Recent Legislation Introduced July 30, 2024

Business Law

HB 5895 Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for certain goods and services during a declared state of emergency; prohibit. Creates new act.

 

Consumer Law

HB 5895 Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for certain goods and services during a declared state of emergency; prohibit. Creates new act.

HB 5904 Consumer protection: vehicle leases; requirements for a vehicle lease on the death of the individual leasing the vehicle; provide for. Amends title of 1990 PA 168 (MCL 445.991 - 445.995) & adds sec. 2a.

 

Criminal Law

SB 0970 Criminal procedure: expunction; procedures and eligibility for the expungement of certain records; provide for. Amends secs. 1b, 1c, 1d, 2 & 3 of 1965 PA 213 (MCL 780.621b et seq.); adds sec. 1j & repeals sec. 4 of 1965 PA 213 (MCL 780.624).

SB 0971 Criminal procedure: sentencing; parole eligibility for certain individuals sentenced without the possibility of parole; provide for. Amends sec. 316 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.316).

SB 0972 Corrections: parole; consideration of parole for certain individuals sentenced before 1980; require. Amends secs. 31a, 33, 33b & 34 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.231a et seq.) & adds secs. 35a & 83a.

 

Education Law

SB 0967 Education: board members; requirement to publicly post names of school board members; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1202b.

 

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

HB 5901 Environmental protection: permits; denial of or imposition of additional conditions on; provide for when projects are located in environmentally overburdened communities, and repeal environmental permit review commission provisions. Amends secs. 1301, 1305, 1307 & 1311 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1301 et seq.); adds secs. 1331, 1333, 1335, 1337, 1339 & 1341 & repeals secs. 1313 - 1317 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1313 - 324.1317).

HB 5902 Environmental protection: recycling and waste utilization; packaging reduction and recycling requirements; create. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding pt. 177.

SB 0966 Environmental protection: air pollution; methane from oil or gas wells; require control or capture of. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 61506e.

 

Healthcare Law

HB 5903 Health: pharmaceuticals; labeling of generic name on pharmaceutical blister packaging; require under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 17748g.

SB 0973 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for certain contraception; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406jj.

SB 0974 Human services: medical services; coverage for contraception and emergency contraception; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109q.

 

Immigration Law

SB 0968 Law enforcement: other; requirement to enforce federal immigration laws; provide for. Creates new act.

SB 0969 Law enforcement: other; law enforcement immigration enforcement support grant; provide for. Creates new act.

 

Insurance Law

HB 5891 Insurance: health insurers; prohibition on denying or conditioning coverage of a Medicare supplement policy; expand. Amends sec. 3829 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3829).

SB 0973 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for certain contraception; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406jj.

 

Labor & Employment Law

HB 5890 Labor: fair employment practices; severance pay for certain employees who are laid off; require employers to pay for relocations and mass layoffs. Creates new act.

SB 0975 Employment security: benefits; disqualification from benefits; modify. Amends sec. 29 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.29).

SB 0976 Employment security: other; updates to the employment security act; provide for. Amends secs. 11, 11a, 12, 13, 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f, 13g, 13i, 13k, 13l, 13m, 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 19a of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.11 et seq.) & repeals sec. 12a of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.12a).

 

Licensing & Regulation Law

HB 5894 Occupations: pawnbrokers; certain writings requesting racial identification; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1917 PA 273 (MCL 446.205).

 

Poverty Law

SB 0975 Employment security: benefits; disqualification from benefits; modify. Amends sec. 29 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.29).

SB 0976 Employment security: other; updates to the employment security act; provide for. Amends secs. 11, 11a, 12, 13, 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f, 13g, 13i, 13k, 13l, 13m, 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 19a of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.11 et seq.) & repeals sec. 12a of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.12a).

 

State & Local Government

HB 5892 State agencies (existing): generally; classifications used in state agency writings requesting racial or ethnic identification; modify. Repeals sec. 206a of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1206a).

HB 5893 Civil rights: public records; certain writings requesting racial or ethnic identification; modify. Amends secs. 202a & 402a of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2202a & 37.2402a).

HB 5896 Housing: public accommodations; excessively increased pricing in hotel and lodging industry during a declared state of emergency; prohibit. Creates new act.

HB 5897 Trade: business practices; excessively increased pricing for energy products and services during a market disruption; prohibit. Creates new act.

HB 5898 Occupations: notaries public; educational requirements for notaries public; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 19 of 2003 PA 238 (MCL 55.271 & 55.279).

HB 5899 Occupations: notaries public; education and licensing requirements for notaries public; provide for. Creates new act.

HB 5900 Occupations: notaries public; eligibility requirements for notary public appointment; revise, and require record keeping. Amends secs. 25 & 27 of 2003 PA 238 (MCL 55.285 & 55.287).

SB 0967 Education: board members; requirement to publicly post names of school board members; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1202b.

SB 0968 Law enforcement: other; requirement to enforce federal immigration laws; provide for. Creates new act.

SB 0969 Law enforcement: other; law enforcement immigration enforcement support grant; provide for. Creates new act.