Administrative Law
HB 5981 Legislature; legislative agencies; ombudsman for public employees; create.
SB 1034 Civil rights; racial discrimination; African, Caribbean, and diaspora affairs commission act; create.
Agriculture Law
HB 6023 Individual income tax; other; Michigan feed our future grant program act; create.
HB 6024 Individual income tax; other; Michigan feed our future grant program act; create.
Animal Law
HB 6009 Animals; dogs; certain unnecessary medical procedures for dogs; prohibit.
Budget
SB 1018 Appropriations; supplemental; supplemental appropriation for the Detroit public schools community district; provide for. Creates new appropriation act.
Business Law
HB 5937 Health; pharmaceuticals; annual report on certain costs associated with prescription drugs; require manufacturers of prescription drugs to file. Creates new act.
HB 5976 Children; child care; adult-to-child ratio at child care centers; modify.
HB 5977 Children; child care; grace period for child care providers to implement new rules; provide for.
HB 5998 Economic development; Michigan strategic fund; Michigan small business relief funding program; codify.
Civil Procedure
HB 5962 Civil procedure; evictions; residential evictions during the COVID-19 state of emergency; prohibit.
Civil Rights
SB 1017 Civil rights; public records; legislature and offices of governor and lieutenant governor; make subject to FOIA. Amends secs. 2 & 13 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.232 & 15.243).
Corrections
SB 1051 Corrections; parole; conditions of parole to be tailored to offender; require.
Constitutional Law
HB 5990 Elections; petitions; tolling of petition signature time frame for initiatives and constitutional amendments; provide for when the governor declares a state of emergency.
Construction Law
HB 5965 Construction; fire safety; cross-reference to the Michigan fireworks safety act; update.
HB 5992 Construction; code; installation of emergency responder radio coverage systems in K-12 educational facilities; require.
SB 1030 Energy; alternative sources; property assessed clean energy program; include environmental hazard, new construction, and multifamily projects.
Consumer Law
HB 5942 Health occupations; pharmacists; disclosure of prescription drug prices to consumers; allow, and prohibit pharmacies and pharmacists from entering into certain contracts. Amends sec. 17757 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17757) & adds sec. 17757b.
HB 5968 Fireworks; penalties; sale and use of fireworks; regulate, and repeal Michigan fireworks safety act.
Contracts Law
COVID-19
HB 5963 Housing; other; use of security deposit to pay rent during a declared emergency; allow.
HB 5983 Environmental protection; permits; reduction of air quality permits; allow during a declared emergency.
HB 5989 Elections; polling places; relocation of a polling location during a declared emergency; allow.
HB 5999 Human services; services or financial assistance; burial assistance for certain individuals affected by COVID-19; provide for.
HB 6002 Human services; food assistance; requirements for food assistance; modify during a declared emergency.
HB 6025 State financing and management; other; reimbursement for costs of COVID-19 from the People's Republic of China; require state treasurer to demand.
SB 1019 Worker's compensation; employers; immunity to employers who follow federal and state guidelines for reopening and implementing safety protocols; provide for. Amends 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.101 - 418.941) by adding sec. 895.
SB 1022 Labor; fair employment practices; employer taking adverse employment action against an employee who is absent from work; prohibit during a declared emergency.
SB 1023 Labor; health and safety; COVID-19 emergency; provide protection from liability to certain persons on reopening of business or school.
SB 1024 Torts; defenses; COVID-19 emergency; provide protection from liability to certain persons.
Criminal Law
HB 5948 Crimes; other; disposal of local ordinances and meeting minutes; clarify.
HB 5964 Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for violation of Michigan fireworks safety act; repeal.
HB 5971 Criminal procedure; other; notice to parent or guardian of a minor before questioned by law enforcement; require.
HB 5973 Criminal procedure; forfeiture; disposal of funds from seized vehicles; clarify.
HB 5974 Criminal procedure; forfeiture; disposition of funds from civil asset forfeiture; clarify.
HB 5978 Crimes; criminal sexual conduct; law enforcement officer engaging in sexual penetration or sexual contact with an individual in the officer's custody while in the line of duty; prohibit.
HB 5993 Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of felony firearm first offense; provide for.
HB 5994 Criminal procedure; sentencing; 2-year mandatory sentencing requirement for first felony firearm conviction; eliminate.
SB 1016 Criminal procedure; warrants; execution of search warrants; modify. Amends sec. 6 of 1966 PA 189 (MCL 780.656).
SB 1046 Criminal procedure; arrests; authority to issue appearance tickets in lieu of arrest in criminal cases; expand.
SB 1047 Criminal procedure; warrants; procedures related to the issuance of bench warrants for failure to appear and for other processes related to arrest warrants; amend.
SB 1048 Criminal procedure; sentencing; rebuttable presumption for nonjail and nonprobationary sentences in certain misdemeanor cases; create.
SB 1049 Criminal procedure; youthful trainees; age limit for eligibility for youthful trainee status; amend.
SB 1050 Criminal procedure; probation; maximum length of probationary sentences; amend.
Disability & Elder Law
HB 5933 Probate; wills and estates; individuals eligible to witness a will; exclude devisees, and void devises to a devisee who witnesses a will. Amends sec. 2505 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.2505).
HB 5950 Traffic control; driver license; communication impediment designation requirements; modify.
HB 5951 State; identification cards; communication impediment designation requirements for state identification cards; modify.
HB 6027 Natural resources; hunting; free all-species fishing license for individuals with a developmental disability; provide for.
Education Law
HB 5952 Education; teachers; teacher and school administrator performance evaluations; modify rating structure and remove student growth and assessment data as factor in.
HB 5953 Education; teachers; ratings related to performance evaluations for teachers; modify.
HB 5954 Individual income tax; other; local teacher supply reimbursement program act; create.
HB 5955 Individual income tax; forms; voluntary contributions to local teacher supply reimbursement fund; provide for, and allow deduction.
HB 5956 Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; medical benefit plan contributions; modify for public school employers.
HB 5957 Education; school districts; teacher-cadet program; create.
HB 5958 Higher education; financial aid; paraprofessionals to teachers grant program; create.
HB 5959 Higher education; financial aid; fund for paraprofessional to teacher pathways grant program; provide for.
HB 5960 Education; school districts; school improvement plan; require to include certain professional development plans.
HB 5961 Education; financing; funding for certain districts that have experienced a certain decrease in pupil to teacher ratio; provide for.
HB 6011 Education; other; certain requirements concerning teacher evaluations; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
HB 6012 Education; teachers; strict compliance with certain requirements regarding assessments or other performance evaluations of teachers; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
HB 6013 Education; school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
HB 6014 Education; examinations; administration of Michigan student test of educational progress (M-STEP) examination; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
HB 6015 Education; elementary; third grade reading law; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
HB 6016 Education; examinations; Michigan merit examination; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
HB 6017 Education; examinations; administration of the Michigan merit examination as requirement for state school aid funding; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
HB 6018 Education; elementary; kindergarten readiness assessment; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
HB 6019 School aid; penalties; minimum days and hours of pupil instruction requirements for the 2020-2021 school year; modify.
HB 6020 Education; attendance; compulsory attendance requirements, and reporting of suspensions, expulsion, truancy, and absenteeism; revise.
HB 6021 Education; other; certain advisory committee within the department of education; create.
SB 1011 Education; school districts; electronic learning days; provide for. Amends sec. 1231 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1231) & adds sec. 1851b.
SB 1012 Education; other; certain requirements concerning required hours and days of pupil instruction; modify. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1701).
SB 1013 Education; attendance; definition for attendance; provide for, and provide for certain benchmark assessment requirements. Amends secs. 3, 6, 18, 23a & 104 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1603 et seq.).
SB 1014 Education; other; certain requirements concerning virtual courses; modify. Amends sec. 21f of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1621f).
SB 1028 Education; attendance; compulsory attendance requirements, and reporting of suspensions, expulsion, truancy, and absenteeism; revise.
SB 1037 Education; other; certain advisory committee within the department of education; create.
SB 1038 Education; examinations; administration of the Michigan merit examination as requirement for state school aid funding; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
SB 1039 Education; school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
SB 1040 Education; other; certain requirements concerning teacher evaluations; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
SB 1041 Education; examinations; administration of Michigan student test of educational progress (M-STEP) examination; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
SB 1042 Education; examinations; Michigan merit examination; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
SB 1043 Education; elementary; kindergarten readiness assessment; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
SB 1044 Education; teachers; strict compliance with certain requirements regarding assessments or other performance evaluations of teachers; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
SB 1045 Education; elementary; third grade reading law; suspend for the 2020-2021 school year.
SB 1052 Higher education; financial aid; educational expenses eligible for payment in promise zones; modify.
Elections
HB 5985 Elections; absent voters; permanent absent voter list; require.
HB 5986 Elections; registration; preregistration to vote at age 16; provide for.
HB 5987 Elections; absent voters; tabulating certain absent voter ballots received up to 48 hours after the close of the polls on election day; authorize.
HB 5988 Elections; other; state to reimburse local government costs for election mail postage; require under certain circumstances.
HB 5991 Elections; absent voters; notification to voters of a missing signature or signature mismatch on an absent voter application or ballot; require.
HB 6000 Labor; fair employment practices; leave time to vote in election; allow for certain employees.
HB 6001 Elections; other; methods to convey election night results; modify.
SB 1029 Labor; fair employment practices; leave time to vote in election; allow for certain employees.
Environmental & Natural Resources Law
HB 5979 Land use; zoning and growth management; aggregates mining; modify conditions under which zoning ordinance may prohibit.
HB 5980 Natural resources; mining; department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy permit for aggregate mining water withdrawal; require.
SB 1020 Natural resources; shorelands; permit requirement for certain activities along the Great Lakes shoreline above the statutory ordinary high-water mark; exempt.
SB 1031 Energy; alternative sources; property assessment program; authorize to finance residential energy and environmental hazard projects.
SB 1032 Energy; alternative sources; property assessed clean energy program; extend participation to residential energy and environmental hazard projects.
Healthcare Law
HB 5938 Insurance; third party administrators; requirement for pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed in Michigan; provide for. Creates new act.
HB 5939 Insurance; health benefits; formulary changes during a plan year; regulate. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406v.
HB 5940 Health; pharmaceuticals; distribution of gifts or other inducements by drug manufacturers or wholesale distributors to a health care provider; prohibit and require drug manufacturers and wholesale distributors to provide certain information to the board of pharmacy. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 17748e & 17748f.
HB 5941 Insurance; third party administrators; definition and regulation of a pharmacy benefit manager; provide for, and regulate certain actions by a carrier relating to prescriptions drugs. Amends title & sec. 2 of 1984 PA 218 (MCL 550.902) & adds secs. 26 & 27.
HB 5943 Health; pharmaceuticals; health care false claim act; modify exemption from criminal liability to exclude manufacturers of prescription drugs from providing discounts under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 2 & 4e of 1984 PA 323 (MCL 752.1002 & 752.1004a).
HB 5944 Insurance; health benefits; application of amount paid by the insured or other certain parties when calculating the insured's co-pay for a prescription drug; require under certain conditions. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406v.
HB 5945 Health facilities; hospitals; charge description master; require hospitals to post online. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 21517.
SB 1021 Health occupations; health professionals; reciprocity requirements for an individual licensed in Canada; modify.
SB 1033 Human services; medical services; Medicaid coverage for postpartum women; provide for.
SB 1036 Human services; medical services; exemption of certain prescription drugs from the department of health and human services Medicaid prior authorization process; provide for.
Information Technology
HB 5949 Communications; internet; regulation of broadband internet; modify.
Insurance Law
HB 5934 Insurance; no-fault; assigned claims plan; require unlimited-level benefit reimbursement for bicyclists. Amends sec. 3172 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3172).
HB 5982 Appropriations; supplemental; supplemental appropriation for individuals waiting for claims to be processed by the unemployment insurance agency; provide for.
SB 1015 Insurance; reinsurance; reciprocal jurisdiction of assuming insurer; require, and provide for other technical amendments. Amends secs. 1103 & 1106 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1103 & 500.1106).
Juvenile Law
HB 5975 Children; child care; adult-to-child ratio for in-home child care providers; modify.
HB 6026 Children; protection; children's assurance of quality foster care policy; modify.
Labor & Employment Law
HB 5966 Law enforcement; fire personnel; cross-reference to the Michigan fireworks safety act; update.
HB 5970 Law enforcement; employment; volunteer law enforcement officers; prohibit.
HB 5995 Occupations; pawnbrokers; statewide electronic database of transactions by pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers, and precious metal and gem dealers; establish, provide for the possession and disposition of certain pawned items, and make general revisions to licensing statute.
HB 5996 Occupations; junk and secondhand dealers; statewide database of transactions by secondhand dealers, precious metal and gem dealers, and pawnbrokers; require participation.
HB 5997 Occupations; business licensing and registration; statewide database of transactions by secondhand dealers, precious metal and gem dealers, and pawnbrokers; require participation by precious metal and gem dealers.
HB 6010 Labor; fair employment practices; lower minimum wage for certain employees; eliminate.
HJR S Individual income tax; rate; graduated income tax and exclusion of retirement and pension benefits; allow and provide for.
Landlord-Tenant Law
Licensing & Regulation
HB 5935 Property tax; delinquent taxes; authority of county treasurers to forgive certain low-dollar delinquent tax balances in certain cases; provide for. Amends sec. 78h of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.78h).
HB 5936 Property tax; delinquent taxes; fees and interest; allow county treasurers to waive in certain circumstances. Amends secs. 78a & 78g of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.78a & 211.78g).
HB 5967 Fireworks; other; cross-reference to the Michigan fireworks safety act; update.
HB 5969 Law enforcement; reports; requirement to comply with reporting requirements in order to receive revenue sharing payments; provide for.
HB 6003 Mobile homes; other; residents' right of first refusal in sale or lease of a mobile home park; provide for.
HB 6004 Mobile homes; other; promulgation and enforcement of rules for mobile home parks; establish under licensing and regulatory affairs.
HB 6005 Mobile homes; other; residents' right of first refusal in sale or lease of a mobile home park; provide for.
HB 6006 Housing; manufactured, modular, or mobile homes; public database of mobile home park owners and operators; provide for.
HB 6007 Mobile homes; sales; payment of fair market value to owner of an abandoned mobile home in certain circumstances; require.
HB 6008 Mobile homes; owner's rights; requirement of written leases for mobile home park tenants; modify.
SB 1025 State financing and management; other; penalties for violations of the emergency management act; modify.
Marijuana Law
HB 6022 Medical marihuana; caregivers; operation of medical marihuana caregivers in residential neighborhoods; prohibited unless allowed by ordinance.
Motor Vehicles
Probate & Estate Planning
Real Property
HB 5984 Housing; other; funding for the forgiveness of mortgages and rent; provide for.
State & Local Government
HB 5946 Highways; memorial; portion of US-131; designate as the "Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse Memorial Highway".
HB 5947 Local government; other; electronic retention of ordinances and meeting minutes; authorize, and allow for the disposal of original ordinances and meeting minutes.
HB 5972 Revenue sharing; cities and villages; reports of certain law enforcement related information; require to receive revenue sharing payments.
Tax
SB 1026 Use tax; exemptions; exemption for certain personal protective equipment; provide for.
SB 1027 Sales tax; exemptions; exemption for certain personal protective equipment; provide for.
SB 1035 Individual income tax; reporting; methods for reporting federal adjustments due to partnership level audits; provide for.
Tort, Product Liability & Malpractice