| 2015-2016 Session | House Committee on Agriculture | |||
| Friday, December 30, 2016 | ||||
| Bill/Resolution | Sponsor | Subject | Meetings | Status |
| HB 4012 referred 1/15/2015 |
Kelly | Land use; zoning and growth management; household agriculture; authorize in residential zones. | ||
| HB 4017 referred 1/15/2015 |
Farrington | Food; other; persons donating food to nonprofit organizations or corporations that distribute donated food; provide immunity for. | ||
| HB 4175 referred 2/10/2015 |
Johnson | Torts; liability; liability of persons under equine activity liability act; limit to willful or wanton acts under certain circumstances. | ||
| HB 4408 referred 3/26/2015 |
Crawford | Health occupations; veterinarians; veterinarian continuing education requirement; modify, and include veterinary technicians and a license cycle for veterinarian and veterinary technician licenses. | ||
| HB 4604 referred 5/14/2015 |
Brett Roberts | Natural resources; soil and erosion; soil erosion and sedimentation permit process; provide exemption for certain agricultural practices. | ||
| HB 4850 referred 3/15/2016 |
Sheppard | State financing and management; purchasing; biobased procurement plan for state of Michigan purchasing; create. | ||
| HB 4985 referred 10/13/2015 |
Glardon | Water; quality; public water supply; exempt certain agricultural waterworks systems that meet prescribed testing standards. | ||
| HB 4999 referred 10/20/2015 |
McBroom | Health; pharmaceuticals; dispensing prescription drug or device requirements; expand to include an out-of-state veterinary prescriber, and amend certain other provisions relating to veterinary licensing. | ||
| HB 5000 referred 10/20/2015 |
Franz | Construction; code; definition of building; modify to exclude barns used to host private events. | ||
| HB 5025 referred 10/27/2015 |
Iden | Liquor; other; membership on the wine and grape council; expand. | ||
| HB 5050 referred 11/4/2015 |
Pagel | Agriculture; animals; provision related to breeding of horses; repeal. | ||
| HB 5051 referred 11/4/2015 |
Canfield | Taxation; specific tax; provision related to collection of specific taxes; repeal. | ||
| HB 5052 referred 11/4/2015 |
Cole | Agriculture; animals; provision related to immature or unwholesome calves, pigs, kids, and lambs; repeal. | ||
| HB 5053 referred 11/4/2015 |
Hughes | Animals; dogs; certain provisions related to dog identification; repeal. | ||
| HB 5054 referred 11/4/2015 |
Howrylak | Agriculture; diseases and pests; provision related to nursery agent permit and fee; repeal. | ||
| HB 5055 referred 11/4/2015 |
Bizon | Agriculture; other; provision related to silos treated with polychlorinated biphenyls; repeal. | ||
| HB 5056 referred 11/4/2015 re-referred on 3/3/2016 |
Rendon | Agriculture; animals; provision related to regulation of slaughterhouses; repeal. | ||
| HB 5057 referred 11/4/2015 |
Brett Roberts | Agriculture; other; provision related to maintenance of seed sampling and laboratory; repeal. | ||
| HB 5058 referred 11/4/2015 |
Lauwers | Agriculture; weights and measures; provision related to agricultural liming material; repeal. | ||
| HB 5059 referred 11/4/2015 |
Barrett | Agriculture; animals; provision related to started pullets; repeal. | ||
| HB 5060 referred 11/4/2015 |
Sheppard | Agriculture; animals; provision related to livestock and poultry remedies; repeal. | ||
| HB 5130 referred 12/9/2015 |
Zemke | Construction; code; definition of hoop house; provide for, and establish as a temporary structure. | ||
| HB 5152 referred 12/15/2015 |
Inman | Natural resources; wetlands; waters that are not waters of the United States; exempt from certain regulations. | ||
| HB 5166 referred 12/16/2015 |
McBroom | Agriculture; aquaculture; Michigan aquaculture development act; expand to allow aquaculture facilities within the waters of the state. | ||
| HB 5167 referred 12/16/2015 |
Cole | Natural resources; other; aquaculture facilities; authorize and provide for consolidated permitting. | ||
| HB 5168 referred 12/16/2015 |
Cole | Animals; other; definition of aquaculture; provide for in the animal industry act. | ||
| HB 5189 referred 12/17/2015 |
Lauwers | Land use; farmland and open space; development rights agreements; modify terms for processing and relinquishment. | ||
| HB 5190 referred 12/17/2015 |
Brett Roberts | Individual income tax; administration; earmark for unclaimed farmland tax credits and filing requirements; provide for and clarify. | ||
| HB 5191 referred 12/17/2015 |
Lauwers | Taxation; administration; calculation of interest penalties related to certain credits; provide for. | ||
| HB 5392 referred 2/23/2016 |
Brett Roberts | Agriculture; products; regulation of purity, germination, and other seed testing; provide for. | ||
| HB 5483 referred 3/17/2016 |
Brunner | Environmental protection; solid waste; reference to agricultural liming materials in beneficial use provision; eliminate. | ||
| HB 5532 referred 4/12/2016 |
Cole | Food; other; morel mushroom buyers; eliminate requirement to be certified. | ||
| HB 5600 referred 4/26/2016 |
Bumstead | Gaming; horse racing; general amendments to the horse racing law of 1995; provide for. | ||
| HB 5601 referred 4/26/2016 |
Bumstead | Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; unauthorized solicitation or acceptance of a wager under the horse racing law; enact guidelines for. | ||
| HB 5889 referred 9/15/2016 |
Lauwers | Sales tax; exemptions; exemption for certain agricultural equipment; clarify. | ||
| HB 5890 referred 9/15/2016 |
Lauwers | Use tax; exemptions; exemption for certain agricultural equipment; clarify. | ||
| HB 5950 referred 10/19/2016 |
Cochran | Agriculture; other; pollinator protection plan; require department of agriculture and rural development to develop. | ||
| HB 5987 referred 10/19/2016 |
Lauwers | Agriculture; animals; requirements that confined animals be provided space to allow certain movements; delay application of to certain livestock. | ||
| HB 6059 referred 11/29/2016 |
Driskell | Agriculture; pesticides; use of certain neonicotinoids; prohibit. | ||
| SB 144 referred 5/19/2015 |
Casperson | Food; service establishments; exemption from inspection and managerial certification requirements; provide for if serving low-risk foods. | ||
| SB 477 referred 10/8/2015 |
Green | Food; milk; reference to federal recommendations in the definition of pasteurized milk ordinance in the grade A milk law of 2001; update. | ||
| SB 504 referred 5/10/2016 |
Robertson | Gaming; horse racing; simulcast races; revise provisions related to, and make other general amendments. | ||
| SB 505 referred 5/10/2016 |
Robertson | Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for accepting wagers on live or simulcast horse races without a license; enact. | ||
| SB 506 referred 3/10/2016 |
Green | Agriculture; weights and measures; date reference in handbook; revise to 2014. | ||
| SB 637 referred 4/20/2016 |
Hune | Agriculture; other; grass seed test period and certain label requirements; modify. | ||
| SB 658 referred 12/1/2016 |
Jones | Animals; exotic; facilities holding large carnivores; modify obligations under large carnivore act. | ||
| SB 671 referred 5/17/2016 |
Hansen | Liquor; other; membership on and duties of the wine and grape council; expand. | ||
| SB 774 referred 6/2/2016 |
Hune | Food; other; vending machine locations; classify as food establishments, provide for state inspections, and assess fees against base location. | ||
| SB 899 referred 5/24/2016 |
Stamas | Trade; other; farm produce in possession of failed grain dealer; establish lien and revise allocation of proceeds. | ||
| SB 900 referred 5/24/2016 |
Hune | Trade; other; payment of producer premiums into farm produce insurance fund; revise requirements. | ||
| HR 89 referred 5/19/2015 |
Lauwers | A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to pass legislation that establishes a national, uniform, and scientifically-based label program for genetically modified food. | ||
| HR 230 referred 2/24/2016 |
Cole | A resolution to declare March 5-12, 2016, as Agriculture Week in the state of Michigan. |