Senate Bill 616: Appropriations: Supplemental budget
Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R) on October 15, 2013, to provide a template or “place holder” for a potential supplemental appropriation for Fiscal Year 2013-2014. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161150
Senate Bill 617: Create government “brain injury services and prevention council”
Introduced by Sen. Jim Marleau (R) on October 15, 2013, to create a government “brain injury services and prevention council” comprised of individuals representing various agencies and interests, with the task of developing a “comprehensive statewide plan” and recommending specific expansions of current social welfare programs to “address the needs of individuals” with brain injuries.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161151
Senate Bill 618: Revise security guard and alarm installer regulations
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on October 15, 2013, to revise details of the law establishing a comprehensive regulatory and licensure regime for private security services and security alarm installers, in part to reflect the provisions of a 2012 law that imposed similar regulations on providers of “internet-protocol enabled premises security systems”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161152
Senate Bill 619: Revise security service and security alarm installer regulations
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on October 15, 2013, to revise details of the law establishing a comprehensive regulatory and licensure regime for private security services and security alarm installers, in part to reflect the provisions of a 2012 law that imposed similar regulations on providers of “internet-protocol enabled premises security systems”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161153
Senate Bill 620: Revise security guard and alarm installer regulations
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on October 15, 2013, to revise references to security alarm providers in the Michigan vehicle code to reflect regulatory changes proposed by Senate Bills 618 and 619.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161154
Senate Bill 621: Revise security guard and alarm installer regulations
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on October 15, 2013, to revise references to security alarm providers in the state personal identification card law to reflect regulatory changes proposed by Senate Bills 618 and 619.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161155
Senate Bill 622: Clarify real estate improvement use tax provision
Introduced by Sen. Darwin Booher (R) on October 15, 2013, to clarify the applicability of the state use tax on “a manufacturer that affixes its product to real estate”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161156
Senate Bill 623: Revise nonprofit corporations law
Introduced by Sen. Mike Kowall (R) on October 16, 2013, to revise and update details of many provisions in the state law governing nonprofit corporations.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161162
Senate Bill 624: Revise nonprofit corporations law
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on October 16, 2013, to revise and update details of many provisions in the state law governing the dissolution or merger of “domestic charitable purpose corporations”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161163
Senate Bill 625: Revise nonprofit corporations law
Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D) on October 16, 2013, to revise references to nonprofit corporations in the Michigan law governing limited liability companies to reflect changes proposed by Senate Bill 623.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161164
Senate Bill 626: Repeal criminal penalties for marijuana possession
Introduced by Sen. Coleman Young (D) on October 16, 2013, to repeal criminal sanctions on possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, and instead authorize a civil penalty of $25, and $50 to $100 for subsequent violations.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161165
Senate Bill 627: Require hospitals to post their “prices”
Introduced by Sen. Joe Hune (R) on October 17, 2013, to require hospitals to place on their website or make available in other ways a copy of their “charge description master,” defined as “a uniform schedule of charges represented by the hospital as its gross billed charge for a given service or item, regardless of payer type”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161172
Senate Bill 628: Revise crime victim rights detail
Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on October 17, 2013, to revise the law that allows crime victims to receive notices and provide input regarding the prosecution of the perpetrator, including providing a victim “impact statement.” Under current law, this applies to the parents or guardian of a victim who is a minor, and the bill would change this so that it defines “victim” as someone who was less than 18 “at the time of the commission of the crime”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161173
Senate Bill 629: Allow local governments to extend debt refinancing duration
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on October 17, 2013, to allow local governments to refinance debt with new loans that have maturities extending through 2043, rather than 2039 as currently, and exempt refinancings done before 2020 from a 2001 law that restricts these if they increase the total debt service payments over the life of the loan.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161174
Senate Bill 630: Allow local governments to extend debt refinancing duration
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on October 17, 2013, to allow certain “tax increment finance authorities” to refinance debt with new loans that have maturities extending through 2043, rather than 2039 as currently, and exempt refinancings done before 2020 from a 2001 law that restricts these if they increase the total debt service payments over the life of the loan.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161175
Senate Bill 631: Revise carrier pigeon licensure mandate
Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on October 17, 2013, to prohibit a person from getting a state-mandated carrier pigeon license if his or her facilities do not meet regulations imposed by the local government.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161176
House Bill 5078: Create criminal sentencing commission
Introduced by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R) on October 15, 2013, to create a sentencing commission in the legislative council to collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information regarding sentencing practices for felonies and the use of prisons and jails.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161158
House Bill 5079: Let more cities impose additional public safety property tax
Introduced by Rep. Marilyn Lane (D) on October 15, 2013, to allow cities with more than 15,000 residents impose “special assessment” property taxes to pay for police and fire services. These taxes would be imposed over and above regular property taxes, and would require a vote of the community.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161159
House Bill 5081: Require law enforcement property seizure reports
Introduced by Rep. Tom McMillin (R) on October 16, 2013, to require law enforcement agencies to file detailed reports on their criminal asset seizures (which in many cases involve individuals charged with a crime but not convicted). The reports would have to include details about the alleged crime and pre-seizure investigations, whether the person was convicted, descriptions of the seized or forfeited assets, whether the property was returned if the person was not convicted, the disposition of the property including any fees charged to the owner, how the agency used money from the sale of the assets and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161167
House Bill 5082: Authorize child custody “parenting time coordinator”
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on October 16, 2013, to authorize the appointment in child custody disputes of a “parenting time coordinator” to help implement court orders related to parenting time, if the parties agree.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161168
House Bill 5083: Facilitate “land banks” obtaining tax-reverted property
Introduced by Rep. David E. Rutledge (D) on October 16, 2013, to allow certain tax-reverted property to be transferred to a government “land bank” authority if it is not sold at the first of two required auctions after a tax foreclosure, and if no local government wants to purchase the property.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161169
House Bill 5084: Give name to U.P. portion of I-75
Introduced by Rep. Greg MacMaster (R) on October 17, 2013, to designate the portion of I-75 in the Upper Peninsula as the “Michigan Military Veterans Highway”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161181
House Bill 5085: Revise restrictions on minors shooting pistols
Introduced by Rep. Phil Potvin (R) on October 17, 2013, to revise the law that requires minors shooting a pistol to do so only under the supervision of a parent or guardian, so as to allow this supervision to be provided by an adult age 21 or older who has successfully completed a pistol safety training course that meets the requirements of the state’s concealed pistol law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161182
House Bill 5086: Revise homestead income tax credit
Introduced by Rep. Cindy Denby (R) on October 17, 2013, to establish that a person who is blind is considered equivalent to “disabled” for purposes of eligibility for an income tax credit against property taxes imposed on a person’s primary residence.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=161183
Senate Bill 89: Vehicle trade-in “sales tax on the difference” only
Passed 99 to 9 in the House on October 22, 2013, to exempt from sales tax the value of a trade-in when buying a new motor vehicle, titled watercraft or recreational vehicle, but phase this tax break in over 24 years. House Bill 4234 would halt the phase-in if the federal health care law (”Obamacare”) Medicaid expansion authorized by House Bill 4714 is rescinded, but legal experts are divided over whether this would be allowed.
The buyer would only pay sales tax on the difference between the value of the trade-in and the purchase price of the new car. Initially, the tax break would only apply to $2,000 of the price difference, and this would increase $500 per year. When fully implemented the tax break’s value would reach $226 million (in 2013 dollars).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673980
Senate Bill 221: Increase sex offender registry fees
Passed 103 to 5 in the House on October 22, 2013, to require individuals on the public sex offender registry to pay $50 each year, rather than just a one-time $50 fee.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673973
Senate Bill 435: Require financial institutions help enforce welfare benefit restrictions
Passed 35 to 3 in the Senate on October 22, 2013, to require a credit union that operates automatic teller machines in a casino, liquor store, or “adult entertainment establishment” to ensure it does not allow a person to use a welfare benefits “bridge card” to withdraw cash from those ATMs.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673935
Senate Bill 436: Require financial institutions help enforce welfare benefit restrictions
Passed 35 to 3 in the Senate on October 22, 2013, to require a bank that operates automatic teller machines in a casino, liquor store, or “adult entertainment establishment” to ensure it does not allow a person to use a welfare benefits “bridge card” to withdraw cash from those ATMs.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673937
Senate Bill 554: Ban welfare “bridge card” ATM cash at race track
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on October 22, 2013, to require horse racing tracks to “work with” state agencies to figure out a way to stop a welfare recipient’s “bridge card” from being used to withdraw cash at the track. “Bridge cards” are debit cards that have replaced food stamps and cash welfare.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673938
Senate Bill 555: Ban welfare “bridge card” ATM cash at liquor stores
Passed 35 to 3 in the Senate on October 22, 2013, to require liquor stores to “work with” state agencies to find a way to stop a welfare recipient’s “bridge card” from being used to withdraw cash from an ATM on the store’s premises. This would not apply to grocery stores that also sell liquor. “Bridge cards” are debit cards that have replaced food stamps and cash welfare.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673940
Senate Bill 556: Ban welfare “bridge card” ATM cash at liquor or “adult” store
Passed 35 to 3 in the Senate on October 22, 2013, to require state agencies to “work with” ATM cash machine suppliers to establish a way to stop a welfare recipient’s “bridge card” from being used to withdraw cash in a liquor store or “adult entertainment establishment.” “Bridge cards” are debit cards that have replaced food stamps and cash welfare.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673942
House Bill 4234: Vehicle trade-in “sales tax on the difference”
Passed 101 to 7 in the House on October 22, 2013, to exempt from sales tax the value of a trade-in when buying a new motor vehicle, titled watercraft or recreational vehicle, but phase this tax break in over 24 years, and halt the phase-in if the federal health care law’s Medicaid expansion authorized by House Bill 4714 is rescinded. (Note: Legal experts are divided over whether the state would be allowed to rescind the “Obamacare” Medicaid expansion.) Under this bill and Senate Bill 89, the buyer would only pay sales tax on the difference between the value of the trade-in and the purchase price of the new car. Initially, the tax break would only apply to $2,000 of the price difference, and this would increase $500 per year. When fully implemented the tax break’s value would reach $226 million (in 2013 dollars).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673976
House Bill 4234: Vehicle trade-in “sales tax on the difference”
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on October 22, 2013, to exempt from sales tax the value of a trade-in when buying a new motor vehicle, titled watercraft or recreational vehicle, but phase this tax break in over 24 years, and halt the phase-in if the federal health care law’s Medicaid expansion authorized by House Bill 4714 is rescinded. (Note: Legal experts are divided over whether the state would be allowed to rescind the “Obamacare” Medicaid expansion.) Under this bill and Senate Bill 89, the buyer would only pay sales tax on the difference between the value of the trade-in and the purchase price of the new car. Initially, the tax break would only apply to $2,000 of the price difference, and this would increase $500 per year. When fully implemented the tax break’s value would reach $226 million (in 2013 dollars).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673944
House Bill 4259: Extend “Obsolete Property” tax break for particular developer
Passed 97 to 11 in the House on October 22, 2013, to revise the criteria in the law that authorizes tax breaks for the rehabilitation and reuse of “obsolete structures” in a way that will allow granting these tax breaks to a particular Detroit developer.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673990
House Bill 4889: Increase drug trafficking penalties
Passed 100 to 8 in the House on October 22, 2013, to authorize more rigorous sentencing guidelines for illegal drug convictions involving travel from another state with the intent to deliver.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=673974