Senate Bill 319: Repeal school “adequacy study” mandate
Introduced by Sen. Mike Shirkey (R) on May 12, 2015, to repeal a law passed on the last day of the 2013-2014 Legislature that requires the state to pay a contractor to study and report on how much money per student is needed to teach public school students sufficiently well to meet state graduation requirements. Reportedly this law was passed to get Democratic votes on a sales tax increase measure that became part of the failed 2015 Proposal 1 road funding ballot initiative.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169553
Senate Bill 320: Revise nurse scope of practice
Introduced by Sen. Mike Kowall (R) on May 7, 2015, to revise the scope of practice allowed for certified registered nurse anesthetists, by allowing these professionals to anesthetize patients without the direct supervision of an anesthetist who is a medical doctor.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169499
Senate Bill 321: Revise Bay County judge details
Introduced by Sen. Michael Green (R) on May 12, 2015, to not reduce the number of judges in the 18th judicial circuit (Bay County) by one as prescribed by current law, and instead decrease by one the number of judges in the 74th district court, which also covers Bay County.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169554
Senate Bill 322: Eliminate sunset on road commission eliminations
Introduced by Sen. Dale W. Zorn (R) on May 12, 2015, to eliminate a Jan. 1, 2015 sunset on a 2011 law that provides procedures for eliminating a county road commission and transferring its duties to the county board.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169555
Senate Bill 323: Eliminate sunset on road commission eliminations
Introduced by Sen. Dale W. Zorn (R) on May 12, 2015, to eliminate a Jan. 1, 2015 sunset on a 2011 law that provides procedures for eliminating a county road commission and transferring its duties to the county board.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169556
Senate Bill 324: Require local agency policies for police involved in a death
Introduced by Sen. Coleman Young, II (D) on May 12, 2015, to require local police and sheriff departments to have a policy on deaths that involve a law enforcement officer. This would have to include requiring an investigation by two officers who are not employed by the same agency.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169557
Senate Bill 325: Authorize police body camera pilot program
Introduced by Sen. Coleman Young, II (D) on May 12, 2015, to authorize grants that Wayne County law enforcement agencies could apply for that would provide police body cameras, with the information collected used to establish a statewide policy and rules for this. The bill prescribes various requirements and restrictions on the use of police body cameras. See also House Bill 4229.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169558
Senate Bill 326: Establish B-24 Liberator as symbolic “state airplane”
Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D) on May 12, 2015, to establish that the B-24 Liberator flown by he U.S. Army Air Force and Navy in WW II shall be deemed the “official airplane” of the state of Michigan. The B-24 was a sophisticated four-engine bomber produced in huge numbers by the Ford Motor Company on an unprecedented mile-length assembly line at the purpose-built Willow Run plant in Wayne County.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169559
Senate Bill 327: Create annual “Korean American Day”
Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D) on May 12, 2015, to enact a new law that would establish Jan. 13 of each year as “Korean American Day”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169560
Senate Bill 328
Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on May 12, 2015, Authorize more State Police officer grades to create two new grades of State Police officer, called inspector and recruit. The current grades are colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, lieutenant, sergeant and trooper.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169561
Senate Bill 329: Authorize correction of Flint mayor election error
Introduced by Sen. Jim Ananich (D) on May 12, 2015, to revise the state election law to allow several candidates for the mayor of Flint to be placed on the ballot even though they missed the candidate filing deadline, reportedly because the Flint city clerk office posted a wrong filing deadline on the city website.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169562
Senate Bill 330: Preempt local employer labor law mandates
Introduced by Sen. John Proos (R) on May 13, 2015, to prohibit local governments from imposing any contractual, zoning, permitting, licensing, or other conditions on an employer’s or employee’s full freedom to act under federal labor laws. This includes an employer’s or employee’s right to express views on unionization and other labor issues, to have secret ballots and other procedural protections in unionization votes, to not have to deliver employee information to unions, and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169563
Senate Bill 331: Ban buying used rims, wheels and tires for cash
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on May 14, 2015, to prohibit licensed used vehicle parts dealers from paying cash to an individual for used tires, wheels and rims. Only payments by traceable checks, electronic transfers, etc. would be allowed.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169564
Senate Bill 332: Reduce minor-in-possession of alcohol sanctions
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on May 14, 2015, to remove the misdemeanor penalties for a second violation minor-in-possession of alcohol law, but not on a third violation, which carries a potential 60 day jail sentence for failing to abide by sanctions imposed for previous violations and other conditions. The bill also revises certain permissible police actions such as giving chemical breath tests to minors an officer suspects are in violation.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169565
Senate Bill 333: Suspend drivers license for third “minor in possession” violation
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on May 14, 2015, to suspend the drivers license of a minor for a third violation of the state minor-in-possession of alcohol law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169566
Senate Bill 334: Revise child abuse reporting mandate
Introduced by Sen. Judy Emmons (R) on May 14, 2015, to revise the law that requires certain health care professionals, social workers and other designated professionals to report suspected child abuse, so that a report filed via an online reporting system the bill would require the state to create would complete the duty to report.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169567
Senate Bill 335: Require sending suspicious death DNA to national center
Introduced by Sen. Judy Emmons (R) on May 14, 2015, to require county medical examiners take DNA and fingerprint samples from the body of an unidentified person who died under suspicious circumstances, and report this to an national crime information center.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169568
Senate Bill 336: Authorize “Amber Alert” type system for at-large cop killer
Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on May 14, 2015, to establish procedures for rapidly disseminating useful information to radio and television stations when a person suspected of killing or seriously injuring a police officer is on the loose and dangerous. This would be called a “blue alert”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169569
Senate Bill 337: Preempt local employer mandates
Introduced by Sen. Peter MacGregor (R) on May 14, 2015, to preempt local governments, public schools, state colleges and universities, and other governmental authorities from imposing mandatory wage, benefit, or leave time requirements on employers that exceed those required by state or federal law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169570
House Bill 4571: Revise electric generation plant property tax detail
Introduced by Rep. Aric Nesbitt (R) on May 12, 2015, to place in statute a definition of “turbine” for purposes of local property tax breaks on electric generating plant systems authorized by an industrial development and plant rehabilitation law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169572
House Bill 4572: Revise electric generation plant property tax detail
Introduced by Rep. Aric Nesbitt (R) on May 12, 2015, to place in statute a definition of “turbine” for purposes of “personal property tax” exemptions authorized for electric generating plants.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169573
House Bill 4573: Revise electric generation plant property tax detail
Introduced by Rep. Aric Nesbitt (R) on May 12, 2015, to place in statute a definition of “turbine” for purposes of limits on the state school property tax and electric generation plants.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169574
House Bill 4574: Let veterans ride city buses for free
Introduced by Rep. Robert Kosowski (D) on May 12, 2015, to require local bus agencies to let veterans and active duty military ride buses for free, if they get a state military transportation card the bill would authorize.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169575
House Bill 4575: Establish process to combine Upper and Lower Peninsula power grids
Introduced by Rep. Triston Cole (R) on May 12, 2015, to establish a process for the state to choose an electric utility power line operator that would connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas into a single electric grid. This relates to recent conflicts involving Wisconsin utilities and plants that serve central and western U.P. customers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169576
House Bill 4576: Establish B-24 Liberator as symbolic “state airplane”
Introduced by Rep. David E. Rutledge (D) on May 12, 2015, to establish that the B-24 Liberator flown by he U.S. Army Air Force and Navy in WW II shall be deemed the “official airplane” of the state of Michigan. The B-24 was a sophisticated four-engine bomber produced in huge numbers by the Ford Motor Company on an unprecedented mile-length assembly line at the purpose-built Willow Run plant in Wayne County.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169577
House Bill 4577: Revise seasonal restricted commercial driver licenses
Introduced by Rep. Dan Lauwers (R) on May 12, 2015, to allow holders of unexpired seasonal restricted commercial driver licenses to renew their license once a year. These licenses are issued for agricultural activities in the spring and fall and have a maximum duration of 180 days.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169578
House Bill 4578: Authorize school recreation millages
Introduced by Rep. Phil Potvin (R) on May 12, 2015, to revise the law which authorizes recreational authorities to be created by several local governments, so that the districts could be organized by a school district. The authorities have the power to levy up to one-mill of property tax for swimming pools, recreation centers, public auditoriums, public conference centers, and parks, upon the approval of voters in each municipality in which the school district is located. The law itself is silent on whether the recreational facilities of an authority may be located at a school, or may be school facilities themselves, but it does require them to be open to the public.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169579
House Bill 4579: Revise workers comp law to accommodate Amish
Introduced by Rep. Ken Goike (R) on May 12, 2015, to revise the state’s injured worker compensation law to accommodate Amish-owned businesses, which do not use this system.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169580
House Bill 4580: Let local governments selectively revoke selective property tax breaks
Introduced by Rep. Andy Schor (D) on May 12, 2015, to allow local governments to revoke certain property tax breaks selectively granted to particular corporations or developers if the beneficiary does not abide by the terms of the tax break agreement, or is judged to no longer meet the criteria under which the tax break was authorized.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169581
House Bill 4581: Revise liquor control regulation detail
Introduced by Rep. Kathy Crawford (R) on May 12, 2015, to eliminate a $7.50 cap on the per case distribution fee that can be charged for liquor distributed to retailers by an “authorized distribution agent,” which is the term applied to the private companies authorized to warehouse and distribute hard liquor in Michigan.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169582
House Bill 4582: Authorize interstate medical licensure compact
Introduced by Rep. Jim Tedder (R) on May 12, 2015, to revise the licensing process for Michigan physicians so that it conforms with provisions in the interstate medical licensure compact proposed by House Bill 4583.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169583
House Bill 4583: Authorize interstate medical licensure compact
Introduced by Rep. Jim Tedder (R) on May 12, 2015, to authorize Michigan’s participation in an interstate medical licensure compact that would establish “a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states.” Among other things this would make it easier for residents to access innovative “telemedicine” health care delivery services.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169584
House Bill 4584: Revise foreign money judgments recognition law
Introduced by Rep. Thomas Hooker (R) on May 12, 2015, to amend a uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition law, so that it explicitly excludes foreign defamation lawsuit judgements for speech covered by the “free speech defense act” proposed by House Bill 4585.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169585
House Bill 4585: Authorize a state “free speech defense act”
Introduced by Rep. Thomas Hooker (R) on May 12, 2015, to adopt a “free speech defense act” that would prohibit Michigan courts from enforcing a libel judgement issued by a court in a country that does not practice specified due process safeguards, or that upholds a cause deemed “repugnant to the public policy of this state.” Similar laws adopted by other states are seen as a response to so-called “libel tourism,” and in particular to perceived Islamicist persecution.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169586
House Bill 4586: Lower allowable truck weights
Introduced by Rep. George T. Darany (D) on May 12, 2015, to lower the maximum gross weight for vehicles on Michigan roads from 164,000 pounds to 120,000 pounds.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169587
House Bill 4587: Authorize sanctions for bad faith patent infringement claim
Introduced by Rep. Mike Callton (R) on May 12, 2015, to authorize damages for the target of a patent infringement claim that is made in bad faith. Damages of up to $50,000 or triple the actual loss would be authorized, plus legal costs. If the target demonstrates a “reasonable likelihood” that the claim is made in bad faith then the court could order the claim seeker to post a bond equal to the target’s likely legal expenses.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169588
House Bill 4588: Expand private college security force powers
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on May 13, 2015, to permit a member of the private college security forces to exercise full “peace officer” (police officer) powers outside the college’s grounds in cases of “hot pursuit” of an individual suspected of violating the law, or in cooperation with regular police officers, subject to various restrictions.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169589
House Bill 4589: Authorize correction of Flint mayor election error
Introduced by Rep. Sheldon Neeley (D) on May 13, 2015, to revise the state election law to allow several candidates for the mayor of Flint to be placed on the ballot even though they missed the candidate filing deadline, reportedly because the Flint city clerk office posted a wrong filing deadline on the city website.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169590
House Bill 4591: Impose state permit/license mandate on all private gun purchases
Introduced by Rep. Jim Townsend (D) on May 13, 2015, to revise references in the state penal code to reflect the firearms purchase permit/license regime proposed by House Bill 4590.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169592
House Bill 4592: Impose state permit/license mandate on all private gun purchases
Introduced by Rep. Jim Townsend (D) on May 13, 2015, to revise the state sentencing guidelines to reflect the increase firearm purchase “permit” requirements proposed by House Bill 4590.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169593
House Bill 4593: Exempt veterans from CPL fees
Introduced by Rep. Holly Hughes (R) on May 13, 2015, to exempt veterans from paying the concealed pistol license application and licensing fee.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169594
House Bill 4594: Expand public school non-enrolled student offerings to kindergarten
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on May 13, 2015, to include kindergarten offerings under a law that allows a school district to offer part of its curricula to a private school or home-schooled student, and collect some state school aid money for the additional children who may participate.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169595
House Bill 4595: Establish annual state “Fred Korematsu Day”
Introduced by Rep. Sam Singh (D) on May 13, 2015, to designate January 30 as “Fred Korematsu Day” in the state of Michigan. Korematsu was an American-born citizen of Japanese descent who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans in World War II.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169596
House Bill 4596: Revise incumbent judge reelection filing detail
Introduced by Rep. Lisa Lyons (R) on May 13, 2015, to revise the candidate committee “statement of organization” form filed by incumbent judges running for reelection, so that it presumes the committee will not spend more than $1,000, which exempts the campaign from state campaign finance disclosure mandates. Under current law, a committee that plans to raise and spend less than $1,000 must file a separate form to get this exemption.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169597
House Bill 4597: Revise incumbent judge reelection filing detail
Introduced by Rep. Lisa Lyons (R) on May 13, 2015, to revise the candidate committee “statement of organization” form filed by incumbent judges running for reelection, so that it presumes the committee will not spend more than $1,000, which exempts the campaign from state campaign finance disclosure mandates. Under current law, a committee that plans to raise and spend less than $1,000 must file a separate form to get this exemption.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169598
House Bill 4598: Impose licensure on midwives
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on May 14, 2015, to impose a state licensure mandate on midwives (as distinct from “nurse midwives), including regulations and license fees.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169599
House Bill 4599: Allow enforceable funeral arrangements in wills and advance directives
Introduced by Rep. Andy Schor (D) on May 14, 2015, to allow an individual to designate in a will or other advance directive a person to serve as a “funeral representative” to execute the decedent’s funeral arrangement directions, including the disposition of his or her remains.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169600
House Bill 4600
Introduced by Rep. Hank Vaupel (R) on May 14, 2015, Allow non-treatment instructions on drivers license to allow an individual to have a machine-readable “do not resuscitate” (DNR) and “no heroic measures” (NHM)designation placed on their drivers license when a new digitized license is introduced in 2018.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169601