The following is a summary of legislation that
passed the House 12.5.16-12.9.16. Feel free to contact me directly with any
questions or if you need additional information (517-373-0826).
Amending Minor in Possession Laws (MIP);
Lowering 1st Offense to Civil Infraction
SB 332 (H-1) (Jones) RC 550, 12/6/16 Passed 105-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
Description:
SB 332 (H-1) (Jones) would amend the Michigan Liquor Code to state that a first
violation by a minor for purchasing or attempting to purchase, consuming or
attempting to consume, or possessing or attempting to possess alcoholic liquor,
or having any bodily alcohol content would be a civil infraction, rather than a
misdemeanor.
Amending Michigan Vehicle Code; Changing Fines
for Vehicles Exceeding Axle Weight
HB 4142 (Goike) RC 551, 12/6/16 Passed 69-37
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
Description:
HB 4142 (Goike) amends overweight vehicle fines with respect to certain
“misload” situations (i.e., the overall gross vehicle weight limit is not
violated, but one or more axles of the vehicle exceed allowable axle weight
limits due to improper distribution of the load) and with respect to
exceedances for vehicles subject to an overweight permit.
Allow Michigan National Guard Tuition
Assistance Funds to be Disbursed Directly to Eligible Students or Eligible
Education Institutions
HB 6013 (Rendon) RC 552, 12/6/16 Passed 106-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs
Description:
Description:
HB 6013 (Rendon) would allow the Michigan National Guard Tuition Assistance
funds to be disbursed directly to eligible students or eligible education
institutions.
Amending Minor in Possession Laws (MIP);
Lowering 1st Offense to Civil Infraction
SB 333 (H-2) (Jones) RC 553, 12/6/16 Passed 106-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
Description:
SB 333 (H-2) (Jones) would update the Michigan Vehicle Code so that the current
required suspension of a driver’s license after two violations would occur only
after two misdemeanors.
Criminalizing
Unauthorized Dog Collar Removals
HB
5215 (S-1) (Cole) RC 554, 12/7/16 Passed 79-27
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
Description:
HB
5215 (S-1) (Cole) would make it a civil infraction for an
individual, other than the owner of a dog, law enforcement officer, or an
animal control officer, to willfully or maliciously remove a collar from remove
a collar from that dog.
Uber
Package; Transportation Network Company Act (TNCs)
HB
4637 (S-4) (Kelly) RC 555, 12/7/16 Passed 94-12
HB
4639 (S-3) (Iden) RC 556, 12/7/16 Passed 91-15
HB
4640 (S-2) (Barrett) RC 557, 12/7/16 Passed 93-13
HB
4641 (S-4) (Phelps) RC 558, 12/7/16 Passed 92-14
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Commerce and Trade
Description:
Description:
HB
4637 (S-4) (Kelly) would create the Limousine, Taxi Cab and
Transportation Network Company Act (“Act”). This bill defines a TNC as a
service that “uses a digital network to connect TNC riders to TNC’s drivers who
provide prearranged rides.”
HB
4639 (S-3) (Iden) would allow insurers to exclude TNC vehicles
from auto coverage for the time they are being covered under the insurance
required by HB 4637 (i.e.—while they are logged into the app and providing a
ride), unless otherwise contracted. The bill also contains language that would
require a no fault insurer and a TNC’s insurer to coordinate during an
investigation for a claim. The substitute adds “By way of example and not as
limitation,” to the list of coverages that may be excluded by a policy for the
time a TNC driver is engaged on a ride. The sub also includes Section 3113,
which lists instances when a person is not entitled to PIP coverage, and adds
the TNC driver when they are excluded from coverage under Section 3107. The
substitute also adds effective date and a tie bar to HB 4637.
HB
4640 (S-2) (Barrett) Generally, a person injured in an accident
while a passenger in a motor vehicle “operated in the business of transporting
passengers” claims PIP insurance through the insurer of that vehicle. Under
this bill, TNC riders would claim benefits through the insurance provided for
in Section 3101 or 3102 (which is the language addressed in HB 4639). The
substitute adds effective date and a tie bar to HB 4637.
HB
4641 (S-4) (Phelps) This bill would stipulate that TNC,
limousine, and taxi cab drivers of vehicles that have a seating capacity of 8
or fewer people (including the driver) would not need a chauffeur’s license and
would specifically exclude a TNC, limousine, or taxi vehicle from the
definition of “commercial vehicle.” The bill also reiterates the insurance
requirements that are contained in HB 4637. The substitute adds effective date
and a tie bar to HB 4637.
Allowing
Retired State Employees to Continue Receiving Retirement Allowance After
Temporary Employment with DNR Wildland Fire Management Services
HB
5128 (S-2) (Rendon) RC 559, 12/7/16 Passed 83-23
Next: Presentation to the Governor
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
Description:
HB
5128 (S-2) (Rendon) would allow retired state employees to still
receive retirement allowance after temporarily employment with the Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) to handle wildland fire management services.
Budget
Supplemental for the Flint Emergency; Grand Rapids Veterans Home; Others
SB
800
(Hildenbrand) RC 560, 12/7/16 Passed 106-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
Description:
SB
800
(Hildenbrand) Budget Supplemental.
Regulating
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUSTs)
SB
717 (H-1) (Casperson) RC 561, 12/7/16 Passed 67-39
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Natural Resources
Description:
Description:
SB
717 (H-1) (Casperson) amends part 213 of (NREPA) by codifying
an existing practice of allowing the use of public highways as an alternative
institutional control (AIC) for closure of a Leaking Underground Storage Tank
(LUST) and clarifies that using a road as an AIC does not affect the
owner/operator's (O/O) liability or impose liability for corrective action on a
local unit of government.
Extending
MDOC Reentry Services to Incarcerated Individuals Released From Prison After a
Wrongful Conviction
HB
5815
(CHANG) RC 562, 12/7/16 Passed 106-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
Description:
HB
5815
(CHANG) would extend the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) reentry
services to inmates who are released from prison due their convictions or
sentences being reversed, vacated, or overturned.
Creating
the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act
SB
291 (S-3) (BIEDA) RC 563, 12/7/16 Passed 104-2
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
Description:
SB
291 (S-3) (BIEDA) would allow individuals who were wrongfully
imprisoned for crimes they did not commit to bring an action against the state
for compensation.
Creating
a Privacy Regimen for Student Data
SB
33 (H-2) (Casperson) RC 564, 12/7/16 Passed 84-22
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Education
Description:
Description:
SB
33 (H-2) (Pavlov) creates a privacy regimen for student data
requiring the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Budget
Director to ensure respectively that the Department of Education and the Center
for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) do not sell or improperly
release student data.
Creating
the Student Online Personal Protection Act
SB
510 (H-2) (Pavlov) RC 565, 12/7/16 Passed 83-23
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Education
Description:
Description:
SB
510 (H-2) (Pavlov) Creates the Student Online Personal
Protection Act.
Revising/Repealing
Education Reporting Requirements
SB
754 (H-1) (Pavlov) RC 566, 12/7/16 Passed 106-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Education
Description:
Description:
SB
754 (H-1) (Pavlov) would revise various state mandated
reporting requirements for education entities.
Restraint
and Seclusion Package
HB
5409 (H-1) (Pavlov) RC 567, 12/7/16 Passed 81-25
HB
5410 (H-1) (Pavlov) RC 568, 12/7/16 Passed 84-23
HB
5411 (H-1) (Pavlov) RC 569, 12/7/16 Passed 84-23
HB
5412 (H-1) (Price): RC 570, 12/7/16 Passed 83-24
HB
5413 (H-1) (Price): RC 571, 12/7/16 Passed 85-22
HB
5414 (H-1) (Price): RC 572, 12/7/16 Passed 84-23
HB
5415 (H-1) (Price): RC 573, 12/7/16 Passed 84-23
HB
5416 (H-1) (Price): RC 574, 12/7/16 Passed 85-22
HB
5417 (H-1) (Price): RC 575, 12/7/16 Passed 84-23
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Education
Description:
Description:
HB
5409 (H-1) (LIBERATI): Expresses legislative intent that the new
sections being added provide a uniform policy regarding the use of seclusion
and restraint in public schools. There is also a provision in the bill that
states the uniform policy would not limit any right or remedy that an
individual may have under state or federal law. Tie-bars: HB 5410 and HB 5417.
HB
5410 (H-1) (LIBERATI): Requires the Department of Education to
develop a state policy and guidelines regarding the use of seclusion and
restraint in public schools by December 1, 2016. The bill also requires local
school districts and charters –non-public schools are brought in under HB 5418
(H-1) to adopt the state policy no later than the beginning of the 2017-18
school year. Establishes a district failing to comply with this section or
state policy, would be considered to have violated the Revised School Code.
Tie-bars: HB 5409 and HBs 5411-5416.
HB
5411
(GREIG): Expands and codifies the current state policy’s list of prohibited
practices for school personnel in all public schools, under all circumstances,
including emergency situations. Under current policy corporal punishment (as
defined under section 1312); the deprivation of basic needs; child abuse; and
the intentional application of any noxious substance or stimulus which results
in pain or extreme discomfort, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, any
restraint restricting breathing, and prone restraint. The bill would include
general bans on seclusion and any restraint except in emergency situations (as
defined in HB 5417). Tie-bar: HB 5410 and HB 5417.
HB
5412 (H-1) (Price): Codifies the current state policy of
allowing only for the use of emergency seclusion (ES) and emergency physical
restraint (EPR) (as defined in HB 5417 (H-1)) only in emergency situations, if
essential to providing for the safety of the pupil or others, and only if no
other appropriate, less restrictive intervention is available.
HB
5413 (H-3) (Vaupel): Adds language requiring as part of the
state policy that each incident of seclusion or restraint be documented in
writing, reported in writing or orally to the building administration and the
pupils parents or guardians immediately, with a written report given to parents
within the earlier of 1 school day or 7 calendar days. Also, requires school
personnel to make reasonable efforts to debrief and consult with the parent or
guardian of the pupil, regarding future actions.
HB
5414 (H-1) (Price): Adds language requiring as part of the state
policy that, in instances where a pupil exhibits patterns of behavior that pose
a substantial risk of creating an emergency situation in the future, school
personnel (a teacher, a person knowledgeable about legal use of emergency
seclusion and emergency restraint, and a person knowledgeable in the use of
positive behavioral intervention and support) eliminate the use of seclusion
and restraint. The plan should describe in detail the emergency procedures to
use, the legal limits on emergency seclusion and emergency restraint, make
inquiry with parental approval into medical history and contra indicators to
emergency seclusion and emergency restraint, and include peer reviews by
knowledgeable school personnel.
HB
5415 (H-1) (Tedder): Adds language requiring, as part of the
state policy, that public schools collect and report data on and related to the
use of restraint and seclusion. Data must include at minimum: race, age, grade,
gender, disability status, medical condition, identity of school personnel
initiating the use of restraint and seclusion, and identity of the school or
program where it occurred.
HB
5416 (H-1) (Heise): Adds language requiring, in accordance with
department guidelines, awareness training for all staff and comprehensive
training for key identified personnel. i) Practices and strategies
to ensure dignity of pupils; ii) De-escalation techniques; iii) Techniques to
identify pupil behaviors that may trigger emergency situations; iv) Related
safety considerations; v) Instruction on use of emergency seclusion and
emergency restraint; vi) Identification of events and environmental factors
that can be triggers; vii) Instruction on the state policy on use of seclusion
and restraint; viii) Description and identification of dangerous behaviors; ix)
Methods for evaluating risk of harm to determine use of emergency restraint or
emergency seclusion; x) Types of seclusion; xi) Types of restraint; xii) Risks
of using seclusion and restraint in consideration of students health; xiii)
Effects of restraint and seclusion on pupils; xiv) Proper monitoring for
distress in; xv) How to obtain proper medical assistance; xvi) CPR and first
aid.
HB
5417 (H-5) (GREIG): Adds language defining key terms used
throughout the package of bills. Of note, this bill adds a definition of
“documentation”, which would establish uniformity across the state and
establishes through heavy negotiation, a definition parameters of what can be a
seclusion room.
Revising
Education Report Requirements
SB
755 (H-1) (Knollenberg) RC 576, 12/7/16 Passed 106-0
SB
756
(Booher) RC 577, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
757
(Booher) RC 578, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
759
(Stamas) RC 579, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
760
(Stamas) RC 580, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
761
(Horn) RC 581, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
762
(MacGregor) RC 582, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
763 (H-1) (Schmidt) RC 583, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
764
(Shirkey) RC 584, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
765
(Zorn) RC 585, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
766
(Hansen) RC 586, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
SB
767
(O'Brien) RC 587, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Education
Description:
Description:
SB
755 (H-1) (Knollenberg) would amend the State School Aid Act to
provide an appeal process for department of education calculations of
graduation and dropout rates from high school. It also removes a reporting
requirement of safety practices and criminal incidents to CEPI, limits the data
CEPI or the department can ask for from a district to items not already
available in the CEPI database, and prohibits CEPI and the department of
education, or any department from requesting new reports unless required by
state or federal law. The bill is part of a package of bills to clean up the
various school acts.
SB
756
(Booher) would repeal the “Emergency Financial Assistance for Certain School
Districts Act” (1982 PA 26) which has not been applicable since a June 30, 1994
sunset provision took effect. The language of the Act is structured to
pre-proposal A, making revision an even greater challenge.
SB
757
(Booher) would repeal the “Federal Funds for Vocational Education Act” (1962 PA
198) which allowed the State Board of Control for Vocational Education to
accept federal funds for programs designed to alleviate conditions of
persistent unemployment and underemployment in certain economically distressed
areas. The Act contains a provisional sunset based on when federal funds are no
longer available. Federal funds are no longer available for this program.
SB
759
(Stamas) would repeal the sole remaining section of “The Teaching of Civics and
Political Science Act” (1931 PA 205) which established minimum requirements for
political science and civics to be taught to our teachers at county normal
schools and colleges, which we no longer have.
SB
760
(Stamas) would repeal 1966 PA 156 which is titled “An act to provide state
scholarships for students in the field of special education; and to make an
appropriation therefor.” The act created a scholarship program what was
initially funded with $100k in 1967. The funding is long since spent.
SB
761
(Horn) would repeal, the “Education for gifted and/or academically talented
act” (1974 PA 299) which established a 20 person advisory commission to develop
a report evaluating the (then) current state, regional, and local efforts
towards educating gifted and/or academically talented, and make recommendations
for guidelines and programing with cost estimates along with recommended
legislation. The report was due December 1, 1975.
SB
762
(MacGregor) would repeal the “Demonstration educational and work experience
programs act,” (1964 PA 238) which established the ability for local
communities and schools to establish demonstration programs for providing
training to the unemployed, the out of work and school dropouts between 16 and
20 years old, along with some initial funding for three such programs.
SB
763 (H-1) (Schmidt) Senate Bill 763 (H-1) (Schmidt) would
establish that, for special education services, CEPI and the Department of
Education are not able to request data from districts that is already available
from the CEPI database. The bill is part of a package to clean up various
school acts.
SB
764
(Shirkey) would repeal the “Federal and state aid to vocational education” act
(1919 PA 149), which created the ability for the state to receive federal grant
funds for vocational education programing through its State Board of Control
for Vocational Education (SBCVE). The SBCVE’s powers and authorities were
transferred to the SBE or superintendent of public instruction in 2003.
SB
765
(Zorn) would amend Section 684 of the Revised School Code which addresses ISD’s
CTE programs and reporting requirements, establishing that information that is
available on CEPI cannot be asked for again.
SB
766
(Hansen) would amend1964 PA 287 which establishes the organization and
functions of the State Board of Education to allow the state to use acquired
funds, which statutorily are dedicated to and for support of a school for the
blind in Lansing (which no longer exists), for blind students generally.
SB
767
(O'Brien) would repeal 1964 PA 44, which empowered the SBCVE, which has
subsequently been transferred into the Department of Education, to receive
federal funding (SB 754 places this power with the State Board of Education).
Repealing
Strike Notice Requirements in Advertisements for Replacing Striking Workers
HB
4630
(Price) RC 588, 12/7/16 Passed 59-48
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Commerce and trade
Description:
Description:
HB
4630
(Price) strikes language that prohibits advertisements for strikebreakers that
do not mention the ongoing strike.
Establishing
Penalties for Mass Picketing
HB
4643
(Glenn) RC 589, 12/7/16 Passed 57-50
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Commerce and trade
Description:
Description:
HB
4643
(Glenn) would allow an employer to seek injunctive relief if the employer is
subjected to striking activity by any person, union or organization. The court
would have to grant an injunction if the court finds that the individual, union
or organization engaged in the prohibited conduct.
Uber
Package; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) [Continued]
SB
392
(Jones) RC 590, 12/7/16 Passed 97-10
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Commerce and Trade
Description:
Description:
SB
392
(Jones) amends the Motor Bus Transportation Act to include certain limousine
vehicles and other insurance and inspection changes. The bill is part of the
Limousine, Taxi Cab, and Transportation Network Company (TNC) bill package.
Abolishing
Dower Rights
HB
5520 (Kesto) RC 591, 12/7/16 Passed 64-43
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
Description:
HB
5520 (Kesto) amends the Judgments of Divorce or Separate
Maintenance Act, which requires judgments of divorce and maintenance to satisfy
a wife’s claims in the property of the husband, to delete a requirement that
those judgments include a provision in lieu of dower.
Revise
Allowable Amount of Purchase for Ephedrine/Pseudoephedrine
HB
5667 (H-1) (KIVELA) RC 592, 12/7/16 Passed 102-5
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Criminal Justice
Description:
Description:
HB
5667 (H-1) (KIVELA) would revise the quantities of ephedrine or
pseudoephedrine (PSE) that an individual would be able to purchase.
State
Capitol Historic Site Amendments
HB
6047
(KIVELA) RC 593, 12/7/16 Passed 104-3
HB
6048
(McBroom) RC 594, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Oversight and Ethics
Description:
Description:
HB
6047
(KIVELA) would expand the authority of the Michigan State Capitol Commission to
allow it to issue bonds through the Michigan Strategic Fund in order to raise
the $50 million needed for repairs.
HB
6048
(McBroom) would clarify the boundaries of the Capitol Historic Site, which
includes the State Capitol Building and any other facilities on its grounds.
Revisions
to Voter ID Laws in Michigan
HB
6066 (H-5) (Lyons) RC 595, 12/7/16 Passed 57-50
HB
6067
(Lyons) RC 596, 12/7/16 Passed 101-6
HB
6068
(Lyons) RC 597, 12/7/16 Passed 99-8
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Elections
Description:
Description:
HB
6066 (H-5) (Lyons) would amend the Michigan Election Law to
change the procedure for voters who are unable to produce the prescribed photo
identification at a polling location.
HB
6067
(Lyons) would amend the Public Health Code to allow a person to obtain a free
certified copy of his or her birth certificate, or an official statement that
the record could not be located, if the person submits an affidavit that the
record is being obtained for the purpose of obtaining a state identification
card and that the cost of the record is prohibitive. The registrar may require
verification of the person's identity if the person is requesting the record
for these purposes.
HB
6068
(Lyons) would amend Public Act 222 of 1972, which pertains to personal
identification cards, to allow a person seeking to obtain a state
identification card to submit an affidavit in lieu of a birth certificate or
other non-photographic identification document, if the individual is unable to
obtain those documents for qualifying reasons. A state identification card
obtained in this manner is a valid form of photo identification for voting
purposes only.
Allowing
Utility Assessments To Be Used to Administer the Uniform Video Services Local
Franchise Act
SB
1087
(Horn) RC 598, 12/7/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Communications and Technology
Description:
Description:
SB
1087
(Horn) would allow utility assessments to be used to administer the Uniform
Video Services Local Franchise Act. Specifically, the bill is designed to fund
video/cable dispute resolution activities at the Michigan Public Service
Commission (PSC).
Exempting
Minimum Standards for Indigent Defense from the Rule Making Process
SB
1109 (Jones) RC 599, 12/7/16 Passed 103-4
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
Description:
SB
1109
(Jones) would exclude a minimum standard approved or established under the
Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act from the definition of “rule” under
the “Administrative Procedures Act of 1969.”
Allowing
DTMB to Convey Surplus State-Owned Land Without Authorization Legislation
HB
5281 (H-3) (Inman) RC 600, 12/8/16 Passed 96-11
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Appropriations
Description:
Description:
HB
5281 (H-2) (Inman) would allow the Department of Technology,
Management, and Budget the statutory authority to convey surplus state-owned
land without seeking legislation authorizing the sale of each property.
Amending
Penalties for the Unlawful Operation of a Motor Vehicle
HB
5791 (H-1) (Kesto) RC 601, 12/8/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
Description:
HB
5791 (H-1) (Kesto) amends the application of penalties for the
unlawful operation of a motor vehicle or moving violations in certain
circumstances.
Clarifying
the Boundaries of the State of Michigan
HB
4264
(Potvin) RC 602, 12/8/16 Passed 106-1
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Local Government
Description:
Description:
HB
4264
(Potvin) amends PA 78 of 1945 to define the borders of the State of Michigan.
Amending
and Clarifying Housing Inspection Regulations
HB
5561 (H-2) (Graves) RC 603, 12/8/16 Passed 104-3
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Local Government
Description:
Description:
HB
5561 (H-2) (Graves) amends the Housing Law of Michigan to
clarify when and how a renter’s permission is required and obtained for an
inspection of a property.
Allowing
Local Governments to Fund Energy Conservation Improvements by Lease-Purchase
Agreements
HB
6036
(Pscholka) RC 604, 12/8/16 Passed 102-5
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Local Government
Description:
Description:
HB
6036
(Pscholka) amends the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act to allow for local
governments to fund energy conservation improvements of an authority by
lease-purchase agreements.
Prohibiting
Contracting With Persons Engaged in Certain Business Boycotts
HB
5821
(Pscholka) RC 605, 12/8/16 Passed 99-8
HB
5822
(WITTENBERG) RC 606, 12/8/16 Passed 97-10
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Government Operations
Description:
Description:
HB
5821
(Pscholka) State financing and management; purchasing; prohibition of
contracting with certain discriminatory businesses that boycott certain
entities; provide for.
HB
5822
(WITTENBERG) Collectively, this package would prohibit state departments and
agencies from doing business with an individual or entity unless the contract
includes a representation and an agreement that the individual or entity is not
or will not engage in non-sanctioned boycotts of foreign countries. The goal of
the legislation is to encourage open and nondiscriminatory trade relations.
Designating
Portion of M-66 in Kalkaska as the “Veterans Highway”
HB
5837
(Rendon) RC 607, 12/8/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Description:
Description:
HB
5837
(Rendon) designates the portion of M-66 between M-55 in Lake City and M-72 in
Kalkaska as the “Veterans 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.
Requiring
Annual Reporting on the Status of Retiree Healthcare Systems
HB
6075
(Lauwers) RC 608, 12/8/16 Passed 107-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Local Government
Description:
Description:
HB
6075
(Lauwers) amends the Public Employee Retirement System Investment Act to
require annual reporting on the status of retiree healthcare systems.
Amending
the Occupation Code Relating to Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
SB
954
(Booher) RC 609, 12/8/16 Passed 106-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
Description:
SB
954
(Booher) makes various amendments to the Occupation Code relating to
architects, professional engineers, and land surveyors.
Amending
Definitions in the Electrical Administrative Act
SB
1025
(Booher) RC 610, 12/8/16 Passed 106-1
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
Description:
SB
1025
(Booher) amends the definitions of “fire alarm specialty technician” and “fire
alarm contractor” in the Electrical Administrative Act.
Changes
to the Issuing of Specialty Designated Merchant (SDM) Licenses
SB
929 (H-4) (Meekhof) RC 611, 12/8/16 Passed 69-37
Next: Return to the Senate
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Description:
Description:
SB
929 (H-4) (Meekhof) makes various changes to the issuance of
Specialty Designated Merchant (SMD) licenses under the Liquor Control Code.
Stopping Use Taxes on Purchase Price of
Vehicle Cores
HB 5928 (Graves) RC 612, 12/8/16 Passed 91-17
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Commerce and Trade
Description:
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.
Unemployment Insurance Amendments
HB 4982 (H-6) (Victory) RC 613, 12/8/16 Passed
108-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Oversight and Ethics
Description:
Description:
HB 4982 (H-6) (Victory) amends the Michigan Employment Security
Act to add oversight to the computerized fraud determination process to lessen
the occurrence of unsupported determinations of fraud.
Revising Regulations for Soliciting
Adoptions
HB 5626 (Hooker) RC 614, 12/8/16 Passed 108-0
HB
5628
(Vaupel) RC 615, 12/8/16 Passed 108-0
HB 5629 (McCready) RC 616, 12/8/16 Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
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.
HB
5628
(Vaupel) amends the Michigan Penal Code to prohibit a person from doing any of
the following: Transferring or attempting to transfer the legal or physical
custody of a child with the intent to permanently divest a parent of parental
responsibility, except by an order from a court with competent jurisdiction.
HB 5629 (McCready) amends the Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC) to
prohibit a parent from knowingly and intentionally delegating his or her powers
providing by statute regarding care and custody of the parent’s minor child for
more than 180 days for the purpose of permanently transferring custody of the
child in violation of the Michigan Penal Code – which is amended in HB 5628.
Regulating
Contracts Between Public Employees and Higher Ed Institutions
HB
5811
(Price) RC 617, 12/8/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Oversight and Ethics
Description:
Description:
HB
5811
(Price) would do the following: Exempt from certain disclosure and approval
requirements, contracts between a higher education institution and a public
employee of that institution for the purchase of goods and services that are
available at the same price to the general public. Eliminate a disclosure
requirement that requires two board meetings before certain contracts can be
approved. Increases the threshold amount from $250 to $1,500 for provisions
triggering certain disclosure provisions under the bill.
Amending Landlord/Tenant Laws Regarding
Bed Bug Infestations
HB 4520 (Iden) RC 618, 12/8/16 Passed 107-1
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
Description:
HB 4520 (Iden) would outline the responsibilities of landlords and tenants for
the control of bed bug infestation in rental units.
Decreasing The Notification Time in Which
DEQ Must Notify Residents of a Tier II Contaminant in the Water Supply (“Water
Is A Human Right” Bill Package)
HB 5120 (H-4) (NEELEY) RC 619, 12/8/16 Passed
107-1
Next: Sent to the Senate
Committee: Government Operations
Description:
Description:
HB 5120 (NEELEY) requires local users of a public water supply to be notified
within three business days of a determination by the Department of
Environmental Quality that a "Tier II" violation of the state
drinking water standards has occurred.
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