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HJR A of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; legislative salaries; modify. Amends sec. 12, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/18/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/14/2011
SJR A of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionState financing and management; budget; constitutional amendment to limit the budget and make certain deposits; modify. Amends sec. 31, art. IV & sec. 18, art. V of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/19/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SJR B of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionLabor; public service employment; constitutional amendment for salary reduction for public employees and temporary pay freeze; provide for. Amends sec. 10, art. I, secs. 12 & 48, art. IV, sec. 23, art. V, secs. 3 & 18, art. VI, sec. 9, art. VII, secs. 5, 6 & 7, art. VIII & sec. 5, art. XI & adds sec. 9 to art. XI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/19/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REFORMS, RESTRUCTURING AND REINVENTING
HJR B of 2011House Joint ResolutionNatural resources; gas and oil; distribution from sale of oil and gas leases on state property; modify. Amends sec. 35, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/18/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/14/2011
HJR C of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; term limits; revise to combination of 14 years' total legislative service. Amends sec. 54, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/18/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/14/2011
SJR C of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionLabor; civil service employment; health benefits of public employees and officers; allow legislature to regulate. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 9 to art. XI.
Last Action: 08/24/2011 - postponed for the day
SJR D of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionPublic employees and officers; other; constitutional amendment creating the independent redistricting commission; provide for. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 6, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/26/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
HJR D of 2011House Joint ResolutionHigher education; tuition; in-state tuition rates of state universities; limit increases based on CPI in state constitution. Amends secs. 5 & 6, art. VIII & adds sec. 10 to art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/18/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/14/2011
HJR E of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; other; budget process; provide for presentation of two fiscal period budgets, modify fiscal year date, revise amount appropriated in a fiscal year, and establish certain policies for revenue estimating conferences. Amends sec. 31, art. IV & sec. 18, art. V of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/18/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/14/2011
SJR E of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionLegislature; other; budget process; require legislature to present all general appropriation bills to the governor by July 1 and require forfeiture of legislators' salaries for failure to present those bills by that date. Amends sec. 31, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 04/28/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SJR F of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionHuman services; services or financial assistance; illegal aliens collecting public assistance; prohibit. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.
Last Action: 02/08/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REFORMS, RESTRUCTURING AND REINVENTING
HJR F of 2011House Joint ResolutionSales tax; rate; lowering sales and use tax rate and applying sales tax to services; amend constitution to provide for. Amends secs. 8, 10 & 11, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/19/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/19/2011
HJR G of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; other; budget process; require legislature to present all general appropriation bills to the governor by July 1 and require forfeiture of legislator's salaries for failure to present those bills by the target date. Amends sec. 31, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/27/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/27/2011
SJR G of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislative agencies; fiscal impact statement; prohibit bill from being considered until house and senate fiscal agencies have prepared. Amends sec. 26, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 02/22/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
SJR H of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionNatural resources; hunting; hunting, trapping, and fishing as a constitutional right; establish. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.
Last Action: 03/01/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM
HJR H of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; part-time legislature, term limits extension, and budget presentation to the governor by a certain date; provide for. Amends secs. 13, 31 & 54, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/27/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/27/2011
HJR I of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; other; 2-year budget process; establish. Amends sec. 31, art. IV, secs. 11, 14, 24, 26, 27, 28, 35, 35a & 40, art. IX & sec. 5, art. XI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/27/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 01/27/2011
SJR I of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionLabor; collective bargaining; constitutional right to collective bargaining; create. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.
Last Action: 03/17/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
SJR J of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionIncome tax; rate; graduated state income tax; provide for. Amends sec. 7, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/22/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
HJR J of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; other; budget process; require legislature to present budgets to governor by July 1 and require forfeiture of legislators' salaries for failure to present those bills by that date. Amends sec. 31, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 02/16/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 02/16/2011
HJR K of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislative agencies; fiscal impact statement; prohibit bill from being considered until house and senate fiscal agencies have prepared. Amends sec. 26, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 02/22/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 02/18/2011
SJR K of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionSales tax; other; local sales tax; authorize under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 8, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/24/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
SJR L of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionLegislature; sessions; part-time legislature; provide for. Amends sec. 13, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 04/12/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
HJR L of 2011House Joint ResolutionIncome tax; rate; graduated income tax; provide for. Amends sec. 7, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/01/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 02/25/2011
HJR M of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; vacancy in state senate or house of representatives; allow governor to appoint successor in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 13, art. V of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/02/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 03/02/2011
SJR M of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; permissible uses of state school aid fund; revise. Amends sec. 11, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 04/27/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
SJR N of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionSales tax; rate; increase of sales tax; provide for and revise distribution. Amends sec. 8, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 10/04/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
HJR N of 2011House Joint ResolutionState agencies (existing); civil service; civil service commission; abolish. Amends the state constitution by repealing sec. 5 of art. XI.
Last Action: 03/02/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 03/02/2011
HJR O of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; other; 2-year budget process; establish. Amends sec. 31, art. IV, secs. 11, 14, 24, 26, 27, 28, 35, 35a & 40, art. IX & sec. 5, art. XI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/03/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 03/03/2011
SJR O of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionPublic employees and officers; state; legislative power to pass laws to regulate civil service employees' compensation and labor disputes; provide for. Amends sec. 48, art. IV & sec. 5, art. XI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 10/11/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REFORMS, RESTRUCTURING AND REINVENTING
SJR P of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionPublic employees and officers; state; maximum number of unclassified employees; increase. Amends sec. 5, art. XI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 10/12/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REFORMS, RESTRUCTURING AND REINVENTING
HJR P of 2011House Joint ResolutionNatural resources; hunting; constitutional right to hunt, trap, and fish; provide for. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.
Last Action: 03/16/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 03/16/2011
HJR Q of 2011House Joint ResolutionTransportation; funds; oversights and protections of funds earmarked for the transportation economic development fund; provide for. Amends secs. 9 & 10, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/17/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 03/17/2011
SJR Q of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; Michigan natural resources trust fund; modify allowable expenditures. Amends sec. 35, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 11/10/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND GREAT LAKES
SJR R of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; operation of public school on for-profit basis; prohibit in state constitution. Amends sec. 2, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 11/30/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
HJR R of 2011House Joint ResolutionState agencies (existing); civil service; civil service commission's authority to increase public employee compensation benefits without approval of legislature and governor; prohibit. Amends sec. 5, art. XI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/17/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 03/17/2011
HJR S of 2011House Joint ResolutionLabor; collective bargaining; constitutional right to collective bargaining; create. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.
Last Action: 03/24/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 03/24/2011
SJR S of 2011Senate Joint ResolutionElections; recall; reasons for recalling an elective officer; amend constitution to provide for. Amends sec. 8, art. II of the state constitution.
Last Action: 12/01/2011 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
HJR T of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; part-time legislature, reduction of legislative salaries and benefits, limitation of number of committees legislators may serve on, limitation of number of bills legislators may request, elimination of term limits, and requirement that all budgets to be presented to the governor before June 1; provide for. Amends secs. 12, 13, 16, 22 & 31, art. IV & sec. 15, art. V & repeals sec. 54, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 04/13/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 04/13/2011
HJR U of 2011House Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; permissible uses of state school aid fund; revise. Amends sec. 11, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 04/28/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 04/28/2011
HJR V of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; reduction of legislators' salary; provide for. Amends sec. 12, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 05/03/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 04/29/2011
HJR W of 2011House Joint ResolutionState financing and management; funds; appropriation bills subject to referendum; clarify. Amends sec. 9, art. II of the state constitution.
Last Action: 05/04/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 05/04/2011
HJR Y of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; reduced compensation for legislators who have unexcused absence from session; provide for. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 55 to art. IV.
Last Action: 05/04/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 05/04/2011
HJR Z of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; part-time legislature, reduction of legislators' salaries, reduced compensation for absences from legislative session, and limit on legislative budget; provide for. Amends secs. 12 & 13, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 05/10/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 05/06/2011
HJR AA of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; other; requirement that bills be reported or discharged from committee and any changes be made available to members for at least 3 days prior to passage; provide for. Amends sec. 26, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 05/18/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 05/18/2011
HJR BB of 2011House Joint ResolutionPublic employees and officers; compensation and benefits; authority of civil service commission as to compensation; revise. Amends sec. 5, art. XI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 05/25/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 05/25/2011
HJR CC of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; apportionment; redistricting; create a legislative and congressional redistricting commission. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 6 of art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 05/26/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 05/26/2011
HJR DD of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; part-time legislature, reduction of legislative salaries, and budget deadline; provide for. Amends secs. 12, 13 & 31, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 09/13/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 09/09/2011
HJR EE of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; policy regarding provisions subject to referendum; redefine. Amends sec. 9, art. II of the state constitution.
Last Action: 09/22/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 09/22/2011
HJR FF of 2011House Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; exemption from certain state laws for certain local school districts; provide for. Amends sec. 2, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 09/27/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 09/23/2011
HJR GG of 2011House Joint ResolutionElections; recall; reasons for recalling an elective office; amend constitution to provide for. Amends sec. 8, art. II of the state constitution.
Last Action: 10/25/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 10/21/2011
HJR HH of 2011House Joint ResolutionCivil rights; equal protection; right to life; establish and clarify. Amends art. I of the state constitution by adding sec. 28.
Last Action: 11/08/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 11/04/2011
HJR II of 2011House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; part-time legislature; provide for, revise term limits, and notify when extraordinary sessions may be held. Amends secs. 13 & 54, art. IV & sec. 15, art. V of the state constitution.
Last Action: 11/09/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 11/09/2011
HJR JJ of 2011House Joint ResolutionHigher education; tuition; public universities to offer in-state tuition to honorably discharged veterans; require. Amends secs. 5 & 6, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 12/14/2011 - printed joint resolution filed 12/14/2011
HB 4154 of 2011House BillLegislature; other; fiscal year and fiscal period; modify. Amends secs. 323 & 491 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1323 & 18.1491).
Last Action: 01/27/2011 - printed bill filed 01/27/2011
HB 4577 of 2011
(PA 117 of 2011)
House BillNatural resources; funding; natural resources trust fund; require to be used to make PILT payments on certain land. Amends sec. 1903 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1903).
Last Action: 07/27/2011 - assigned PA 117'11 with immediate effect
SJR T of 2012Senate Joint ResolutionTaxation; other; constitutional amendment for 4-year sunset on bills that increase or create new tax exemptions or credits; require. Amends sec. 26, art. IV of state constitution.
Last Action: 03/13/2012 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
SJR U of 2012Senate Joint ResolutionCourts; judges; election of or appointment to a judicial office of person who has reached 70 years of age; remove prohibition. Amends sec. 19, art. VI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 09/12/2012 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
HJR KK of 2012House Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; operation of public school on for-profit basis; prohibit in state constitution. Amends sec. 2, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/17/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 01/13/2012
HJR LL of 2012House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; part-time legislature; provide for, and reduce legislative salaries. Amends secs. 12 & 13, art. IV of the state constitution & adds sec. 55, art. IV.
Last Action: 01/18/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 01/18/2012
HJR MM of 2012House Joint ResolutionHigher education; tuition; in-district tuition rates for active service members and veterans; provide for. Amends sec. 7, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 01/31/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 01/27/2012
HJR OO of 2012House Joint ResolutionCourts; judges; gubernatorial appointment of supreme court justice; amend constitution to require advice and consent of the senate. Amends sec. 23, art. VI of the state constitution.
Last Action: 02/08/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 02/08/2012
HJR PP of 2012House Joint ResolutionHigher education; state universities; constitutional requirement for annual accounting of income and expenditures; revise. Amends sec. 4, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/21/2012 - recommendation concurred in
HJR QQ of 2012House Joint ResolutionEducation; board members; state board of education; require members to be elected from single-member districts. Amends sec. 3, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 02/21/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 02/17/2012
HJR RR of 2012House Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; equal amount of per pupil funding for all local school districts; ensure by certain date. Amends sec. 11, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/13/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 03/09/2012
HJR SS of 2012House Joint ResolutionTaxation; other; constitutional amendment for 4-year sunset on bills that increase or create new tax exemptions or credits; require. Amends sec. 26, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 03/20/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 03/16/2012
HJR TT of 2012House Joint ResolutionProperty tax; assessments; limitation on taxable value based on change in SEV; amend constitution to provide for. Amends sec. 3, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 05/24/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 05/24/2012
HJR UU of 2012House Joint ResolutionTaxation; other; constitutionally dedicated replacement of personal property revenue; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 43, art. IX of the state constitution.
Last Action: 05/29/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 05/25/2012
HJR VV of 2012House Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; right to engage in modern farming and ranching; provide for. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.
Last Action: 06/06/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 06/06/2012
HJR WW of 2012House Joint ResolutionConstitutional amendments; state; laws abridging the right of farmers and ranchers to employ technology and modern practices; prohibit. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 29 to art. I.
Last Action: 06/06/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 06/06/2012
HJR XX of 2012House Joint ResolutionPublic utilities; other; sale or lease of certain assets owned by public authority; prohibit unless approved by a majority of electors within the municipality. Amends sec. 25, art. VII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 07/18/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 06/15/2012
HJR YY of 2012House Joint ResolutionLabor; collective bargaining; right to collective bargaining; amend constitution to provide right. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.
Last Action: 07/18/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 06/15/2012
HJR ZZ of 2012House Joint ResolutionHigher education; state universities; African-American university; create. Amends sec. 6, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 07/18/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 06/15/2012
HJR AAA of 2012House Joint ResolutionElections; candidates; residency requirement for state senate and state representative candidates; modify. Amends sec. 7, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 09/12/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 09/12/2012
HJR BBB of 2012House Joint ResolutionLegislature; legislators; health care benefits for legislators; modify, and modify salaries and expense allowances of members of the legislature. Amends sec. 12, art. IV & adds sec. 55, art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 10/17/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 09/28/2012
HJR CCC of 2012House Joint ResolutionLegislature; other; limitations on when tax or appropriations bills may be reported out of committee or passed out of the legislature; provide for. Amends sec. 26 of art. IV of the state constitution.
Last Action: 12/04/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 11/30/2012
HJR DDD of 2012House Joint ResolutionEducation; school districts; maintenance of certain specified types of schools; require in each district, and require high-quality free and safe quality public education in this state. Amends sec. 2, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Last Action: 12/11/2012 - printed joint resolution filed 12/07/2012
HB 6020 of 2012House BillElections; campaign practices; individual circulating a petition; prohibit from being paid for each petition signature collected, and require petition circulators to wear identification badges. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 483b & 957a.
Last Action: 11/27/2012 - printed bill filed 11/09/2012
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