Senate Bill 51: Rename a road
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to designate a portion of I-75 in Genesee County as the “John Wayne ‘Dusty’ Marcum Memorial Highway”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727414
Senate Bill 150: Impose synchronized prescription drug program insurance mandate
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to impose a new coverage mandate that would require health insurance policies that contain prescription drug coverage to cover programs for synchronizing prescriptions for multiple maintenance drugs.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727431
Senate Bill 334: Revise child abuse reporting mandate
Passed 103 to 0 in the House on February 24, 2016, to revise the law that requires certain health care professionals, social workers and other designated professionals to report suspected child abuse, so that a report filed via an online reporting system the bill would authorize would complete the duty to report. The bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to create an online reporting tool.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727241
Senate Bill 444: Make “critical incident stress management services” confidential
Passed 103 to 2 in the House on March 1, 2016, to establish confidentiality requirements and liability limitations for providers of “critical incident stress management services” for emergency service responders, which involves counselling and other services for post-traumatic-stress type troubles.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727411
Senate Bill 471: Revise district court detail
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to clarify that the “fourth division” of the 67th district court includes the city of Fenton, which is located in both Genesee and Oakland counties.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727416
Senate Bill 729: Allow county road loans to townships
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 1, 2016, to allow counties to give 10-year road project loans to townships.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727389
House Bill 4436: Revise drivers license suspension appeal detail
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to allow a court to order restricted driving privileges for a person appealing a license suspension. Under current law a court may only review the record in such an appeal, and may not allow a (less stringent) drivers license restriction.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727415
House Bill 4458: Repeal “complete streets” advisory council
Passed 28 to 10 in the Senate on March 1, 2016, to eliminate a government “complete streets” advisory council comprised of representatives of various pro-sidewalk interest groups that was created by a 2010 law mandating local governments include “complete-streets” policies in their land use “master-plans,” defined as ones that “promote safe and efficient movement of people and goods whether by car, truck, transit, assistive device, foot, or bicycle”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727388
House Bill 4874: Redesignate a road
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to designate a portion of business US-127 in Clinton County the “PFC Andrew H. Nelson Memorial Highway”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727432
House Bill 5050: Repeal obsolete laws
Passed 102 to 1 in the House on February 24, 2016, to repeal an obsolete law related to horse breeding and “the registration of stallions”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727243
House Bill 5051: Repeal obsolete laws
Passed 103 to 0 in the House on February 24, 2016, to repeal an obsolete law that governs the collection of “specific taxes,” which are generally an alternative to property taxes that is created to accomplish some specific governmental purpose. This is now covered under regular property tax collection laws. The bill is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5050 to 5060.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727242
House Bill 5052
Passed 102 to 1 in the House on February 24, 2016, to repeal an obsolete law related to “immature or unwholesome calves, pigs, kids, and lambs.” This is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5050 to 5060.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727244
House Bill 5053: Repeal obsolete laws
Passed 102 to 1 in the House on February 24, 2016, to repeal obsolete sections of the state dog licensing law. This is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5050 to 5060.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727245
House Bill 5054: Repeal obsolete laws
Passed 103 to 0 in the House on February 24, 2016, to repeal an obsolete law related to plant nursery and seed sales. This is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5050 to 5060.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727246
House Bill 5055: Repeal obsolete laws
Passed 96 to 7 in the House on February 24, 2016, to repeal an obsolete law related to the removal of grain silos treated with polychlorinated biphenyls.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727247
House Bill 5059: Repeal obsolete laws
Passed 104 to 1 in the House on March 1, 2016, to repeal an obsolete law related to “started pullets.” This is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5050 to 5060.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727409
House Bill 5060: Repeal obsolete laws
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to repeal an obsolete law related to “livestock and poultry remedies.” This is part of a package consisting of House Bills 5050 to 5060.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727410
House Bill 5128: Allow some pension double-dipping by retired DNR employees
Passed 77 to 28 in the House on March 1, 2016, to allow Department of Natural Resources retirees to collect a pension while also being compensated on a per diem basis by the department for “wildland fire management services”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727412
House Bill 5189: Revise “farmland preservation” tax breaks
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to revise details of a state law that gives income tax credits for property covered by a “farmland preservation” agreement, allowing credit payments to included to income current year tax refunds.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727406
House Bill 5190: Revise “farmland preservation” credit details
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to revise details of a state law that gives income tax credits for property covered by a “farmland preservation” agreement, allowing credit payments to included to income current year tax refunds.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727407
House Bill 5191: Revise “farmland preservation” credit details
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to revise details of a state law that gives income tax credits for property covered by a “farmland preservation” agreement, allowing credit payments to included to income current year tax refunds.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727408
House Bill 5202: Create a government “youth advisory council”
Passed 105 to 0 in the House on March 1, 2016, to create a government “youth advisory council” to “recognize contributions of youths in this state” and “hold forums to give youths a voice”.
See Who Voted “Yes” and Who Voted “No” at http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=727413
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