Senate Bill 237: Revise school vaccination age
Passed 108 to 0 in the House on September 12, 2013, to change from 6th grade to 7th grade the year in which public school students are required to have been given certain vaccinations (with specified exceptions).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672322
Senate Bill 238: Revise school vaccination age
Passed 108 to 0 in the House on September 12, 2013, to change from 6th grade to 7th grade the year in which public school students are required to have been given certain vaccinations (with specified exceptions).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672323
Senate Bill 239: Revise school vaccination age
Passed 108 to 0 in the House on September 12, 2013, to change from 6th grade to 7th grade the year in which public school students are required to have been given certain vaccinations (with specified exceptions).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672324
Senate Bill 257: Expand “Business Improvement Zone” tax-and-spend entities
Passed 77 to 31 in the House on September 12, 2013, to expand the items that a “Business Improvement Zone” can spend money on, increase from seven years to 10 years the time one of these zones can operate without reauthorization, revise voting rules in a way that (potentially) reduces the proportion of property owners in the district needed to impose a zone’s tax-and-spending powers, increase the proportion of owners needed to dissolve one, reduce notice and public meeting requirements required to establish a zone, allow the “zone” to sell services to particular property owners, increase penalties for not paying the “special assessments” these entities impose, and make other changes. These zones may be created by owners of a majority of the property in a certain area (not the same as the majority of owners), and have the power to impose property taxes (special assessments) to pay for the debt they incur to pay for projects that are supposed to benefit the property owners. Reportedly the city of Detroit is the main focus of the bill, but the “zones” are not limited to Detroit.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672295
Senate Bill 332: Exempt “natural fertilizer” from phosphate content restrictions
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on September 12, 2013, to exempt “natural fertilizer” from restrictions imposed by a 2010 law restricting spreading a fertilizer containing more than 0.5 percent of the plant nutrient “available phosphate” (p2o5) on a lawn, golf course or other grass.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672254
Senate Bill 347: Expand MSHDA developer subsidies
Passed 88 to 20 in the House on September 12, 2013, to empower the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to use money in reserve funds to “invest” (buy ownership interest) in companies or nonprofits whose “primary purpose is to acquire ownership interests in multifamily housing projects” (and not necessarily build new ones).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672297
Senate Bill 351: Clarify fertilizer use restrictions
Passed 27 to 10 in the Senate on September 12, 2013, to clarify that use of fertilizers and other soil conditioners which follows “generally accepted” agricultural and management practices at the time of use does not constitute a “release” of hazardous substances in violation of state regulations.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672255
Senate Bill 354: Revise dog and cat euthanasia regulations
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on September 12, 2013, to require an animal control or protection shelter to use only injections of a commercially prepared solution for euthanizing a dog or cat.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672256
Senate Bill 373: Require pharmacy best practices pilot programs
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on September 12, 2013, to allow the Michigan Board of Pharmacy to establish a process for the approval of up to 25 pilot projects designed to provide better pharmacy products or more efficient pharmacy services.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672258
House Bill 4094: Prohibit penalty for hunts and game legally taken in another state
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on September 12, 2013, to explicitly establish in statute that “an individual shall not be prosecuted, punished, or penalized” by Michigan authorities for lawfully taking or possessing game animals taken in another state.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672253
House Bill 4786: Increase vital records fees
Passed 58 to 50 in the House on September 12, 2013, to increase the fees for obtaining copies of vital records such as birth and death certificates. The fee increases range from $4 to $15 per record, and the bill also authorizes an extra $25 fee for “expedited” service.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672298
House Bill 4787: Increase CON health facility rationing fees
Passed 82 to 26 in the House on September 12, 2013, to increase from $1,500 to $3,000 the “base” fee for a hospital or other health care providers seeking government permission to open or expand a health care facility, or add certain capital-intensive equipment (like MRIs), under an existing state “Certificate of Need” rationing regime. The bill would also authorize additional fee increases of $5,000 for large projects, $3,000 for “complex” projects, $500 for “letter of intent” reviews, and more. These fees would then be indexed to inflation so that legislative authorization would not be required for future fee hikes.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672299
House Bill 4961: Increase state share of foster care rate increase cost
Passed 108 to 0 in the House on September 12, 2013, to require the Department of Human Services to pay all of a $3 administrative rate increase for private providers of foster care services as provided in the 2013-14 state budget, rather than half the amount (with counties responsible for the rest which is what current law requires).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=672328
Senate Bill 462: Repeal ban on bars using liquor brand novelty items
Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D) on August 27, 2013, to repeal an administrative ban on bars and restaurants “furnishing or using” novelty items with liquor brand logos.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160652
Senate Bill 463: Exempt “historic military vehicles” from displaying license plate
Introduced by Sen. Bruce Caswell (R) on September 3, 2013, to no longer require license plates on a “historic military vehicle,” regardless of its size, weight, or age, if it was manufactured for use in any country’s military forces and is maintained to accurately represent the military design and markings.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160667
Senate Bill 464: Define breastfeeding woman as civil rights “protected class”
Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D) on September 10, 2013, to include a woman who is breastfeeding in the protected classes in the state civil rights law. The bill would prohibit denying a breastfeeding woman “the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation,” and prohibit these places from having or posting a policy that a breastfeeding woman’s patronage or presence is “objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable, or undesirable”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160731
Senate Bill 465: Adopt “uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act”
Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on September 10, 2013, to revise details in the state “estates and protected individuals code” to reflect the proposal in Senate Bill 466 to adopt a “uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160732
Senate Bill 466: Adopt “uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act”
Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on September 10, 2013, to adopt a “uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act” to address multi-state and international jurisdiction issues related to guardians appointed by a court to protect the interests of an incapacitated person.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160733
Senate Bill 467: Repeal voter photo ID law by allowing non-photo IDs
Introduced by Sen. Jim Ananich (D) on September 10, 2013, to essentially repeal the law requiring an individual to show a photo identification card when voting, and instead allow voting with just a current pay stub, utility bill, bank statement, work or school ID card, welfare “bridge card,” unemployment benefits debit card and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160734
Senate Bill 468: Ban non-ferrous metal sales without sheriff’s permission
Introduced by Sen. Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) on September 10, 2013, to prohibit transporting or selling nonferrous metal a unless a person gets permission from the county sheriff, except for employees of government agencies and certain types of contractor specified in the bill, subject to fines of up to $1,000.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160735
Senate Bill 469: Ban non-ferrous metal sales without sheriff’s permission
Introduced by Sen. Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) on September 10, 2013, to require second hand dealers to verify that a seller of nonferrous metal has the sheriff’s permission that Senate Bill 468 would mandate, and impose additional record keeping requirements on these dealers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160736
Senate Bill 470: Create scrap metal theft offenders registry
Introduced by Sen. Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) on September 10, 2013, to require an individual convicted for stealing scrap metal and related offenses to register on a state “scrap metal offenders registry” and pay an extra $50 for this. Scrap metal dealers would have to check sellers against this registry before buying metal from them, and would have a $1 fee per transaction imposed on their scrap metal purchases.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160737
Senate Bill 471: Restrict releasing juvenile criminal history record information
Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R) on September 10, 2013, to restrict law enforcement agencies from disseminating juvenile criminal history record information.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160738
Senate Bill 472: Revise state survey and remonumentation commission details
Introduced by Sen. Howard Walker (R) on September 10, 2013, to revise details of the law that authorizes a state survey and remonumentation commission, including its duties and some definitions related to corner and landmark markers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160739
Senate Bill 473: Exempt some government housing program firms from income tax withholding
Introduced by Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R) on September 10, 2013, to not impose income tax withholding mandates on companies involved in certain government housing programs if this would violate the terms of those programs.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160740
Senate Bill 474: Impose new regulations on “petroleum coke”
Introduced by Sen. Coleman Young (D) on September 10, 2013, to impose new regulations on the storage of “petroleum coke” (“pet coke”). This is related to a Marathon Oil refinery expansion in Detroit.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160741
Senate Bill 475: Establish trampoline court regulations
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on September 10, 2013, to establish standards and regulations for trampoline courts and operators, and grant limited immunity from lawsuits if these are followed.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160742
Senate Bill 476: Repeal auctioneer registration mandate
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on September 11, 2013, to repeal a law that imposes a registration (licensure) mandate on auctioneers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160755
Senate Bill 477: Repeal auctioneer registration mandate
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on September 11, 2013, to repeal a law that imposes a registration (licensure) mandate on auctioneers. This bill repeals various fee mandates.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160756
Senate Bill 478: Repeal auctioneer registration mandate
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on September 11, 2013, to revise references to snowmobile dealers in the state environmental law so as to reflect the provisions of Senate Bill 476, which would repeal a law that imposes a registration (licensure) mandate on auctioneers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160757
Senate Bill 479: Repeal interior designer registration
Introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen (R) on September 11, 2013, to repeal a law that establishes a government interior designer registry and makes it available to state or local government agencies, and rescind related administrative regulations. To be included on the registry a designer must have passed a test created by a national organization of incumbent interior designers. This organization has sought repeatedly in this state to impose a full licensure and regulatory regime on interior designers, with several bills introduced in previous legislatures.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160758
Senate Bill 480: Repeal “proprietary school solicitor” regulations
Introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen (R) on September 11, 2013, to repeal state regulations on “proprietary school solicitors.” This refers to private trade schools, business schools and correspondence schools.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160759
House Bill 4927: Let adoption agencies refuse adoptions that violate moral convictions
Introduced by Rep. Andrea LaFontaine (R) on August 28, 2013, to specify in statute that a “child placing agency” (private adoption agency) is not required to assist or participate in an adoption that violates its written religious or moral convictions, including adoptions of a child by a homosexual.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160653
House Bill 4928: Lwr adoption agencies refuse adoptions that violate moral convictions
Introduced by Rep. Kenneth Kurtz (R) on August 28, 2013, to specify in statute that a “child placing agency” (private adoption agency) is not required to assist or participate in an adoption that violates its written religious or moral convictions, including adoptions of a child by a homosexual.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160654
House Bill 4929: Revise timber harvest revenue detail
Introduced by Rep. Robert Genetski (R) on August 28, 2013, to allow money held by a state “Forest Finance Authority” (which includes revenue from timber harvesting on state land) to be given to local governments for fighting forest fires on state land.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160655
House Bill 4930: Repeal club emblem vehicle display ban
Introduced by Rep. Tom Leonard (R) on August 28, 2013, to repeal a law that bans displaying the emblem or insignia of any organization, association, fraternity, lodge, club or order on a vehicle unless the vehicle owner belongs to the organization.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160656
House Bill 4931: Ban unauthorized interception of electronic communications
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on August 28, 2013, to prohibit and authorize penalties for the unauthorized interception or tracing of a broad range of electronic communications and information technologies, and for producing or possessing a device intended to do this, with certain exceptions allowing service providers to operate their networks. The bill would require the state Supreme Court to appoint five circuit and appeals court judges as “judges of competent jurisdiction” empowered to authorize warrants for law enforcement agencies to intercept communications covered by the bill.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160657
House Bill 4932: Ban unauthorized interception of electronic communications
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on August 28, 2013, to establish sentencing guidelines for the penalties proposed by House Bill 4931 for the unauthorized interception or tracing of a broad range of electronic communications and information technologies.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160658
House Bill 4933: Revise out-of-state lawyer reciprocity law
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on August 28, 2013, to eliminate a provision that only allows a lawyer who is a “member of the bar” in another state to practice law in Michigan if the individual intends to “maintain an office” or teach law full time here.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160659
House Bill 4934: Retroactively grant subsidy to particular developer
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on August 28, 2013, to retroactively convert the remaining portion of a selective “historical preservation” tax break granted to a particular developer into an outright cash subsidy from the state.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160660
House Bill 4935: Increase sanctions for certain liquor license law violations
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on August 28, 2013, to increase the penalties and licensing sanctions for certain liquor license law violations deemed by the bill to be “critical” violations.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160661
House Bill 4936: Redesignate a highway
Introduced by Rep. Tom Leonard (R) on August 28, 2013, to designate a portion of U.S. 127 in Clinton County as the “Tim Sanborn Memorial Highway”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160662
House Bill 4937: Revise utility regulation detail
Introduced by Rep. Aric Nesbitt (R) on August 28, 2013, to repeal a requirement that gas and electric utilities must periodically disburse money from an “uncollectibles allowance recovery fund” they are required to maintain to a state fund that makes air pollution reduction grants.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160663
House Bill 4938: Repeal voter photo ID law by allowing non-photo IDs
Introduced by Rep. David Knezek (D) on September 3, 2013, to essentially repeal the law requiring an individual to show a photo identification card when voting, and instead allow voting with just a current pay stub, utility bill, bank statement, work or school ID card, welfare “bridge card” or unemployment benefits debit card, and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160683
House Bill 4939: Revise “incompatible offices” detail
Introduced by Rep. David Knezek (D) on September 3, 2013, to revise the law on incompatible public offices to allow the head of a department in a city with less than 50,000 people to also serve as the city manager.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160684
House Bill 4940: Repeal ban on paying child abuse task force members
Introduced by Rep. Kenneth Kurtz (R) on September 3, 2013, to repeal a prohibition on paying members of a state child abuse prevention task force created by a 2012 law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160685
House Bill 4941: Revise nurse license reciprocity detail
Introduced by Rep. Gail Haines (R) on September 4, 2013, to repeal a January 1, 2012 expiration date for the state nursing licensure board to extend reciprocity to a nurse licensed by an equivalent licensing board or authority in Canada.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160702
House Bill 4942: Establish “carbon dioxide sequestration” regulations
Introduced by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D) on September 4, 2013, to establish regulations and impose bonding or other financial surety requirements on operators of underground carbon dioxide sequestration facilities. Sequestration is the injection of CO2 into wells deep in the ground, and is a technique being investigated to use mainly in conjunction with coal burning power plants to mitigate the possibility of global warming caused by the release of CO2 into the atmosphere.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160703
House Bill 4943: Establish “carbon dioxide sequestration” regulations
Introduced by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D) on September 4, 2013, to establish regulations and impose bonding or other financial surety requirements on operators of underground carbon dioxide sequestration facilities. Sequestration is the injection of CO2 into wells deep in the ground, and is a technique being investigated to use mainly in conjunction with coal burning power plants to mitigate the possibility of global warming caused by the release of CO2 into the atmosphere.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160704
House Bill 4944: Establish “carbon dioxide sequestration” regulations
Introduced by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D) on September 4, 2013, to establish sentencing guidelines for the crime of making false statements regarding carbon sequestration regulations proposed by House Bill 4943.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160705
House Bill 4945: Ban emergency manager conflict of interest contracts
Introduced by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D) on September 4, 2013, to prohibit an emergency manager appointed by the state to oversee a fiscally failed school district or local government from authorizing a contract in which the manager or a family member have a financial interest, with certain specific exceptions.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160706
House Bill 4946: Ban propane tanks within 50 feet of store
Introduced in the House on September 4, 2013, to prohibit storing propane or LP gas within 50 feet of a building that is open to the public. Among other things this would potentially restrict propane tank swap services that have become available at many retail locations.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160707
House Bill 4947: Establish procedures for legislative candidate withdrawal or death
Introduced by Rep. Sean McCann (D) on September 4, 2013, to establish that if a major party candidate in a state legislator race dies, withdraws, moves or becomes ineligible after the primary election and before the general election, then the general election would be postponed, a special election would be held on the next regular election date (in February), and a new candidate would be selected by the political party’s county committees in the affected district under procedures specified in the bill.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160708
House Bill 4948: Restrict releasing juvenile criminal history records
Introduced by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R) on September 4, 2013, to restrict law enforcement agencies from disseminating juvenile criminal history record information.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160709
House Bill 4949: Unemployment insurance reform package
Introduced by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on September 4, 2013, to increase the potential sanctions for taking unemployment benefits to which a person is not entitled.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160710
House Bill 4950: Unemployment insurance reform package
Introduced by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on September 4, 2013, to potentially increase the unemployment insurance assessments (payroll tax) on an employer who fails to provide a timely notice to the state unemployment agency that a person has been fired rather than laid off, and so is not eligible for benefits.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160711
House Bill 4951: Unemployment insurance reform package
Introduced by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on September 4, 2013, to revise the allocation of money recovered from unemployment benefit fraud investigations to various government funds.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160712
House Bill 4952: Unemployment insurance reform package
Introduced by Rep. Ken Goike (R) on September 4, 2013, to make a person ineligible to collect unemployment benefits if a prospective employer requires a drug test as a condition of a job offer and the individual either refuses to take the test or fails it.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160713
House Bill 4953: Unemployment insurance reform package
Introduced by Rep. Ken Goike (R) on September 4, 2013, to potentially increase the unemployment payroll tax on an employer who fails to provide a timely notice to the state unemployment agency that a person has been fired, not laid off, and so is not eligible for benefits.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160714
House Bill 4954: Unemployment insurance reform package
Introduced by Rep. Ken Goike (R) on September 4, 2013, to revise the allocation of money recovered from unemployment benefit fraud investigations to various government funds.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160715
House Bill 4955: Ban schools denying “dual enrollment”
Introduced by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on September 4, 2013, to prohibit a school district or a private school from denying an eligible student’s request to enroll in “dual enrollment” programs that let students get credit for taking college courses, with the state or school district paying all or part of the cost.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160716
House Bill 4956: Mandate state give unused facilities to public schools
Introduced by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on September 4, 2013, to require the state to give unused state facilities to a public school that wants to use them for instructional purposes. Specifically, the state would have to sell or lease the facility for $1, or $1 per year. The school would be responsible for all “direct expenses” related to the facility, but not the state’s debt service payments (if any).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160717
House Bill 4957: Rename Cut River gorge bridge
Introduced by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on September 4, 2013, to designate the bridge on U.S. 2 over the Cut River gorge west of the Straits of Mackinac as the “Heath Michael Robinson Memorial Bridge”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160718
House Bill 4958: Prohibit unemployment benefits for legal aliens on work visa
Introduced by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on September 4, 2013, to establish that legal aliens with a work visa are not eligible for Michigan unemployment benefits. Under current law this ineligibility applies to agricultural work, and the bill would expand it to include non-agricultural work.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160719
House Bill 4959: Exempt drivers on Medicare from unlimited personal injury insurance mandate
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Farrington (R) on September 4, 2013, to no longer require drivers age 65 and older (who are eligible for federal Medicare health benefits) to purchase the unlimited personal injury protection (PIP) coverage mandated by Michigan’s no-fault insurance law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160720
House Bill 4960: Revise charitable “millionaire party” gambling regulations
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Farrington (R) on September 4, 2013, revise the law governing charitable “millionaire party” gambling operations that include casino games. The bill would reverse some restrictions recently placed on the operations by the state lottery commission, but also extend to their operators certain regulations and restrictions that apply to casino operators.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=160721