Legislation Introduced March 11–13, 2025

Animal Law

HB 4204 Liquor: licenses; breweries to allow dogs inside at discretion of establishment; allow under certain conditions. Amends sec. 6101 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.6101).

 

Civil Procedure

SB 0147 Civil procedure: costs and fees; fee for publication of legal notice; remove sunset for inflation adjustment.

 

Construction Law

HB 4224 Construction: code; safety guidelines for lockdown procedures of a school building and installation of emergency responder radio coverage systems in K-12 educational facilities; require.

 

Corrections

HB 4211 Corrections: other; reentry services and support for certain individuals after resentencing; require.

 

Criminal Law

SB 0154 Crimes: other; preventing access to a health care facility; prohibit.

SB 0155 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain crimes related to preventing access to a health care facility; enact.

 

Education Law

HB 4198 Education: school districts; mobile panic alert system in schools; require. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1308c.

HB 4199 Education: financing; funding for mobile panic alert system in schools; provide for. Amends sec. 11 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611) & adds sec. 97n.

HB 4222 Education: safety; procedures for school emergency operations plans; modify.

HB 4223 Education: safety; certain school safety and security training; require that public schools and nonpublic schools ensure that certain school workers complete.

HB 4225 Education: safety; OK2SAY program contact information; require inclusion on certain student identification cards.

HB 4226 Fire: other; number of school fire and security drills; modify.

HB 4227 Education: safety; 1 emergency and safety manager and at least 1 mental health coordinator; require each intermediate school district to employ.

HB 4228 Education: safety; certain school safety and security training; require the department of state police and the office of school safety within the department of state police to provide to certain school personnel.

HB 4229 Education: safety; office of school safety quarterly reporting of tips received; require.

HB 4238 Education: other; certain programs and agreements between public schools and foreign countries of concern; regulate.

HB 4239 Higher education: other; foreign influence of state institutions of higher education; prohibit.

 

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

HB 4191 Natural resources: hunting; deer baiting license; provide for. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).

HB 4192 Environmental protection: permits; groundwater discharge permit requirements; modify. Amends sec. 3122 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3122).

HB 4193 Environmental protection: permits; groundwater discharge permit requirements; modify. Amends sec. 3122 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3122).

HB 4206 Natural resources: hunting; free antlerless deer permit; provide for. Amends sec. 43527a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43527a).

HB 4212 Natural resources: fishing; allowable catch per species and percentage quota for commercial fishing; provide for.

SB 0140 Natural resources: gas and oil; fee for monitoring, administration, and enforcement; increase. Amends sec. 61524 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.61524).

SB 0141 Environmental protection: air pollution; methane and VOCs from oil or gas wells; require control or capture of. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 61506e.

 

Family Law

HB 4215 Family law: parenting time; reference to section 7b of the child custody act of 1970 in the revised judicature act of 1961; modify.

HB 4216 Family law: parenting time; reference to section 7b of the child custody act of 1970 in the probate code of 1939; modify.

HB 4217 Family law: parenting time; grandparenting time; modify.

 

Firearms

HB 4213 Weapons: licensing; certain concealed pistol free zones; eliminate.

 

Healthcare Law

HB 4200 Health occupations: veterinarians; veterinarian-client-patient relationship; require. Amends secs. 16287, 18811 & 18814 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16287 et seq.) & adds sec. 18818.

HB 4218 Mental health: other; recipient rights advisory committee membership; modify.

HB 4219 Mental health: recipient rights; informed consent requirements for mental health treatment; provide for.

HB 4220 Health occupations: veterinarians; veterinarian-client-patient relationship; require.

HB 4221 Health occupations: veterinarians; veterinarian-client-patient relationship; require.

HB 4242 Health: electronic records; requirements for security and storage of electronic health records; provide for.

SB 0135 Insurance: health insurers; compliance with affordable care act coverage; modify. Amends secs. 3403, 3406z, 3406bb & 3406ii of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3403 et seq.).

SB 0136 Health: testing; notification of dense breast tissue; eliminate, and provide for other general amendments to the use of radiation machines for mammography. Amends secs. 13501, 13521, 13522 & 13523 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.13501 et seq.) & repeals secs. 13524 & 13531 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.13524 & 333.13531).

SB 0142 Mental health: other; recipient rights advisory committee membership; modify. Amends secs. 100d & 756 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1100d & 330.1756).

SB 0143 Mental health: recipient rights; informed consent requirements for mental health treatment; provide for. Amends sec. 416 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1416).

SB 0144 Health occupations: physical therapists; prescription requirement for physical therapy treatment; eliminate, and make other modifications to the practice of physical therapy. Amends secs. 17801, 17820, 17822, 17824 & 17825 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17801 et seq.) & adds sec. 17825a.

SB 0148 Health facilities: certificate of need; certificate of need requirements for certain outpatient imaging centers; modify.

SB 0154 Crimes: other; preventing access to a health care facility; prohibit.

 

Insurance Law

HB 4207 Insurance: health benefits; excluding federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 3701 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3701).

HB 4208 Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 608 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.608).

SB 0135 Insurance: health insurers; compliance with affordable care act coverage; modify. Amends secs. 3403, 3406z, 3406bb & 3406ii of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3403 et seq.).

 

Juvenile Law

HB 4215 Family law: parenting time; reference to section 7b of the child custody act of 1970 in the revised judicature act of 1961; modify.

HB 4216 Family law: parenting time; reference to section 7b of the child custody act of 1970 in the probate code of 1939; modify.

HB 4217 Family law: parenting time; grandparenting time; modify.

 

Labor & Employment Law

SB 0145 Labor: fair employment practices; certain information about a job applicant's compensation history and credit history; prohibit an employer from seeking or asking about. Amends sec. 13a of 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.483a).

 

Licensing & Regulation

HB 4195 Traffic control: driver license; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a driver license; remove. Amends secs. 50a, 51a, 232, 302, 303, 307 & 314 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.50a et seq.).

HB 4196 State: identification cards; cross reference to 1972 PA 22; update. Amends sec. 5 of 2008 PA 23 (MCL 28.305).

HB 4197 Housing: homeless; homeless bill of rights; provide for. Creates new act.

HB 4203 Traffic control: traffic regulation; seasonal weight restrictions; revise exemption for tow truck, wrecker, or road service vehicles under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 722 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.722).

HB 4204 Liquor: licenses; breweries to allow dogs inside at discretion of establishment; allow under certain conditions. Amends sec. 6101 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.6101).

HB 4205 Liquor: licenses; definition of qualified premises; provide for. Amends sec. 1111 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.1111).

HB 4214 Transportation: school vehicles; procedures when approaching a school bus displaying yellow flashing lights; modify.

SB 0157 Cemeteries and funerals: other; pet cemetery regulation act; create.

 

Motor Vehicles

SB 0137 Vehicles: title; reference to electronic transfer of title or interest in vehicle; update. Amends secs. 233, 234, 239 & 240 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.233 et seq.).

SB 0138 Vehicles: registration plates; temporary registration permits for specialty plates; provide for. Amends sec. 227 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.227).

SB 0139 Vehicles: off-road; electronic transfer of title or interest in off-road vehicle or watercraft; provide for. Amends secs. 80304 & 81105 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80304 & 324.81105).

SB 0146 Vehicles: fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising plates for prostate cancer awareness; create.

 

Real Property

HB 4233 Property: land sales; prohibition for foreign entity to purchase farmland in Michigan; provide for.

HB 4234 Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit.

 

State & Local Government

HB 4194 State: identification cards; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a state identification card; remove. Amends secs. 1, 1a & 2 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.291 et seq.).

HB 4195 Traffic control: driver license; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a driver license; remove. Amends secs. 50a, 51a, 232, 302, 303, 307 & 314 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.50a et seq.).

HB 4196 State: identification cards; cross reference to 1972 PA 22; update. Amends sec. 5 of 2008 PA 23 (MCL 28.305).

HB 4209 Economic development: downtown development authorities; certain requirements for initial assessed value; modify. Amends sec. 201 of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4201).

HB 4232 State management: funds; public safety and violence prevention fund; create.

HB 4235 Public employees and officers: state; use of certain applications on state devices; prohibit.

HB 4236 State management: purchasing; procedures to limit foreign influence in state contracting; establish.

HB 4237 Local government: other; procedures to limit foreign influence in local contracting; establish.

HB 4240 State agencies (existing): other; foreign influence of public bodies; prohibit.

HB 4241 Economic development: other; economic incentives to certain foreign countries; prohibit.

SB 0149 Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; regional airport authorities; include in the publicly funded health insurance contribution act.

SB 0156 Legislature: legislative agencies; office of legislative corrections ombudsman; expand powers and duties.

 

Tax

HB 4201 Individual income tax: retirement or pension benefits; department of corrections retirement and pension benefits; exempt from income taxes. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30).

HB 4202 Individual income tax: exemptions; additional exemption for fetus; provide for. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30).

HB 4210 Sales tax: distribution; disposition of money to the comprehensive transportation fund; modify. Amends sec. 25 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.75).

HB 4230 Taxation: other; neighborhood road fund; create and provide for the distribution of the fund.

HB 4231 Sales tax: distribution; distribution of certain sales tax revenue into the public safety and violence prevention fund; provide for.

SB 0151 Individual income tax: rate; rollback of rate to 3.9%; provide for.

SB 0152 Sales tax: exemptions; purchase of certain aircraft and aviation equipment; exempt.

SB 0153 Use tax: exemptions; purchase of certain aircraft and aviation equipment; exempt.

SB 0150 Transportation: funds; funding formula; modify.