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Senate Bill 165: Revise withholding futile medical care to minors disclosure
Introduced by Sen. Jim Marleau (R) on February 7, 2013, to require a hospital, health facility or agency that maintains a written policy that encourages or allows a health care professional to withhold or discontinue treatment on the grounds of “medical futility,” and applies this policy to the treatment of minors, to provide a copy of the policy to the patient, parent or legal guardian upon request.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153740

Senate Bill 166: Limit electric utility monopolies (expand competition)
Introduced by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on February 7, 2013, to partially roll-back a 2008 law that itself mostly undid an electric utility competition law enacted in 2000. Under the 2008 law, utility companies that until 2000 were regulated monopolies got back most of their regional monopolies, except that alternative producers could provide up to 10 percent of the demand in their region. The bill would gradually raise that cap to 28 percent over three years, plus up to 3 percent more per year thereafter, subject to many conditions, restrictions and procedures specified in the bill.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153741

Senate Bill 167: Establish procedures for disincorporating a village
Introduced by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on February 7, 2013, to establish procedures for disincorporating an incorporated village. If 15 percent of registered voters in the village signed a petition, this would trigger an election on the question. Disincorporation would require a 60 percent supermajority of the votes cast. If the village council created its own plan for an orderly process, disincorporation would require a simple majority of votes cast in the village and surrounding township.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153742

Senate Bill 168: Require candidate personal finance disclosures
Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D) on February 7, 2013, to require candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state senator, state representative, state Board of Education, elected state and university board members, current state office holders, certain executive branch officials, and certain local offices that pay more than twice the median state per capita income to file personal financial disclosure statements that include the names of all of the person’s family members; his or her employer; the source and amount of wage, salary and other income for the candidate and his or her spouse plus any gifts; a list of assets; certain transactions and liabilities; business ownerships; any trustee, director, etc. positions held in a business, union, non-profit, educational or other institution; any future employment agreements, including leave-of-absence agreements; and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153743

Senate Bill 169: Allow driverless car testing
Introduced by Sen. Mike Kowall (R) on February 7, 2013, to allow the operation on highways of an automated “driverless” vehicle for testing purposes, subject to narrow conditions. A human operator would have to to be present to monitor performance and intervene if necessary. Gov. Rick Snyder called for this in his 2013 State of the State address.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153744

Senate Bill 170: Revise criminal defendant “youthful trainee status”
Introduced by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on February 7, 2013, to increase from 21 to 26 the age limit on “youthful trainee status” for criminal defendants, which provides a mechanism for not including the offense on the youth’s permanent record. The bill would also establish various conditions for this status, including a full time school, work or community service requirement and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153746

House Bill 4190: Revise school pension allocation formula
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Farrington (R) on February 5, 2013, to allocate a public school district’s share of annual pension contributions on the basis of operating expenses rather than payroll.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153468

House Bill 4191: Authorize some retrospective denials of health plan reimbursement
Introduced by Rep. Gail Haines (R) on February 6, 2013, to allow Blue Cross Blue Shield to retroactively deny a claim for reimbursement from a health care services provider within 12 months and seek repayment if the claim is found to be fraudulent, or a duplicate payment was made, or the claim properly should have been paid by another health plan.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153606

House Bill 4192: Authorize some retrospective denials of health plan reimbursement
Introduced by Rep. Mike Shirkey (R) on February 6, 2013, to allow health insurers to retroactively deny a claim for reimbursement from a health care services provider within 12 months and seek repayment if the claim is found to be fraudulent, or a duplicate payment was made, or the claim properly should have been paid by another health plan.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153607

House Bill 4193: Authorize Sleeping Bear Dunes license plate
Introduced by Rep. Ray Franz (R) on February 6, 2013, to authorize a new license plate recognizing the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and use the revenue to “preserve historic Sleeping Bear”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153608

House Bill 4194: Increase cap on local “rainy day” funds
Introduced by Rep. Charles Brunner (D) on February 6, 2013, to increase the amount that local governments are allowed to place in a “rainy day fund,” from 15 percent to 20 percent of most recent general fund annual budget.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153609

House Bill 4195: Prohibit fuel sale cash discounts
Introduced by Rep. David Nathan (D) on February 6, 2013, to prohibit gas stations from offering discounts for cash payment, or posting prices based on a discount-for-cash price.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153610

House Bill 4196: Explicitly allow “illuminated mobile billboards”
Introduced by Rep. David Nathan (D) on February 6, 2013, to explicitly allow in statute “illuminated mobile billboards” that don’t violate other state sign laws; and authorize state regulations on how bright they can be at night.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153611

House Bill 4197: Appropriate $30 million for dredging
Introduced by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on February 6, 2013, to appropriate $30 million for dredging waterways.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153612

House Bill 4198: Expand “bottle bill”
Introduced by Rep. Sean McCann (D) on February 6, 2013, to expand the “bottle bill” deposit requirement to include water and all nonalcoholic carbonated or noncarbonated drinks sold in an airtight metal, glass, or plastic container that holds one gallon or less, except for milk or dairy derived products and unflavored rice or soy milk.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153613

House Bill 4199: Expand scope of child abuse reporting mandate
Introduced by Rep. Sean McCann (D) on February 6, 2013, to expand the law that requires certain health care professionals and social workers to report suspected child abuse, so that it also requires reporting by coaches and school volunteers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153614

House Bill 4200: Mandate irrigation well water dispute resolution
Introduced by Rep. Terry Brown (D) on February 6, 2013, to require owners of agricultural irrigation wells to participate in the “voluntary” well water dispute resolution procedures authorized by a 2003 law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153615

House Bill 4201: Ban using government, school resources for politicking & union activities
Introduced by Rep. Tim Kelly (R) on February 6, 2013, to prohibit employees of the state, local governments, school districts or any government employer from using taxpayer resources, including email accounts, for political or union activities.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153616

House Bill 4202: Impose “Amazon tax” on internet purchases
Introduced by Rep. Eileen Kowall (R) on February 6, 2013, to impose the state sales tax on catalog or internet purchases made from a seller outside the state if the seller has an “affiliate” located in Michigan, in the manner pioneered by internet book retailer Amazon.com.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153617

House Bill 4203: Impose “Amazon tax” on internet purchases
Introduced by Rep. Rob VerHeulen (R) on February 6, 2013, to impose the state use tax on catalog or internet purchases made from a seller outside the state if the seller has an “affiliate” located in Michigan, in the manner pioneered by internet book retailer Amazon.com.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153618

House Bill 4204: Rename highway in Shiawassee County
Introduced by Rep. Ben Glardon (R) on February 7, 2013, to rename a portion of M-71 in the village of Vernon in Shiawassee County as the “Graham Barlow Jr. WWII Memorial Highway Memorial Highway”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153777

House Bill 4205: Require “clawbacks” in selective tax break and subsidy deals
Introduced by Rep. Jim Ananich (D) on February 7, 2013, to require selective state business tax break and corporate subsidy agreements to include a “clawback” provision, which requires a company to pay back the tax breaks or cash subsidies if it leaves the state during the period of the agreement.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153778

House Bill 4206: Revise criminal defendant “youthful trainee status”
Introduced by Rep. Harvey Santana (D) on February 7, 2013, to increase from 21 to 26 the age limit on “youthful trainee status” for criminal defendants, which provides a mechanism for not including the offense on the youth’s permanent record. The bill would also establish various conditions for this status, including a full time school, work or community service requirement and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153779

House Bill 4207: Limit state department rulemaking authority
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Farrington (R) on February 7, 2013, to prohibit a state department from promulgating rules more stringent than required by federal standards, unless specifically required to by state statute.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153780

House Bill 4208: Revise “resort district” tax and infrastructure law
Introduced by Rep. Dale W. Zorn (R) on February 7, 2013, to revise a state law that lets local governments create “resort districts” in a waterfront area. These have the power to impose up to three mills in extra property tax on property owners in the district; borrow money for roads, sewers, flood control, streetlights and garbage collection; and use the increased tax revenue to make the debt service payments on these loans. The bill would revise details of the “district’s” board membership.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153781

House Bill 4209: Increase solicitation of sex from minor penalties
Introduced by Rep. Dale W. Zorn (R) on February 7, 2013, to increase the penalties for the crime of soliciting sex act from a minor who is at least 16 years of age.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153782

House Bill 4210: Increase solicitation of sex from minor penalties
Introduced by Rep. Eileen Kowall (R) on February 7, 2013, to revise the sentencing guidelines for the penalty increase proposed by House Bill 4209 for the crime of soliciting a minor 16 years of age or older to commit prostitution.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=153783