Senate Bill 240: Ban powdered alcohol
Passed 102 to 3 in the House on October 13, 2015, to ban the sale, use or possession of “powdered alcohol” in Michigan.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717848
Senate Bill 409: Expand meth-related pseudoephedrine restrictions
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on October 13, 2015, to authorize up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine for attempting to persuade a person to purchase ephedrine or pseudoephedrine while knowing that it will be used to manufacture methamphetamine. Current penalties apply only if the attempt succeeds in persuading someone.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717833
Senate Bill 410: Expand meth-related pseudoephedrine restrictions
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on October 13, 2015, to establish sentencing guidelines for the penalties proposed by Senate Bill 409 for attempting to persuade a person to purchase ephedrine or pseudoephedrine to manufacture methamphetamine.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717834
Senate Bill 424: Increase meth production penalties near school
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on October 13, 2015, to increase the penalties for manufacturing methamphetamine near a school or library.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717835
House Bill 4947: Juvenile justice reform package
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on October 7, 2015, to revise the probate code to reflect the proposal to no longer automatically prosecute and sentence 17 year olds charged with serious crimes as if they are adults.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170386
Senate Bill 151: Repeal deadline on prisoner DNA evidence appeals
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to repeal a Jan. 1, 2016 deadline for a prisoner to appeal his or her conviction on the basis evidence generated by new DNA testing technology.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717905
Senate Bill 303: Authorize putting municipal cemetery reserves in stocks
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to permit municipalities that own a cemetery to invest up money in their “perpetual care and maintenance” reserve funds in high rated mutual funds that hold stocks and bonds, if the stock portion of the fund is limited to 60 percent of its holdings.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717903
Senate Bill 372: Revise firefighter certification detail
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to waive a state firefighter certification testing requirement for a person from another state where this certification is based on the same national standards.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717904
Senate Bill 374: Change “venereal disease” references to “sexually transmitted infection”
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to change references to “venereal disease” in the state Health Code to “sexually transmitted infection.” The code has separate references to viral diseases like AIDS.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717906
Senate Bill 375: Change “venereal disease” references to “sexually transmitted infection”
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to change references to “venereal disease” in the state Health Code to “sexually transmitted infection.” The code has separate references to viral diseases like AIDS.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717907
Senate Bill 376: Change “venereal disease” references to “sexually transmitted infection”
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to change references to “venereal disease” in the state Health Code to “sexually transmitted infection.” The code has separate references to viral diseases like AIDS.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717908
Senate Bill 377: Change “venereal disease” references to “sexually transmitted infection”
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to change references to “venereal disease” in the state Health Code to “sexually transmitted infection.” The code has separate references to viral diseases like AIDS.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717909
Senate Bill 378: Change “venereal disease” references to “sexually transmitted infection”
Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to change references to “venereal disease” in the state Health Code to “sexually transmitted infection.” The code has separate references to viral diseases like AIDS.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717910
Senate Bill 379: Change “venereal disease” references to “sexually transmitted infection”
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to change references to “venereal disease” in the state Health Code to “sexually transmitted infection.” The code has separate references to viral diseases like AIDS.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717911
Senate Bill 380: Change “venereal disease” references to “sexually transmitted infection”
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to change references to “venereal disease” in the state Health Code to “sexually transmitted infection.” The code has separate references to viral diseases like AIDS.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717912
Senate Bill 381: Change “venereal disease” references to “sexually transmitted infection”
Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 14, 2015, to change references to “venereal disease” in the state Health Code to “sexually transmitted infection.” The code has separate references to viral diseases like AIDS.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717913
House Bill 4102: Appropriations: “Omnibus” state budget
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on October 14, 2015, to appropriate $9.35 million to change Flint’s municipal water supplier back to the Detroit system (which serves most communities in the metropolitan region). The bill also appropriates $7.725 million to settle a lawsuit over injuries sustained in a crash caused by a State Police car chase, and smaller amounts for other purposes.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717963
House Bill 4758: Revise drain commission debt detail
Passed 106 to 0 in the House on October 14, 2015, to revise details of the types of debt drain commissions are allowed to incur to provide for term bonds with mandatory redemption (”term bonds”).
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717961
House Bill 4843: Give overdosing minors immunity if they turn themselves in
Passed 106 to 0 in the House on October 14, 2015, to extend immunity from illegal drug laws for an overdosed minor who shows up at a health facility for observation or treatment. This would also apply to a friend who accompanies or assists the overdosed individual.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717960