The following is a summary of legislation that passed the House 5.23.16-5.27.16. Feel free to contact me with any questions or if you need additional information (517-373-0826).

Codifying Rules Allowing the Governor to Call the Michigan National Guard into Active Service

HB 5106 (H-1) (Barrett) RC 313, 5/24/16 Passed 104-2

Next: Sent to the Senate

Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs
Description:

HB 5106 (H-1) (Barrett) amend section 151 of the Michigan Military Act to allow the Governor to order to active state service the National Guard for duties in support of the full-time operation of the state military establishment.

Lengthen Time in Which Water and Sewer Leans are Enforceable

HB 5113 (H-1) (Cox) RC 314, 5/24/16 Passed 102-4

Next: Sent to the Senate

Committee: Local Government
Description:

HB 5113 (H-1) (Cox) amends the Municipal Water Liens Act to lengthen, from 3 years to 5 years, the period of time that a water or sewerage lien is enforceable.

Increasing the Maximum Amount that Local Governments May Hold in a Budget Stabilization Fund

SB 569 (Nofs) RC 315, 5/24/16 Passed 108-1

Next: Return to the Senate

Committee: Local Government
Description:

SB 569 (Nofs) amends Public Act 30 of 1978 to increase the maximum that a local unit of government may hold in a budget stabilization fund.

             

Removing References to African-Americans as “Colored People” in the MI Insurance Code; Increase Fines for Racial Discrimination in Insuring

HB 5380 (Howrylak) RC 316, 5/24/16 Passed 106-0

Next: Sent to the Senate

Committee: Insurance
Description:

HB 5380 (Howrylak) would update the Insurance Code to remove the phrase “colored persons” and increase fines to insurers and their agents that discriminate based on race or color.

             

Updating the MI Insurance Code to Align with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’s (NAIC) Model Regulation on Mortality Tables

HB 5514 (Theis) RC 317, 5/24/16 Passed 106-0

Next: Sent to the Senate

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.

Require Genocide Education in Schools; Establish Governor’s Council on Genocide and Holocaust Education

HB 4493 (S-1) (Kesto) RC 318, 5/25/16 Passed 109-0

Next: Presentation to the Governor

Committee: Education
Description:

HB 4493 (S-1) (Kesto) establishes a state level requirement that school boards and public school academy (PSA) boards of directors ensure as part of the school’s 8-12 grade curriculum, age and grade appropriate materials are taught on genocide, including the Holocaust and Armenian Genocide, recommending a total of 6 hours over the 5 year span.

Bans Indemnity Clauses in Snowplow Deicing Service Contracts

HB 5230 (H-2) (Yonker) RC 319, 5/25/16 Passed 101-8

Next: Sent to the Senate

Committee: Judiciary
Description:

HB 5230 (H-2) (Yonker) would ban indemnity clauses in commercial snowplow and deicing service contracts.

Allowing the US Golf Assn. Amateur Championship in 2016 to be Issued a Liquor License

SB 901 (Kowall) RC 320, 5/25/16 Passed 107-2

Next: Return to the Senate

Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:

SB 901 (Kowall) adds the USGA Amateur Championship held in 2016 to the list of national sporting events for the purpose of receiving a liquor license.

             

Allowing for the Revocation of Parental Custody of Perpetrators of Sexual Assault

SB 858 (S-1) (Jones) RC 321, 5/25/16 Passed 100-9

Next: Return to the Senate

Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:

SB 858 (S-1) (Jones) would amend the Revocation of Paternity Act to make it easier for the victim of a sexual assault to have the paternity rights of her perpetrator revoked once she proves by clear and convincing evidence that her child was conceived as a result of nonconsensual sexual penetration.

Amending the Fees for Real Estate Recording Documents

HB 5164 (Chatfield) RC 322, 5/26/16 Passed 105-3

HB 5165 (MOSS) RC 323, 5/26/16 Passed 105-3

Next: Sent to the Senate

Committee: Local Government
Description:

HB 5164 (Chatfield) amends the Land Division Act to establish that the fee for recording plats is the same as provided in the Revised Judicature Act.

HB 5165 (MOSS) amends Public Act 107 of 1895 to set the fee that a register of deeds can collect for recording an instrument as the same as provided in the Revised Judicature Act.

Good Samaritan Immunity in Reporting Controlled Substance Overdose

HB 5649 (Pscholka) RC 324, 5/26/16 Passed 107-1

HB 5650 (SINGH) RC 325, 5/26/16 Passed 107-1

Next: Sent to the Senate

Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:  

HB 5649 (Pscholka) would expand immunity from prosecution for individuals reporting a medical emergency involving controlled substances to include persons over the age of 21 and to include all controlled substances, not just prescription drugs.

HB 5650 (SINGH) would expand immunity from prosecution for individuals reporting a medical emergency involving controlled substances to include persons over the age of 21 and to include all controlled substances, not just prescription drugs.

Authorizing the State Administrative Board to Convey Land Located in Springfield, MI

HB 5571 (Bizon) RC 326, 5/26/16 Passed 106-2

Next: Sent to the Senate

Committee: Appropriations
Description:

HB 5571 (Bizon) authorizes the State Administrative Board to convey land located in the city of Springfield (Calhoun County) to remove any possibility of reverter in favor of this state from the land.