Senate Bill 472: Revise tobacco lawsuit assessment law
Passed 103 to 0 in the House on March 2, 2016, to revise details of the law that imposes assessments on tobacco companies that were not parties to 1998 tobacco lawsuit master settlement agreement (which compelled companies to pay hundreds of billions of dollars to states for decades into the future).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727594
Senate Bill 473: Revise tobacco lawsuit assessment law
Passed 103 to 0 in the House on March 2, 2016, to require the Department of Treasury to share with the Attorney General information it obtains that is relevant to the enforcement of the law that imposes assessments on tobacco companies that were not parties to 1998 tobacco lawsuit master settlement agreement (which compelled companies to pay hundreds of billions of dollars to states for decades into the future).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727595
Senate Bill 496: Make operating a motorcycle without a license a misdemeanor
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 2, 2016, to make operating a motorcycle without a motorcycle “indorsement” on the operator’s drivers license a misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine and three months in jail for a first offense, and up to a year for subsequent offenses.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727579
Senate Bill 644: Revise government health care facility ownership forms
Passed 101 to 2 in the House on March 2, 2016, to revise details of a law that prescribes regulations and procedures for a municipality converting government health care facilities corporations into nonprofit corporations.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727598
House Bill 4898: Regulate “large scale breeding kennels”
Passed 83 to 20 in the House on March 2, 2016, to authorize the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to impose additional regulations on “large scale breeding kennels,” defined as ones where more at least 15 female dogs are housed for purposes of breeding. Also, to impose an annual $500 license fee on these operations.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727596
House Bill 5107: Require human trafficking notices at specified places
Passed 95 to 8 in the House on March 2, 2016, to require that notices be posted at every state and local highway rest stop or welcome facility, train and bus stations, airports and adult entertainment establishments, to the effect that forced servitude is unlawful and victims or others should call a state hotline shown on the notice.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727597
Senate Bill 332: Reduce minor-in-possession of alcohol sanctions
Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate on March 3, 2016, to remove the misdemeanor penalties for a first violation of the minor-in-possession of alcohol law, but not on second or third violation, which carry potential 30 and 60 day jail sentences. First-time offenders would instead be subject to a $100 civil fine. The bill also revises certain permissible police actions such as requiring a minor to take a chemical breath test.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727783
Senate Bill 333: Suspend drivers license for third “minor in possession” violation
Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate on March 3, 2016, to only suspend the drivers license of a minor for a second and subsequent violation of the state minor-in-possession of alcohol law. The bill also would not require automatic license suspension for a single instance of open alcohol in a vehicle, or a minor transporting alcohol in a vehicle.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727784
Senate Bill 592: Revise organ removal detail
Passed 100 to 3 in the House on March 3, 2016, to include a facility operated by a federally designated organ procurement organization among those in which the surgical removal of a human organ may be performed under state law.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727810
Senate Bill 656: Clarify “re-po” licensure scope
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 3, 2016, to clarify that the act of turning over uncollected bills to a bill collection agency for possible repossession actions, or subsequent communications with that agency, do not come under the regulations, restrictions, licensure requirements and more that apply to “re-po” activities.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727785
Senate Bill 657: Clarify “re-po” licensure scope
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 3, 2016, to clarify that the act of turning over uncollected bills to a bill collection agency for possible repossession actions, or subsequent communications with that agency, do not come under the regulations, restrictions, licensure requirements and more that apply to “re-po” activities.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727786
Senate Bill 672: Expand children sports liability waivers to camping
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 3, 2016, to include “camping activities” in a law that explicitly states that a parent or guardian of a minor who participates in sports or a recreational activity may release the organizer, sponsor or property owner in advance from liability for economic or noneconomic damages for injuries sustained by the minor.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727787
House Bill 4970: Revise county veteran affairs board detail
Passed 103 to 0 in the House on March 3, 2016, to establish that the board of a county department of veterans’ affairs have at least one member from a “congressionally chartered veterans’ organization” within the county, and at least one board member who is not.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727805
House Bill 5156: Revise school “professional development” rules
Passed 89 to 14 in the House on March 3, 2016, to increase from five hours to 30 hours the amount of “professional development” school districts provide for public school teachers, and prescribe in greater detail their content. This is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5156 to 5159.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727809
House Bill 5157: Revise school “professional development” rules
Passed 88 to 15 in the House on March 3, 2016, to prescribe in greater detail content of continuing education requirements for public school administrators, including basing these on an individual professional development plan for each individual. This is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5156 to 5159.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727808
House Bill 5158: Revise school “professional development” rules
Passed 89 to 14 in the House on March 3, 2016, to prescribe in greater detail the procedures and content of “professional development” and continuing education requirements for new public school teachers. This is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5156 to 5159.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727807
House Bill 5159: Require voters approve local “judgment levies”
Passed 55 to 48 in the House on March 3, 2016, to penalize a school district that does not provide the “professional development” and continuing education requirements for public school teachers and administrators proposed by House Bills 5156 to 5158. The bill would authorize withholding part of a district’s funding until it complied.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727806