2015-2016 Session House Committee on Government Operations
Friday, December 30, 2016
Bill/Resolution Sponsor Subject Meetings Status
HB 4061
referred
4/19/2016
Banks Health; screening; screening for lead exposure in children 12-24 months; require.
HB 4192
referred
2/12/2015
Geiss Law; other; method used for calculation of age; codify.
HB 4240
referred
2/25/2015
Howrylak History and arts; historic sites; First Amendment and Second Amendment monuments on the capitol grounds; provide for.
HB 4243
referred
2/25/2015
Pettalia State; symbol; English; establish as official state language.
HB 4279
referred
3/4/2015
Gamrat Health; other; protection of unborn baby; establish.
HB 4283
referred
3/4/2015
Dillon Civil rights; public records; legislative branch and governor's office; include as public bodies subject to the freedom of information act.
HB 4311
referred
3/5/2015
Glenn Labor; organizations; authority of public sector unions; clarify.
HB 4312
referred
3/5/2015
Glenn Labor; collective bargaining; right to work; extend to firefighters and police officers.
HB 4317
referred
3/10/2015
Courser Transportation; motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax; modify.
HB 4318
referred
3/10/2015
Courser Sales tax; collections; collection of sales tax on gasoline; eliminate.
HB 4335
referred
3/11/2015
Glenn Sales tax; collections; collection of sales tax on gasoline; eliminate.
HB 4336
referred
3/11/2015
Glenn Transportation; motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax; modify.
HB 4337
referred
3/11/2015
Glenn Transportation; motor carrier fuel tax; flat tax rate; eliminate, and establish an 18-month limitation period for filing refund claims.
HB 4342
referred
3/12/2015
Irwin State; other; participation in daylight savings time; eliminate.
HB 4347
referred
1/14/2016
Barrett Holidays; other; "Blue Star Mothers Day"; designate as February 1.
HB 4352
referred
3/17/2015
Irwin State financing and management; purchasing; gifts by state contractors to certain governmental officials; limit.
HB 4378
referred
3/24/2015
Cole Administrative procedure; contested cases; award of costs and fees to prevailing party in a case involving this state; remove certain restrictions.
HB 4379
referred
3/24/2015
Johnson Civil procedure; costs and fees; recovery of costs and fees in an action involving this state; remove certain restrictions.
HB 4415
referred
3/26/2015
Greimel Vehicles; registration; registration fees; modify.
HB 4435
referred
4/14/2015
Lucido Food; retail establishments; notification on menus requesting consumer to inform server of food allergy; require.
HB 4502
referred
4/22/2015
Singh State; symbol; northern spring peeper; designate as the official state amphibian.
HB 4530
referred
4/28/2015
McBroom State; symbol; ladybug; establish as the official state insect.
HB 4570
referred
5/12/2015
Nesbitt Education; financing; definition of turbine for purposes of industrial personal property exemption from school operating millage; provide for.
HB 4571
referred
5/12/2015
Nesbitt Economic development; plant rehabilitation; definition of turbine; provide for.
HB 4572
referred
5/12/2015
Nesbitt Michigan business tax; credits; definition of turbine in eligible personal property tax credit; provide for.
HB 4573
referred
5/12/2015
Nesbitt Property tax; exemptions; definition of turbine; provide for.
HB 4576
referred
5/12/2015
Rutledge State; symbol; B-24 Liberator; designate as the official state airplane.
HB 4595
referred
5/13/2015
Singh Holidays; other; "Fred Korematsu Day"; designate as January 30.
HB 4619
referred
5/19/2015
Gamrat State financing and management; purchasing; prohibition from receiving a state contract for corporations or business entities that participate in collection of electronic data and metadata of individuals; provide for.
HB 4646
referred
5/26/2015
Townsend Local government; other; awarding of contracts by local governments to vendors that made political contributions in the previous 12-month period; prohibit.
HB 4678
referred
6/3/2015
Durhal Legislature; other; distribution of state flags to eligible legislators' survivors; allow.
HB 4700
referred
6/9/2015
Howrylak State financing and management; purchasing; online database of contracts and services entered into with taxpayer revenue; require.
HB 4701
referred
6/9/2015
Dianda State financing and management; purchasing; public disclosure of service contracts in excess of $500,000.00; provide for.
HB 4702
referred
6/9/2015
McBroom State financing and management; purchasing; impact study regarding the effects of privatization of services on local community; require, and post online.
HB 4703
referred
6/9/2015
Kivela State financing and management; purchasing; procurement contract for services cancellation protocols; establish.
HB 4704
referred
6/9/2015
Faris State financing and management; purchasing; preprivatization cost-benefit analysis and process for public service workers to present alternative recommendations; provide for.
HB 4705
referred
6/9/2015
Lucido State financing and management; purchasing; criteria for participation in state contract process; provide for, and prohibit bad corporate actors from being awarded a contract.
HB 4720
referred
6/16/2015
Faris Labor; hours and wages; wages for certain tipped employees; modify.
HB 4731
referred
6/17/2015
Courser Family law; marriage and divorce; requirement for issuance of marriage license; eliminate.
HB 4732
referred
6/17/2015
Courser Family law; marriage and divorce; requirement of marriage license; eliminate, and allow only clergy to solemnize marriage.
HB 4733
referred
6/17/2015
Courser Family law; marriage and divorce; government facilitated marriage licenses; eliminate, restore common law marriage, and only allow clergy to solemnize marriages.
HB 4756
referred
6/18/2015
McBroom Legislature; rules; bills or initiative petitions to take effect upon the expiration of 90 days after the date they are filed with the secretary of state; provide for.
HB 4757
referred
6/18/2015
McBroom Legislature; other; seating chart for the house of representatives; modify.
HB 4763
referred
7/14/2015
Sarah Roberts Public employees and officers; state; office of state poet laureate; create.
HB 4844
referred
8/20/2015
Hughes State agencies (existing); generally; postmark date; allow as indication of timely submission for request.
HB 4855
referred
9/9/2015
Glenn Family law; marriage and divorce; religious official's refusal to solemnize a marriage based on violation of conscience or religious beliefs; provide immunity under certain circumstances.
HB 4858
referred
9/9/2015
Gamrat Family law; marriage and divorce; prohibiting requirement of religious official based on violation of conscience or religious beliefs to solemnize a marriage; provide for immunity under certain circumstances.
HB 4884
referred
9/17/2015
Santana Holidays; other; Hispanic heritage month; designate.
HB 4889
referred
9/22/2015
Goike Civil rights; open meetings; art institute services provider; require compliance with open meetings act.
HB 4890
referred
9/22/2015
Runestad Civil rights; public records; art institute services provider; require compliance with freedom of information act.
HB 4891
referred
9/22/2015
Chang Civil rights; other; language access plan; require state agencies to create and implement for individuals with limited English proficiency.
HB 4899
referred
9/22/2015
Townsend Legislature; legislative agencies; comparative distributional fiscal impact analysis of certain bills; require senate fiscal agency to prepare.
HB 4900
referred
9/22/2015
Wittenberg Legislature; legislative agencies; comparative distributional fiscal impact analysis of certain bills; require house fiscal agency to prepare.
HB 4986
referred
10/14/2015
Lucido State; other; establishment of eastern standard time as the time zone for the state and elimination of daylight savings time; provide for.
HB 5026
referred
10/27/2015
Runestad Law enforcement; investigations; use of unmanned aerial vehicles; authorize under certain circumstances.
HB 5027
referred
10/27/2015
Runestad Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for unmanned aerial vehicles statute violations; provide for.
HB 5063
referred
11/5/2015
Neeley Individual income tax; credit; credit for eligible educators for certain supplies; provide for.
HB 5064
referred
12/2/2015
Neeley Holidays; other; a week in October as a week of remembrance of lives lost to domestic violence; designate.
HB 5088
referred
12/1/2015
Brinks Veterans; other; veteran's ombudsman; create.
HB 5114
referred
12/3/2015
Zemke Holidays; other; designation of regular election days in May, August, and November as state holidays; provide for.
HB 5120
referred
12/3/2015
Neeley Water; quality; notification of the public water supply users of noncompliance with certain drinking water standards; require.
HB 5148
referred
12/10/2015
Darany Aeronautics; other; operation of drones in airspace above the capitol or the capitol grounds; prohibit without authorization from the Michigan State Capitol commission.
HB 5149
referred
12/10/2015
Townsend Legislature; committees; legislative commission on state agencies; create.
HB 5209
referred
1/13/2016
Lucido Local government; other; bonding for emergency managers; require, and exempt emergency managers from governmental immunity.
HB 5210
referred
1/13/2016
Lucido Torts; governmental immunity; emergency managers; exempt from governmental immunity.
HB 5216
referred
1/13/2016
Bizon Civil rights; public records; legislature; subject to freedom of information act (FOIA).
HB 5288
referred
2/2/2016
Wittenberg Occupations; attorneys; individuals licensed to practice law as a military spouse; require certain notifications to board of law examiners.
HB 5289
referred
2/2/2016
Maturen Occupations; attorneys; license to practice law for military spouse; provide for under certain conditions.
HB 5426
referred
3/3/2016
Sarah Roberts State financing and management; purchasing; state-owned buildings and offices; require to provide certain feminine hygiene products for free.
HB 5427
referred
3/3/2016
Sarah Roberts Education; school districts; requirement for public schools to provide free tampons and sanitary napkins in women's restrooms; provide for.
HB 5457
referred
3/15/2016
Bumstead Michigan business tax; insurance companies; credit for certain amounts paid that are attributable to the assigned claims plan; exclude.
HB 5458
referred
3/15/2016
Poleski Corporate income tax; insurance companies; credit for certain amounts paid that are attributable to the assigned claims plan; exclude.
HB 5560
referred
4/14/2016
Nesbitt State; symbol; monarch butterfly; designate as the official state insect.
HB 5565
referred
4/14/2016
Moss Property; state buildings; prohibition for signs inside the state capitol; eliminate.
HB 5575
referred
4/19/2016
Dianda State financing and management; purchasing; leasing or renting a building that houses senate or house offices in same building that houses a lobby firm subject to the lobby disclosure act; prohibit.
HB 5647
referred
5/12/2016
Wittenberg Weapons; licensing; reporting requirements of background check denials; provide for.
HB 5654
referred
5/12/2016
Pscholka Insurance; no-fault; assigned claims; modify various provisions relating to.
HB 5717
referred
6/2/2016
Runestad Civil rights; privacy; single-sex multiple occupancy bathroom and changing facilities in schools and public agencies; require.
HB 5789
referred
7/13/2016
Singh Public employees and officers; duties; attorney case-tracking; require by department of attorney general.
HB 5821
referred
9/7/2016
Pscholka State financing and management; purchasing; prohibition of contracting with certain discriminatory businesses that boycott certain entities; provide for.
HB 5822
referred
9/7/2016
Wittenberg State financing and management; purchasing; prohibition of contracting with certain discriminatory businesses; provide for.
HB 5823
referred
9/7/2016
Wittenberg Retirement; investments; public employee retirement system assets in companies that boycott a person that has free trade relations with the United States; require divestment of.
HB 5829
referred
9/8/2016
Glenn Labor; collective bargaining; exclusive clause in labor agreements for public sector unions; prohibit.
HB 5937
referred
9/22/2016
Driskell Economic development; other; small business and entrepreneurship services office; create.
HB 5948
referred
10/19/2016
Chirkun State agencies (existing); generally; database security breach policy for state agencies; provide for.
HB 5953
referred
10/19/2016
Kelly Human services; services or financial assistance; work requirement for benefit eligibility; prohibit waiver.
HB 5994
referred
10/19/2016
Bizon State agencies (proposed); boards and commissions; African-American affairs commission; create.
HB 6021
referred
11/9/2016
Irwin Labor; fair employment practices; whistleblower protection; expand to include reporting of planned wrongdoings and coverups.
HB 6028
referred
11/9/2016
Chang Environmental protection; air pollution; ombudsman for air quality; create.
HB 6032
referred
11/9/2016
Irwin Local government; other; local financial stability and choice act; provide for an ombudsman.
SB 90
referred
1/14/2016
Jones State agencies (proposed); boards and commissions; African-American affairs commission; create.
SB 160
referred
3/18/2015
Booher Cities; home rule; provision regarding financial recovery bonds; modify.
SB 209
referred
11/30/2016
Colbeck Education; school districts; instruction in certain United States historical information; encourage, and require to be included on state testing.
SB 316
referred
9/21/2016
Jones Civil rights; open meetings; Michigan compensation appellate commission; provide certain operational exemptions from the open meetings act.
SB 326
referred
10/21/2015
Warren State; symbol; B-24 Liberator; designate as the official state airplane.
SB 556
referred
11/4/2015
Horn Economic development; other; commercial rehabilitation act; extend sunset.
SB 594
referred
3/24/2016
Shirkey State agencies (existing); executive office; governor's approval of certain memoranda of understanding or memoranda of agreement involving this state; require, and require filing those memoranda of agreement or memoranda of understanding with the secretary of state.
SB 670
referred
10/19/2016
Warren Veterans; other; World War I centennial commission; create.
SB 758
referred
11/30/2016
Colbeck Education; career and technical; obsolete act relating to the functions of the state board of control for vocational education; repeal.
SB 986
referred
9/8/2016
Kowall Insurance; health insurers; health endowment fund; include public health emergency in purposes.
SB 1068
referred
12/7/2016
Knollenberg Transportation; funds; requirement that cities and villages bear a portion of the cost of opening, widening, and improving state trunk line highways; eliminate.
HJR E
referred
1/27/2015
Webber Legislature; sessions; part-time legislature; provide for.
HJR M
referred
3/25/2015
Johnson Legislature; sessions; sine die; establish as the Friday before the first Monday in November in an even year.
HJR P
referred
4/28/2015
Townsend Legislature; legislative agencies; fiscal impact statement; prohibit bill from being considered until house and senate fiscal agencies have prepared.
HJR Q
referred
4/30/2015
Smiley Public employees and officers; state; term limits for certain state elected officials; repeal.
HJR R
referred
6/10/2015
Glenn Legislature; other; legislature's ability to disapprove certain rules, regulations, or enforcement actions; provide for.
HJR T
referred
6/17/2015
Gamrat Individual income tax; other; imposition of state income taxes on individuals and businesses; prohibit.
HJR U
referred
6/18/2015
McBroom Legislature; rules; bills or initiative petitions to take effect upon the expiration of 90 days after the date they are filed with the secretary of state; provide for.
HJR Y
referred
7/14/2015
Howrylak Legislature; sessions; unicameral nonpartisan legislature; provide for.
HJR BB
referred
8/20/2015
Chatfield Legislature; other; application for a convention of the states under article V of the United States constitution; provide for.
HJR FF
referred
12/10/2015
Townsend State financing and management; funds; appropriation bills subject to referendum; clarify.
HJR II
referred
4/26/2016
LaVoy Legislature; other; location of legislative offices; prohibit in same building as a lobbying office.
HJR JJ
referred
4/26/2016
McBroom Legislature; sessions; session calendar; modify.
HJR KK
referred
4/27/2016
Kosowski Legislature; rules; time allowed when voting on bills in the house of representatives; limit.
HR 14
referred
2/10/2015
Pettalia A resolution to urge all Michigan executive departments to provide paper options for submitting forms and documents.
HR 16
referred
2/19/2015
Santana A resolution to urge the House of Representatives to recognize the Michigan Legislative Hispanic Caucus and urge the Speaker to provide it with the same rights, privileges, and responsibilities having been afforded the other recognized caucuses of the Michigan House of Representatives.
HR 27
referred
3/4/2015
Cochran A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to halt the closure of the U.S. Postal Service's Processing and Distribution Center in Lansing, Michigan, until postal reform legislation is addressed.
HR 80
referred
5/7/2015
Greimel A resolution to urge the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate to hold legislative sessions weekly throughout the summer in order to approve a road funding proposal.
HR 120
referred
8/18/2015
Santana A resolution to condemn discrimination in any form and to call for an end to racist rhetoric and hate speech by United States presidential candidates.
HR 137
referred
9/17/2015
Chirkun A resolution to grant subpoena power to the House Select Committee to Examine the Qualifications of Representatives Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser.
HR 138
referred
9/17/2015
Singh A resolution to direct the Select Committee to Examine the Qualifications of Representatives Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser to refer the House Business Office report to law enforcement for investigation and to refrain from making any recommendations until an investigation is completed and to urge the Michigan Attorney General and Michigan State Police to conduct an investigation.
HR 139
referred
9/17/2015
McBroom A resolution to expel Representative Todd Courser of the Eighty-Second House District, State of Michigan.
HR 140
referred
9/17/2015
McBroom A resolution to censure Representative Todd Courser of the Eighty-Second House District, State of Michigan.
HR 142
referred
9/17/2015
McBroom A resolution to censure Representative Cindy Gamrat of the Eightieth House District, State of Michigan.
HR 159
referred
9/30/2015
Driskell A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to continue funding the federal government and avoid a lapse in federal operations.
HR 160
referred
9/30/2015
Runestad A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to make permanent a ban on the federal, state, and local taxation of internet access.
HR 175
referred
10/22/2015
Dianda A resolution to declare the Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle unfit to lead the department and express our lack of confidence in his leadership.
HR 181
referred
11/3/2015
Wittenberg A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to adopt Election Day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, as a national holiday.
HR 191
referred
12/2/2015
Hoadley A resolution to declare December 9-16, 2015, as Remembrance For All Victims of Gun Violence Week in the state of Michigan.
HR 197
referred
1/13/2016
Runestad A resolution to urge the President of the United States to declare that the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham is committing genocide against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East, thus enabling direct intervention and availability of resources to stop this atrocity.
HR 198
referred
1/13/2016
Chatfield A resolution to declare opposition to the relocation of Syrian and other unvettable refugees from failed states via the United States Refugee Resettlement Program into Michigan and the rejection of state funds to assist in the program.
HR 234
referred
3/3/2016
Brinks A resolution to extend subpoena power to the House Oversight and Ethics Committee and the House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee for the purpose of investigating the quality of care and staffing at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
HR 285
referred
5/10/2016
Franz A resolution to declare June 8, 2016, as Remember The USS Liberty Day in the state of Michigan.
HR 293
referred
5/12/2016
Irwin A resolution to declare May 12, 2016, as Legislative Procedure Day in the state of Michigan.
HR 344
referred
11/30/2016
Dianda A resolution to request that the Michigan Attorney General and Michigan State Police investigate the possible waste, fraud, and abuse of power by former Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville and the Senate Business Office regarding the lease of the Capitol View Building.
HCR 16
referred
12/1/2015
Poleski A concurrent resolution to approve the release of money from the Roads Innovation Fund for deposit into the Michigan Transportation Fund, as provided by section 1j(5) of 1951 PA 51.
HCR 17
referred
12/3/2015
Hooker A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Michigan Legislature that the United States Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges is illegitimate and to urge the Governor and all executive officers in the state of Michigan to uphold their oaths of office and not recognize or enforce the decision.
HCR 18
referred
12/16/2015
Nesbitt A concurrent resolution providing for the final adjournment of the Legislature.
HCR 23
referred
3/8/2016
Phelps A concurrent resolution to grant subpoena power to the Joint Select Committee on the Flint Water Public Health Emergency.