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
Senate Bill 414: Road funding package - potential income tax reduction
Passed 28 to 10 in the Senate on November 3, 2015, to potentially roll back future income tax rates if the amount of revenue deposited into the state “general fund” in a given year grows faster than inflation, but not until 2023. Note that the legislature ultimately controls these deposits, and how much is deposited into the state rainy day fund. Therefore, any future income tax rate reductions would essentially be at the discretion of each legislature, as under current law.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718540
Senate Bill 414: Road funding package - potential income tax reduction
Passed 61 to 46 in the House on November 3, 2015, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which moves back any potential income tax cut until 2023, and requires even higher growth in state tax collections before this could happen.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718574
House Bill 4370: Earmark some income tax to roads; increase home property tax credit:
Passed 62 to 45 in the House on November 3, 2015, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which advances by one year the start of indexing of income and property value caps in the homestead tax credit.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718576
House Bill 4370: Earmark some income tax to roads; increase home property tax credit:
Passed 28 to 10 in the Senate on November 3, 2015, to earmark $600 million in state income tax revenue to road repairs starting in 2020, and smaller amounts starting in 2018. This would potentially reduce the rate of increase in other state spending. Also, to expand a “homestead property tax credit” that homeowners and renters can claim on their state income tax by raising property value and household income caps that limit eligibility, and index these amounts to inflation. The tax credit provision is intended to offset around $200 million of the $600 million of gas tax and vehicle registration tax hikes approved by the legislature.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718537
House Bill 4614: Final road funding package - interstate truckers, alternate fuel tax details
Passed 21 to 17 in the Senate on November 3, 2015, to revise details of the Michigan version of the “Streamlined Sales Tax†project being pursued this and most states with the goal of taxing out-of-state purchase, so that it conforms with the proposal in House Bill 4738 to increase motor fuel taxes.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718543
House Bill 4614: Final road funding package - interstate truckers, alternate fuel tax details
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 3, 2015, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=169616
House Bill 4616: House GOP road funding package
Passed 20 to 18 in the Senate on November 3, 2015, to increase the current 15 cent per gallon motor carrier fuel tax imposed on interstate truckers to correspond with the proposal in House Bill 4738 to increase the state tax on diesel fuel.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718546
House Bill 4636: Clarify self-storage rental insurance regulation
Passed 71 to 34 in the House on September 29, 2015, 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. An earlier version of this bill was vetoed in 2014.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=717383
House Bill 4736: Increase vehicle registration tax
Passed 54 to 53 in the House on November 3, 2015, to concur with the Senate-passed version of this bill, which increases the annual vehicle registration (license plate) tax by 20 percent per vehicle, and imposes a surtax on electric and alternative fuel vehicles whose owners don’t pay gas tax.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718570
House Bill 4736: Increase vehicle registration tax
Passed 20 to 18 in the Senate on November 3, 2015, to increase the annual vehicle registration (license plate) tax by around 20 percent per vehicle. Most of the revenue from this tax goes to the state road budget. Also, to impose a surtax on electric and alternative fuel vehicles that use the roads but don’t pay gas tax.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718534
House Bill 4737: Increase vehicle registration tax
Passed 27 to 11 in the Senate on November 3, 2015, to revise details of road warranties contractors must provide on state road projects, and also to let Detroit use up to 20 percent of the road funding it gets from the state on municipal bus (transit) spending.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718536
House Bill 4738: Increase gas and diesel tax
Passed 55 to 52 in the House on November 3, 2015, to concur with the Senate-passed version of this bill, which increases the 19 cent per gallon state gasoline tax and 15 cent diesel tax to 26.3 cents per gallon starting in 2017.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718568
House Bill 4738: Increase gas and diesel tax
Passed 20 to 18 in the Senate on November 3, 2015, to increase the state gasoline tax from 19 cents per gallon to 26.3 cents per gallon starting in 2017, and after that index the amount to inflation. Also, to increase the state diesel tax from 15 cents to the same 26.3 cents per gallon level, and increase this with inflation too. See also House Bill 4736, which would raise vehicle registration taxes 20 percent.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=718535