Senate Committee on Government Operations

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

2015-2016 Session

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Bill/Resolution	Sponsor	Subject	Status
HB 4015 Referred 3/26/2015	Kelly	Crimes; other; resale of event tickets at higher or lower prices; allow.
HB 4122 Referred 3/12/2015	Lauwers	Taxation; administration; film credits; sunset.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 6/9/2015
HB 4137 Referred 10/6/2015	Howrylak	Criminal procedure; probation; fixing period and conditions of probation; modify.
HB 4138 Referred 10/6/2015	Heise	Corrections; parole; criteria for placement on parole; modify.
HB 4295 Referred 3/26/2015	Dianda	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines; update.
HB 4333 Referred 5/12/2015	Chatfield	Economic development; Michigan economic growth authority; new agreements and certain amendments to tax credit agreements; prohibit.
HB 4334 Referred 5/12/2015	Glenn	Michigan business tax; credits; limit modifications and amendments to existing agreements; provide for.
HB 4522 Referred 6/3/2015	McBroom	Legislature; committees; authority to subpoena records and files; expand to include access to local public bodies.
HB 4523 Referred 6/3/2015	McBroom	Legislature; committees; powers of legislative committees regarding issuance of subpoenas; modify.
HB 4540 Referred 3/24/2016	Heise	Civil rights; public records; public body records, documents, or information disclosable under freedom of information act; exempt critical energy infrastructure and cybersecurity-related information.	DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 4/19/2016
HB 4605 Referred 6/11/2015	Pscholka	Individual income tax; administration; income tax revenue portion of the general fund; earmark to the transportation fund.
HB 4606 Referred 6/11/2015	Potvin	Sales tax; distribution; portion of sales tax revenue; earmark to transportation fund.
HB 4607 Referred 6/11/2015	Pettalia	State financing and management; funds; 21st century jobs fund; allow certain amount to be appropriated to the Michigan transportation fund.
HB 4608 Referred 6/11/2015	Chatfield	Economic development; Michigan strategic fund; certain amount to be appropriated to Michigan transportation fund; allow.
HB 4609 Referred 6/11/2015	Farrington	Individual income tax; credit; earned income tax credit; eliminate.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
HB 4610 Referred 6/11/2015	Aaron Miller	Counties; boards and commissions; requirement for competitive bidding by county road commissions on certain road projects involving townships; provide for.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
HB 4611 Referred 6/11/2015	Canfield	Transportation; funds; contracts entered into by state transportation department and local road agencies; change bidding requirements.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
HB 4612 Referred 6/11/2015	Leutheuser	Vehicles; registration; registration fees; modify.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 on 7/1/2015
HB 4613 Referred 6/11/2015	Lauwers	Highways; construction and repair; replacement warranties on road repairs; modify, and extend warranty requirement to local road agencies.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
HB 4614 Referred 6/11/2015	LaFontaine	Sales tax; collections; tax on motor fuel and alternative fuel; include in streamlined sales and use tax revenue equalization act.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
HB 4615 Referred 6/11/2015	VerHeulen	Transportation; motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax; modify.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
HB 4616 Referred 6/11/2015	McCready	Transportation; motor carrier fuel tax; flat tax rate; eliminate, and establish an 18-month limitation period for filing refund claims.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
HB 4686 Referred 12/15/2015	Santana	Torts; governmental immunity; sidewalk injury claims; allow use of "open and obvious" defense.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 11/10/2016
HB 4724 Referred 12/10/2015	Lyons	Elections; absent voters; definition of absent voter; expand to include an elector who applies in person at the clerk's office and who presents photo identification and expand the 100-foot rule to a clerk's office during the 45 days before an election.
HB 4783 Referred 2/2/2016	Pscholka	Environmental protection; solid waste; disposal area civil fines; increase.
HB 4982 Referred 12/13/2016 11:07:54 AM	Victory	Employment security; administration; unemployment insurance benefit claims; require additional notice and examination for fraud determination.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/15/2016
HB 4983 Referred 12/9/2015	Rendon	Natural resources; fishing; entrance into state-operated public boating access sites and certain state parks on free fishing weekends; allow free of charge.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 12/9/2015
HB 5120 Referred 12/13/2016 11:08:05 AM	Neeley	Water; quality; notification of the public water supply users of noncompliance with certain drinking water standards; require.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/15/2016
HB 5421 Referred 4/19/2016	Cox	Retirement; health benefits; management of certain health care trust funds; modify.	DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 12/14/2016
HB 5464 Referred 4/14/2016	McBroom	Legislature; auditor general; authority to obtain confidential or electronic data; provide for.
HB 5469 Referred 10/18/2016 12:02:55 PM	McBroom	Civil rights; other; legislative open records act (LORA); create as part of the freedom of information act.
HB 5470 Referred 10/18/2016 12:02:55 PM	Howrylak	Civil rights; other; fee for public record search under legislative open records act (LORA); provide for.
HB 5471 Referred 10/18/2016 12:04:28 PM	Bizon	Civil rights; other; access to public record search under legislative open records act (LORA); provide for.
HB 5472 Referred 10/18/2016 12:04:28 PM	Barrett	Public employees and officers; state; designation of legislative open records act (LORA) coordinator; provide for.
HB 5473 Referred 10/18/2016 12:04:28 PM	Chatfield	Civil rights; other; appeal procedure of the legislative open records act (LORA); provide for.
HB 5474 Referred 10/18/2016 12:04:28 PM	Rutledge	Civil rights; other; separation of material exempt from disclosure; provide for.
HB 5475 Referred 10/18/2016 12:04:28 PM	Sheppard	Civil rights; other; disclosure of certain legislative open records; provide exemption.
HB 5476 Referred 10/18/2016 12:04:28 PM	Guerra	Legislature; legislative agencies; deciding appeals of public records requests under the legislative open records act; add to legislative council administrator's duties.
HB 5477 Referred 10/18/2016 12:04:29 PM	McBroom	Civil rights; other; freedom of information act exemptions; modify.
HB 5478 Referred 10/18/2016 12:04:29 PM	Moss	Civil rights; other; governor's office; subject to freedom of information act and designate separate part of act.
HB 5613 Referred 6/8/2016	Cole	Administrative procedure; rules; adoption of rules by state agencies; prohibit from being more stringent than federal regulations.
HB 5826 Referred 10/18/2016 12:07:15 PM	Kesto	Civil rights; public records; prohibition for public bodies commencing civil actions against entities making FOIA requests; implement in freedom of information act.
HB 6036 Referred 12/13/2016 11:11:02 AM	Pscholka	State financing and management; other; certain forms of energy improvement financing for certain local units of government; provide for.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/15/2016
HB 6047 Referred 12/8/2016 1:15:06 PM	Kivela	Legislature; other; Michigan State Capitol Commission; authorize to undertake certain construction activities at the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site.
HB 6048 Referred 12/8/2016 1:15:22 PM	McBroom	Legislature; other; Michigan State Capitol Commission; authorize to undertake certain construction activities at the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site.
HB 6075 Referred 12/13/2016 11:11:13 AM	Lauwers	Retirement; investments; reporting requirements of a local unit of government retirement system; expand.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/15/2016
HJR N Referred 9/7/2016 3:28:12 PM	Runestad	Criminal procedure; warrants; search and seizure protections; expand to include electronic communications and seizures.
SB 0090 Referred 2/10/2015	Jones	State agencies (proposed); boards and commissions; African-American affairs commission; create.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 7/22/2015
SB 0156 Referred 2/24/2015	Bieda	Torts; product liability; limitation on liability for drugs that have been approved by federal Food and Drug Administration; rescind.
SB 0158 Referred 2/25/2015	Bieda	Environmental protection; other; sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads; prohibit.
SB 0181 Referred 3/5/2015	Bieda	Civil rights; public records; legislative branch; include in freedom of information act.
SB 0262 Referred 4/14/2015	Hopgood	Labor; collective bargaining; requirement for agency fee for nonunion members; allow in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public sector.
SB 0263 Referred 4/14/2015	Hopgood	Labor; collective bargaining; requirement for agency fee for nonunion members; allow in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in private sector.
SB 0272 Referred 4/16/2015	Warren	Labor; fair employment practices; disclosure of certain wage information upon request; require of employer.
SB 0273 Referred 4/16/2015	Warren	Civil rights; employment discrimination; discrimination for failing to provide equal compensation for comparable work; prohibit under certain circumstances.
SB 0300 Referred 4/28/2015	Hood	Fireworks; other; local unit of government's ordinance authority under the fireworks safety act; expand.
SB 0315 Referred 5/5/2015	Warren	Civil rights; general discrimination; sexual orientation and gender identity or expression; include as categories protected under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act.
SB 0318 Referred 5/7/2015	Knollenberg	Holidays; other; "Fred Korematsu Day"; designate as January 30.
SB 0327 Referred 5/12/2015	Warren	Holidays; other; "Korean American Day"; designate as January 13.
SB 0363 Referred 6/3/2015	Casperson	Natural resources; Great Lakes; payment for occupying waters or bottomlands; reduce, or waive in certain circumstances.
SB 0388 Referred 6/9/2015	Casperson	State financing and management; other; implementation of section 29 of article IX of the state constitution; provide for, and repeal 1979 PA 101.
SB 0389 Referred 6/9/2015	Kowall	Administrative procedure; rules; delegation of legislative authority that violates constitutional prohibition against unfunded mandates; nullify under certain circumstances.
SB 0390 Referred 6/9/2015	Robertson	Civil procedure; other; procedures for actions under sections 25 to 32 of article IX of the state constitution; revise.
SB 0391 Referred 6/10/2015	Johnson	Labor; hours and wages; minimum wage; increase.
SB 0397 Referred 6/11/2015	Ananich	Labor; fair employment practices; requiring employee disclosure regarding use or nonuse of contraceptives; prohibit.
SB 0414 Referred 6/18/2015	Schmidt	Individual income tax; rate; rollback under certain circumstances; provide for.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
SB 0415 Referred 6/18/2015	Hansen	Transportation; funds; new road and bridge fund; create, and earmark revenue.
SB 0440 Referred 9/9/2015	Casperson	Corrections; state facilities; inspection of prison kitchen facility managed by private contractor; require.
SB 0441 Referred 9/9/2015	Casperson	Food; other; exemption of a prison where private contractors serve food regulated as a food establishment; remove.
SB 0450 Referred 9/9/2015	Knezek	Fireworks; penalties; sale and use of fireworks; regulate, and repeal Michigan fireworks safety act.
SB 0451 Referred 9/9/2015	Knezek	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for violation of Michigan fireworks safety act; repeal.
SB 0474 Referred 9/10/2015	Bieda	Legislature; apportionment; legislative redistricting commission; create.
SB 0475 Referred 9/10/2015	Bieda	Legislature; apportionment; congressional redistricting commission; create.
SB 0511 Referred 9/24/2015	Knezek	Legislature; apportionment; citizens redistricting commission; create.
SB 0534 Referred 9/30/2015	Jones	Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; medical and fringe benefits; limit to certain relatives and dependents.
SB 0535 Referred 9/30/2015	Hertel	Elections; offenses; circulator misrepresenting the contents of a ballot question or recall petition and a circulator misrepresenting whether he or she is a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; prohibit, and establish penalties.
SB 0545 Referred 10/7/2015	Warren	Weapons; firearms; weapon-free zones; amend concealed weapon act to include libraries.
SB 0546 Referred 10/7/2015	Hertel	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of carrying a concealed weapon in a prohibited place; enact.
SB 0557 Referred 10/13/2015	Knollenberg	Transportation; funds; requirement that cities and villages bear a portion of the cost of opening, widening, and improving state trunk line highways; eliminate.
SB 0576 Referred 10/21/2015	Knollenberg	Legislature; legislative agencies; records of the corrections ombudsman; exempt from certain disclosure.
SB 0643 Referred 12/8/2015	Young	Public utilities; water utilities; human right to water act; create.
SB 0679 Referred 12/16/2015	Horn	Labor; arbitration; compulsory arbitration for local police and firefighters; include corrections officers.
SB 0688 Referred 1/13/2016	Bieda	Labor; hours and wages; employee scheduling accommodation act; implement.
SB 0695 Referred 1/13/2016	Johnson	Human services; services or financial assistance; water rate affordability; provide for.
SB 0698 Referred 1/13/2016	Colbeck	Fireworks; other; sale and use of fireworks; allow local units of government to restrict use of fireworks except on the Fourth of July.
SB 0703 Referred 1/14/2016	Zorn	Campaign finance; public funding; prohibition on the use of public funds for certain communications referencing local ballot questions; remove.
SB 0710 Referred 1/14/2016	Hansen	Education; school districts; community districts; create.	DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 3/22/2016
SB 0711 Referred 1/14/2016	Hansen	State financing and management; authorities; Michigan financial review commission; expand to include certain school districts.	DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 3/22/2016
SB 0716 Referred 1/21/2016	Young	Civil rights; public records; legislative branch and governor's office; include as public bodies subject to the freedom of information act.
SB 0724 Referred 1/28/2016	Jones	Water; quality; testing for levels of copper and lead in water supplied to schools; require.
SB 0725 Referred 1/28/2016	Jones	Water; other; use of money in the strategic water quality initiatives fund for testing public water supplies for the presence of contaminants; allow.
SB 0726 Referred 1/28/2016	Jones	Water; quality; source water testing for public water supplier proposing to hook up to a new water source; require.
SB 0730 Referred 2/2/2016	Ananich	Water; quality; safe drinking water revolving fund for private service lines; allow.
SB 0731 Referred 2/2/2016	Ananich	Water; quality; use of safe drinking water revolving fund; clarify operation and maintenance of private service lines.
SB 0733 Referred 2/2/2016	Young	Local government; other; use of eminent domain by emergency managers; prohibit.
SB 0734 Referred 2/2/2016	Knezek	Local government; other; local financial stability and choice act; repeal.
SB 0812 Referred 2/23/2016	Marleau	State; symbol; monarch butterfly; designate as the official state insect.
SB 0819 Referred 2/24/2016	Knezek	School aid; membership; per-pupil allocation for community districts; provide for.	DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 3/22/2016
SB 0820 Referred 2/24/2016	Hansen	Public employees and officers; ethics; superintendent or chairperson of a qualified school district, member of a financial review commission, emergency manager, and transition manager; include in exemptions from incompatible offices.	DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 3/22/2016
SB 0821 Referred 2/24/2016	Hansen	Local government; financing; amount of loans made from surplus funds; modify.	DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 3/22/2016
SB 0822 Referred 2/24/2016	Hansen	Local government; financing; emergency municipal loan act; modify criteria for issuance of loans.	DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 3/22/2016
SB 0829 Referred 3/1/2016	Ananich	Natural resources; other; water resources commission; establish.
SB 0830 Referred 3/1/2016	Young	Natural resources; other; water resource commission; provide oversight over DEQ administration of safe drinking water act.
SB 0831 Referred 3/1/2016	Hopgood	Environmental protection; air pollution; air pollution control commission; establish.
SB 0850 Referred 3/8/2016	Hertel	State; symbol; black swallowtail butterfly; designate as the official state butterfly.
SB 0851 Referred 3/9/2016	Young	Insurance; other; owner of a firearm to hold firearm liability insurance; require, and establish the firearms claims association.
SB 0857 Referred 3/17/2016	Bieda	Fireworks; use; ignition, discharge, and use of fireworks; modify days allowed, and allow certain local units of government to enact ordinance governing sale of consumer fireworks from tents.
SB 0871 Referred 4/12/2016	Ananich	State financing and management; funds; infrastructure reinvestment fund; create.
SB 0979 Referred 5/24/2016	Ananich	Local government; authorities; municipal recovery and development authority; create.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 on 9/21/2016
SB 0986 Referred 5/24/2016	Kowall	Insurance; health insurers; health endowment fund; include public health emergency in purposes.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 6/8/2016
SB 0987 Referred 5/24/2016	Horn	Insurance; health insurers; health insurance claims assessment rate; modify under certain circumstances.
SB 0988 Referred 5/24/2016	Stamas	State financing and management; funds; health services fund; create.
SB 0989 Referred 5/24/2016	MacGregor	Use tax; collections; assessment of tax on certain medical services; provide for and earmark.
SB 0990 Referred 5/24/2016	Shirkey	Individual income tax; collections; earmark for Medicaid federal match; create.
SB 0993 Referred 5/25/2016	Casperson	Education; students; reasonable accommodation for a minor who has parental permission to assert gender different from biological sex; require, and require certain practices regarding locker room and restroom usage.
SB 0999 Referred 5/31/2016	Ananich	Higher education; financial aid; number of governing bodies authorized to establish promise zones; increase.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 9/21/2016
SB 1035 Referred 9/9/2016 2:03:38 PM	Bieda	Civil rights; sexual orientation discrimination; definition of ethnic intimidation; expand to include gender identification and sexual orientation.
SB 1057 Referred 9/12/2016 4:24:25 PM	Ananich	Local government; financing; immunity protections provided to an emergency manager; eliminate, and require this state to be responsible for litigation expenses of an emergency manager.
SB 1058 Referred 9/12/2016 4:24:25 PM	Ananich	Public employees and officers; other; private counsel retained by governor or other state officers; prohibit payment from public funds.
SB 1059 Referred 9/12/2016 4:24:25 PM	Ananich	Torts; governmental immunity; governmental immunity for emergency managers; eliminate.
SB 1086 Referred 9/20/2016 12:05:04 PM	Zorn	Civil rights; speech and assembly; public employees of local units of government who communicate with elected officials; protect from employment sanctions.
SB 1102 Referred 9/21/2016 1:40:37 PM	Hertel	Worker's compensation; disabilities; presumption of occupational causation; add breast cancer.
SB 1117 Referred 10/18/2016 12:06:07 PM	Kowall	Drains; other; provisions concerning a county organized under a charter; eliminate population requirement.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 10/18/2016
SB 1118 Referred 10/18/2016 12:06:07 PM	Ananich	Water; quality; drinking water; reduce lead action level.
SB 1127 Referred 10/20/2016 3:36:52 PM	Hansen	Individual income tax; city; reverse commuter withholding and administrative procedures for taxes administered by the state; require and revise.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 11/10/2016
SB 1150 Referred 10/20/2016 3:47:32 PM	Hertel	Worker's compensation; disabilities; occupational cancer; extend presumption of causation to part-time and volunteer firefighters.
SB 1160 Referred 11/9/2016 10:56:51 AM	Bieda	State; symbol; Michigan state flag; redesign, and create flag commission to conduct redesign contest.
SB 1192 Referred 12/14/2016 11:39:04 AM	Ananich	Water; other; water supply asset management council; create and require asset management reports from community supplies.
SCR 0012 Referred 4/30/2015	Shirkey	A concurrent resolution to urge the United States Supreme Court to recognize its limited historic role in a federal system and to urge the states to become proactive in defending their sovereignty against federal overreach.
SCR 0020 Referred 12/2/2015	Warren	A concurrent resolution to urge the Governor and Attorney General to exercise their authority to terminate the 1953 easement and shut down Enbridge Energy Line 5 under the Straits of Mackinac.
SCR 0022 Referred 12/15/2015	Colbeck	A concurrent resolution to urge Governor Snyder to maintain his current position on the relocation of Syrian refugees into the state of Michigan until the Legislature affirms by resolution their resettlement, to prioritize the safety and well-being of Michiganders, and to continue to pursue policies that ensure the security of this state.
SCR 0025 Referred 2/29/2016	Hertel	A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation which ensures that citizens are promptly notified of potential lead in water contamination.
SCR 0026 Referred 3/1/2016	Ananich	A concurrent resolution to grant subpoena power to the Joint Select Committee on the Flint Water Public Health Emergency.
SJR B Referred 1/20/2015	Knollenberg	Legislature; legislators; compensation of legislators who are absent from legislative session; modify.
SJR E Referred 1/29/2015	Warren	Constitutional amendments; state; operation of public school on for-profit basis; prohibit in state constitution.
SJR F Referred 1/29/2015	Warren	Individual income tax; rate; graduated income tax; provide for.
SJR K Referred 7/1/2015	Warren	Legislature; other; appropriation bills subject to referendum; clarify.
SJR L Referred 9/24/2015	Knezek	Legislature; apportionment; independent citizens redistricting commission; create.
SJR M Referred 12/15/2015	Horn	Sales tax; rate; rate increase; provide for, earmark additional revenue for transportation purposes, and nullify certain tax and fee increases.
SJR N Referred 12/16/2015	Hertel	State financing and management; funds; appropriation bills subject to referendum; clarify.
SJR P Referred 3/17/2016	Bieda	Elections; other; special election to fill vacancy in office of lieutenant governor; provide for.
SJR Q Referred 3/17/2016	Bieda	Constitutional amendments; state; provision regarding filling a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor; provide for.
SJR R Referred 3/23/2016	Bieda	Elections; candidates; procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of state senator or state representative; revise under certain circumstances.
SJR S Referred 9/13/2016 9:44:01 AM	Bieda	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; petition Congress to propose amendments to Constitution to reverse Citizens United; provide for.
SR 0089 Referred 9/16/2015	Johnson	A resolution to commemorate September 9, 2015, as Standing For Peace and Justice Day.
SR 0118 Referred 12/2/2015	Warren	A resolution to request that the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Congress fully investigate the unrelenting acts of violence against reproductive health clinics and invest federal resources towards security upgrades and heightened safeguards to protect innocent civilians from acts of domestic terrorism.
SR 0119 Referred 12/2/2015	Bieda	A resolution to urge the Governor and Attorney General to exercise their authority to terminate the 1953 easement and shut down Enbridge Energy Line 5 under the Straits of Mackinac.
SR 0122 Referred 12/8/2015	Hertel	A resolution to designate December 9 - 16, 2015, as Remembrance for All Victims of Gun Violence Week in Michigan.
SR 0131 Referred 1/21/2016	Hood	A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate.
SR 0133 Referred 1/21/2016	Ananich	A resolution to extend subpoena power to the Senate Government Operations Committee.
SR 0149 Referred 2/29/2016	Bieda	A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation which ensures that citizens are promptly notified of potential lead in water contamination.
SR 0153 Referred 3/3/2016	Knezek	A resolution to extend subpoena power to the Senate Oversight Committee and the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security Committee for the purpose of investigating the quality of care and staffing at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
SR 0182 Referred 5/24/2016	Warren	A resolution to urge the Governor to ban nonessential state business travel to North Carolina and other states that have enacted laws that are unwelcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons.
SR 0204 Referred 9/21/2016 5:30:13 PM	MacGregor	A resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform Act of 2015.	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 10/21/2016
SR 0223 Referred 12/14/2016 10:30:38 AM	Bieda	A resolution to encourage the U.S. Congress to support an investigation into Russia's computer hacking and influence in the United States presidential election.
SR 0224 Referred 12/15/2016 7:33:23 PM	Young	A resolution to urge the United States Congress to enact legislation that would establish a commission to study reparation proposals for African-Americans.