Schuitmaker) amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to include sentencing
guidelines for a third or subsequent offense involving the unauthorized
practice of an occupation regulated under the Skilled Trades Regulation Act.
Withholding
Fire Insurance Payments Until Report Made to Local Government
SB
697
(Jones) RC 647, 12/13/16 Passed 100-8
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Insurance
Description:
SB
697
(Jones) would amend the “Insurance Code of 1956” to state that an insurance
company is not required to pay a claim for fire loss until it receives a sworn
statement/report from the insured party that they had nothing to do with the
fire. This would apply only in cities, villages, or townships that opt to
require such a report, and meet certain population requirements as set forth in
the bill.
Create
Unmanned Aerial Systems Act
SB
992 (H-3) (MacGregor) RC 648, 12/13/16 Passed 103-5
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
SB
992 (H-3) (MacGregor) would provide for state regulation of
unmanned aircraft systems, commonly referred to as “drones.”
Increasing
the Maximum Total Duration of a Permit for Landfill Research, Development and
Demonstration Project
SB
1079
(Pavlov) RC 649, 12/13/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
SB
1079
(Pavlov) amends part 115 (Solid Waste management) of the
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to increase the
maximum total duration of a permit for a landfill research, development and
demonstration project (RDDP).
Allowing
Children’s Advocacy Centers Access to Confidential Records When Providing
Services to a Victim of Child Abuse or Neglect or to the Child’s Family
SB
1021 (S-1) (Stamas) RC 650, 12/13/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
1021 (S-1) (Stamas) allows children’s advocacy centers (CAC)
access to confidential records when providing services to a victim of child
abuse or neglect or to the child’s family.
Extending
E-Filing Fee Sunset
SB
1045
(Jones) RC 651, 12/13/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
1045
(Jones) extends the authorization for some courts to collect certain fees in
addition to the electronic filing system fee established in Michigan statute.
Amending
Foster Care Parenting Standards
SB
1090
(Emmons) RC 652, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
SB
1091
(Emmons) RC 653, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
1090
(Emmons) amend the Probate Code to revise the permanency planning requirements
for children in foster care. Amends the definition section of the Probate Code
to include a definition for “reasonable and prudent parenting standard”.
SB
1091
(Emmons) amend the Probate Code to revise the permanency planning requirements
for children in foster care. Amends the Probate Code to require the court, at
or before each permanency planning hearing, to determine whether the agency had
made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan.
Extending
Sunset of a Provision Limiting a County’s Maintenance Effort Rate for Medicaid
Funded Long Term Care Services
SB
884
(Hansen) RC 654, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB
884
(Hansen) amends the Social Welfare Act to delay from December 1, 2017 to
December 31, 2022, the sunset date of a provision that limits a county’s
maintenance of effort rate for Medicaid-funded long term care services to the
rate in effect on September 30, 1984.
Allowing
Electronic Hunting and Fishing Licenses
SB
1073
(Meekhof) RC 655, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
SB
1074
(Zorn) RC
656, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
SB
1075
(Schmidt) RC 657, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
SB
1073
(Meekhof) would amend NREPA to allow for the use of electronic
(digital) copies of hunting, waterfowl, and fishing license with an electronic
device.
SB
1074
(Zorn) would
amend NREPA to allow for the use of electronic (digital) copies of hunting,
waterfowl, and fishing license with an electronic device.
SB
1075
(Schmidt) would amend NREPA to allow for the use of electronic
(digital) copies of hunting, waterfowl, and fishing license with an electronic
device.
Tax
Exemption for Fundraising Sales By Veterans Organizations
SB
106 (S-1) (Green) RC 658, 12/13/16 Passed 94-14
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Tax Policy
Description:
SB
106 (S-1) (Green) amends the General Sales Tax Act to provide a
tax exemption for the sale of personal property by a veterans' organization
(e.g., VFW and American Legion posts) for the purpose of raising funds for the
benefit of an active duty service member or a veteran.
Extend
Sunset on Delinquent Property Tax Installment Plan
SB
1009
(JOHNSON) RC 659, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Tax Policy
Description:
SB
1009
(JOHNSON) extends the sunset from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2019
on the policy enacted in 2014 allowing, for a temporary period, a county
treasurer to enter into a tax foreclosure avoidance agreement with an owner of
a principal residence returned as delinquent to the county treasurer.
Exempting
Local Governments and their Employees From Regulations Regarding Commercial
Motor Vehicles Owned/Operated by a Local Government or its Employers
SB
595
(Casperson) RC 660, 12/13/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
SB
595
(Casperson) Amends the Motor Carrier Safety Act to exempt local
governments and their employees from having to adhere to certain federal
regulations currently applicable under the Act regarding commercial motor
vehicles owned and operated by a local government or its employees.
Regulating
Conditions for Operating a Wrecker and Disabled Vehicle Exceeding Size/Wight
Restrictions
SB
702
(Casperson) RC 661, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
SB
702
(Casperson) eliminates the distance limitations in the Vehicle
Code on how far a wrecker may travel under a special permit allowing a wrecker
in combination with one or more disabled vehicles to be oversized or
overweight. Under current law, a permit may only allow for a trip for these
vehicle combinations of up to 25 miles in the southern part of the state and up
to 50 miles in the northern part of the state, which is defined to be “north of
a line between Ludington and Pinconning.”
Regulating
Forest Products Transportation Permits
SB
706
(Casperson) RC 662, 12/13/16 Passed 107-1
SB
707
(Casperson) RC 663, 12/13/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
SB
706
(Casperson) amend related statutes to clarify and specify
restrictions on local government regulation of logging trucks
SB
707
(Casperson) amend related statutes to clarify and specify
restrictions on local government regulation of logging trucks.
Regulation
Shoulder Harness Requirements for Construction or Maintenance Workers
SB
1089
(Casperson) RC 664, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
SB
1089
(Casperson) amends the Vehicle Code to specify that the operator
of a motor vehicle is not required to wear a shoulder harness if operating the
vehicle to perform road construction or maintenance in a work zone.
Regulating
Forest Products Transportation Permits
SB
708 (H-1) (Casperson) RC 665, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
SB
708 (H-1) (Casperson) amend related statutes to
clarify and specify restrictions on local government regulation of logging
trucks.
Amending
Article 25 of the Occupational Code (Real Estate Brokers, Associate Brokers,
and Salespersons)
SB
26 (S-1) (Kowall) RC 666, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
SB
26 (S-1) (Kowall) makes various amendments to Article 25 of
the Occupational Code, which regulates real estate brokers, real estate
associate brokers, and real estate salespersons. There are also updates made to
the general provisions of the Occupational Code.
Eliminating the Medicaid Managed Care Use
Tax
SB 1172 (Horn) RC 667, 12/13/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB 1172 (Horn) The bill eliminates the Medicaid Managed Care Use Tax that is
assessed on Medicaid HMO’s as of December 31, 2016. The tax would be reinstated
when the Health Insurance Claims Act (HICA) sunsets on July 1, 2020, or earlier
if the legislature repeals HICA or the rate is reduced to 0%
Limiting
Damages for Past Medical Expenses or Rehabilitation Service Expenses for a
Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
SB
1104
(Shirkey) RC 668, 12/13/16 Passed 60-48
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Insurance
Description:
SB
1104
(Shirkey) would limit the damages for past medical expenses or rehabilitation
service expenses for a medical malpractice plaintiff to actual charges that
arose out of the alleged malpractice.
Transferring
$10 Million from the Unemployment Contingent Fund to the State General Fund for
Fiscal Year 2017
SB
1008 (H-1) (Hildenbrand) RC 669, 12/13/16 Passed 60-48
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB
1008 (H-1) (Hildenbrand) would amend the “Michigan Employment
Security Act” to transfer $10M from the Unemployment Contingent Fund to the
State General Fund for Fiscal Year 2017.
Allowing Sales and Use Tax Exemptions on
Certain Agricultural Property
HB 5889 (S-1) (Lauwers) RC 670, 12/14/16 Passed
107-0
HB 5890 (S-1) (Lauwers) RC 671, 12/14/16 Passed
107-0
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Agriculture
Description:
HB 5889 (S-1) (Lauwers) would amend MCL 205.54a (1)(e) of
the “General Sales Tax Act” to clarify that an exemption under this section
would include a sale of agricultural land title, portable grain bins, and grain
drying equipment to a person in the business of constructing, altering,
repairing, or improving real estate for others to the extent that it is affixed
to or made a structural part of real estate and is used by that person for a
purpose exempt under the this particular section of the Act.
HB 5890 (S-1) (Lauwers) would amend the “Use Tax Act” to
provide an exemption for tangible property sold to businesses enterprises using
and consuming property in the direct gathering of fish by line, net, or other
method not including a charter fishing business. The exemption would extend to
subsurface irrigation pipes for the production of agriculture, grain drying
equipment and the fuel that powers the equipment. It clarifies that any
machinery used to install land tile or irrigation pipe if used in the
production of Agricultural products.
Creates
the Electronic Open Access to Government Act
HB
4814 (S-1) (Runestad) RC 672, 12/14/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Oversight and Ethics
Description:
HB
4814 (S-1) (Runestad) creates the Electronic Open Access to
Government Act requiring the Department of Technology, Management and Budget to
include links on its state website for the function and contact information for
each executive branch department.
Zero
Tolerance Reforms
HB
5618
(SCHOR) RC 673, 12/14/16 Passed 107-1
HB
5619
(Pscholka) RC 674, 12/14/16 Passed 108-0
HB
5620
(ZEMKE) RC 675, 12/14/16 Passed 108-0
HB
5621
(Lyons) RC 676, 12/14/16 Passed 108-0
HB
5693
(Howrylak) RC 677, 12/14/16 Passed 107-1
HB
5695
(Lucido) RC 678, 12/14/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Education
Description:
HB
5618
(SCHOR) adds a new Section 1310D to the Revised School Code which makes clear
that school boards or their designees are given discretion in determining
whether or not to suspend or expel a student for chronic absenteeism or
truancy, committing assault against another student under section 1310, from
having a dangerous weapon (excepting firearms), committing arson or criminal
sexual conduct under Section 1311(2) or committing physical or verbal assault
against a teacher or school staff person under section 1311a.
HB
5619
(Pscholka) The bill would add Section 1310c to the Revised School Code which
encourages schools to use restorative practices in place of or in addition to
suspension or expulsion of students, and describes the process of restorative
practices in a school context. As defined in the package, restorative practices
emphasizes repairing the harm to a victim and the school community harmed by
the transgressor’s misconduct.
HB
5620
(ZEMKE) would amend the encouraged provisions section of the ‘Matt Epling Safe School
Law’ to include restorative practices to correct bullying behavior.
HB
5621
(Lyons) would amend section 1308 of the Revised School Code to require the
items the school safety information policy to identify incidents occurring at a
school that must be reported to law enforcement agencies policy calls for being
reported, be reported.
HB
5693
(Howrylak) Clarifies that a school board may determine in writing that
expulsion is not justified due to unique circumstances in a case, and creates a
rebuttable presumption that expulsion is not justified if the pupil has no
history of suspension or expulsion or establishes in a clear and convincing
manner.
HB
5695
(Lucido) The bill is technical in nature.
Allowing
Property Owners to Prohibit Medical Marijuana in Leased Properties
SB
72 (H-1) (Jones) RC 679, 12/14/16 Passed 88-17
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
72 (H-1) (Jones) would allow property owners’ to restrict the
smoking or cultivation of medical marihuana on leased residential property if
such activities are prohibited in a written lease. The bill would also prohibit
the smoking or cultivating of medical marijuana on private property in
violation of a prohibition established by a property owner.
Requiring
CPR/AED Training in Curriculum and Content Guidelines
SB
647 (S-1) (Schuitmaker) RC 680, 12/14/16 Passed 98-8
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Education
Description:
SB
647 (S-1) (Schuitmaker) would require the Department to ensure
by the 2017-2018 school year that the model core academic curriculum content
standards for health education and subject area content expectations and
guidelines for health education under the Michigan Merit Curriculum include
instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and instruction on automated
external defibrillators based on programs developed by the American Red Cross,
the American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized, evidence
based guideline.
Licensing
Applied Behavioral Analysts
SB
1015 (S-2) (WARREN) RC 681, 12/14/16 Passed 87-19
SB
1016 (S-1) (O'Brien) RC 682, 12/14/16 Passed
89-17
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
SB
1015 (S-2) (WARREN) establishes regulation and licensures for
applied behavior analysts (ABA).
SB
1016 (S-1) (O'Brien) creates the Michigan Board of Behavior
Analysts.
Amending
the Safe Drinking Water Act to Require US Armed Forces to Offer Alternative
Water Supply to Owners of Contaminated Residential Wells in the Vicinity of a
Base
SB
950 (H-2) (Stamas) RC 683, 12/14/16 Passed 105-1
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
SB
950
(H-2) (Stamas) amends the Safe
Drinking Water Act to require the United States Armed Forces responsible for an
active or inactive military base to offer an alternative water supply to the
owners of residential wells in the vicinity of a base which the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued a drinking water advisory for.
Requiring
the Secretary of State to Solicit the Anatomical Gift Donor Registry Program
SB
541 (S-3) (Proos) RC 684, 12/14/16 Passed 101-5
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
SB
541 (S-1) (Proos) requires the Secretary of State (SOS) to
inquire, orally or in writing, whether an applicant for an original or renewal
operator's license or chauffeur's license wishes to participate in the
Anatomical Gift Donor Registry Program, if the applicant is not already a
participant.
Revising
the Medical Marihuana Act
SB
141
(YOUNG) RC 685, 12/14/16 Passed 106-0
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
141
(YOUNG) amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to revise a MCL (Michigan
Compiled Laws) citation to a section of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.
Jurisdictional
Requirements for Guardians and Conservators
SB
270
(Jones) RC 686, 12/14/16 Passed 64-42
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
270
(Jones) would allow a Michigan court to exercise guardianship and
conservatorship jurisdiction under certain circumstances, even in cases where
an individual might be the legal resident of another state.
Amending
the Open Meetings Act
SB
316
(Jones) RC 687, 12/14/16 Passed 56-50
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Government Operations
Description:
SB
316
(Jones) would amend the Open Meetings Act (OMA) to provide an exemption for the
Employment Relations Commission and the Michigan Compensation Appellate
Commission.
Creating
a Ban on Payment for Fetal Tissue
SB
564 (H-2) (Pavlov) RC 688, 12/14/16 Passed
69-37
SB
565 (H-1) (Pavlov) RC 689, 12/14/16 Passed 68-39
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
SB
564 (H-2) (Pavlov) prohibits certain individuals from knowingly
financially benefitting from the transfer or possession of fetal tissue, and
provides exemptions, when an elective abortion is performed.
SB
565 (H-1) (Pavlov) would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure
to include the offense proposed in SB 564 as a class E felony.
Authorizing
Opioid Antagonists in Schools
SB
805
(Ananich) RC 690, 12/14/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
SB
805
(Ananich) authorizes a school employee who is trained, to possess and administer
an opioid antagonist.
Amending
the Weights and Measures Act of 1964; Updating References
SB
506 (S-2) (Green) RC 691, 12/14/16 Passed
107-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Agriculture
Description:
SB
506 (S-2) (Green) amends the weights and measures act of 1964
by updating the reference to the NIST Handbook published in 2014.
Exempting
Certain Storage Tanks from Fees Under the Natural Resources Environmental
Protection Act
SB
1051
(Green) RC 692, 12/14/16 Passed 107-0
SB
1052
(Green) RC 693, 12/14/16 Passed 107-0
SB
1053
(Green) RC 694, 12/14/16 Passed 105-2
SB
1179
(Green) RC 695, 12/14/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB
1051
(Green) amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (PA 451
of 1994) to eliminate the $100 per tank registration fee for underground
storage tank owners, and to strike out the provisions of the act relating to
the paying of said fee. This bill is tie-barred to SB 506, which updated
references to the National Institute of Standards and Technology handbook in
the Weights and Measures Act, and which was approved in the Senate on March 10,
2016
SB
1052
(Green) amends the Motor Fuels Quality Act (PA 44 of 1984) to eliminate the
$100 motor fuel retail license fee, and to strike out the provisions of the act
relating to the paying of said fee. This bill is tie-barred to SB 506.
SB
1053
(Green) amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (PA 451
of 1994) to increase the environmental protection regulatory fee imposed on all
refined petroleum products sold for resale in this state to 1 cent from 7/8
cent. The bill eliminates the current December 31, 2016 sunset on money from
the refined petroleum fund going for gas inspection programs under the Weights
and Measures Act and the Motor Fuels Quality Act. Further, this bill specifies
that not more than $5 million annually can be used for these programs. This
bill adds a new provision stating that not more than $3 million annually can go
to the Bureau of Fire Services and the Storage Tank Division of the State Fire
Marshal, within LARA.
SB
1179
(Green) amends the Fire Protection Code (PA 207 of 1941) to exempt certain
storage tanks from fees required under this act as long as they are subject to
the environmental protection regulatory fee on all refined petroleum products
under NREPA.
Allowing
Off-Premises Retailers to Uses a Third-Party Facilitator to Sell and Deliver
Beer and Wine
SB
1088
(MacGregor) RC 696, 12/14/16 Passed 93-14
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Commerce
Description:
SB
1088 (S-4) (MacGregor) allows an off-premises retailer to use a
third-party facilitator to sell and deliver beer and wine, as well as use a
common carrier to deliver wine and require certain reporting requirements for
the common carriers and third-party facilitator services.
Authorizing
Opioid Antagonists in Schools (Cont.)
SB
806
(Zorn) RC 697, 12/14/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
SB
806 (S-2) (Zorn) allows school boards to require the training
of employees to administer opioid antagonist. The bill also requires
development of a policy related to the use of opioid antagonists and required
reporting.
Revising
the Process for Soliciting Adoptions
SB
924 (Jones)
RC 698, 12/14/16 Passed 105-2
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
924
(Jones) updates the Code of Criminal Procedure to reflect the statutory maximum
for an unauthorized individual who places a child or advertises, solicits, or
recruits for adoption more than once. The penalty for a first violation is a
90-day misdemeanor.
Reenacting
the Scientific Wildlife Conservation Act
SB
1187
(Casperson) RC 699, 12/14/16 Passed 60-48
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
SB
1187
(Casperson) amends 401 (Wildlife Conservation) and 487 (Sport Fishing) of the
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to reenact the
Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. The Scientific Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Act was an initiated law that was declared unconstitutional by the
Michigan Court of Appeals.
Allowing
Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Sites to be Eligible for Brownfield
Redevelopment; Clarifying Approval Process for Grants and Loans
SB
908
(Schmidt) RC 700, 12/14/16 Passed 106-2
SB
909
(Schmidt) RC 701, 12/14/16 Passed 106-2
SB
910
(O’Brien) RC 702, 12/14/16 Passed 106-2
SB
911
(Horn) RC 703, 12/14/16 Passed 106-2
SB
912
(KNEZEK) RC 704, 12/14/16 Passed 106-2
SB
913
(Casperson) RC 705, 12/14/16 Passed 106-2
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
SB 908 (Schmidt): amends the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act to add
leaking underground storage tank (LUST) sites to the types of properties
eligible to use tax increment financing (TIF) for redevelopment as a
brownfield. The bill also consolidates existing definitions into the definition
of “Department Specific Activities” to provide more clarity.
SB 909 (Schmidt): amends part 195 (Environmental Protection Bond
Implementation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act
(NREPA) to require the department to use the same criteria and requirements for
approval of funding of grants and loans as used for applicants under the Clean
Michigan Initiative Grant and Revolving Loan Program (as amended by SB 910 and
SB 912).
SB 910 (O’Brien): amends part 196 (Clean Michigan Initiative Implementation)
of
NREPA to allow for the use of funds deposited within the Clean Michigan
Initiative Bond
Fund to be used for LUST site cleanup. Additionally, the bill renames
the “Clean Michigan
Initiative Revolving Loan Program” the “Clean Michigan Initiative
Grant and Revolving
Loan Program.”
SB 911 (Horn): amends part 195 of NREPA to allow that funds deposited within
the Environmental Protection Bond Fund can be used to clean up sites identified
under part 213 (Leaking Underground Storage Tanks). Additionally, the bill
would require the department to use the same criteria and requirements for
approval of funding of grants and loans made by the Environmental Protection
Bond Fund as used for applicants under the Clean Michigan Initiative Grant and
Revolving Loan Program (as amended by SB 910 and SB 912).
SB 912 (KNEZEK): amends part 196 of NREPA to add additional clarification to
the application requirements for grants and loans given from the Clean Michigan
Initiative Grant and Revolving Loan Program. The additions include: a
requirement that an application include a letter from the chief executive
officer of the applying local unit of government in support of the application;
a complete description of eligible activities and the reasons they should be
funded; an itemized budget for the proposed activities; and, a completion
schedule.
SB 913 (Casperson): amends part 201 (Environmental Remediation) NREPA to
removes current language governing the distribution of loan funds from the
Revitalization Revolving Loan Program. The language is replaced with language
that would require the department to use the same criteria and requirements for
approval of funding of grants and loans made by the Revitalization Revolving
Loan Program as used for applicants under Clean Michigan Initiative Grant and
Revolving Loan Program (as amended by SB 910 and SB 912).
Expanding
Category “A” to Include Medical Research and Medical Tourism to the
Transportation Economic Development Fund
SB
25
(KNEZEK) RC 706, 12/14/16 Passed 104-4
SB
1049
(Casperson) RC 707, 12/14/16 Passed 106-2
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB 25 (Kowall) creates a new Category A (target industry) funding category
in the Transportation Economic Development Fund for medical research or medical
tourism facilities of at least 50,000 square feet. The bill also cleans up
language related to the Category D and Category F to make these provisions
consistent within the statute (PA 231 of 1987) and with MDOT’s administration
of the program.
SB 1049 (Kowall) makes the following changes to PA 231 to clarify statutory
language, consistent with the MDOT’s current administration of the program, as
follows: Require funds distributed to Category F projects to be distributed for
improvements within rural counties to roads and streets that are eligible for
Federal aid, and are located inside the boundaries of an urban area or an
urbanized area; Require funds distributed to Category D projects to be
distributed for the improvement of rural primary roads in rural counties and
major streets in cities and villages with a population of 5,000 or less that
are located outside the boundaries of an urban area or an urbanized area; Allow
the urban task force that represents the majority of the communities in the
urban area of each county to designate for eligibility Category C projects, instead
of Category D projects; Allow an urban task force, in the case of widening
projects, to designate project eligibility using the most current traffic
count; and permit projects for the construction of new roads with three or more
lanes where the traffic count would exceed 10,000
vehicles per day; Require programs and projects authorized under
Category C, instead of Category D, to be administered in a manner similar to
current Federal aid projects and in accordance with the policies of the State
Transportation Commission; Modify reporting requirements for the State
Transportation Commission related to job creation and economic benefits of
certain projects.
Creating
an Authority for Michigan’s Veteran’s Facilities
SB
1097
(MacGregor) RC 708, 12/14/16 Passed 107-1
SB
1098
(KNEZEK) RC 709, 12/14/16 Passed 107-1
SB
1099
(KNEZEK) RC 710, 12/14/16 Passed 107-1
SB
1100 (Casperson) RC 711, 12/14/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB
1097
(MacGregor) amends the Michigan Veterans Facility Act to define Michigan
Veterans Facility as “a long-term care facility and ancillary facilities for
veterans and their dependents”.
SB
1098
(Hildenbrand) would amend Public Act 152 of 1885 (Michigan Veterans’ Facility)
to allow the Board of Managers (Board) of the Michigan Veterans’ Facility to
enter into contracts with the Michigan Veterans’ Facility Authority. The Board
would be allowed to do the following:
Lease, sell, or otherwise convey property to the Authority for the development
of a veterans’ facility; Any other agreement regarding the care or housing of
veterans in a Michigan Veterans’ facility. The bill also would require the
Board to provide staffing to the Authority that is sufficient to provide for
the care and housing of veterans’ as well as operations of any veterans’
facility.
SB
1099
(Stamas) would require that the Board annually file written report on its
activities with the Governor and the Legislature, no later than 90 days after
the end of the fiscal year. The report would have to include the following: The
status of the development of Michigan Veterans’ Facility; A statement whether a Michigan Veterans’
Facility will be closing in the next fiscal year; Census of each Michigan Veterans’ Facility;
Accounting of all revenues received and expended; Statistics on veterans who resided in each
facility; Recommendations for
improvements at each facility; Salaries and benefit costs of all staff
positions at all Michigan Veterans’ Facilities;
Any other pertinent matters. If a facility will close in the next fiscal
year the authority must submit a supplemental report on its activities every 90
days until it closes and is no longer operational. The report would have to be
filed with the Governor and the legislature, not later than 60 days after the
90 day period covered in the report.
SB
1100
(Hildenbrand) would create the “Michigan Veterans’ Facility Authority Act.”
Expanding
the Merchants Who Are Allowed to Fill Growlers
SB
973 (Hildenbrand)
RC 712, 12/14/16 Passed 104-4
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
SB
973 (S-1) (Hildenbrand) allows a person holding a specifically
designated merchant (SDM) license and a specially designated distributor (SDD)
license to fill and sell growlers with beer for off-premises consumption.
Protecting
Library Millages From Capture By Tax Increment Finance Authorities
SB
619 (Brandenburg)
RC 713, 12/14/16 Passed 70-38
SB
620 (Brandenburg)
RC 714, 12/14/16 Passed 68-40
SB
621 (MacGregor)
RC 715, 12/14/16 Passed 69-39
SB
622 (Robertson)
RC 716, 12/14/16 Passed 66-42
SB
623 (Jones)
RC 717, 12/14/16 Passed 67-41
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Tax Policy
Description:
SB
619 (S-1) (Brandenburg) would amend the Tax Increment Finance
Authority Act.
SB
620 (S-1) (Brandenburg)
would amend the Downtown Development Authority Act.
SB
621 (S-1) (MacGregor) would amend the Corridor Improvement
Authority Act.
SB
622 (S-1) (Robertson) would amend the Water Resource
Improvement Tax Increment
Finance Authority Act.
SB
623 (S-1) (Jones) would amend the Local Development Financing
Act.
Updating
Mortality Tables Used in the Insurance Code
HB
5514 (Theis) RC 718, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Insurance
Description:
HB
5514
(Theis) updates the Michigan Insurance Code’s (Code) requirements for mortality
tables used in the valuation of certain life insurance policies and annuities.
Allowing
Local Govts to Conduct Civil Asset Forfeiture Under the Public Health Code
HB
4629 (Lucido) RC 719, 12/15/16 Passed 101-7
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Oversight and Ethics
Description:
HB
4629 (S-1) (Lucido) would eliminate the practice of
“cost-bonding” which requires a claimant in a civil asset forfeiture case to submit
a cost bond (10 percent of the estimated value of the seized property) as a
prerequisite for defending against the forfeiture of his or her property.
Licensure
of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
HB
5400 (Yonker) RC 720, 12/15/16 Passed 101-7
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
HB
5400 (H-2) (Yonker) would amend the Public Health Code (Code) to
provide for the licensure of advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), which
would include certified nurse midwives, certified nurse practitioners and
clinical nurse specialist-certified.
Allow
Retired Psychiatrists to Provide Services At State Psychiatric Hospital
HB
5664 (VerHeulen) RC 721, 12/15/16 Passed 106-2
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
HB
5664 (VerHeulen) would amend the Public Health Code (Code)
to provide for the licensure of advanced practice registered nurses (APRN),
which would include certified nurse midwives, certified nurse practitioners and
clinical nurse specialist-certified.
Amending
the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act
HB
5774 (Cox) RC 722, 12/15/16 Passed 106-2
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Families, Children, and Seniors
Description:
HB
5774 (Cox) amends the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing
Act to reflect that the “department” generally means LARA, and not the
Department of Human Services (DHS). The legislation also updates references to
DHHS where necessary, and lowers the population threshold currently in statute
that refers to a city with a population of not less than one million to
600,000. This allows the state to contract with the city fire marshal to
inspect adult foster care facilities
Allowing
the Licensing of Midwives
HB
4598 (McBroom) RC 723, 12/15/16 Passed 81-27
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
HB
4598 (McBroom) amends the Public Health Code to add a new
Part that provides for
licensure in the practice of midwifery.
Firefighter
Training Grant Funding
SB
833 (H-2) (Hansen) RC 724, 12/15/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB
833 (H-2) (Hansen) would update and expand the use for
firefighter training grants
(to include things such as emergency medical service,
hazardous material response, airport rescue). The bill would replace the
Firefighters Training Fund with the Fireworks Safety Fund as the fund source
for grants.
Protecting
Library Millages From Capture By Tax Increment Finance Authorities
SB
624 (H-2) (Jones) RC 725, 12/15/16 Passed 61-47
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Tax Policy
Description:
SB
624 (S-1) (Jones) would amend the
Historical Neighborhood Tax Increment Finance Authority Act.
Uniform
Voidable Transactions Act
SB
982 (H-1) (Jones) RC 726, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
SB
983 (H-1) (Jones) RC 727, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
SB
984 (H-1) (Jones) RC 728, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
SB
985 (H-1) (Jones) RC 729, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
982 (H-1) (Schuitmaker) changes the UFTA to the UVTA, as well
as updates definitions and other various sections of the act. The legislation
adds definitions for “electronic”, “organization”, “record”, and “sign”. SB 982
(H-1) clarifies that when it is presumed a debtor is insolvent, it is the
debtor’s burden to prove the nonexistence of solvency is more probable than its
existence. The legislation also adds language relating to a determining when a
partnership is insolvent, as a partner is incorporated into the general
provision to determine insolvency.
SB
983 (H-1) (Schuitmaker) amends the Business Corporation Act to
update references made to the UFTA to the UVTA.
SB
984 (H-1) (Schuitmaker) amends the Nonprofit Corporation Act to
update references made to the UFTA to the UVTA.
SB
985 (H-1) (Schuitmaker) amends the Support and Parenting Time
Enforcement Act to update references made to the UFTA to the UVTA.
Creating
the Michigan Historical Commission Act
SB
521 (S-1) (Jones) RC 730, 12/15/16 Passed 106-2
SB
522 (S-1) (Jones) RC 731, 12/15/16 Passed 104-4
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB
521 (S-1) (Horn) creates the Michigan Historical Commission
(Commission) within the Department of Natural Resources.
SB
522 (S-1) (O’Brien) creates the Michigan Historical Center
within the DNR. The Center would consist of the archives of the state as well
as the Michigan Historical Museum.
Changing
Rules on Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
SB
962 (H-1) (Stamas) RC 732, 12/15/16 Passed 62-46
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Oversight and Ethics
Description:
SB
962 (H-1) (Stamas) amends the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) to allow the Joint Committee for Advisory Rules (JCAR) to
make certain changes to rule promulgations.
Disclosing
Confidential Information Possessed by DHHS and LARA
SB
1041 (S-1) (Emmons) RC 733, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
SB
1042 (S-1) (Emmons) RC 734, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
SB
1043 (S-1) (Emmons) RC 735, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
SB
1044 (S-1) (Emmons) RC 736, 12/15/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Families, Children, & Seniors
Description:
SB
1041 (S-1) (Emmons) amends the “Adult Foster Care
Licensing Act” to allow DHHS and LARA to share information deemed necessary for
the proper functioning of the departments and the administering of adult
welfare or adult foster care licensing. The current statute requires that the
identity of a complainant and a resident named in a complaint made against an
adult foster care facility remain confidential unless consent is given or the
investigation leads to an administrative hearing or judicial proceeding. This
bill prohibits either department from releasing the information and records
shared unless permitted by the Adult Foster Care Act, state law, or federal
law.
SB
1042 (S-1) (Emmons) amends the “Social Welfare Act”
to allow the Family Independence Agency (DHHS) and LARA to share information.
The current statute requires that the identity of a person reporting suspected
abuse or neglect of an adult remain confidential unless consent is given or the
investigation leads to a judicial proceeding. This bill prohibits either
department from releasing information and records shared unless permitted by
the Social Welfare Act, state law, or federal law.
SB
1043 (S-1) (Emmons) amends the “Child Protection Law”
to allow the DHHS and LARA to share information and records, including central
registry records. The current statute requires that the identity of a person
reporting suspected abuse or neglect of a child remain confidential unless
consent is given or the investigation leads to a judicial proceeding. This bill
prohibits either department from releasing information and records shared
unless permitted by the Child Protection Law, state law, or federal law.
SB
1044 (S-1) (Emmons) amends the “Child Care Licensing
Act” to allow DHHS and LARA to share information and records. Under the current
statute, licensed child care facilities are required to keep records regarding
each child in its care. The records regarding children and facts about children
and their parents and their relatives shall be confidential and disclosure of
this information shall be safeguarded by the child care facility, DHHS, and any
other entity that has the information. This bill prohibits either department
from releasing information and records shared unless permitted by the Child
Protection Law, state law, or federal law.
Creating
the Animal Adoption Protection Act
HB
4353 (S-1) (Santana) RC 737, 12/15/16 Passed 81-27
HB
4355 (S-1) (Muxlow) RC 738, 12/15/16 Passed 84-24
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
HB
4353 (S-1) (Santana) would establish
the "Animal Adoption Protection Act" to allow animal control and
protection shelters to consider an individual's criminal history prior to
allowing that individual to adopt an animal. Shelters would not be allowed to
adopt out an animal to an individual who has been convicted of an animal abuse
offense until at least five years has elapsed since the date of conviction. The
bill includes a list of offenses that would be considered "animal
abuse" offenses.
HB
4355 (S-1) (Muxlow)
would establish “Logan’s Law,” to require animal control shelters and animal
protection shelters to conduct criminal background checks prior to allowing an
individual to adopt an animal.
Exempt
Core Charge from Sales Tax
SB
991 (S-1) (Robertson) RC 739, 12/15/16 Passed 76-32
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Commerce
Description:
SB
991
(Robertson) stops sales taxes on vehicle cores (batteries, alternators, brake
calipers, etc.) which are recycled, exchanged, or disposed.
Establishing
Penalties for Synthetic Marihuana
SB
1175 (S-1) (Jones) RC 740, 12/15/16 Passed 105-3
SB
1176 (S-1) (Shirkey) RC 741, 12/15/16 Passed 105-2
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
1175
(Jones) amend the Public Health Code to include synthetic marihuana in the
penalties for the manufacture, creation, or delivery of marihuana or possession
with intent to manufacture, create, or deliver marihuana.
SB
1176
(Shirkey) amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to include references to
synthetic equivalents of marihuana in the sentencing guidelines designations
for delivery or manufacture of marihuana.
Regulating
Highway Sign Requirements
SB
953 (S-1) (Shirkey) RC 742, 12/15/16 Passed 63-44
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
SB 953 (H-2) makes several changes to the Highway Advertising Act,
including: allowing billboards on public school property (including charter
schools) along federal-aid highways; extending deadlines for approving permits
for certain digital billboards; allowing increased height for certain older
billboards; allowing a person to restore a canceled permit without surrendering
a permit for an existing billboard; and restricting MDOT’s authority to remove
noncompliant signs that were previously permitted.
Permitted
Species List Deadline
SB
1093 (Shirkey) RC 743, 12/15/16 Passed 95-12
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
SB
1093
(Kowall) amends part 413 (Transgenic and Nonnative Organisms) of the Natural
Resources and Protection Act (NREPA) to extend, by two years, the deadline for
the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development (MDARD) to create a list of permitted aquatic species.
Drainage
Boards In Charter Counties Organized Under PA 496 of 1966
SB
1117 (Kowall) RC 744, 12/15/16 Passed 95-12
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
SB 1117 (Kowall) amends the Drain Code to
allow for the Macomb County Executive to appoint a member to the county
drainage board.
Regulating
Pavement Design Projects
SB
879 (Shirkey)
RC 745, 12/15/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
SB
879 (H-1) (Shirkey) would amend Public Act 51 to: (1) amend
standards for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) related to
life-cycle cost analysis required for certain paving projects; and (2)
establish new standards for the department related to pavement demonstration
projects.
Special
Event Exceptions to Motor Bus Transportation Act
SB
958 (Schmidt)
RC 746, 12/15/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
SB
958
(Schmidt) amends the Motor Bus Transportation Act from allowing for a
“temporary authority” to allowing the department to issue “emergency
certificates of authority” to motor carriers if there is an urgent need for
transportation for passengers between two points within the state, allows the
department to waive any and all applicable fees for the certificate, and allows
the department to exempt a motor carrier that is providing transportation to or
from a special event of statewide significance.
Eliminate
Local Contribution to Certain State Trunkline Projects
SB
1068 (Knollenberg) RC 747, 12/15/16 Passed 106-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Government Operations
Description:
SB
1068 (Knollenberg) amends Public Act 51 to
eliminate the requirement that incorporated cities and villages with a
population above 25,000 contribute to the cost of opening, widening, and
improving, including construction and reconstruction, limited access state
trunk line highways located within cities and villages. The bill is similar to
SB 557, which passed 109-0 in the House and 37-0 in the Senate, but was vetoed
by the governor. Under SB 1068 (S-1) the city local match will still be in
place for surface street state trunk lines, but not interstate freeways. Thus,
the aggregate cost to cities will decrease significantly.
Bad
Faith Patent Infringement Claims Act
SB
289 (O’Brien)
RC 748, 12/15/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB
289 (O’Brien)
creates
the Bad-Faith Patent Infringement Claims Act.
Energy
Package
SB
437 (Nofs)
RC 750, 12/15/16 Passed 79-28
SB
438 (Proos)
RC 751, 12/15/16 Passed 76-31
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Energy Policy
Description:
SB
437 (Nofs)
makes
numerous changes to Public Act 3 of 1939, which regulates certain electric and
natural gas utilities in Michigan.
SB
438 (Proos)
would
amend the Clean, Renewable and Efficient Energy Act (PA
295 of 2008), which contains renewable energy and
energy optimization/waste reduction standards and net metering provisions.
Regulating
Bankruptcy Trusts
HB
5421 (Cox) RC 752, 12/15/16 Passed 105-2
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Financial Liability Reform
Description:
HB
5421
(Cox) Establishes powers, procedures, and criteria to pay and/or remove
trustees of a bankruptcy trust created to manage a local government’s public
employee health care fund established under the Public Employee Health Care
Fund Investment Act, (1999 PA 149).
Requiring
High School Civics Tests Similar to U.S. Naturalization Test
HB
4136 (S-1) (Lucido) RC 753, 12/15/16 Passed 105-2
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Education
Description:
HB
4136
(Lucido) amends the Revised School Code adding a requirement
for students to pass a civics test based on the civics portion of the
naturalization test used by the US citizenship and immigration services to
receive credit.
Revising
the Process for Adoptions
HB
5626 (Hooker) RC 754, 12/15/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
HB
5626 (Hooker) amends the Probate Code to
add “advertise for” to the list of things only prospective adoptive parents, a
biological parent, guardian, court, Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS), or a child placing agency may perform to fulfill the purpose of a
court-supervised adoption of a child. Currently, only those groups can solicit
or recruit for any adoption.
Allowing
for the Sharing of Confidential Mental Health Information
HB
5782 (Callton) RC 755, 12/15/16 Passed 106-1
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
HB
5782 (Callton) adds that mental health
information may be disclosed by the holder if it is “necessary for treatment,
coordination of care, payment or other related services for the delivery of
mental health services, in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)”.
Ending
Use Taxes on the Purchase of Vehicle Cores
HB
5928 (Graves) RC 755, 12/15/16 Passed 87-20
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Commerce
Description:
HB
5928 (Graves) stops use taxes on the purchase price of
vehicle cores (batteries, alternators, brake calipers, etc.) which are
recycled, exchanged, or disposed.
Making
Child Care Licensing Violations 2nd Degree Child Abuse
SB
746 (H-1) (Schuitmaker) RC 757, 12/15/16 Passed 76-31
SB
747 (Hildenbrand)
RC 758, 12/15/16 Passed 74-33
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
SB
746 (H-1) (Schuitmaker) would make a violation of a state child
care licensing rule punishable as second degree child abuse when the death of a
child results.
SB
747 (S-1) (Hildenbrand) would expand the elements of the “Child
Abuse in the second degree” to include a person or licensee under the 116 PA
1973 (Regulation and Licensing of Child Care Organizations) who commits a
violation under that Act.
