The
following is a summary of legislation that passed the House the week of March
13th. Should you have questions or need additional information, please contact me
at 517-373-0826 or via email at andyschor@house.mi.gov.
Energy
Conservation Financing for School Districts
HB 4080 (H-1) (Griffin) RC 33,
3/14/17, Passed 106-2 (DIANDA, ROBINSON)
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Senate Local
Government Committee
Description:
HB 4080 (H-1) (Griffin)
amends the Revised School Code to allow for school districts and intermediate
school districts to fund energy conservation improvements by lease-purchase
agreements.
Paperless Vehicle Registration
HB 4013 (H-1) (Lucido) RC 34, 3/14/17,
Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Senate Insurance Committee
Description:
HB 4013 (H-1) (Lucido) would amend the
Michigan Vehicle Code to allow a driver to show a paper or an electronic copy
of vehicle registration.
FOIA/ LORA Package
HB 4149 (MOSS) RC 35,
3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB 4149 (MOSS) would
amend Section 1 of FOIA. It takes out references to legislative agencies,
boards, commissions, and councils (since they will be covered by the new Part
2), and removes the specific exclusion from the definition of "public
body" for the governor and lieutenant governor.
HB 4148 (Chatfield) RC
36, 3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB 4148 (Chatfield) would
amend Section 13 of FOIA to strike a provision that says a public record in the
possession of the governor or lieutenant governor cannot be withheld if it had
been transferred there from a public body subject to FOIA after a request for
its disclosure.
HB 4150 (VanderWall) RC
37, 3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB 4150 (VanderWall) lays
out the requirements for the legislature to follow when implementing LORA and
requests for information. The bill mandates if a request is sufficiently
described to enable the legislature to find the record, the legislature must:
·
Allow
a person to inspect, copy, or receive copies of the requested public record of
the body.
·
Allow
a person to subscribe to future issuances of public records that are created,
issued, or disseminated on a regular basis. A subscription shall be valid for
up to 6 months.
HB 4151 (Allor) RC 38,
3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB
4151
(Allor) outlines all fees, costs, exemptions and good faith monetary deposits
dealing with the Legislative Open Records Act.
HB 4152 (LaFave) RC 39,
3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan Competitiveness
Description:
HB
4152
(LaFave) outlines response times for fulfilling, denying or extending
information requests that fall under the Legislative Open Records Act (LORA).
HB
4153
(Hauck) RC 40, 3/16/17, 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB 4153 (Hauck) adds
sections to the Freedom of Information Act to provide for the efficient
administration of the Legislative Open Records Act. Section 56 would provide
that the Legislative Council Administrator designate an individual as the LORA
coordinator for all public bodies. Section 57 states the House of
Representatives designate an individual as the LORA coordinator for the House
of Representatives. Section 58 states the Senate designate an individual as the
LORA coordinator for the Senate. A LORA coordinator may designate another
individual to act on his or her behalf in accepting and processing requests for
the public body's public records and in approving a denial.
HB 4154 (Iden) RC 41,
3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB 4154 (Iden) describes
the denial appeals process under the Legislative Open Records Act (LORA).
HB 4155 (H-3) (Bellino) RC 42,
3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB
4155
(H-3) (Bellino) describes the
exemptions from disclosure under the Legislative Open Records Act (LORA).
HB
4156
(LASINSKI) RC 43, 3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB
4156
(LASINSKI) amends the Freedom of Information Act to detail the process in which
a Legislative Open Records Act (LORA) coordinator separates exempt and
non-exempt records. The bill allows the Attorney General, upon request, to
counsel and advise a public body on the administration of this part.
HB
4157
(GUERRA) RC 44, 3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB
4157
(GUERRA) amends the Legislative Council Act to allow the Council to receive and
decide appeals of public records as provided Legislative Open Records Act.
Prohibit Laser
Strikes at Aircraft
HB
4063
(Cox) RC 45, 3/16/17, Passed 107-1 (ROBINSON)
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Law and Justice
Description:
HB
4063
(Cox) would amend the “Michigan Penal Code” to create a new felony penalty for
the intentional aiming of a beam of directed energy emitted from a directed
energy device at or into the path of an aircraft. The penalty would be a five
(5) year felony and/ or up to a $10,000 fine. The bill defines a “directed
energy device” as any device that emits highly focused energy and is capable of
transferring that energy to a target to damage or interfere with its operation.
Such energy could include the following:
·
Electromagnetic
radiation, including radio frequency, microwave, lasers, and masers.
·
Particles
with mass, in particle-beam weapons and devices.
·
Sound,
in sonic weapons and devices.
HB
4064
(Barrett) RC 46, 3/16/17, Passed 107-2 (ROBINSON, Howrylak)
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Law and Justice
Description:
HB
4064
(Barrett) would amend the “Code of Criminal Procedure” to update the sentencing
guidelines to reflect the new penalty proposed in House Bill 4063 (Cox). The
offense, “aiming a beam of directed energy emitted from a directed energy
device at or into path of an aircraft” would be a Class E Felony against Public
Safety. The penalty would be up to five (5) years in prison.
Fingerprints
–Children with Special Needs
HB
4137
(Frederick) RC 47, 3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Judiciary
Description:
HB
4137
(Frederick) amends the Child Identification and Protection Act to allow a
parent or guardian of a child with special health care needs to submit a
written request to a Michigan State Police (MSP) approved entity to take the
fingerprints and photograph of the child or youth and add them to the automated
fingerprint identification system (AFIS) database statewide network.
Prohibit
Public Body From Suing FOIA Requestor
HB
4077
(Kesto) RC 48, 3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Sent to Senate
Committee: Michigan
Competitiveness
Description:
HB
4077
(Kesto) would prohibit a public body from commencing a civil action against a
person who files a FOIA request. The bill would add a new section to the
“Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),” [Public Act 442 of 1976].
Sergeant Joe Johnson Memorial
Highway
SB
34
(ANANICH) RC 49, 3/16/17, Passed 108-0
Next: Returned to
Senate
Committee: Transportation
Description:
SB
34 (ANANICH)
designates the portion of US-23 in Genesee County between Thompson Road and
Bristol Road as the “Sergeant Joe Johnson 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.
