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House Bill 5739: Ban military duty absence as grounds for child custody decision
Introduced by Rep. Kevin Cotter (R) on September 9, 2014, to revise a 2005 law prohibiting a court from changing an established child custody or parenting time order of a parent who has been called to active duty in the military (unless it is the best interest of the child), so as to also allow the military parent to request a “stay” at any stage of the process before a final judgment, until he or she has returned from duty.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165129

House Bill 5740: Mandate detailed recycling facility reporting
Introduced by Rep. Andrea LaFontaine (R) on September 9, 2014, to mandate that recycling facilities must submit detailed quarterly reports on the quantities of more than 20 types of material they receive, the sources by type, how much non-recyclable material is comingled, and more.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165130

House Bill 5741: Revise multistate foster care compact
Introduced by Rep. Martin Howrylak (R) on September 9, 2014, to replace an existing multistate compact to which Michigan belongs that deals with the placement of children in foster homes or adoptions in another state with a new, updated compact.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165131

House Bill 5742: Authorize appropriation for university autism programs
Introduced by Rep. Margaret O’Brien (R) on September 9, 2014, to authorize the transfer to university autism programs of $5.5 million from a state fund created by a 2012 law intended cover subsidies to health insurance companies to compensate for the cost of a new autism treatment coverage mandate imposed by another law passed that year. This was called for in the state budget enacted for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2014.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165132

House Bill 5743: Revise adoption petition details
Introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon (R) on September 9, 2014, to revise details of a law that specifies where a person who want to adopt a child (or an adult) must file a court petition. Specifically, the petition could be filed with the court of the county where the person resides, where the adoptee is found, or where the birth parent’s parental rights were terminated. Among other things this would streamline the procedures when the person who wants to adopt lives in another state.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165133

House Bill 5744: Revise child protective or delinquency action fees
Introduced by Rep. Kenneth Kurtz (R) on September 9, 2014, to eliminate the requirement to pay court fees to file certain child protective or delinquency actions in court. See House Bill 5745.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165134

House Bill 5745: Revise extended foster care assistance detail
Introduced by Rep. Nancy Jenkins (R) on September 9, 2014, to specify that if a court has appointed a guardian for a youth 16 years of age or older under sections of law dealing with foster care placements, then the court would retain jurisdiction until the Department of Human Services determines the youth’s eligibility to receive extended guardianship assistance under a 2011 law that increased the eligible age from 18 to 21 for young adult foster care, guardianship assistance, and adoption assistance programs.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165135

House Bill 5746: Revise extended foster care assistance detail
Introduced by Rep. Nancy Jenkins (R) on September 9, 2014, to specify that if a court has appointed a guardian for a youth 16 years of age or older under sections of law dealing with foster care placements, then the court would retain jurisdiction until the Department of Human Services determines the youth’s eligibility to receive extended guardianship assistance under a 2011 law that increased the eligible age from 18 to 21 for young adult foster care, guardianship assistance, and adoption assistance programs.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165136

House Bill 5747: Revise handicap parking placard detail
Introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon (R) on September 9, 2014, to allow a permanently disabled veteran to get a new or renewed handicap parking windshield placard automatically, without having to present a medical statement attesting to the disability. These placards have a four year expiration.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165137

House Bill 5748: Revise firearms law reference detail
Introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon (R) on September 9, 2014, to update penal code references to a firearms transportation restriction that was repealed by a 2012 law.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165138

House Bill 5750: Change scope of gun injury duties law to remove BB guns
Introduced by Rep. Ray Franz (R) on September 9, 2014, into revise a law that defines the duties of a person who injures someone with a firearm, so that it no longer applies to BB guns and air, gas or spring powered guns. See also Senate Bills 965 and 966.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165140

House Bill 5751: Establish that military experience meets boiler installer licensure requirements
Introduced by Rep. Bradford Jacobsen (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that having recent and relevant military training and experience meets the criteria for obtaining the state license mandated to earn a living as a boiler installer, boiler repairer or boiler special inspector.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165141

House Bill 5752: Restrict pesticide use on playgrounds
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Irwin (D) on September 9, 2014, to prohibit the use of pesticides on school or day care playgrounds, with exceptions for insect repellent, tamper-resistant insect traps and other comparatively innocuous substances specified in the bill.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165142

House Bill 5753: Repeal obsolete laws package
Introduced by Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes (D) on September 9, 2014, to repeal a law authorizing creation of a county board of auditors by means of a referendum. This is part of a package of obsolete law repealer bills.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165143

House Bill 5754: Repeal obsolete laws package
Introduced by Rep. Patrick Somerville (R) on September 9, 2014, to repeal a law authorizing creation of an elected county board of auditors for Wayne County. This is part of a package of obsolete law repealer bills.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165144

House Bill 5755: Repeal obsolete laws package
Introduced by Rep. Terry Brown (D) on September 9, 2014, to repeal a law requiring fencing to keep livestock out of cemeteries in cities. This is part of a package of obsolete law repealer bills.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165145

House Bill 5756: Repeal obsolete laws package
Introduced by Rep. Amanda Price (R) on September 9, 2014, to repeal an 1846 law requiring townships to impound “distrained” beasts, which appears to mean animals seized by a person to satisfy an obligation owed by another, presumably without legal authority. This is part of a package of obsolete law repealer bills.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165146

House Bill 5757: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Joseph Graves (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of “an order for a special township meeting of the electors” (registered voters) must be made according to the provisions specified by the state Open Meetings Act. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements; see also House Bill 5560.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165147

House Bill 5758: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Amanda Price (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of budget hearings of local governments must be made according to the provisions specified by the state Open Meetings Act. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements; see also House Bill 5560.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165148

House Bill 5759: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Amanda Price (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that the public notice requirement in a law governing driveways, banners, events, and parades must be made according to the provisions specified by the state Open Meetings Act. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements; see also House Bill 5560.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165149

House Bill 5760: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Hugh Crawford (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that the public notice of inclusion or exclusion of roads in a seasonal county road system must be made according to the provisions specified by the state Open Meetings Act. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements; see also House Bill 5560.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165150

House Bill 5761: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Harold Haugh (D) on September 9, 2014, to establish that the public notice of an election to create a county “sinking fund” to cover the debt incurred for public buildings must be made according to the provisions specified by the state election law. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements; see also House Bill 5560.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165151

House Bill 5762: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Ken Yonker (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that the public notice of a county bond election must be made according to the provisions specified by the state election law. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements; see also House Bill 5560.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165152

House Bill 5763: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Ray Franz (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of an opening on a county department of veterans’ affairs must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165153

House Bill 5764: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Klint Kesto (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of a local government civil service job opening must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165154

House Bill 5765: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Henry Yanez (D) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of a proposed dissolution of a township or village board of public service commissioners must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165155

House Bill 5766: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Hugh Crawford (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notices regarding purchasing of county supplies must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165156

House Bill 5767: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Robert Kosowski (D) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of rules of a county or regional parks and recreation commission must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165157

House Bill 5768: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice concerning rules and regulations for county parks must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165158

House Bill 5769: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Martin Howrylak (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of changes to local income tax rules and regulations must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165159

House Bill 5770: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Adam Zemke (D) on September 9, 2014, to establish that the public notice required under a local “noxious weeds” ordinance must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165160

House Bill 5771: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Amanda Price (R) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of a resolution by city or village to borrow money in anticipation of future state road tax revenue must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165161

House Bill 5772: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Adam Zemke (D) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of filing of an assessor’s plat must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165162

House Bill 5773: Local government public notices package
Introduced by Rep. Fred Durhal, Jr. (D) on September 9, 2014, to establish that public notice of rules relating to a city utility users tax must be made according to the provisions proposed by House Bill 5560. This is part of a legislative package updating various local government public notice requirements.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165163

House Bill 5774: Ban radioactive fracking waste from landfills
Introduced by Rep. Dian Slavens (D) on September 9, 2014, to prohibit the disposal of radioactive fracking waste in Michigan landfills.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165164

House Bill 5777: Revise elderly or disabled housing provider tax break detail
Introduced by Rep. Sean McCann (D) on September 9, 2014, to establish that a property tax exemption request for a residence owned by a government or nonprofit entity and that is used solely by elderly or disabled families may be granted retroactively if it was requested in 2011.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165167

House Bill 5778: Mandate Holocaust and genocide instruction
Introduced by Rep. Klint Kesto (R) on September 9, 2014, to mandate that public schools must provide high school students at least six hours each school year of instruction about genocides, including the Holocaust.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165168

House Bill 5779: Expand vehicle accident chemical analysis testing
Introduced by Rep. Wayne Schmidt (R) on September 9, 2014, to revise a law establishing that if the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident is taken to the hospital and a sample of the driver’s blood is withdrawn for medical treatment, the results of a chemical analysis are admissible in court to show the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The bill would expand this to include urine samples.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165169

House Bill 5781: Modify legislator oath of office detail
Introduced by Rep. Matt Lori (R) on September 9, 2014, to modify the way Michigan’s oath of office is administered to state senators and state representatives. Under current law, the oath can be administered by the “chancellor, any justice of the supreme court, the lieutenant governor, the president pro-tempore of the Senate, or the speaker of the House of Representatives.” The bill would remove “the chancellor” and add the House Clerk and Senate Secretary.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165171

House Bill 5782: Increase funding for lower-spending schools
Introduced by Rep. Sam Singh (D) on September 9, 2014, to increase state school aid to lower-spending school districts in the next fiscal year, meaning those that are below the “basic foundation allowance,” and also increase this “basic” allowance.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165172

House Bill 5783: Revise workers comp law to accommodate Amish
Introduced by Rep. Matt Lori (R) on September 9, 2014, to revise the state’s injured worker compensation law to accommodate Amish-owned businesses that do not use the system.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165173

House Bill 5784: Revise LSB publications mandate
Introduced by Rep. Jim Stamas (R) on September 9, 2014, to reduce the statutorily-mandated contents and distribution of two documents the state’s Legislative Service Bureau is required to publish, the Public Acts Report and the Michigan Manual. For details see a summary created by the House Fiscal Agency.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165174

House Bill 5785: Expand permissible criminal court cost levies
Introduced by Rep. John Walsh (R) on September 9, 2014, to expand the costs that can be imposed on a individual convicted in a criminal case. Among other things the bill would authorize imposing an assessment covering a share of the “salaries and benefits of relevant court personnel,” a share of the “goods and services” necessary for the operation of the court, and a share of the costs for the “operation and maintenance of court buildings and facilities.” In addition, the bill would establish that a court has no duty to provide a “calculation of the costs involved in a particular case”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=165175