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.