The following is a summary of legislation that passed the House 9.5.16-9.9.16. Feel free to contact me with any questions or if you need additional information (517-373-0826).

Revisions to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act (MCOLES)

SB 93 (S-1) (Schuitmaker) RC 441, 9/7/16 Passed 106-0

SB 92 (H-1) (Schuitmaker) RC 442, 9/7/16 Passed 106-0

SB 94 (H-2) (Schuitmaker) RC 443, 9/7/16 Passed 105-1

SB 95 (S-1) (O'Brien) RC 444, 9/7/16 Passed 106-0

SB 96 (S-1) (O'Brien) RC 445, 9/7/16 Passed 106-0

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Committee: Judiciary

Description:

SB 93 (S-1) (Schuitmaker) would make revisions to the Michigan Justice Training Commission Act.          

SB 92 (H-1) (Schuitmaker) would make revisions to the Michigan Law Enforcement Standards Act to codify the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), which was established by executive order, and require the organization to set rules governing licensing standards for law enforcement officers.

SB 94 (H-2) (Schuitmaker) would require that nonpublic records of deferral and dismissals in drug-related cases, which are subject to limited disclosure, be made available to MCOLES under certain conditions.

SB 95 (S-1) (O'Brien) is a technical bill to amend “Revised Judicature Act of 1961,” 1961 PA 236, to update the statutory citations.

SB 96 (S-1) (O'Brien) would amend the “Code of Criminal Procedure,” 1927 PA 175, to add the word “Michigan” before “Commission on Law Enforcement Standards” and “Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act.”

Revisions to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act (MCOLES) [Continued]

SB 866 (Schuitmaker) RC 446, 9/8/16 Passed 107-0

SB 867 (Schuitmaker) RC 447, 9/8/16 Passed 107-0

SB 868 (Jones) RC 448, 9/8/16 Passed 107-0

SB 869 (Jones) RC 449, 9/8/16 Passed 107-0

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Committee: Judiciary

Description:

SB 866 (Schuitmaker) would amend several sections of the “Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA)” to update the statutory reference to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act.

SB 867 (Schuitmaker) would amend MCL 390.1242 of the “Police Officer's and Fire Fighter's Survivor Tuition Grant Act (1996 PA 195)” to update the statutory reference to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act.

SB 868 (Jones) would amend MCL 600.2950 and MCL 600.2950a of the “Revised Judicature Act” to update the statutory reference to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act.

SB 869 (Jones) would amend MCL 750.528a of the “Michigan Penal Code” to update the statutory reference for the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act.