Monday, March 21, 2016

The following is a summary of legislation that passed the House 3.14.16-3.18.16. Feel free to me with any questions or if you need additional information (517-373-0826).

Modernizing Statutory References to the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Community
HB 5184 (Runestad) RC 98, 3/15/16 107-1
HB 5186 (BRINKS) RC 99, 3/15/16 Passed 107-1
HB 5187 (DARANY) RC 100, 3/15/16 Passed 107-1
HB 5188 (PHELPS) RC 101, 3/15/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
HB 5184 (Runestad) The bill amends section 5 of the 1937 Public Act 72 (Division of Deafness Act), and updates “deafness” to “deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing.” HB 5186 (BRINKS). The bill amends section 1534 of the 1976 Public Act 451 (The Revised School Code), and updates the language regarding an individual who completes all the requirements for a teaching certificate from “hearing impaired” to “deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing.” HB 5187 (DARANY) The bill amends section 34 of the 1899 Public Act 44, which requires a person or officer who receives any books distributed by the Secretary of State to retain those books for their successor. The bill eliminates a reference to “reports of county superintendents of the poor, of sheriffs, or of the insane, deaf, dumb, and blind.” HB 5188 (PHELPS) The bill amends section 4 of the 1937 Public Act 72 (Division of Deafness Act), and changes “deafness” and “hearing impaired” to “deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing.” The bill also instructs the division to coordinate with state agencies, the legislature and the governor on requests for direct interpreter services.

Eliminate Adverse Possession of Municipal Land
HB 4747 (S-1) (Hughes) RC 102, 3/16/16 Passed 98-11
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
HB 4747 (S-1) (Hughes) would correct a few recent Court of Appeals decisions that left municipal owned property vulnerable to adverse possession and similar claims of ownership asserted by private citizens.

Amending the Liquor Control Code to Allow Unpaid Social Media Advertising
HB 5257 (Kesto) RC 103, 3/16/16 Passed 103-6
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
HB 5257 (Kesto) allows members of one tier of the three tier liquor control system to provide unpaid social media advertising that may benefit a member of another tier under certain circumstances.   

Allow for the Designation of a “Funeral Representation” to Make Disposition Arrangements for a Decedent
SB 551 (S-1) (Schuitmaker) RC 104, 3/16/16 Passed 109-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
SB 551 (S-1) (Schuitmaker) would provide for the designation of a “funeral representative” to make disposition arrangements for a decedent. Under the bill, a funeral representative would be defined as “an individual designated to have the right and power to make decisions about funeral arrangements and the handling, disposition, or disinterment of a decedent’s body, including, but not limited to, decisions about cremation, and the right to possess cremated remains.” An individual who makes a funeral representative designation would be known as a declarant.
             
Allow for the Broadening of High School Equivalency Tests; Replacing the GED Test
SB 216 (H-1) (Robertson) RC 105, 3/16/16 Passed 108-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Education
Description:
SB 216 (H-1) (Robertson) amends the State School Aid Act expanding the options for Michiganders to obtain an alternative certification to a high school diploma from just the General Education Development (GED) test, which is a specific test, to a “High School Equivalency Test” which can be one of several tests approved by the Department.
                            
Creating the Solicitation of Deeds Act
SB 366 (H-4) (HERTEL) RC 106, 3/16/16 Passed 109-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Commerce and Trade
Description:
SB 366 (HERTEL) SB 366 would create the "Solicitation of Deeds Act" to require a person soliciting a fee for a copy of a deed or a free copy of a dee in connection with the solicitation for any other service or product to have the following, in large font, on any solicitation materials: (1) A statement that the solicitation was not from a public body (2) That no action is legally required by the person being solicited; (3) The statutory fee for obtaining a copy of the deed from the public body; (4) The contact information for the public body that had custody of the deed; and (5) The name and address of the person soliciting the fee. Additionally, no solicitation document may be in a form or use language that would give the appearance that is has been issued by a public body or that it imposes any legal duty on the person being solicited.

Creation of Statewide Recycling Database; Changing Reporting Requirements for Tracking Purposes
SB 507 (Green) RC 107, 3/16/16 Passed 99-10
Next: Returned to the Senate
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
SB 507 (Green) would create Part 175 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to establish definitions, exceptions, and reporting requirements to the Department of Environmental Quality so they can aggregate recycling information and post data online.

Creation of a Forest Road Inventory; Allow Use of Pack or Saddle Animals and ORV’s on State Owned Land, Roads, and Trails
HB 5275 (Cole) RC 108, 3/16/16 Passed 68-41
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
HB 5275 (Cole) would amend NREPA allowing for the use of pack or saddle animals and ORV’s on state owned land, roads, and trails. The bill would require the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to create a comprehensive inventory of all forest roads that are state roads.
             
Allowing New Use for Grant Money from the Strategic Water Quality Initiatives Fund
HB 5395 (Johnson) RC 109, 3/16/16 Passed 106-3
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
HB 5395 (Johnson) amends part 52 (the Sewage and Waterworks Systems) of NREPA to expand the Storm water, Asset Management, and Wastewater (SAW) grant program to smaller communities.

Allowing Jury Duty Postponement for Physicians
HB 4869 (SCHOR) RC 110, 3/16/16 Passed 95-14
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
HB 4869 (SCHOR) would allow a physician to obtain a postponement of jury duty to a specified date agreed upon by the physician and the court if the physician has one or more patients with immediate, imminent, and life-threatening health issues.
             
Updating “Venereal Disease” to “Sexually Transmitted Infection” (STI) in Statute
SB 374 (HERTEL) RC 111, 3/16/16 Passed 102-7
SB 375 (MacGregor) RC 112, 3/16/16 Passed 102-7
SB 376 (KNEZEK) RC 113, 3/16/16 Passed 102-7
SB 377 (Schmidt) RC 114, 3/16/16 Passed 101-8
Next: Returned to the Senate
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
SB 374 (HERTEL) The bill amends the Public Health Code and replaces the term “Venereal Disease” with STI. STI is defined as, but not limited to, syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, granuloma inguinale, and other STIs that the department might designate. SB 375 (MacGregor) The bill amends the Public Health Code language that requires the DHHS to maintain a list of reportable diseases, infections and disabilities that designates and classifies communicable, chronic or non-communicable diseases, infections and disabilities. SB 376 (KNEZEK) The bill amends the Public Health Code language that requires a local health department to provide necessary care for a person it determines he or she has a serious communicable disease or infection, regardless of whether the person lives in the local health department’s jurisdiction. SB 377 (Schmidt) The bill amends the Public Health Code language that instructs county clerks not to issue a marriage license to an applicant who fails to sign that they have received educational materials regarding the transmission and prevention of both STI and HIV infection and has been advised of testing for both.

Updating “Venereal Disease” to “Sexually Transmitted Infection” (STI) in Statute (Cont.)
SB 378 (O'Brien) RC 115, 3/17/16 Passed 98-11
SB 379 (WARREN) RC 116, 3/17/16 Passed 101-8
SB 380 (Marleau) RC 117, 3/17/16 Passed 102-7
SB 381 (YOUNG) RC 118, 3/17/16 Passed 102-7
Next: Returned to the Senate
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
SB 378 (O'Brien) The bill amends the Public Health Code and designates the following actions as misdemeanors: The issuance of a marriage license by a county clerk to a person who fails to present a certificate that he has been informed about testing for HIV and STI. The disclosure that a marriage applicant has taken an STI test and/or the results of that test by any person. SB 379 (WARREN) The bill amends the Public Health Code language regarding testing pregnant women for STIs. The bill changes “venereal disease” to “sexually transmitted infection.” SB 380 (Marleau) The bill amends section 5127 of the Public Health Code which states that a minor may consent to medical or surgical care, treatment, or services by a hospital clinic, or physician if they have profess to be infected with a sexually transmitted infection or HIV. The bill changes “venereal disease” to “sexually transmitted infection.” SB 381 (YOUNG) The bill amends section 5129 of the Public Health Code which states that venereal disease testing, information, reporting, and counseling and treatment referrals for individuals arrested and charged with crimes related to prostitution, solicitation of a child for an immoral purpose, gross indecency, criminal sexual conduct, and illegal intravenous use of a controlled substance. The bill changes “venereal disease” to “sexually transmitted infection.”       

Revising Adoption Procedures
HB 4911 (H-1) (Crawford) RC 119, 3/17/16 Passed 102-7
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
HB 4911 (H-1) (Crawford) amends the Probate code to require courts to receive a mother’s affidavit or verified written declaration in lieu of live testimony as evidence of the identity and whereabouts of the child’s father. If the court determines the affidavit or verified written declaration is insufficient, the court must allow amendment of the affidavit or verified written declaration. HB 4911 also allows a court to waive the three month period a court waits after a formal placement prior to finalizing an adoption for a child less than one year old, when the petitioner makes a motion with the court and the court determines that waiving the three month period is in the best interests of the child.

Allow Rebate for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Drug
SB 502 (S-3) (Marleau) RC 120, 3/17/16 Passed 109-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Health Policy
Description:
SB 502 (S-3) (Marleau) This bill would amend the Health Care False Claim Act to allow drug manufacturers to provide monetary assistance to consumers for the cost of medical services associated with a newly FDA-approved multiple sclerosis drug, and would allow manufacturers to provide said discounts to the consumer directly, the consumer's health professional, or a vendor that has a contract with the drug manufacturer.
             
Designating a Portion of US-2 in the City of Norway in Dickinson County as the “Kenneth J. Moraska Memorial Highway”
HB 5205 (McBroom) RC 121, 3/17/16 Passed 109-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
HB 5205 (McBroom) designates the portion of US-2 in the city of Norway in Dickinson County as the “Kenneth J. Moraska Memorial Highway.” As with all designations under the Memorial Highway Act, private contributions are required for the placement and maintenance of the signs marking the designation.
             
Expanding the Authority of the Detroit City Financial Review Commission to Oversee the Detroit Public School District
HB 5385 (H-1) (Poleski) RC 122, 3/17/16 Passed 66-43
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
HB 5385 (H-1) (Poleski) amends the Michigan Financial Review Commission Act adding qualified school districts under the oversight of a financial review commission.

Supplemental Appropriations for the Detroit Public Schools Emergency
HB 5296 (H-1) (Pscholka) RC 123, 3/17/16 Passed 104-5
Next: Sent to the Senate                                                
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
HB 5296 (Pscholka) The bill provides $48.7M in state restricted revenue for the Detroit Public Schools and includes related boilerplate. The bill also is tie-barred to HB 5385 (Poleski) which relates to financial review commissions and is part of the House Republican DPS package.
             
Amend the Liquor Control Code to Allow Secondary Location Permits
HB 4895 (H-1) (Nesbitt) RC 124, 3/17/16 Passed 68-41
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
HB 4895 (H-1) (Nesbitt) would allow specially designated merchant (SDM) licensees to have a secondary location permit in certain circumstances.

Amending the Liquor Control Code to Modify the Methods for Providing Advertising Items to Retailers
SB 667 (S-2) (Stamas) RC 125, 3/17/16 Passed 105-4
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
SB 667 (S-2) (Stamas) modifies the methods for providing advertising items to retailers.


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