Senate Bill 21: Revise DDA-subsidized “historic” building change procedures
Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate on November 12, 2013, to revise details of the procedures required to make exterior changes to a structure owned by a downtown development authority, or one whose owner was subsidized by a DDA, if the property is on the state or national register of historic sites.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675007
Senate Bill 22: Revise DDA-subsidized “historic” building change procedures
Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate on November 12, 2013, to revise details of the role of a “state historic preservation office” in the procedures required to make exterior changes to a structure owned by a downtown development authority, or one whose owner was subsidized by a DDA, if the property is on the state or national register of historic sites.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675008
Senate Bill 539: Revise “Miss Dig” regulatory regime
Passed 109 to 0 in the House on November 7, 2013, to establish that, under the MISS DIG notification system for underground excavation, the law under which the operations of governmental agencies are generally immune from tort liability would not apply to liability for damage caused by their excavation work.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=674924
Senate Bill 540: Revise “Miss Dig” regulatory regime
Passed 109 to 0 in the House on November 7, 2013, to update the regulatory regime established by the “Miss Dig” notification system for underground excavation and blasting, which was created in the 1970s to avoid damage to cables, pipes and other underground “facilities.” The bill codifies many procedures and protocols that have grown up since this system was created.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=674925
Senate Bill 622: Clarify real estate improvement use tax provision
Passed 35 to 2 in the Senate on November 12, 2013, to clarify the applicability of the state use tax on “a manufacturer that affixes its product to real estate”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675005
House Bill 4133: Revise “gun free zone” CPL exception
Passed 91 to 19 in the House on November 12, 2013, to exempt retired county and state corrections officers from the “gun free zone” provision of the concealed pistol permit law. This provision prohibits regular citizens who have received a permit after meeting the background check and training requirements, from carrying a pistol in schools, day care facilities, sports stadiums or arenas, bars, bar/restaurants, places of worship, college dorms and classrooms, hospitals, casinos, large entertainment facilities and courts.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675095
House Bill 4350: Revise “gun free zone” CPL exception
Passed 81 to 29 in the House on November 12, 2013, to exempt current and former county prosecutors, assistant prosecutors, and certain former police or sheriff auxiliary or reserve officers, from the “gun free zone” provision of the concealed pistol permit law. This provision prohibits citizens who have received a permit from carrying a pistol in specified places.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675096
House Bill 4485: Clarify self-storage rental insurance regulation
Passed 58 to 51 in the House on November 7, 2013, to establish that a person whose only sale of insurance is for property stored in a self-service storage facility is not required to obtain an insurance agent license.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=674926
House Bill 4715: Ban felons having ammo
Passed 91 to 19 in the House on November 12, 2013, to extend current prohibitions on certain convicted felons having a gun, so that their possession of ammunition is also banned.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675098
House Bill 4716: Ban felons having ammo
Passed 89 to 21 in the House on November 12, 2013, to revise the state sentencing guidelines to reflect the prohibition proposed by House Bill 4715 on convicted felons possessing ammunition.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675099
House Bill 4768: Restrict DEQ groundwater discharge sodium limits
Passed 26 to 12 in the Senate on November 12, 2013, to restrict the Department of Environmental Quality from imposing limitations beyond a level specified in the bill on the amount of sodium in groundwater discharges that allowed under state water pollution regulations.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675006
House Bill 4878: Establish “super voting precinct” pilot project
Passed 109 to 1 in the House on November 12, 2013, to allow city or township clerks to make agreements with the state Bureau of Elections or with their county clerk to perform duties related to maintaining their “qualified voter file,” and letting their county clerk perform certain election-related duties. The “super voting precinct” pilot program originally proposed by the bill is not included.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675083
House Bill 4907: Revise arson law details
Passed 109 to 1 in the House on November 12, 2013, to clarify wording in the state’s law against arson. The revisions do not make any substantive changes to this law.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675087
House Bill 4908: Revise arson law details
Passed 109 to 1 in the House on November 12, 2013, to revise and update details of state sentencing guidelines for the crime of arson. The revisions do not make any substantive changes to this law.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675094
House Bill 4920: Delay certain mandated large retailer use and sales tax prepayments
Passed 109 to 1 in the House on November 12, 2013, to postpone until 2015 a new law that increases the amount of use tax and sales tax prepayments large retailers are required to pay in advance to the state.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675086
House Bill 4941: Revise nurse license reciprocity detail
Passed 96 to 14 in the House on November 12, 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.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675085
House Bill 5009: Revise business income tax details
Passed 108 to 1 in the House on November 7, 2013, to revise the details of certain definitions in the business income tax related to taxing members of “unitary business group” arrangements.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=674915
Senate Bill 2: Revise nurses licensure
The amendment failed 17 to 21 in the Senate on November 13, 2013, to prohibit advanced practice registered nurses from providing health care services except as part of a “patient care team” and “as delegated” by a physician who is on that team.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675171
Senate Bill 2: Revise nurses licensure
Passed 20 to 18 in the Senate on November 13, 2013, to revise nursing licensure regulations to provide a wider “scope of practice” for “advanced practice registered nurses,” potentially allowing these health care professionals to provide some services that current law only permits physicians to perform, subject to numerous restrictions and specific requirements.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675176
Senate Bill 171: Increase fine for illegally shooting deer with big racks
Passed 108 to 2 in the House on November 13, 2013, to increase the amount of restitution a person must pay for shooting a deer out of season or without a proper license if the animal has big antlers, with the penalty amount based on the size of the antlers.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675216
Senate Bill 285: Increase penalties for certain animal abuse crimes
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on November 13, 2013, to revise a 2008 law that increased the penalties for abusing animals in cases of multiple animals, by increasing the penalties even more, especially for violations involving 25 or more animals, or when the violator has multiple prior offenses.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675162
Senate Bill 286: Increase penalties for certain animal abuse crimes
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on November 13, 2013, to establish sentencing guidelines for the increased animal cruelty penalties proposed by Senate Bill 285.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675163
Senate Bill 329: Ease certain winery and distiller restrictions
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on November 13, 2013, to ease current restrictions on a wine maker, distiller or brandy manufacturer possessing real estate that is occupied by another vendor, which would make these restrictions the same as ones that now apply to brewers.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675168
Senate Bill 660: Authorize and regulate medical marijuana cultivation and distribution
The amendment failed 13 to 25 in the Senate on November 13, 2013, to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4271, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4271 would authorize and regulate medical marijuana “dispensaries,” and allow municipal licensure or prohibition.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675164
Senate Bill 660: Authorize and regulate medical marijuana cultivation and distribution
Passed 22 to 16 in the Senate on November 13, 2013, to establish a comprehensive regulatory regime for production and sale by pharmacies of “pharmaceutical-grade cannabis” to individuals with a debilitating medical condition, contingent on the federal government reclassifying marijuana from an illegal drug to a prescription drug. Michigan’s voter-initiated medical marijuana law, Initiated Law 1 of 2008, establishes a regulatory framework for patients or authorized caregivers growing their own; companies seeking “commercialized” distribution lobbied for this bill.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675167
House Bill 4688: Repeal some occupational licensure mandates
Passed 71 to 39 in the House on November 13, 2013, to repeal a law that imposes a licensure mandate on dietitians and nutritionists.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675215
House Bill 4893: Revise child abuse investigation database details
Passed 110 to 0 in the House on November 13, 2013, to revise the rules for maintaining or expunging records of investigations contained in a central state registry of serious child abuse cases. The state would have to send a notice to a person being placed on the list, who would have 180 days to request a hearing. If an investigation did not provide a “preponderance of evidence” then a person could not be placed on the list, and except for very serious offenders, names would be removed from the list after 10 years.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675218
House Bill 5005: Revise solid waste detail
Passed 110 to 0 in the House on November 13, 2013, to exempt “waste diversion centers” from certain landfill regulations. These centers separate certain items from household garbage, including hazardous waste, pharmaceuticals, electronics, batteries, light bulbs, pesticides, thermostats and other devices that contain mercury, medical waste and more.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675219
House Bill 5073: Revise local “angle parking” restrictions
Passed 110 to 0 in the House on November 13, 2013, to allow local governments to permit angle parking on a state “trunkline highway” if the state Department of Transportation allows it.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675214
House Bill 5103: Stagger snowmobile council member terms
Passed 110 to 0 in the House on November 13, 2013, to stagger the ending dates of political appointees on a state “snowmobile and trails advisory council”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=675221