Senate Bill 9: Restrict child custody changes for active military member
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on March 26, 2015, to revise a 2005 law prohibiting a court from changing an established child custody or parenting time order of a parent has been called to active duty in the military (unless it is the best interest of the child), so as to also allow the military parent to get a stay until he or she has returned from duty at any stage before final judgment in the proceedings.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710124
Senate Bill 18: Clarify ownership for some Calhoun County landholders
Passed 108 to 2 in the House on March 26, 2015, to require the state to take actions that remove questions about the title to land held “under color of title” by a number of citizens of Clarence Township in Calhoun County, and convey clean titles to these owners.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710001
Senate Bill 19: Clarify ownership for some Calhoun County landholders
Passed 109 to 1 in the House on March 26, 2015, to establish that the property conveyances that would result from the proposal in Senate Bill 18 would not be subject to the Proposal A taxable value “bump up,” wherein the new basis for property tax assessments becomes the property’s state equalized value (market value) rather than its capped “taxable value”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710002
Senate Bill 56: Raise and index judges’ compensation
Passed 33 to 3 in the Senate on March 26, 2015, to increase judges’ salaries around $12,000, and index them going forward to increases in the salaries paid to unionized state “civil service” employees. After they change salaries would range from around $150,000 to $163,000 depending on which level of court.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710127
Senate Bill 195: Revise pharmacy licensure detail
Passed 33 to 4 in the Senate on March 26, 2015, to repeal a licensure mandate requirement that an applicant for a new pharmacy, drug manufacturer or wholesale distributor license who is not a licensed health care professional licensed must submit fingerprints.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710128
House Bill 4017: Provide liability waiver for food donations
Passed 106 to 4 in the House on March 26, 2015, to establish that a food retailer, food service provider, processor, farm, etc., who donates food to a nonprofit charity, and the charity itself, are immune from civil damages or criminal liability resulting from the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the food unless they knew or had reasonable grounds to know the food was adulterated or not fit for human consumption..
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710004
House Bill 4041: Ban welfare for persistent truancy
Passed 74 to 36 in the House on March 26, 2015, to withhold welfare benefits from a household with children who are persistently truant from school. A truant child age 16 and above could be removed from the household.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710003
House Bill 4060: Require certain state university admissions practices
Passed 110 to 0 in the House on March 26, 2015, to require state universities to inform applicants that they may receive credit for college-level training and education received in the military, and require them to accept a “joint services transcript” prepared under “American Council on Education Registry of Credit” recommendations.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710006
House Bill 4119: Revise wage garnishment procedures
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on March 26, 2015, to revise the law that authorizes a court-ordered garnishment of an individual’s wages, by establishing notice requirements and procedures for when an employer who is supposed to withhold wages fails to do so. The bill also increases the fee a creditor must pay to the employer.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710125
House Bill 4119: Revise wage garnishment procedures
Passed 109 to 1 in the House on February 19, 2015, to revise the law that authorizes a court-ordered garnishment of an individual’s wages, by establishing notice requirements and procedures for when an employer who is supposed to withhold wages fails to do so. The bill also increases the fee a creditor must pay to the employer.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=705958
House Bill 4120: Revise wage garnishment procedures
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on March 26, 2015, to revise the law that authorizes a court-ordered garnishment of an individual’s wages, by establishing notice requirements and procedures for when an employer who is supposed to withhold wages fails to do so.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710126
House Bill 4134: Establish that military experience meets boiler installer licensure requirements
Passed 110 to 0 in the House on March 26, 2015, to establish that having recent and relevant military training and experience meets the criteria for obtaining the state license mandated to earn a living as a boiler installer, boiler repairer or boiler special inspector.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710005
House Bill 4193: Allow electronic “proof of insurance”
Passed 108 to 2 in the House on March 26, 2015, to revise the state’s no-fault insurance law to allow “proof of insurance” documents motorists are required to have when driving to be an electronic communication from the insurance company visible on a mobile device. If asked a driver could be required to forward the information to a designated site.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710007
House Bill 4224: Repeal an out of state insurance company fee
Passed 105 to 5 in the House on March 26, 2015, to repeal a $25 fee that out of state insurance companies doing business in Michigan must submit with an annual report they are required to file with the state.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=710008
House Bill 4366: Authorize Pontiac schools property transfer
Introduced by Rep. Tim Greimel (D) on March 24, 2015, to authorize the reversion back to the state of certain Pontiac school district property that was formerly owned by the state and is no longer needed by the school district.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169003
House Bill 4367: Authorize local firework regulation preemption exceptions
Introduced by Rep. Martin Howrylak (R) on March 24, 2015, to create exceptions to the law prohibiting local governments from banning consumer fireworks use on or near “national holidays.” Among other things the bill would allow locals to regulate use through zoning ordinances.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169004
House Bill 4368: Require state give locals chance to buy surplus snow equipment
Introduced by Rep. Scott Dianda (D) on March 24, 2015, to require the state Department of Transportation give local governments the right of first refusal when it chooses to sell or dispose of surplus snow removal equipment.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169005
House Bill 4369: Revise school aid “pupil count” detail
Introduced by Rep. Phil Potvin (R) on March 24, 2015, to revise a detail of the procedure by which a school district can collect state aid for a special education student who had been expelled on the “pupil count day” on which overall state school aid payments for the district are determined, but who then returns to school.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169006
House Bill 4370: Exempt certain pension income from state income tax
Introduced by Rep. Holly Hughes (R) on March 24, 2015, to repeal the provision of Gov. Rick Snyder’s tax reform and business tax cut that partially eliminated some of the state income tax exemptions for pension income, and capped the value of income tax credits granted for payment of “homestead” property tax.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169007
House Bill 4371: Ban counting religious holiday absences in student’s record
Introduced by Rep. Christine Greig (D) on March 24, 2015, to prohibit public schools from counting religious holiday absences against a student’s attendance record if the school provides any special recognition for this.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169008
House Bill 4372: Sales tax exemption for car parts recycling deposit
Introduced by Rep. Erika Geiss (D) on March 24, 2015, to not charge sales tax on a recycling fee, deposit, or disposal charge included in the purchase price of an automobile battery or part.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169009
House Bill 4373: Mandate charter cyberschools publically post all instructional materials
Introduced by Rep. Erika Geiss (D) on March 24, 2015, to require an online charter “cyber school” to post on its website all the instructional materials it and its students use, and also require the state Department of Education to post this on its website.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169010
House Bill 4374: Repeal same sex marriage ban
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Irwin (D) on March 24, 2015, to amend the state marriage statute so as to reflect the proposal in House Joint Resolution L to repeal Section 25 of the Michigan constitution, which bans recognizing same sex marriage.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169011
House Bill 4375: Repeal same sex marriage ban
Introduced by Rep. Adam Zemke (D) on March 24, 2015, to repeal a law that prohibits recognizing same sex marriages performed in another state. The bill would only go into effect if House Joint Resolution L is adopted, which would repeal the ban on recognizing same sex marriages performed in Michigan.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169012
House Bill 4376: Repeal same sex marriage ban
Introduced by Rep. Robert Wittenberg (D) on March 24, 2015, to amend a law that authorizes secret marriages if a judge determines there is good reason, so as to reflect the proposal in House Joint Resolution L to repeal Section 25 of the Michigan constitution, which bans recognizing same sex marriage.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169013
House Bill 4377: Regulate non-husband-and-wife state income tax joint filing
Introduced by Rep. Sam Singh (D) on March 24, 2015, to establish that individuals who file a joint federal income tax return must also file a joint state income tax return, even if they are not husband and wife.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169014
House Bill 4378: Ease certain lawsuits against the state restrictions
Introduced by Rep. Triston Cole (R) on March 24, 2015, to remove certain restrictions on a person who successfully sues the state collecting “costs and fees” in addition to any court-ordered damage awards.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169015
House Bill 4379: Ease certain lawsuits against the state restrictions
Introduced by Rep. Joel Johnson (R) on March 24, 2015, to remove certain restrictions on a person who successfully sues the state collecting “costs and fees” in addition to any court-ordered damage awards.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169016
House Bill 4380: Eliminate straight ticket ballot option
Introduced by Rep. Todd Courser (R) on March 24, 2015, to eliminate the straight party ticket option from election ballots.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169017
House Bill 4381: Increase licensure fees
Introduced by Rep. Chris Afendoulis (R) on March 24, 2015, to increase license fees imposed on a range of businesses and occupations in which licensure mandates are imposed as a condition of earning a living. Technically, this and a number of related bills repeal the sunsets of previously enacted “temporary” fee increase laws.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169018
House Bill 4382: Increase licensure fees
Introduced by Rep. Chris Afendoulis (R) on March 24, 2015, to increase license fees imposed on electricians and electrical contractors. Technically, this and related bills eliminate the sunset on previously enacted “temporary” fee increases, making them permanent.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169019
House Bill 4383: Increase licensure fees
Introduced by Rep. Chris Afendoulis (R) on March 24, 2015, to increase annual building inspector registration fees. Technically, this and related bills eliminate the sunset on previously enacted “temporary” fee increases, making them permanent.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169020
House Bill 4384: Increase business fees
Introduced by Rep. Chris Afendoulis (R) on March 24, 2015, to increase the fees imposed on limited liability corporation annual statements of resident agents. Technically, this and related bills eliminate the sunset on previously enacted “temporary” fee increases, making them permanent.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169021
House Bill 4385: Eliminate February election date
Introduced by Rep. Bradford Jacobsen (R) on March 24, 2015, to revise details of the state election law to accommodate the proposal in House Bill 4273 to eliminate the February election date established by a 2003 election consolidation law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169022
House Bill 4386: Put MCCA under FOIA and OMA
Introduced by Rep. Henry Yanez (D) on March 24, 2015, to make the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) subject to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Open Meetings Act, which otherwise apply to public bodies. Also, to require an annual audit of the MCCA, which is the private entity established to provide reinsurance to cover the liability of individual auto insurance companies to pay unlimited medical claims above $500,000 per incident, as required by the state no-fault auto insurance law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169023
House Bill 4387: Subject MCCA to OMA
Introduced by Rep. Henry Yanez (D) on March 24, 2015, to subject the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to the state Open Meetings Act, which otherwise only applies to public bodies. MCCA is the private entity established to provide reinsurance to cover the liability of individual auto insurance companies to pay unlimited medical claims above around $500,000 per incident, as required by the state no-fault auto insurance law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169024
House Bill 4388: Authorize 5-mill “sinking fund” property tax
Introduced by Rep. Michael McCready (R) on March 25, 2015, for school security and computers to allow school districts to use a “sinking fund” property tax to buy computer equipment, software and security equipment. Under current law schools may levy up to 5 mills for 20 years for a “sinking fund,” which is a permanent fund that may only be used only for the purchase of land, or construction and (major) repair of school buildings.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169048
House Bill 4389: Redesignate a road
Introduced by Rep. David Pagel (R) on March 25, 2015, to designate a segment of US 12 in Berrien County as the “ Trooper Steven B. Devries Memorial Highway”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169049
House Bill 4390: Allow financial literacy as high school economics credit
Introduced by Rep. Jim Tedder (R) on March 25, 2015, to allow a financial literacy or “personal economics” course to be substituted for the one-half credit economics course required under state high school graduation standards.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169050
House Bill 4391: Increase pesticide registration fees and conditions
Introduced by Rep. Dan Lauwers (R) on March 25, 2015, to increase a registration fee mandated for any pesticide used in this state, impose increased record keeping requirements on registrants, and require the company the files the application (a pest control service or pesticide maker) to continuously maintain a registered Michigan office and a resident agent.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169051
House Bill 4392: Increase pesticide fees and conditions
Introduced by Rep. Dan Lauwers (R) on March 25, 2015, to increase pesticide applicator registration fees, impose increased record keeping requirements on registrants, and require the applicators headquartered in another state continuously maintain a registered Michigan office and a resident agent.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169052
House Bill 4393: Require utilities notify landlord before tenant shutoff
Introduced by Rep. Gary Glenn (R) on March 25, 2015, to require utilities to notify landlords at least 14 days before shutting of the service of a tenant who hasn’t paid his or her bills.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169053
House Bill 4394: Let local school districts hire qualified teachers without state certification
Introduced by Rep. Gary Glenn (R) on March 25, 2015, to permit local school districts to hire a person as a teacher who has not gone through the official state teacher certification process but who is considered “appropriate and in the best interest” of the students due to “a combination of education and experience”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169054
House Bill 4395: Let local school districts hire qualified teachers without state certification
Introduced by Rep. Gary Glenn (R) on March 25, 2015, to permit local school districts to hire a person as a teacher who has not gone through the official state teacher certification process but who is considered “appropriate and in the best interest” of the students due to “a combination of education and experience”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169055
House Bill 4396: Repeal pre-Labor Day school start ban
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on March 25, 2015, to repeal a law that prohibits public schools from beginning their school year before Labor Day. Classes would still be prohibited on the Friday before Labor Day however.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169056
House Bill 4397: Increase business fees
Introduced by Rep. George T. Darany (D) on March 25, 2015, to increase the fees imposed on business corporation annual report filings. Technically, this and related bills eliminate the sunset on previously enacted “temporary” fee increases, making them permanent.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169057
House Bill 4398: Increase business and occupational licensure fees
Introduced by Rep. Robert Kosowski (D) on March 25, 2015, to increase annual registration fees imposed on stock brokers and advisors. This is one a number of bills increasing fees on a wide range of businesses and occupations in which registration or licensure mandates are imposed as a condition of operating the firm or earning a living in the profession. The bills technically repeal the sunsets of previously enacted “temporary” fee increase laws.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169058
House Bill 4399: Increase business fees
Introduced by Rep. Leslie Love (D) on March 25, 2015, to increase the fees imposed on limited liability corporation annual statements of resident agents. Technically, this and related bills eliminate the sunset on previously enacted “temporary” fee increases, making them permanent.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169059
House Bill 4400: Increase livestock dealer licensure fees
Introduced by Rep. Nancy Jenkins (R) on March 25, 2015, to increase the license fees imposed on livestock dealers, truckers, brokers and agents as a condition of earning a living in this profession, and to revise various details in the licensure-related regulations. Technically, the bill repeals the sunsets of previously enacted “temporary” fee increase laws.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169060
House Bill 4401: Eliminate sunset on MMQAA health care provider tax
Introduced by Rep. Rob VerHeulen (R) on March 25, 2015, to eliminate the sunset on a “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax on health care facilities. This is a bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169061
House Bill 4402: Create government task force to reduce government red tape
Introduced by Rep. Andy Schor (D) on March 25, 2015, to appoint a task force of representatives from various interests and governmental institutions to review state reporting requirements for public, private and charter schools, and recommend which could be eliminated or streamlined.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169062
House Bill 4404: Revise government job training program detail
Introduced by Rep. Larry Inman (R) on March 26, 2015, to revise references in the state unemployment insurance law to reflect a recent executive order reorganizing government job training programs.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169083
House Bill 4405: Give tax break for hiring unemployed veteran
Introduced by Rep. Charles Smiley (D) on March 26, 2015, to authorize a business tax break of up to $4,000 for hiring a military veteran who has been unemployed for at least 60 days, with various exceptions.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169084
House Bill 4406: Use tax records to establish jury pools
Introduced by Rep. Brain Banks (D) on March 26, 2015, to allow the Department of Treasury to deliver to counties the names and addresses of taxpayers in the county. House Bill 4407 requires counties to include registered voters and taxpayers in the jury pool and to provide for more geographic diversity in the pool.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169085
House Bill 4407: Use tax records to establish geographically proportionate jury pools
Introduced by Rep. Brain Banks (D) on March 26, 2015, to require the Department of Treasury to deliver to counties the names and addresses of income tax payers in the county. Jury boards would be required to order jury pools so that an proportionate number of residents of each community is represented in the pool (“geographical diversity”).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169086
House Bill 4408: Impose continuing education mandate on veterinarians
Introduced by Rep. Kathy Crawford (R) on March 26, 2015, to impose a continuing education mandate on veterinarians as a condition of being allowed to practice their profession.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169087
House Bill 4409: Repeal welfare “extender” subsidy
Introduced by Rep. Earl Poleski (R) on March 26, 2015, to repeal a law that requires the state to send $10 per month for six months to former welfare recipients who leave the they no longer qualify on income grounds.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169088
House Bill 4410: Accelerate vehicle trade-in “sales tax on the difference”
Introduced by Rep. Tim Greimel (D) on March 26, 2015, to accelerate the 24-year phase-in of a 2013 law that exempted from sales tax the value of a trade-in when buying a motor vehicle, titled watercraft or recreational vehicle.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169089
House Bill 4411: Make domestic violence victims civil rights law “protected class”
Introduced by Rep. Sam Singh (D) on March 26, 2015, to add domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking victimhood to the characteristics that define membership in a protected class against whom it is a crime to discriminate in matters of housing under the Michigan civil rights law. This would make it a civil rights violation to deny housing to a person who happens to be a victim of these crimes.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169090
House Bill 4412: Give unemployment benefits for domestic violence absence
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Irwin (D) on March 26, 2015, to allow unemployment insurance benefits for an individual who leaves a job due to domestic violence.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169091
House Bill 4413: Create domestic violence confidential address program
Introduced by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) on March 26, 2015, to establish an address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence crimes, in which the state would give victims a “designated address” to which mail could be sent and forwarded. The person’s real address would be kept confidential and not be subject to disclosure under open records laws, and the person could also vote using the designated address.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169092
House Bill 4414: Mandate domestic violence sick leave
Introduced by Rep. Winnie Brinks (D) on March 26, 2015, to mandate that an employer who grants employee sick leave must grant leave to an employee who has been the victim of domestic violence or sexual assault.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169093
House Bill 4415: Make Proposal 1 license plate tax hike federal tax deductible
Introduced by Rep. Tim Greimel (D) on March 26, 2015, to revise the legal basis of vehicle registration (license plate) taxes in a way that ensures Michigan residents who itemize deductions on their federal income tax returns may continue to deduct these taxes even if voters approve the May 5, 2015 Proposal 1 sales tax increase initiative, which would automatically trigger a vehicle registration tax increase. The bill that authorized the registration tax hike also revised the law in a way that could cancel the current federal income tax deductibility.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169094
House Bill 4416: Ban powdered alcohol
Introduced by Rep. Scott Dianda (D) on March 26, 2015, to ban the sale, use or possession of “powdered alcohol” in Michigan.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169095
House Bill 4417: Authorize home accessibility improvements tax credit
Introduced by Rep. Sheldon Neeley (D) on March 26, 2015, to authorize an income tax credit up to $2,500 for modifications that make a home accessible for an individual with a disability if that person permanently resides with the taxpayer. The credit would be “refundable,” which means the state would send a check for the amount the credit exceeds the person tax liability for the year.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169096
House Joint Resolution L: Repeal same sex marriage ban
Introduced by Rep. Jeremy Moss (D) on March 24, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a constitutional amendment to repeal Section 25 of the Michigan constitution, which states, “To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for our society and for future generations of children, the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169002
Senate Bill 225: Ban gun dealers keeping photos of buyers
Introduced by Sen. Mike Shirkey (R) on March 24, 2015, to prohibit gun sellers and federally licensed firearms dealers from creating a visual image of an individual who purchases a firearm or ammunition, or linking such a visual image to a buyer’s records. The bill also clarifies inherited pistol transfer and ownership procedures and requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169026
Senate Bill 226: Ban gun dealers keeping photos of buyers
Introduced by Sen. Mike Shirkey (R) on March 24, 2015, to revise statutory references in the state’s sentencing guidelines to reflect the gun purchase provisions proposed by Senate Bill 225.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169027
Senate Bill 227: Repeal same sex marriage ban
Introduced in the Senate on March 24, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a constitutional amendment to repeal Section 25 of the Michigan constitution, which states, “To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for our society and for future generations of children, the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169028
Senate Bill 228: Repeal same sex marriage ban
Introduced by Sen. David Knezek (D) on March 24, 2015, to amend the state marriage statute so as to reflect the proposal in Senate Joint Resolution I to repeal Section 25 of the Michigan constitution, which bans recognizing same sex marriages.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169029
Senate Bill 229: Repeal same sex marriage ban
Introduced by Sen. Virgil Smith (D) on March 24, 2015, to amend a law that authorizes secret marriages if a judge determines there is good reason, so as to reflect the proposal in Senate Joint Resolution I to repeal Section 25 of the Michigan constitution, which bans recognizing same sex marriages.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169030
Senate Bill 230: Restrict state contractor political contributions
Introduced by Sen. Jim Ananich (D) on March 24, 2015, to prohibit giving a state contract worth more than $100,000 to a vendor who has given a gift or made a campaign contribution of $100 or more to an elected state office holder in the past 12 months.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169031
Senate Bill 231: Ban selling “e-cigarettes” to minors
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on March 24, 2015, to ban selling or giving minors electronic vapor cigarettes, or any device that delivers nicotine.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169032
Senate Bill 232: Revise vehicle trade in tax break detail
Introduced by Sen. David Robertson (R) on March 24, 2015, to revise the definition of new or used vehicle dealer in the Use Tax law so that it is the same as the definition in the vehicle code. This would reportedly affect a “sales tax on the difference” vehicle trade in tax break law if a vehicle is bought in another state.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169035
Senate Bill 233: Revise vehicle trade in tax break detail
Introduced by Sen. David Robertson (R) on March 24, 2015, to revise the definition of new or used vehicle dealer in the sales tax law so that it is the same as the definition in the vehicle code. This would reportedly affect a “sales tax on the difference” vehicle trade in tax break law if a vehicle is bought in another state.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169039
Senate Bill 234: Revise corporate income tax detail
Introduced by Sen. Darwin Booher (R) on March 24, 2015, to revise definitions and tax liability calculations for out of state financial institutions under the state corporate income tax.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169040
Senate Bill 235: Increase electric utility customer choice
Introduced by Sen. Mike Shirkey (R) on March 25, 2015, to require regulated electric utilities to purchase power through a competitive bidding process, and increase the percentage of a utility’s customer base that that choose an alternative provider by an amount determined by a formula specified in the bill.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169072
Senate Bill 236: Reduce wastewater discharge permit fees
Introduced by Sen. Tom Casperson (R) on March 25, 2015, for commercial enterprises to reduce the wastewater discharge permit fees that some commercial facilities must pay.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169073
Senate Bill 237: Establish medical professional hazardous drug contact rules
Introduced by Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R) on March 25, 2015, to require the Department of Community Health to develop procedures and rules for health professionals exposed to antineoplastic (anti-cancer) or other hazardous drugs.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169074
Senate Bill 238: Replace the term “cripple” in reckless boating injury law
Introduced by Sen. Morris Hood, III (D) on March 25, 2015, to replace the verb “cripple” with the phrase “cause serious impairment of bodily function” in the law that imposes sanctions for injuring a person through reckless operation of a watercraft.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169075
Senate Bill 239: Ban local restrictions on particular dog breeds
Introduced by Sen. David Robertson (R) on March 26, 2015, to prohibit local governments from enforcing an ordinance that imposes regulations or restrictions on dogs based solely on their breed or type (such as pit bulls).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169105
Senate Bill 240: Ban powdered alcohol
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on March 26, 2015, to ban the sale, use or possession of “powdered alcohol” in Michigan.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169106
Senate Bill 241: Revise state competitive bidding criteria
Introduced by Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R) on March 26, 2015, to require state agency procurement contracts for goods or services worth $100,000 or more to use a “bid scorecard system” that assesses bids based on technical and critical performance requirements, cost evaluation and labor evaluation, with specified weightings for each factor.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169107
Senate Bill 242: Revise community rehabilitation state purchase detail
Introduced by Sen. Margaret O’Brien (R) on March 26, 2015, to add a seventh member, who must be a disabled veteran, to a government “committee on the purchase of goods and services from community rehabilitation organizations,” which is tasked with helping “establish and review fair market prices for goods and services to be purchased by the state from community rehabilitation organizations”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169108
Senate Bill 243: Prohibit working seven days a week for same employer
Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on March 26, 2015, to mandate that employers must give employees “at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every calendar week,” with some exceptions. The bill would also impose a related record-keeping mandate on employers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169109
Senate Bill 244: Increase fine for illegally shooting game animals
Introduced by Sen. Phil Pavlov (R) on March 26, 2015, to increase the amount of restitution a person must pay for illegally shooting certain game or protected animals. Among others the bill would impose a $5,000 fine for illegally killing an elk or moose.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169110
Senate Bill 246: Increase illegal game killing penalties
Introduced by Sen. Dale W. Zorn (R) on March 26, 2015, to establish sentencing guidelines for the increased penalties proposed by Senate Bills 244 and 245 for illegally shooting, buying or selling certain game or protected animals.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169112
Senate Bill 247: Completely restore big utility monopolies
Introduced by Sen. Kenneth Horn (R) on March 26, 2015, to essentially eliminate the last remnants of a 2000 law that took away regional electric utility monopolies and authorized customer choice, a regime that was mostly eliminated by a 2008 law that essentially restored the monopolies by limiting customer choice to just 10 percent of the market. Existing customer contracts with competing electricity providers would be “grandfathered,” but no additional customers could get service from a competing provider, and a utility could refuse to sell power to the former customer of a competitor for up to five years if the customer did not immediately drop the competitor’s service.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169113
Senate Bill 248: Expand auto theft prevention authority duties
Introduced by Sen. Joe Hune (R) on March 26, 2015, to expand the duties of a state automobile theft prevention authority to include insurance fraud related to unlimited medical benefits provided by Michigan’s no-fault law, overhaul its structure, and authorize $21 million in assessments (taxes) on insurers to pay for this.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169114
Senate Bill 249: Change no fault insurance “coordination of benefits” reference
Introduced by Sen. Joe Hune (R) on March 26, 2015, to revise reverences in the child support and parenting time law to reflect technical “coordination of benefits” and other changes in the state no fault auto insurance law proposed by Senate Bill 248.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169115
House Bill 4403: Remove licensure obstacles to “Remote Area Medical” type clinics
Introduced by Rep. Robert Kosowski (D) on March 25, 2015, to allow medical professionals licensed in other states to practice at free “Remote Area Medical” type health care clinic event held in Michigan, of the type pioneered by Stan Brock.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169063