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House Bill 4418: Authorize truck weight limit exceptions for maple sap haulers
Introduced by Rep. Lee Chatfield (R) on April 14, 2015, to include maple syrup sap in the definition of agricultural products hauled by a truck that may exceed axle-weight limits by 10 percent when being moved from the field to storage.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169227

House Bill 4419: Repeal mandatory minimum sentence for firearms felonies
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on April 14, 2015, to repeal a law that mandates a minimum sentence of two years in prison for a felony firearms conviction, with no chance for parole or probation.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169228

House Bill 4420: Repeal mandatory minimum sentence for firearms felonies
Introduced by Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D) on April 14, 2015, to revise the state sentencing guidelines to accommodate the proposal in House Bill 4419 to repeal a mandatory two year sentence for firearms felony convictions.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169229

House Bill 4421: Revise nonprofit sales tax exemption
Introduced by Rep. Phil Potvin (R) on April 14, 2015, to exempt from sales tax up to $10,000 in aggregate annual retail sales made by a nonprofit organization, rather than $5,000 under current law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169230

House Bill 4422: Authorize Woodward streetcar property owner subsidies
Introduced by Rep. Andy Schor (D) on April 14, 2015, to authorize “business improvement district” subsidies financed by a tax increment financing scheme for property owners near a proposed Woodward Avenue streetcar line in Detroit. Tax increment financing authorities collect the extra local property tax revenue that (hopefully) results from property value increases generated by their selective subsidies and projects and use this money to repay the debt they incur on projects and providing subsidies.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169231

House Bill 4423: Increase speed limits, streamline related rules
Introduced by Rep. Bradford Jacobsen (R) on April 14, 2015, to increase speed limits on rural freeways to 80 mph (70 mph for trucks). General speed limits on other roads would be 70 mph on urban freeways, 65 mph on state “trunkline” highways, 60 mph on county roads, and 55 mph on unpaved roads except in Oakland and Wayne Counties, where they would be 45 mph. The speed limit on subdivision streets would remain at 25 mph. The bill would revise and simplify various other regulations related to speed limits.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169232

House Bill 4424: Increase speed limits, streamline related rules
Introduced by Rep. Bradford Jacobsen (R) on April 14, 2015, to simplify and streamline details of the law that authorizes lower school speed limits during school hours. This is part of a speed limit revision package consisting of House Bills 4423 to 4427.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169233

House Bill 4425: Increase speed limits, streamline related rules
Introduced by Rep. Rick Outman (R) on April 14, 2015, to revise the process for establishing local speed limits that vary from ones prescribed by state law. Variances would have to based on either the number of points of entry to a road (driveways) or a traffic study that determines the speed at or below which 85 percent of vehicles travel. This is part of a speed limit revision package consisting of House Bills 4423 to 4427.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169234

House Bill 4426: Increase speed limits, streamline related rules
Introduced by Rep. John Kivela (D) on April 14, 2015, to eliminate extra drivers license “points” imposed for exceeding speed limits in highway work zone. This is part of a speed limit revision package consisting of House Bills 4423 to 4427.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169235

House Bill 4427: Increase speed limits, streamline related rules
Introduced by Rep. Charles Smiley (D) on April 14, 2015, to prohibit auto insurance companies from increasing premiums for exceeding the speed limit by 5 mph or less.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169236

House Bill 4428: Require biannual government union recertification
Introduced by Rep. Gary Glenn (R) on April 14, 2015, to require government employee unions to be recertified by a majority of the employees in a workplace bargaining unit at least once every two years, as determined by a vote with a secret ballot.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169237

House Bill 4429: Exempt schools from “prevailing wage”
Introduced by Rep. Gary Glenn (R) on April 14, 2015, to exempt school construction projects from the state “prevailing wage” law, which prohibits awarding contracts to contractors who submit the lowest bid unless the contractor pays “prevailing wages,” which are based on union pay scale reports in a particular geographic region.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169238

House Bill 4430: Exempt schools from “prevailing wage”
Introduced by Rep. Gary Glenn (R) on April 14, 2015, to exempt public school, community college and state university construction or repair projects from the state “prevailing wage” law, which prohibits awarding contracts to firms that submit the lowest bid unless the contractor pays “prevailing wages,” which are based on reported union pay scales in a region.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169239

House Bill 4431: Ban selling “e-cigarettes” to minors
Introduced by Rep. Rick Outman (R) on April 14, 2015, to ban selling or giving minors electronic vapor cigarettes, or any device that delivers nicotine, and mandate that liquid nicotine containers to be sold in child-resistant containers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169240

House Bill 4432: Ban “two for one” or “all you can drink” sales at bars
Introduced by Rep. Lee Chatfield (R) on April 14, 2015, to prohibit bars and restaurants from offering “all you can drink” for a fixed price or “two for the price of one” promotions and sales. This would not be prohibited at a private function (such as a “kegger”).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169241

House Bill 4433: Let multistate lottery winner remain anonymous
Introduced by Rep. Ray Franz (R) on April 14, 2015, to allow the winner of a multistate lottery game to remain anonymous.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169242

House Bill 4434: Exempt Kent County from higher foster care payment share
Introduced by Rep. Earl Poleski (R) on April 14, 2015, to extend indefinitely for Kent County only a 2013 law that requires the Department of Human Services to pay all of a $3 per day per child per day rate increase for private providers of foster care services, rather than half the amount.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169205

House Bill 4435: Mandate restaurant allergy notices
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on April 14, 2015, to require restaurants to post a notice that is visible to the public and says, “Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169243

House Bill 4436: Revise drivers license suspension appeal detail
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on April 14, 2015, to allow a court to order restricted driving privileges for a person appealing a license suspension. Under current law a court may only review the record in such an appeal, and may not allow a (less stringent) drivers license restriction.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169244

House Bill 4437: Allow pharmacists to interchange “biologicals”
Introduced by Rep. Ken Yonker (R) on April 14, 2015, to allow pharmacists to interchange FDA-designated interchangeable biological drug products for prescribed drugs.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169245

House Bill 4438: Authorize “epi-pens” in restaurants, camps, arenas and more
Introduced by Rep. Lisa Lyons (R) on April 14, 2015, to expand to restaurants, recreation camps, youth sports leagues, amusement parks, sports arenas and other “authorized facilities” at which allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present, a law that allows physicians to prescribe epinephrine auto injectors to schools to keep in their facilities. This law also waives the legal liability of an authorized employee or agent of the facility who has specified training and who provides or administers the drug to a person he or she believes in good faith to be experiencing anaphylaxis, except for gross negligence.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169246

House Bill 4439: Extend sunset on scrap tire vehicle title tax
Introduced by Rep. Roger Victory (R) on April 14, 2015, to extend from Dec. 31, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2019, the $1.50 tire disposal surcharge fee that is tacked on to vehicle title fees.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169206

House Bill 4440: Shift road tax money from certain subsidies
Introduced by Rep. Edward Canfield (R) on April 14, 2015, to road projects to not earmark $12 million in annual road tax money to the state “Transportation Economic Development Fund” in fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, 2016, and instead use it for regular road building and repair projects. TEDF money is essentially a form of corporate subsidy in which the state pays for transportation infrastructure projects related to a particular investor’s or developer’s new plant or project.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169207

House Bill 4441: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Brett Roberts (R) on April 14, 2015, to extend the sunset on water pollution discharge fees imposed by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) until Oct. 1, 2019.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169208

House Bill 4442: Extend part time independent student scholarships
Introduced by Rep. Paul Muxlow (R) on April 14, 2015, to remove various restrictions from a state scholarship program for part-time independent students (ones who are not a “dependent” of their parents).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169247

House Bill 4443: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Aaron Miller (R) on April 14, 2015, to extend for another four years (though September of 2019) a $30 State Police fee for taking fingerprints and completing a criminal record check for employment-related or licensing-related purposes.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169209

House Bill 4444: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Chris Afendoulis (R) on April 14, 2015, to increase the per-bed license fee for a psychiatric hospital unit and eliminate a $5,000 cap on these fees. Also to revise this licensure statute to reflect various changes in the practice of psychiatry, and to extend the minimum time between state inspections of these facilities.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169248

House Bill 4445: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Al Pscholka (R) on April 14, 2015, to extend various license fees charged by the Secretary of State, and the amounts the department charges for commercial look-up services, registration services, and bulk record sales.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169210

House Bill 4446: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Al Pscholka (R) on April 14, 2015, to extend various license fees charged by the Secretary of State, and the amounts the department charges for commercial look-up services, registration services, and bulk record sales.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169211

House Bill 4447: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Al Pscholka (R) on April 14, 2015, to increase the license fees for hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other health care facilities. Also, to extend a “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax on nursing homes for another four years, which is a bed tax used to “game” the federal Medicaid matching funds formula to generate more federal money for Michigan’s medical welfare programs.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169249

House Bill 4448: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Roger Victory (R) on April 15, 2015, to extend for another four years permit and application fees charged by the Department of Environmental Quality for shoreline and waterway infrastructure and construction projects, including marina projects, seawalls, jetties, docks, wharves, stream enclosures, golf courses, waterfront subdivisions, and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169212

House Bill 4449
Introduced by Rep. Roger Victory (R) on April 15, 2015, to extend and increase air pollution discharge permit fees imposed on industrial facilities.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169213

House Bill 4450: Extend legal liability to martial arts contest doctors
Introduced by Rep. Harvey Santana (D) on April 15, 2015, to extend liability from lawsuits to doctors and emergency medical technicians who give emergency treatment to a contestant in a boxing and mixed martial arts contest, except for gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169214

House Bill 4451: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Nancy Jenkins (R) on April 15, 2015, to increase license fees imposed on manufacturers and distributors of commercial animal feed, revise inspection procedures and make other changes to this regulatory regime.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169215

House Bill 4452: Expand senior citizen eligibility for homestead property tax credit
Introduced by Rep. Christine Greig (D) on April 15, 2015, to reverse the senior citizen portion of a provision of Gov. Rick Snyder’s 2011 tax reform and business tax cut that limited eligibility for an income tax credit against property taxes imposed on a person’s primary residence.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169216

House Bill 4453: Create income tax child credit
Introduced by Rep. Winnie Brinks (D) on April 15, 2015, to authorize a state income tax credit of $600 per dependent child age 18 and younger. A similar credit was repealed by a 2011 income tax overhaul and business tax cut.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169217

House Bill 4454: Exempt certain pension income from state income tax
Introduced by Rep. Scott Dianda (D) on April 15, 2015, to repeal the provision of Gov. Rick Snyder’s 2011 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=169218

House Bill 4455: Revise highway bridge inspections
Introduced by Rep. Ben Glardon (R) on April 15, 2015, to require the Department of Transportation to adopt a “federally compliant and risk-based plan of biennial inspection” for all highway bridges.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169219

House Bill 4456: Require state-based businesses to “add back” federal outsourcing deduction
Introduced by Rep. Henry Yanez (D) on April 15, 2015, to eliminate a state corporate income tax deduction for outsourcing expenses that are deductible for federal tax purposes.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169220

House Bill 4457: Eliminate adoptive parent registry enrollment fee
Introduced by Rep. Jim Runestad (R) on April 15, 2015, to eliminate a $100 fee that is charged to be placed on a central state clearinghouse for information about prospective adoptive parents.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169221

House Bill 4458: Repeal “complete streets” advisory council
Introduced by Rep. Jim Runestad (R) on April 15, 2015, to eliminate a government “complete streets” advisory council comprised of representatives of various pro-sidewalk interest groups that was created by a 2010 law mandating local governments include “complete-streets” policies in their land use “master-plans,” defined as ones that “promote safe and efficient movement of people and goods whether by car, truck, transit, assistive device, foot, or bicycle”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169222

House Bill 4459: Allow embedding emergency contact info in drivers license
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on April 15, 2015, to allow the Secretary of State to embed machine-readable emergency contact information in digitized drivers licenses starting in 2018, if a person requests this.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169223

House Bill 4460: Allow embedding emergency contact info in state ID
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on April 15, 2015, to allow the Secretary of State to embed machine-readable emergency contact information in digitized state identification cards starting in 2018, if a person requests this.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169224

House Bill 4461: Authorize income tax refund interest payments
Introduced by Rep. Michael McCready (R) on April 15, 2015, to authorize interest payments on state income tax refunds starting 45 days after a return is filed.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169225

House Bill 4462
Introduced by Rep. Paul D. Clemente (D) on April 15, 2015, Authorize income tax refund interest payments to authorize interest payments on city income tax refunds starting 45 days after a return is filed.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169226

House Bill 4463: Clarify aggravated physical abuse sentencing guideline
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on April 16, 2015, to clarify wording in the state sentencing guidelines for the crime of aggravated physical abuse.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169295

House Bill 4464: Clarify prescription drug sales tax exemption
Introduced by Rep. Lisa Lyons (R) on April 16, 2015, to exempt over-the-counter drugs from sales tax if they are obtained under a prescription.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169296

House Bill 4465: Clarify prescription drug use tax exemption
Introduced by Rep. Lisa Lyons (R) on April 16, 2015, to exempt over-the-counter drugs from use tax if they are obtained under a prescription.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169297

House Bill 4466: Require detailed police shooting and use-of-force reports
Introduced by Rep. Stephanie Chang (D) on April 16, 2015, to revise the monthly crime reports local police agencies are required to submit to the state police so that they include the number and type of use of force complaints made against officers; the number of shooting incidents involving officers; the disposition of use of force and shooting incident investigations; the racial, ethnic, and gender demographic data of individuals who made use of force complaints and individuals involved in police shooting incidents.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169298

House Bill 4467: Allow housing adult prisoners at Baldwin private prison
Introduced by Rep. Jon Bumstead (R) on April 16, 2015, to allow more dangerous adult prisoners to be held at a privately owned and managed prison whose previous contract with the state to house juvenile prisoners was revoked by Gov. Jennifer Granholm in 2005.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169299

House Bill 4468: Authorize regional airport authorities
Introduced by Rep. Rob VerHeulen (R) on April 16, 2015, to authorize the establishment of regional airport authorities to manage the business operations of local airports.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169300

House Bill 4469: Ban or restrict certain radioactive waste from landfills
Introduced by Rep. Kristy Pagan (D) on April 16, 2015, to prohibit waste that exceeds a specified level of radioactivity from being deposited in Michigan landfills, and impose restrictions, testing and reporting requirements on certain waste that has lower levels of radioactivity.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169301

House Bill 4470: Increase and/or extend government license and permit fees
Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D) on April 16, 2015, to increase various state license fees imposed on food establishments including grocery stores, warehouses, processors, etc.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169302

House Bill 4471: Require disclosure of corporate “economic development” subsidy details
Introduced by Rep. Jim Townsend (D) on April 16, 2015, to require detailed disclosures from state “economic development” agencies about the “refundable” tax credits that were granted to particular firms under the Michigan Economic Growth Authority law (which was repealed in 2011). It was recently revealed that tax breaks and subsidies granted under that law represent a nearly $10 billion unfunded liability that will not be extinguished for nearly 20 years. Under current law, information on which companies were granted these special deals and the terms of their agreements are kept secret.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169303

House Bill 4472: Prohibit MEGA corporate subsidy deal modifications
Introduced by Rep. Jim Townsend (D) on April 16, 2015, to prohibit state “economic development” officials from amending or modifying corporate tax break and subsidy deals granted to certain businesses and developers under a Michigan Economic Growth Authority law (repealed in 2011) in a way that increases state liabilities. The bill was introduced after it was revealed that these deals have generated a unfunded liability of nearly $10 billion, and that officials continue to amend and modify them in ways that may increase the liability.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169304

House Bill 4473: Prohibit MEGA corporate subsidy deal modifications
Introduced by Rep. Jim Townsend (D) on April 16, 2015, to prohibit state “economic development” officials from amending or modifying corporate tax break and subsidy deals granted to certain businesses and developers under a Michigan Economic Growth Authority law (repealed in 201)1 in a way that increases state liabilities. Also, to cap the annual payout of these subsidies in any given year at $400 million. The bill was introduced after it was revealed that these deals have generated a unfunded liability of nearly $10 billion, and that officials continue to amend and modify them in ways that may increase the liability.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169305

House Bill 4474: Prohibit MEGA corporate subsidy deal modifications
Introduced by Rep. Andy Schor (D) on April 16, 2015, to prohibit state “economic development” officials from amending or modifying corporate tax break and subsidy deals granted to certain businesses and developers under a Michigan Economic Growth Authority law (repealed in 2011) in a way that increases state liabilities. Also, to require these officials to disclose the details of any other modifications to the governor and legislature. The bill was introduced after it was revealed that these deals have generated a unfunded liability of nearly $10 billion, and that officials continue to amend and modify them in ways that may increase the liability.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169306

House Bill 4475: Require disclosure of corporate “economic development” subsidy details
Introduced by Rep. Bill LaVoy (D) on April 16, 2015, to require the Department of Treasury to disclose the details annual tax break and subsidy deal payouts granted to particular businesses and developers under a Michigan Economic Growth Authority law repealed in 2011. The bill was introduced after it was revealed that these deals have generated a unfunded liability of nearly $10 billion. Under current law, information on which companies were granted these special deals and the terms of their agreements are kept secret.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169307

Senate Bill 250: Revise “training wage” for youth
Introduced by Sen. Margaret O’Brien (R) on April 14, 2015, to increase and index to inflation a “training” wage provided as an exception to the law that makes unlawful employment for less than a minimum wage determined by the government. The bill would also increase the age limit on this exception, from 17 and younger to 19 and younger. Under current law, during a young worker’s first 90 days on the job the mandated minimum wage is $4.25 per hour, which the bill would increase to $6.25 per hour. After 90 days the mandated minimum is 85 percent of the amount prescribed for adult workers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169177

Senate Bill 251: Establish less formal court procedures for some juvenile crimes
Introduced by Sen. John Proos (R) on April 14, 2015, to establish a parallel court “consent calendar” process for criminal cases involving juveniles that are not serious enough warrant removing the juvenile from parental custody, but only if the parents or guardian and the prosecutor agree. Procedures for such cases would be less formal than for regular criminal cases.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169178

Senate Bill 252: Give unemployment benefits for domestic violence absence
Introduced by Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr. (D) on April 14, 2015, to allow unemployment insurance benefits for an individual who leaves a job due to domestic violence.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169180

Senate Bill 253: Restrict imposing mediation in domestic relations disputes
Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D) on April 14, 2015, to prohibit a court from ordering the parties in a domestic relations dispute to enter mediation against their will unless certain factors are present, including a personal protection order restraining one of the parties, a court “no contact” order, child abuse or neglect by one of the parties, health and safety concerns, or some other “good cause”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169181

Senate Bill 254: Establish confidential “service of process” procedure
Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D) on April 14, 2015, to establish alternative “service of process” procedures for cases before the state Supreme Court or Appeals court, which would provide for delivering legal notices to an individual whose address the court is prohibited from disclosing. See also Senate Bill 257.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169182

Senate Bill 255: Make domestic violence victims civil rights law “protected class”
Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D) on April 14, 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=169183

Senate Bill 256: Mandate domestic violence sick leave
Introduced by Sen. Jim Ananich (D) on April 14, 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=169184

Senate Bill 257: Create domestic violence confidential address program
Introduced by Sen. Judy Emmons (R) on April 14, 2015, to establish an address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence crimes, with the state Attorney General giving a victim a “designated address” to which mail could be sent and then forwarded to where the individual actually lives. The person’s real address would 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=169185

Senate Bill 258: Revise child custody “best interest of the child” detail
Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D) on April 14, 2015, to establish that in determining the “best interest of child” in child custody dispute cases a court may not consider “consider negatively” actions taken by a parent in self defense or “to protect a child from the child’s abusive parent”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169186

Senate Bill 259: Revise school immunization reports
Introduced by Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr. (D) on April 14, 2015, to revise an immunization report schools are required to file with the state, by requiring it to indicate the immunization status of each student be broken down by immunization type. Also, to require schools to post this information online.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169187

Senate Bill 260: Revise school immunization reports
Introduced by Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr. (D) on April 14, 2015, to revise an immunization report schools are required to file with the state, by requiring it to indicate the immunization status of each student be broken down by immunization type. Also, to require schools to post this information online.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169188

Senate Bill 261: Revise school immunization reports
Introduced by Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr. (D) on April 14, 2015, to require child care centers to post online the immunization status of each child for each immunization type.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169189

Senate Bill 262: Repeal Right to Work law
Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on April 14, 2015, to repeal the state’s right to work law for government employees. Specifically, the bill would allow a public school or government agency to enter an agreement with a union under which employees would be required to pay “agency fees” to the union as a condition of employment, at a level equal to full union dues.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169191

Senate Bill 263: Repeal Right to Work law
Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on April 14, 2015, to repeal the state’s right to work law for private sector employees. Specifically, the bill would allow employers to enter an agreement with a union under which employees would be required to pay “agency fees” to the union as a condition of employment, at a level equal to full union dues.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169192

Senate Bill 264: Authorize wild turkey association specialty plate
Introduced by Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R) on April 14, 2015, to authorize a specialty license plate honoring the National Wild Turkey Federation, with the premium revenue going to that organization.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169193

Senate Bill 265: Clarify authorization for local government beach rescue equipment
Introduced by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R) on April 15, 2015, to allow local governments to provide safety and rescue equipment and emergency communication equipment at public beach as “an exercise of a government function”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169196

Senate Bill 266: Revise ISD school “enhancement millage” distribution
Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2015, to revise details of the distribution of the 3 mill “regional enhancement” property tax that Intermediate School Districts are permitted to levy with voter approval.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169197

Senate Bill 267: Extend sales tax earmark to airport projects
Introduced by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R) on April 15, 2015, to extend indefinitely an annual $10 million sales tax earmark to airport infrastructure projects.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169198

Senate Bill 268: Exempt “autocycle” makers from protectionist auto dealer law
Introduced by Sen. Darwin Booher (R) on April 15, 2015, to exempt three-wheel motor vehicles and enclosed motorcycles (“autocycles”) from the protectionist regulations that prohibit motor vehicle makers from selling directly to the public rather than through a dealer and subject to contractual arrangements prescribed by state law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169199

Senate Bill 269: Increase wage sex discrimination penalty
Introduced by Sen. Coleman Young, II (D) on April 15, 2015, to authorize fines of between $500 and $2,000 depending on the number of employees for an employer who pays different wages to men and women who are “similarly employed.” The bill also removes from the law a provision stating that, “No female shall be assigned any task disproportionate to her strength, nor shall she be employed in any place detrimental to her morals, her health or her potential capacity for motherhood”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169200

Senate Bill 270: Authorize out of state guardian or conservator
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on April 15, 2015, to permit a person who is not a Michigan resident to be appointed as a guardian or conservator for a minor or incapacitated individual if the person “is present or has a significant connection” to the state as defined in the bill.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169202

Senate Bill 271: Ban “two for one” or “all you can drink” sales at bars
Introduced by Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R) on April 16, 2015, to prohibit bars and restaurants from offering “all you can drink” for a fixed price or “two for the price of one” promotions and sales. This would not be prohibited at a private function (such as a “kegger”).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169283

Senate Bill 272: Mandate “comparable worth” pay
Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D) on April 16, 2015, to mandate that employers provide to employees wage information on “similarly situated employees,” meaning employees who are within the same job classification or whose duties are comparable in skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, and training. See also Senate Bill 273.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169284

Senate Bill 273: Mandate “comparable worth” wages
Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D) on April 16, 2015, to prohibit paying a person a wage or salary that is less than an amount established under a proposed definition of comparable worth, making doing so a violation of the civil rights laws of the state, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, or marital status. The bill would prohibit different levels of compensation for work of “comparable value,” meaning a “comparable composite skill, responsibility, effort, education or training, and working conditions.” The bill does not specify how different kinds of work would be compared using these criteria.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169285

Senate Bill 274: Increase allowable truck “saddle mount” length
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on April 16, 2015, to increase the maximum allowable length for triple “saddle mount” type truck combinations, which is a method for one semi-truck “tractor” to tow several others.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169286

Senate Bill 275: Authorize “community paramedics” practice
Introduced by Sen. David Robertson (R) on April 16, 2015, to establish a certification requirement for “community paramedics,” which would permit them to treat a patient when “delegated” to do so by a licensed physician.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169287

Senate Bill 276
Introduced by Sen. David Robertson (R) on April 16, 2015, Authorize “community paramedics” practice to make medical services provided by a “community paramedic” (see Senate Bill 275) reimbursable under state medical welfare programs.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169288

Senate Bill 277: Ban or restrict certain radioactive waste from landfills
Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on April 16, 2015, to prohibit waste that exceeds a specified level of radioactivity from being deposited in Michigan landfills, and impose restrictions, testing and reporting requirements on certain waste that has lower levels of radioactivity.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169289

Senate Bill 278: Authorize regional airport authorities
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on April 16, 2015, to authorize the establishment of regional airport authorities to manage the business operations of local airports.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169290

Senate Bill 279: Ban certain school district/union pension spiking schemes
Introduced by Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R) on April 16, 2015, to prohibit public school districts and unions from adopting “release time” arrangements in which a school employee who goes to work full time for a teachers union remains an employee of the district for purposes of collecting a government pension. Recent news reports have exposed how the president of the state’s largest teachers union has been considered a Lansing School District employee for many years, and as a result stands to collect a government pension amount based on his $200,000 union salary rather than the much lower amount he earned years ago during a brief period working as a classroom assistant.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169291

Senate Bill 280: Ban putting union stewards on public payroll
Introduced by Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R) on April 16, 2015, to ban government employee union contracts that pay employees who are union officials for time they spend on the job conducting union business (which they call “release time”). Among other government employers, many public school districts give local union officials full teacher salary and benefits but do not require them to teach or perform any other educational function.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169292

Senate Bill 281: Require audit of 36th district court pension underfunding surcharge
Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on April 16, 2015, to require an audit and revise other details of a $1 surcharge tacked on to certain 36th district court fees to cover unfunded pension liabilities of bailiffs of the former Detroit “Recorders Court” who now work for the 36th court district that succeeded it.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169293