Legislation Introduced

Agriculture

SB 0591 Food: other; use of PFAS, bisphenols, and phthalates in food packaging; prohibit.

 

Budget

HB 5270 Appropriations: supplemental; funding for certain districts that experienced declining enrollment; provide for.

SB 0609 Appropriations: zero budget; multisection school aid supplemental for fiscal year 2020-2021; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1617b).

SB 0610 Appropriations: zero budget; multisection school aid supplemental for fiscal year 2020-2021; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1617b).

SB 0611 Appropriations: zero budget; multidepartment supplemental appropriations; provide for fiscal year 2020-2021. Creates appropriation act.

SB 0612 Appropriations: zero budget; multidepartment supplemental appropriations; provide for fiscal year 2020-2021. Creates appropriation act.

SB 0613 Appropriations: school aid; multisection school aid supplemental for fiscal year 2021-2022; provide for. Amends secs. 11, 17b, 201 & 236 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 et seq.).

 

Consumer Law

HB 5257 Consumer credit: collection practices; consumer protection act exemptions; modify

 

Courts & Judges

HB 5259 Courts: judges; number of judges in Ottawa County; modify.

 

Education Law

HB 5269 Education: other; public schools requiring that students wear a face mask to attend in-person learning; prohibit.

HB 5283 Education: curriculum; environmental literacy task force to develop environmental literacy model curriculum and report on the curriculum; provide for.

SB 0600 Education: attendance; requirements for public schools concerning certain vaccinations; modify. Amends sec. 1177 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1177) & adds sec. 1177b.

SB 0601 Education: other; requirements for public schools concerning the wearing of face masks and certain testing; implement. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding secs. 1136a & 1136b.

SB 0602 Health: diseases; requirement for a child to receive emergency use authorization vaccination, wear a face mask, or be tested for certain diseases; prohibit under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 5111a.

SB 0603 Health: diseases; issuing emergency orders requiring students to wear a mask, receive emergency use authorization vaccination, or be tested for certain diseases to attend school, participate in school sanctioned activities, or ride the bus; prohibit. Amends secs. 2253 & 2453 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2253 & 333.2453).

SB 0609 Appropriations: zero budget; multisection school aid supplemental for fiscal year 2020-2021; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1617b).

SB 0613 Appropriations: school aid; multisection school aid supplemental for fiscal year 2021-2022; provide for. Amends secs. 11, 17b, 201 & 236 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 et seq.).

 

Elections Law

HB 5253 Elections: offenses; accepting a gift of money or goods from a nongovernmental entity for the purposes of obtaining election-related equipment; prohibit.

HB 5258 Elections: candidates; transmission of proof copies of the ballot to candidates; allow clerks to email.

HB 5268 Elections: absent voters; sending unsolicited absent voter ballot applications; prohibit.

HB 5282 Elections: offenses; intimidating an election inspector or preventing an election inspector from performing his or her duties; prohibit.

HB 5252 Elections: ballot proposals; secretary of state to post on the department’s website a summary of and the date a ballot petition is received; require. Amends sec. 475 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.475).

SB 0604 Elections: campaign practices; organizations employing an individual as a petition signature gatherer if that individual has been convicted of an election crime; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 484b & 956b.

SB 0605 Elections: petitions; procedure for removal of name and signature from a ballot question or recall petition; create. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 473a & 960a.

SB 0606 Elections: offenses; organization employing a circulator who misrepresents the contents of a ballot question or recall petition; provide for invalidating signatures. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 484a & 956a.

SB 0607 Elections: campaign practices; individual circulating a petition; prohibit from being paid for each petition signature collected, and require petition circulators to be paid an hourly wage. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 483b & 957a.

SB 0608 Elections: petitions; process for counting duplicate petition signatures; provide for, and eliminate penalties. Amends secs. 482, 590h, 685, 957 & 958 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.482 et seq.); adds secs. 482f & 547 & repeals sec. 547a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.547a).

 

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

HB 5285 Natural resources: nonnative species; advisory council to combat the online sale of aquatic invasive species; establish.

SB 0593 Environmental protection: sewage; municipal stormwater utilities; provide for, and authorize fee.

 

Family Law

HB 5274 Children: child abuse or child neglect; procedure to amend or expunge inaccurate report of child abuse or child neglect; modify.

HB 5275 Children: child abuse or child neglect; statewide electronic case management system for child abuse and child neglect cases; create and maintain.

HB 5276 Children: child abuse or child neglect; identification of certain child abuse and neglect claims that require listing in the central registry; provide for.

HB 5277 Children: child abuse or child neglect; definitions for certain child abuse or child neglect claims that require listing in the central registry; modify.

HB 5278 Children: child abuse or child neglect; release of certain information regarding child abuse or child neglect claims that require listing in the central registry; modify.

HB 5279 Children: child care; citation to the child protection law; update.

HB 5280 Children: child care; definition of “severe physical injury”; spell out.

SJR J Children: other; consideration of best interests of the child in all parental termination cases, child custody cases, and out-of-home placement cases; require.

 

Healthcare Law

HB 5261 Health: patient directives; procedures for the use and recording of a nonopioid directive form; modify.

HB 5262 Insurance: health insurers; providing insured a nonopioid directive form; require.

HB 5263 Insurance: health insurers; posting nonopioid directive form on website; require.

HB 5264 Health facilities: hospitals; website for nonopioid directive form; require posting.

HB 5266 Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; liability of emergency medical services personnel and other persons; modify.

SB 0597 Human services: medical services; specialty integrated plan; provide for in behavioral health services.

SB 0598 Mental health: code; updates regarding the transition from specialty prepaid inpatient health plans to specialty integration plans; provide for.

SB 0601 Education: other; requirements for public schools concerning the wearing of face masks and certain testing; implement. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding secs. 1136a & 1136b.

SB 0602 Health: diseases; requirement for a child to receive emergency use authorization vaccination, wear a face mask, or be tested for certain diseases; prohibit under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 5111a.

SB 0603 Health: diseases; issuing emergency orders requiring students to wear a mask, receive emergency use authorization vaccination, or be tested for certain diseases to attend school, participate in school sanctioned activities, or ride the bus; prohibit. Amends secs. 2253 & 2453 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2253 & 333.2453).

SB 0614 Health occupations: dietitians and nutritionists; licensure of dietitian nutritionists and nutritionists; provide for. Amends secs. 16101, 16141 & 16145 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16101 et seq.) & adds sec. 16346 & pt 183A.

 

Insurance Law

HB 5262 Insurance: health insurers; providing insured a nonopioid directive form; require.

HB 5263 Insurance: health insurers; posting nonopioid directive form on website; require.

 

Labor & Employment Law

HB 5265 Employment security: administration; prohibition against the recovery of improperly paid benefits; expand to include certain errors made by the unemployment agency during a certain period of time.

SB 0592 Labor: fair employment practices; whistleblower protections; expand.

 

Licensing & Regulation

HB 5256 Occupations: collection practices; licensed debt collectors; prohibit certain acts.

HB 5271 Weapons: licensing; application process for licensing; modify.

HB 5272 Traffic control: speed restrictions; automated speed enforcement system in construction areas; allow.

HB 5284 Traffic control: speed restrictions; enforcement of speed limit laws through the use of automated traffic enforcement devices; allow.

HB 5286 Traffic control: speed restrictions; flashing lights on speed limit signs to indicate the presence of workers in construction zones; require.

SB 0599 Law enforcement: local police; requirement that a police officer’s performance evaluation be based on the number of citations issued; prohibit. Amends sec. 750 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.750).

 

Motor Vehicles

HB 5260 Occupations: vehicles, dealers and repair facilities; dealer training conducted by qualified trade organizations; allow as alternative to department-conducted training.

SB 0596 Transportation: carriers; motor bus transportation act; modify the display of identification requirements.

 

State & Local Government

HB 5254 Public employees and officers: state; accepting a gift of money or goods from a nongovernmental entity; prohibit.

HB 5273 Counties: charter; nonpartisan election of county executives; allow under certain circumstances.

HB 5281 Public employees and officers: state; certain reports on sexual harassment claims made against elected state officials; require.

 

Tax

HB 5255 Use tax: exemptions; industrial processing exemption; clarify.

HB 5267 Sales tax: exemptions; sale of feminine hygiene products; exempt.

SB 0594 Taxation: hotel-motel; imposition of a tourism reinvestment excise tax for certain counties; provide for.

SB 0595 Taxation: hotel-motel; regional tourism marketing act; include certain short-term rentals.