Hello Friends,
Below please find an update on legislation passed by the
House of Representatives since Session resumed on August 27th. I hope you’ll feel free to contact me
(517.373.0826; andyschor@house.mi.gov)
if you have questions or thoughts about any of the below bills.
Thank you!
Andy Schor
State Representative68th District
Provide Licensure of
Pharmacy Technicians
SB 92 (H-5) (Green),
8/27/14, Passed: 101-7The bill would amend the Public Health Code to provide for the licensure of pharmacy technicians.
Allow golf carts to
be used on certain public streets
HB 5045 (H-3)
(Cotter), 8/27/14, Passed: 103-5This bill would allow golf carts to be used on the public streets of villages, cities, and townships (CVTs) that allow for the use, subject to certain conditions.
Citizen Initiative
Petition: Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act/Wolf Hunt
Citizen Initiative
Petition, 8/27/14, Passed: 65-43This proposed initiated law would keep intact the state’s power to allow wolf hunts. Approval of this initiative would prevent Michiganders from voting on this issue in November.
Allow a foreclosing
governmental unit to purchase certain state and federally-owned land
HB 5398 (H-4) (Bumstead), 9/9/14, Passed: 104-5 Allows a foreclosing governmental unit to purchase certain state and federally-owned land, with the owner’s consent, in order to facilitate the sale of tax foreclosed land at auction.
Designate bridge in
Monroe County as “Matt Urban Memorial Bridge”
HB 4814 (Zorn),
9/9/14, Passed: 109-0House Bill 4814 designates the bridge on US-24 in Monroe County between North and South Custer Roads as the “Matt Urban Memorial Bridge.” As with all designations under the Memorial Highway Act, private contributions are required for the placement and maintenance of the signs marking the designation.
Designate bridge in Ottawa County as “Sgt. Henry E. Plant
Memorial Grand River Bridge”
HB 4411(H-1) (Price), 9/9/14, Passed: 109-0Designates the non-motorized bridge over the Grand River along M-231 in Ottawa County as the “Sgt. Henry E. Plant Memorial Grand River Bridge Nonmotorized Trail.”
Authorize county treasurer to create a delinquent
property tax installment payment plan
HB 4882 (H-1) (Cavanagh), 9/9/14, Passed: 110-0House Bill 4882 (H-1) authorizes a county treasurer to create a delinquent property tax installment payment plan for a principal residence, the title to which is held by a financially distressed person. The treasurer may withhold a property subject to a payment plan from a petition for foreclosure if the person makes the initial payment under the plan.
Specifies how a county treasurer may collect a
hotel/motel tax
SB 758 (Hildenbrand), 9/9/14, Passed: 97-13SB 758 specifies that a county treasurer may collect a county-imposed hotel/motel tax in the same manner as a delinquent special assessment, along with any associated interest, fees, and costs. This would allow the placement of a lien on a property and potential foreclosure.
Allow community service as an alternative to repayment of
driver responsibility fees
SB 633 (S-4) (Caswell), 9/9/14, Passed: 110-0Allows individuals that are assessed driver responsibility fees for certain offenses to engage in ten hours of community service as an alternative to repayment.
Extend sunset on certain DEQ hazardous waste management
program user fees
SB 959 (Kahn),
9/9/14, Passed: 109-1With SB 960, these bills would extend the sunset on various Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hazardous waste management program user fees to 2017. These are budget implementation bills necessary for the FY 14-15 DEQ budget that was passed and enacted in June.
Repeals the Multistate Tax Commission retroactive to Jan.
1 2008
SB 156 (H-1) (Brandenburg), 9/9/14, Passed: 100-10SB 156 (H-1) repeals the Multistate Tax Commission retroactive to January 1, 2008 in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of IBM that allowed the company to use the apportionment formula in the MTC instead of the Michigan Business Tax apportionment formula.
Amend the Next Michigan Development Act to authorize a 7th
entity
HB 4783 (H-1) (McBroom), 9/9/14, Passed: 83-27With SB 398, these bills would amend the Next Michigan Development Act (Act) to authorize the designation of a 7th Next Michigan Development Corporation (NMDC) and give preference to an "eligible act 7 entity" that has a population that matches that of Detroit.
Extend sunset on certain DEQ hazardous waste management
program user fees
SB 960 (Kahn), 9/9/14, Passed: 110-0With SB 959, these bills would extend the sunset on various Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hazardous waste management program user fees to 2017. These are budget implementation bills necessary for the FY 14-15 DEQ budget that was passed and enacted in June.
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