Senate Bill 292: Disclose unfunded pension liabilities costs in state budget
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on February 10, 2016, to require the executive budget the governor must submit each year to include an accounting by department of how much is needed pay the annual “catch up” costs on unfunded liabilities incurred to pay future pension and post-retirement health benefits promised to retired state employees.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=724597
Senate Bill 302: Ban nude entertainment in bars
Passed 27 to 10 in the Senate on February 10, 2016, to ban fully nude performers at “topless†bars, or bars showing videos that depict this. This relates to a 2007 federal appeals court ruling that struck down Michigan’s previous law banning fully nude performers in bars, holding it was a violation of the First Amendment. The bill would specifically ban a performance that “exposes to public view the pubic region, anus, or genitalsâ€.
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Senate Bill 503: Revise “Indian family preservation†law
Passed 106 to 0 in the House on February 10, 2016, to revise some procedural details specified in an “Indian family preservation†law enacted in 2013 that requires officials to make active efforts to provide “culturally appropriate†services†that “assure cultural connections†to the tribe.
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Senate Bill 738: Require more state pension fund disclosures
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on February 10, 2016, to require that state pension systems include an executive summary of the system’s unfunded liabilities in annual reports they are already required to produce.
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House Bill 4344: Authorize fines for not “registering†an auto repair shop
Passed 84 to 22 in the House on February 10, 2016, to codify into law a comprehensive regulatory regime that is currently imposed on vehicle repair facilities through administrative regulations, including a state registration mandate. The bill also revises some details and definitions in these requirements. House Bill 4343 would authorize fines for failing to register a facility.
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House Bill 5147: Permit bank and credit union loan raffles
Passed 105 to 1 in the House on February 10, 2016, to allow banks and credit unions to hold loan promotion raffles, which would not be considered a violation of the state’s illegal gambling laws.
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House Bill 5163: Rearrange government “land bank†activities
Passed 104 to 2 in the House on February 10, 2016, to repeal a state revolving loan fund used by local governments to assemble tracts of tax-reverted or other properties for sale to developers, and transfer the money it holds to a state “land bank” authority created by a 2003 law that does similar activities, along with local versions of the same thing.
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House Bill 5251: Permit bank loan raffles
Passed 104 to 2 in the House on February 10, 2016, to allow banks to hold loan promotion raffles, which would not be considered a violation of the state’s illegal gambling laws.
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House Bill 5070: Clarify franchised business employee status
The amendment failed 11 to 26 in the Senate on February 11, 2016, to establish that the bill would not apply if appointees to the National Labor Relations Board define the employees of all franchised businesses as actually being employed by the franchisor (which they have done).
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House Bill 5070: Clarify franchised business employee status
Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate on February 11, 2016, to establish that for purposes of enforcing state occupational safety and health regulations, the actual owner of a business franchise rather than the franchisor is considered the sole employer of the workers to whom he or she provides a benefit plan or pays wages, except as otherwise specified in the franchise agreement, or as prohibited by law. See also House Bill 4901 and Senate Bill 492.
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House Bill 5071: Clarify franchised business employee status
Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate on February 11, 2016, to establish that for purposes of enforcing state wage and hour regulations, the actual owner of a business franchise rather than the franchisor is considered the sole employer of the workers to whom he or she provides a benefit plan or pays wages, except as otherwise specified in the franchise agreement, or as prohibited by law. See also House Bill 4901 and Senate Bill 492.
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House Bill 5072: Clarify franchised business employee status
Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate on February 11, 2016, to establish that for purposes of enforcing state minimum wage mandates, the actual owner of a business franchise rather than the franchisor is considered the sole employer of the workers to whom he or she provides a benefit plan or pays wages, except as otherwise specified in the franchise agreement, or as prohibited by law. See also House Bill 4901 and Senate Bill 492.
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House Bill 5073: Clarify franchised business employee status
Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate on February 11, 2016, to establish that for purposes of the state unemployment insurance program, the actual owner of a business franchise rather than the franchisor is considered the sole employer of the workers to whom he or she provides a benefit plan or pays wages, except as otherwise specified in the franchise agreement, or as prohibited by law. See also House Bill 4901 and Senate Bill 492.
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