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House Joint Resolution U: Revise effective date of new laws
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on June 18, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to establish that, unless a bill specifies otherwise, bills passed by the legislature would go into effect 90 days after the governor has approved them and “filed” them with the Secretary of State. Under current law the “default” effective date of new bills after the legislature adjourns for the year.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169906

House Joint Resolution V: Repeal term limits
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on June 18, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to repeal legislative term limits.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169907

House Joint Resolution W: Extend legislator term limits
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on June 18, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to extend legislative term limits. Under Michigan’s current term limits, representatives may only get three terms of two-years each, and senators may only get two terms of four-years each. The measure would extend this to 16 years combined in the House and Senate.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169908

House Joint Resolution X: Extend legislator term limits
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on June 18, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to extend legislative term limits. Under Michigan’s current term limits, representatives may only get three terms of two-years each, and senators may only get two terms of four-years each. The measure allow change this to not more than three House terms or two Senate terms in a row.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169909

House Joint Resolution T: Ban state taxes on individual incomes or business earnings
Introduced by Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R) on June 17, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to prohibit a state income tax or business tax.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169883

House Joint Resolution S: Increase maximum age of judges
Introduced by Rep. Hank Vaupel (R) on June 11, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to revise the current age limit on judges, from 70 to 75 years old.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169836

House Joint Resolution R: Require legislative consent for new regulations
Introduced by Rep. Gary Glenn (R) on June 8, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to prohibit any new administrative regulations from being imposed and enforced by state agencies if a majority of the House and Senate pass a resolution rejecting them. Approval of the governor would not be required.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169813

House Joint Resolution Q: Repeal term limits to place before voters in the next general election
Introduced by Rep. Charles Smiley (D) on April 30, 2015, a Constitutional amendment to repeal the term limits on legislators, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, and Attorney General. Currently, members of the House may only serve three terms of two-years each, and senators may only serve two terms of four-years each; the statewide officeholders are limited to two four-year terms.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169470

House Joint Resolution P: Require “pay-go” rule on bills that reduce state revenue
Introduced by Rep. Jim Townsend (D) on April 28, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a constitutional amendment to prohibit passage of any bill that would reduce state revenue or increase spending unless another bill is passed to cut spending or increase revenue from another source. The measure would also require a “fiscal impact note” to be prepared by the legislative fiscal agencies quantifying the projected impact of each bill on state revenues, local governments, businesses and citizens.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169439

Senate Joint Resolution J: Increase maximum age of judges
Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D) on April 16, 2015, to place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to revise the current age limit on judges, from 70 to 75 years old.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169282

House Bill 4716: Ban employment discrimination based on “reproductive health decisions”
Introduced by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) on June 16, 2015, to prohibit an employer from asking about or discriminating in compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of an employee or job applicant’s “reproductive health decisions,” or those of a dependent, or on the basis of the employer’s personal beliefs concerning such issues.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169851

House Bill 4717: Require government “morning after” pill information campaign
Introduced by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) on June 16, 2015, to require the Department of Community Health to disseminate specified information about “emergency contraceptives” (the “morning after” pill) to the public, health care professionals and facilities, various agencies and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169852

House Bill 4718: Impose “cranial hair prosthesis” (wig) insurance mandate
Introduced by Rep. Sarah Roberts (D) on June 16, 2015, to impose a new coverage mandate that would require health insurance policies to include coverage for a “cranial hair prosthesis” (wig) for a person less than age 19 who loses their hair as a result of a medical condition or treatment.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169853

House Bill 4719: Authorize home accessibility improvements tax credit
Introduced by Rep. Jeremy Moss (D) on June 16, 2015, to authorize an income tax credit of up to $5,000 for a person who purchases or retrofits a residence with modifications that make it accessible for a disabled individual. This would not apply to an owner’s rental property.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169854

House Bill 4720: Increase mandated minimum wage for tipped employees
Introduced by Rep. Pam Faris (D) on June 16, 2015, to mandate that employers pay workers who receive tips a base wage that is the same as the minimum wage mandated for non-tipped workers. Under current law the base rate for tipped employees is 38 percent of the minimum wage for other workers, but a tipped-worker’s employer must still pay the difference between this amount and the regular amount if tips come up short. The current regular minimum wage is $8.15 per hour, which rises to $9.25 in 2018.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169855

House Bill 4721: Give free state park admission to families of fallen service members
Introduced by Rep. Thomas Hooker (R) on June 16, 2015, to waive state park and campground admission fees for the families of service members who were killed in action (“gold star family”). Specifically, the bill grants these families the vehicle registration “recreation passport” without the regular $11 charge.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169856

House Bill 4722: Give free state park admission to families of fallen service members
Introduced by Rep. Thomas Hooker (R) on June 16, 2015, to waive state park and campground admission fees for the families of service members who were killed in action (“gold star family”). Specifically, the bill grants these families the vehicle registration “recreation passport” without the $11 charge.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169857

House Bill 4723: Revise wage garnishment detail
Introduced by Rep. Leslie Love (D) on June 16, 2015, to require an employer to notify an employee a that a court-ordered garnishment of an individual’s wages will begin at least one pay period or 10 days in advance, whichever is longer. Current law require notice “at least one pay period” in advance.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169858

House Bill 4724: Allow no-reason absentee voting
Introduced by Rep. Lisa Lyons (R) on June 16, 2015, to eliminate the requirement that a person give a specific reason for requesting an absentee ballot, and require an individual who applies in person for an absentee ballot to show a picture ID.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169859

House Bill 4725: Repeal legalization of small fireworks
Introduced by Rep. Henry Yanez (D) on June 16, 2015, to repeal the sentencing guidelines associated with the 2012 law that legalized the sale and use of “consumer fireworks,” which would itself be repealed by House Bill 4726.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169860

House Bill 4726
Introduced by Rep. Henry Yanez (D) on June 16, 2015, Repeal legalization of small fireworks to repeal the 2012 law that legalized the sale and use of “consumer fireworks” including firecrackers, bottle rockets, aerial spinners, Roman candles, etc.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169861

House Bill 4727: Restrict “meteorological towers”
Introduced by Rep. Triston Cole (R) on June 17, 2015, to prohibit the state aeronautics commission from allowing construction of a tower that does not comply with local zoning restrictions, and impose regulations and restrictions on “meteorological towers” erected to measure wind for commercial wind generation turbines. Owners of existing towers would be required to register them, paint them and place lights on the according to specifications in the bill, and meet other regulations.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169870

House Bill 4728: Repeal healthcare facility rationing (“certificate of need”)
Introduced by Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R) on June 17, 2015, to repeal the state “Certificate of Need” (CON) program, which rations the availability of health care facilities and technology by requiring health care providers to seek permission from a government commission for new or expanded facilities and capital equipment (like MRIs).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169871

House Bill 4729: Repeal healthcare facility rationing (“certificate of need”)
Introduced by Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R) on June 17, 2015, to repeal the state “Certificate of Need” (CON) program, which rations the availability of health care facilities and technology by requiring health care providers to seek permission from a government commission for new or expanded facilities and capital equipment (like MRIs). House Bill 4728 is the main bill in this package; this bill would repeal references to CON in the administrative procedures act.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169872

House Bill 4730: Revoke corporate subsidies and tax breaks
Introduced by Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R) on June 17, 2015, to repeal the Michigan Business Tax as of Jan. 1, 2016, which would actually mean revoking nearly $9 billion worth of corporate subsidies and tax breaks that were mostly granted by the Granholm administration under the repealed Michigan Economic Growth Authority program. The MBT was repealed as the state’s main business tax in 2011, and replaced by a lower corporate income tax, but it was left on the books as a “vehicle” for delivering the already-granted MEGA subsidies and tax breaks, contracts for which the current administration says it does not want to impair.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169873

House Bill 4731: Repeal marriage license requirement, and marriages performed by government officials
Introduced by Rep. Todd Courser (R) on June 17, 2015, to revise details of provisions that allow a marriage between a man and a woman to be kept private and unpublished. Along with House Bill 4732 the bill would also to repeal the state’s marriage license requirement, and only allow clergy to “solemnize” marriages. State marriage certificates would still be issued, and a couple could still become married through a common law procedure (see House Bill 4733).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169874

House Bill 4732: Repeal marriage licenses, and marriages performed by government officials
Introduced by Rep. Todd Courser (R) on June 17, 2015, to repeal the state’s marriage license requirement, and only allow clergy to “solemnize” marriages rather than government officials. A couple could still become married through a common law procedure (see House Bill 4733).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169875

House Bill 4733: Repeal marriage license, and marriages performed by government officials
Introduced by Rep. Todd Courser (R) on June 17, 2015, to repeal the state’s marriage license requirement, only allow clergy to “solemnize” marriages (rather than government officials), and recognize “common law” marriages in which the couple files an affidavit of common law marriage containing specified information with the county, rather than (or in addition to) making vows in a formal ceremony.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169876

House Bill 4734: Authorize seasonal load limit exceptions for septic haulers
Introduced by Rep. Ken Goike (R) on June 17, 2015, to allow an emergency exemption from seasonal road weight limit restrictions for septage haulers in emergency cases, such as when a homeowner’s septic system has backed up.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169877

House Bill 4735: Require law enforcement next of kin notification of crashes
Introduced by Rep. Charles Brunner (D) on June 17, 2015, to require a law enforcement officer who responds to a traffic crash that results in death or serious bodily impairment to notify the victim’s next of kin (if they can be determined), to tell the kin that they should notify the person’s insurance company, and within 30 days notify the insurance company directly.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169878

House Bill 4736: Increase vehicle registration tax, pay down road repair debt
Introduced by Rep. Michael McCready (R) on June 17, 2015, to increase the annual vehicle registration (license plate) tax by $100 per vehicle, and earmark the revenue to paying down some $2 billion in debt incurred by the previous two administrations (Granholm and Engler) for road repairs. Annual debt service on this borrowing currently costs the state road repair budget some $200 million annually. Supposedly the higher tax would end after five years.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169879

House Bill 4737: Increase vehicle registration tax, pay down road repair debt
Introduced by Rep. Michael McCready (R) on June 17, 2015, to earmark the $100 increase per vehicle in annual registration (license plate) tax proposed by House Bill 4738 to paying down some $2 billion in debt incurred by the previous two administrations (Granholm and Engler) for road repairs. Annual debt service on this borrowing currently costs the state road repair budget some $200 million annually.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169880

House Bill 4738: Increase gas and diesel tax
Introduced by Rep. Michael McCready (R) on June 17, 2015, to increase the state gasoline and diesel taxes to between 23 cents and 30 cents per gallon, depending on the wholesale price of these fuels. The current gas and diesel tax rates are 19 cents and 15 cents per gallon, respectively.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169881

House Bill 4739: Increase gas and diesel tax
Introduced by Rep. Michael McCready (R) on June 17, 2015, to replace the current 15 cent per gallon motor carrier fuel tax imposed on interstate truckers with the higher tax that House Bill 4738 would authorize (between 23 cents and 30 cents per gallon, depending on the wholesale price).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169882

House Bill 4740
Introduced by Rep. Laura Cox (R) on June 18, 2015, Require indication that building uses “lightweight” construction to require the state bureau that promulgates and enforces building code rules to create rules for designating when a commercial or multi-family building uses “light frame truss-type” construction. Owners would have to place signs or symbols indicating this on the building where they would be visible to firefighters.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169910

House Bill 4741: Repeal sales tax on fuel purchases
Introduced by Rep. Dan Lauwers (R) on June 18, 2015, to repeal the 6 percent state sales tax on gasoline and diesel motor fuel purchases.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169911

House Bill 4742: Revise interstate child support collection details
Introduced by Rep. Robert Kosowski (D) on June 18, 2015, to repeal a Uniform Interstate Family Support Act that facilitates collection of court-ordered child support payments across state lines, and replace it with an updated version.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169912

House Bill 4743: Revise interstate child support collection details
Introduced by Rep. Robert Kosowski (D) on June 18, 2015, to revise references in the state child support law to reflect changes to a uniform interstate child support enforcement code proposed by House Bill 4742.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169913

House Bill 4744: Revise interstate child support collection details
Introduced by Rep. Klint Kesto (R) on June 18, 2015, to revise references in the state parenting time law to reflect changes to a uniform interstate child support enforcement code proposed by House Bill 4742.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169914

House Bill 4745: Revise interstate child support collection details
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on June 18, 2015, to revise references in the state friend of the court law to reflect changes to a uniform interstate child support enforcement code proposed by House Bill 4742.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169915

House Bill 4746: Authorize public school teacher income tax break
Introduced by Rep. Sheldon Neeley (D) on June 18, 2015, to authorize a $23,530 state income tax deduction for a teacher at a public school (but not a private school) who lives within the same school district.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169916

House Bill 4747: Ban adverse possession against local government
Introduced by Rep. Holly Hughes (R) on June 18, 2015, to not permit adverse possession actions against a local government. Adverse possession is the doctrine that allows a person who is in open possession of real property for a certain period of time to claim title to it.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169917

House Bill 4748: Require health department inspection of privatized prison kitchens
Introduced by Rep. John Kivela (D) on June 18, 2015, to give local health departments the authority to inspect prison kitchens that are run by employees of a private contractor, and require the contractor to pay for these. Prison kitchens operated by government employees would not get health department inspections.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169918

House Bill 4749: Require health department inspection of privatized prison kitchens
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on June 18, 2015, to remove a prison exemption to the law that requires food service establishments to be inspected by local health departments, if the prison’s kitchen is managed and staffed by a private contractor. Prison kitchens operated by government employees would continue to be exempt from health department inspections.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169919

House Bill 4751: Authorize state job training subsidies through ISDs
Introduced by Rep. Phil Potvin (R) on June 18, 2015, to revise details of the state income tax law to accommodate the proposal in House Bill 4750 to let intermediate school districts incur debt to pay for training a particular employer’s new hires, with the loans repaid (indirectly) with future state income tax revenue.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169921

House Bill 4752: Require disclosure of MCCA assessment methodology to require the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association
Introduced by Rep. Derek Miller (D) on June 18, 2015, to disclose the actuarial computation used to determine the amount of insurance reserve funds and customer assessments required to meet future claims under for the unlimited vehicle crash personal injury protection (PIP) coverage required by the state no fault auto insurance law. MCCA provides reinsurance for the most costly of these claims.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169922

House Bill 4753: Institute Headlee Amendment unfunded mandate restrictions
Introduced by Rep. Lee Chatfield (R) on June 18, 2015, to prohibit a state agency from imposing any new increase in local government services or activities unless the legislature has appropriated money to pay for it. The bill would also create a “fiscal note” process to quantify how much the mandate will cost. This and House Bills 4754 to 4755 are intended to bring the state into compliance with the Headlee amendment provision prohibiting the legislature or state agencies from imposing unfunded mandates on local governments.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169923

House Bill 4754: Institute Headlee Amendment unfunded mandate restrictions
Introduced by Rep. Michael Webber (R) on June 18, 2015, to explicitly give local governments standing to sue the state under the Headlee Amendment’s unfunded mandate ban in the state constitution.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169924

House Bill 4755: Institute Headlee Amendment unfunded mandate restrictions
Introduced by Rep. Laura Cox (R) on June 18, 2015, to prohibit a state agency from imposing any new increase in local government services or activities unless the legislature has appropriated money to pay for it, and establish a process to determine if a rule does so.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169925

House Bill 4756: Revise effective date of new laws
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on June 18, 2015, to establish that, unless a bill specifies otherwise, bills passed by the legislature would go into effect 90 days after the governor has approved them and “filed” them with the Secretary of State. Under current law the “default” effective date of new bills after the legislature adjourns for the year. See also House Joint Resolution U.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169926

House Bill 4757: Revise House member seat assignement process
Introduced by Rep. Edward McBroom (R) on June 18, 2015, to replace the current lottery system for determining which seats members of the House of Representatives will occupy on the House floor, with one in which either the House clerk assigns seats, or seat assignments are given in a resolution passed by a majority vote.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169927

House Bill 4758: Revise drain commission debt detail
Introduced by Rep. Al Pscholka (R) on June 18, 2015, to revise details of the types of debt drain commissions are allowed to incur to provide for term bonds with mandatory redemption.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169928

House Bill 4759: Expand political speech regulation
Introduced by Rep. Anthony Forlini (R) on June 18, 2015, to eliminate a time limit on a regulation that requires sponsors of “issue ads” or flyers that reference a candidate or ballot initiative to disclose their sponsor if posted within 30 days of a primary election or 60 days of a general election. The bill would mandate disclosure for any ad at any time that names a politician who will be on the ballot in the next election.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169929