Senate Bill 225: Revise procedure for taking ownership of inherited pistol
Passed 99 to 6 in the House on October 29, 2015, to revise the law that requires an individual who obtains a pistol from a private person to first get a government permit. (This does not apply to purchases from a licensed firearms dealer.) The bill would clarify that a person who inherits a pistol would have 30 days to get this government license after taking physical possession of the pistol.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718505
Senate Bill 226: Ban gun dealers keeping photos of buyers
Passed 99 to 6 in the House on October 29, 2015, to revise statutory references in the state’s sentencing guidelines to reflect the gun purchase provisions proposed by Senate Bill 225.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718506
Senate Bill 349: Revise delinquent property tax procedure detail
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on October 29, 2015, to revise the requirement that county treasurers notify a delinquent property owner on a specific date that foreclosure and forfeiture proceedings will begin. Instead, the bill would allow this notice to be sent anytime in the 60 days before specified date.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718507
Senate Bill 539: Expand “promise zone†tax increment financing authorities
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 29, 2015, to expand from 10 to 15 the number of “promise zone†tax increment financing authorities (TIFA) located in low income and “low educational attainment†areas. These entities were authorized by a 2008 law to “capture” a portion of any increases in the state portion of school property tax revenue in the area, and use the money to partially subsidize college tuition for local students.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718478
Senate Bill 540: Expand allowable uses of state education tax
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 29, 2015, to revise the law that authorizes a 6 mill state property tax for school funding, to authorize using some of this money for other purposes. This is related to changes to the proposal in Senate Bill 539 of expanding “promise zone†tax increment financing schemes.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718479
House Bill 4195: Limit some government “venture capital investment†spending
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 29, 2015, to prohibit the state from pledging any more future tax revenue to guarantee investor returns under an “early stage venture capital investment” scheme authorized by a 2003 law. The bill would not affect several other government “venture capital” schemes however, including a “Venture Capital Development” program under the Granholm-era “21st Century Jobs Fund” rubric, a “Venture Match Fund,” a “Venture Development Fund,” an “Accelerator Fund,†past grants to a “Venture Capital Association” and more.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718475
House Bill 4196: Repeal government “venture capital investment†program
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 29, 2015, to move forward from 2054 to 2030 the expiration of a state “early stage venture capital investment corporation,†which pledges future tax revenue to guarantee investor returns on certain types of investments. See also House Bills 4195 and 4365.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718476
House Bill 4365: Cap certain previously authorized corporate subsidies or tax breaks
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 29, 2015, to reduce from $600 million to $450 million the total amount of subsidies or tax breaks that may be delivered to firms who made deals with the state guaranteeing them a certain return on investments in “early stage ventures†under a 2003 law. See also House Bills 4195 and 4196.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718477
House Bill 4680: Extend prison industry law
Passed 104 to 1 in the House on October 29, 2015, to extend for five years a law that allows a private business to market textiles produced cut and sewn by state prisoners if this does not compete with any other products made in Michigan.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718504
Senate Bill 579: Exempt new library taxes from brownfields “captureâ€
Introduced by Sen. David Robertson (R) on October 27, 2015, to exempt new library property taxes from being “captured†by a local brownfields tax increment finance authority and used to pay for its various projects and subsidies. These authorities were authorized in the 1990s to clean up and put back in service abandoned industrial sites, but since then have increasingly been used to deliver â€economic development†subsidies to developers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170504
Senate Bill 580: Ban open carry in “gun free†zone
Introduced by Sen. Michael Green (R) on October 27, 2015, to establish sentencing guidelines for violations of the ban proposed by Senate Bill 442 on openly carrying a pistol in one of the “gun free zones†specified in the concealed pistol permit law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170505
Senate Bill 581: More clearly define registered sex offender restrictions
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones (R) on October 27, 2015, to revise a provision in the sex offender registration law that prohibits individuals required to register from loitering near a school with the “primary purpose of observing or contacting minors.†The bill would change this to “with the intent to engage or solicit another person to engage in an act prohibited by a listed offense involving a minorâ€.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170506
Senate Bill 582: Revise county delinquent tax revolving fund details
Introduced by Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R) on October 27, 2015, to revise regulations on county borrowing related to the delinquent tax revolving funds they are allowed to maintain, which allow the county to used borrowed money to pay local governments the amount of unpaid taxes they are due, with the county assuming the responsibility for collecting the unpaid taxes and the proceeds when the taxes are collected (for example, when the property is foreclosed and sold at a tax auction).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170507
Senate Bill 583: Revise county delinquent tax revolving fund details
Introduced by Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R) on October 27, 2015, to revise regulations on county borrowing related to the delinquent tax revolving funds they are allowed to maintain. See Senate Bill 582 for more details. This bill revises procedures for county’s borrowing against the eventual collection of delinquent tax revenues.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170508
Senate Bill 584: Let assisted living facilities sell drinks to residents
Introduced by Sen. Peter MacGregor (R) on October 27, 2015, to allow up to 20 “homes for the aged†(assisted living facilities for seniors) around the state to get a liquor license that lets them sell drinks to residents and “bona fide guestsâ€.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170510
Senate Bill 585: Let assisted living facilities sell drinks to residents
Introduced by Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R) on October 27, 2015, to allow up to 20 “homes for the aged†(assisted living facilities for seniors) around the state to get a liquor license that lets them sell drinks to residents and “bona fide guests. Senate Bill 584 is the main bill in this package.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170511
Senate Bill 586: Let assisted living facilities sell drinks to residents
Introduced by Sen. Kenneth Horn (R) on October 27, 2015, to allow up to 20 “homes for the aged†(assisted living facilities for seniors) around the state to get a liquor license that lets them sell drinks to residents and “bona fide guests.†Senate Bill 584 is the main bill in this package.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170512
Senate Bill 587: Let assisted living facilities sell drinks to residents
Introduced by Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr. (D) on October 27, 2015, to set at $600 the cost of the liquor license fee for assisted living facilities proposed by Senate Bill 584.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170513
Senate Bill 588: Increase authority of Indian tribe conservation officers
Introduced by Sen. Tom Casperson (R) on October 27, 2015, to give uniformed Indian tribe conservation officers the same authority as state conservation officers, police or a land owner to require an individual who possesses hunting, fishing or trapping apparatus to show his or license.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170514
Senate Bill 589: Include EMTs in impaired doctor program
Introduced by Sen. Tom Casperson (R) on October 27, 2015, to expand a section of the public health code that establishes procedures, a recovery program and a monitoring system for health professionals who may be impaired due to substance abuse, so that this also applies to emergency medical technicians.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170515
Senate Bill 590: Collect health insurance and medical data in state database
Introduced by Sen. Jim Marleau (R) on October 28, 2015, to require the Department of Community Health to create a statewide database within one year that collects and aggregates specified data from health insurance companies, doctors and hospitals on all health care given to patients, including details on cost and who paid. The database itself would not include the identities of individuals, but would contain “identifiers†that could connect the data to names held by third party data collectors approved by the state.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170530
Senate Bill 591: Regulate small native copper mines separately
Introduced by Sen. Tom Casperson (R) on October 29, 2015, to establish a separate regulatory regime over small native copper mining operations (meaning ones that generate less than 75,000 tons of waste rock a year to extract copper “in its elemental formâ€).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170540
House Bill 5017: Revise credit union law
Introduced by Rep. Anthony Forlini (R) on October 27, 2015, to revise and update many details of the state regulatory regime that governs the ownership, management and operations of credit unions. The bill is part of a legislative package consisting of House Bills 5017 to 5022.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170517
House Bill 5018: Revise credit union law
Introduced by Rep. Peter Pettalia (R) on October 27, 2015, to revise and update many details of the state regulatory regime that governs the ownership, management and operations of credit unions. The bill is part of a legislative package consisting of House Bills 5017 to 5022.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170518
House Bill 5019: Revise credit union law
Introduced by Rep. Paul D. Clemente (D) on October 27, 2015, to revise and update many details of the state regulatory regime that governs the ownership, management and operations of credit unions. The bill is part of a legislative package consisting of House Bills 5017 to 5022.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170519
House Bill 5020: Revise credit union law
Introduced by Rep. Lana Theis (R) on October 27, 2015, to revise and update many details of the state regulatory regime that governs the ownership, management and operations of credit unions. The bill is part of a legislative package consisting of House Bills 5017 to 5022, and addresses sections authorizing confidentiality and bank examiner access.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170520
House Bill 5021: Revise credit union law
Introduced by Rep. Tom Barrett (R) on October 27, 2015, to revise and update many details of the state regulatory regime that governs the ownership, management and operations of credit unions. The bill is part of a legislative package consisting of House Bills 5017 to 5022, and addresses mergers.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170521
House Bill 5022: Revise credit union law
Introduced by Rep. Leslie Love (D) on October 27, 2015, to revise and update many details of the state regulatory regime that governs the ownership, management and operations of credit unions. The bill is part of a legislative package consisting of House Bills 5017 to 5022, and authorizes loan promotion raffles.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170522
House Bill 5023: Establish more “dark sky preservesâ€
Introduced by Rep. Peter Pettalia (R) on October 27, 2015, to designate the Rockport State Recreation Area, Negwegon State Park, and Thompson’s Harbor State Park as “dark sky preserves,†which means state authorities must restrict outdoor lighting to only that needed for safety, security, or the reasonable use and enjoyment.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170523
House Bill 5024: Study vehicle driver marijuana intoxication threshold standards
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on October 27, 2015, to create a new government commission to review and analyze research and state laws relating to THC (marijuana) bodily content levels for purposes of establishing levels that indicate impaired driving, and then make policy recommendations.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170524
House Bill 5025: Revise wine and grape council
Introduced by Rep. Brandt Iden (R) on October 27, 2015, to revise the particular interests that must be represented on a government grape and wine industry council, by adding a member who represents micro-brewer interests.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170525
House Bill 5026: Authorize and regulate government drones
Introduced by Rep. Jim Runestad (R) on October 27, 2015, to allow and establish regulations for the use by the state or local governments and law enforcement agencies of unmanned aerial drone vehicles, generally limiting their use to situations where there is a public safety emergency, or probable cause exists to suspect specific criminal activity, or a warrant has been issued. The bill would ban drones that carry weapons from Michigan skies. It would also establish specific conditions and restrictions for disclosing and retaining information a drone obtains about a person, mandate public disclosure of drone operation details, establish penalties for violations and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170526
House Bill 5027: Authorize and regulate government drones
Introduced by Rep. Jim Runestad (R) on October 27, 2015, to establish sentencing guidelines for violation of the unmanned aerial drone vehicle regulations and restrictions proposed by House Bill 5026.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170527
House Bill 5028: Authorize electronic court records system and fees
Introduced by Rep. Klint Kesto (R) on October 28, 2015, to authorize an electronic system for filing documents in civil cases in state courts, and fees to use and pay for it. This bill lays out the schedule of electronic filing fees for various actions in various courts, and is part of a package consisting of House Bill 5027 to 5030 and Senate Bills 531 to 533.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170533
House Bill 5029: Authorize electronic court records system and fees
Introduced by Rep. Kurt Heise (R) on October 28, 2015, to authorize an electronic system for filing documents in civil cases in state courts, and fees to use and pay for it. This bill adds relevant definitions to state statutes, and is part of a package consisting of House Bill 5027 to 5030 and Senate Bills 531 to 533.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170534
House Bill 5030: Authorize electronic court records system and fees
Introduced by Rep. Amanda Price (R) on October 28, 2015, to authorize an electronic system for filing documents in civil cases in state courts, and fees to use and pay for it. This bill adds new fees for civil actions whether filed electronically or not, and is part of a package consisting of House Bill 5027 to 5030 and Senate Bills 531 to 533.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170535
House Bill 5031: Authorize electronic court records system and fees
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on October 28, 2015, to authorize an electronic system for filing documents in civil cases in state courts, and fees to use and pay for it. This bill specifies procedures for processing the proposed new fees, and is part of a package consisting of House Bill 5027 to 5030 and Senate Bills 531 to 533.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170536
House Bill 5032: Mandate auto insurers notify state of cancelations
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on October 28, 2015, to require auto insurers to notify the Secretary of State if a person does not renew or cancels vehicle insurance, or if the policy is terminated. Also, to increase the penalty to $1,000 for second and subsequent driving-without-insurance violations. Under Michigan’s no-fault insurance law drivers are required to have insurance in order to register and operate a vehicle, but the state has no way of knowing if a person cancels the insurance after paying the annual vehicle registration tax.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170537
House Bill 5033: Repeal obsolete insanity definition
Introduced by Rep. George T. Darany (D) on October 28, 2015, to repeal a 1959 law that defined an “insane†person as “an idiot, a non compos, a lunatic and an otherwise distracted personâ€.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170538
House Bill 5034: Give fiduciary authority over “digital assetsâ€
Introduced by Rep. Anthony Forlini (R) on October 28, 2015, to create a new law giving fiduciaries authorized by other state laws to oversee or manage the property of an estate or a vulnerable individual access and authority over the person’s “digital assets†and accounts, defined as “electronic record in which a user has a right or interest.†See also House Bill 4072, which amends an existing state law to do the same thing, which also clarifies rights to an online username, word, character, code, or contract right under a terms-of-service agreement.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170539
House Bill 5035: Expand electricity choice
Introduced by Rep. Gary Glenn (R) on October 29, 2015, to revise a 10 percent cap the legislature imposed in 2008 on the amount of the electricity market that can be served by generators who are in competition with regulated monopoly utilities. The bill would establish that power sold to schools and colleges is exempt from the 10 percent competition cap.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170542
House Bill 5036: Let public schools put reserve funds in out of state bank
Introduced by Rep. Michael McCready (R) on October 29, 2015, to allow school districts to invest reserve funds in a financial institution located in another state.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170543
House Bill 5037: Authorize titles for “kit cars,†‘rods, etc.
Introduced by Rep. Brett Roberts (R) on October 29, 2015, to require the Secretary of State to issue a vehicle identification number (VIN) and title to all documented kit cars, street rods, rebodied or modified cars, and off-road vehicles.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170544
House Bill 5038: Study new road concrete
Introduced by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) on October 29, 2015, to require the Department of Transportation to do a pilot project using “engineered cementitious composite†concrete in 2016 and file a report on the material (also called fibrous bendable concrete).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170545
House Bill 5039: Mandate generator electric backup for dialysis centers
Introduced by Rep. Derek Miller (D) on October 29, 2015, to require dialysis treatment centers to have emergency generator backup power systems as specified in the bill.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170546
House Bill 5040: Require 30 year design life for freeway truck lane
Introduced by Rep. Derek Miller (D) on October 29, 2015, to require that in all future repair projects the right lane of an interstate freeway must have a 30-year design life.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170547