MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE(legislature.mi.gov)
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Committee Bill Records 2021-2022 Local Government

Committee : Local Government
Chamber : Senate
Sorted By : SequenceNo, Ascending
Committee Chair Person : Dale W. Zorn
Clerk Phone Number : (517) 373-5314
Committee Homepage: https://committees.senate.michigan.gov/details.aspx?Com=LOCAL

All Bills Ever Referred To This Committee

Bill Committee Sponsor Subject Meetings Status
SB 0016 of 2021 (PA 0014 of 2021) Local Government Dale Zorn Housing: inspection; change of ownership; exclude certain transfers. Amends sec. 125 of 1917 PA 167 (MCL 125.525). 2021-01-28 REFERRED 1/13/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0017 of 2021 Local Government Dale Zorn Public employees and officers: other; 1968 PA 317 regarding contracts of public servants with public entities; modify certain population thresholds. Amends sec. 3a of 1968 PA 317 (MCL 15.323a). 2021-01-28 REFERRED 1/13/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0040 of 2021 Local Government Mark Huizenga Public employees and officers: other; individuals holding multiple local elected offices; prohibit under certain circumstances. Amends title & sec. 2 of 1978 PA 566 (MCL 15.182). REFERRED 1/26/2021
SB 0242 of 2021 (PA 122 of 2021) Local Government Ed McBroom Counties: boards and commissions; county board of commissioners; provide for 4-year terms. Amends secs. 10 & 12 of 1966 PA 261 (MCL 46.410 & 46.412). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0245'21 2021-04-29 REFERRED 3/11/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0245 of 2021 (PA 121 of 2021) Local Government Jeremy Moss Counties: charter; county board of commissioners; provide for 4-year terms. Amends sec. 14 of 1966 PA 293 (MCL 45.514). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0242'21 2021-04-29 REFERRED 3/16/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0254 of 2021 Local Government Rosemary Bayer Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination based on source of income; prohibit. Amends title of 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601 - 554.616) & adds sec. 1c. REFERRED 3/17/2021
SB 0255 of 2021 Local Government Jeff Irwin Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination based on source of income; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 502 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2502). REFERRED 3/17/2021
SB 0258 of 2021 (PA 76 of 2022) Local Government Curtis VanderWall Communications: newspapers and magazines; publication of public notices in newspapers; include requirements for publication by electronic means. Amends sec. 1 of 1963 PA 247 (MCL 691.1051). 2021-06-17 REFERRED 3/18/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
SB 0259 of 2021 (PA 74 of 2022) Local Government Sylvia Santana Civil procedure: other; requirements for publication of legal notices in the revised judicature act; amend. Amends sec. 1461 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1461) & repeals sec. 1950 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1950). 2021-06-17 REFERRED 3/18/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0316 of 2021 Local Government Ed McBroom Corrections: other; public meeting in certain communities and reporting of information; require before a correctional facility closure. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 20. REFERRED 3/25/2021
SB 0348 of 2021 Local Government Adam Hollier Local government: water and sewer; municipality billing requirements for water or sewerage service; provide for, require municipalities to adopt a written dispute resolution process for disputed water or sewerage service bills, and require municipalities to monitor for customer water leaks. Amends title & sec. 6 of 1939 PA 178 (MCL 123.166) & adds secs. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d & 1e. REFERRED 3/25/2021
SB 0352 of 2021 Local Government Jeff Irwin Weapons: firearms; local preemption for firearm regulations inside municipal buildings; eliminate. Amends sec. 3 of 1990 PA 319 (MCL 123.1103). REFERRED 4/13/2021
SB 0413 of 2021 Local Government Betty Jean Alexander Housing: landlord and tenants; tenant notice of property tax delinquency or commencement of foreclosure proceedings; require owner to provide. Amends 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601 - 554.616) by adding sec. 1c. REFERRED 5/4/2021
SB 0525 of 2021 Local Government Paul Wojno Counties: charter; election of county executive in a charter county; modify election schedule to the presidential election years. Amends 1966 PA 293 (MCL 45.501 - 45.521) by adding sec. 14b. 2022-01-27 REFERRED 6/9/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
SB 0530 of 2021 Local Government Dale Zorn Education: other; purple star school program; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1138a. 2022-05-10 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0589 of 2021 Local Government Curtis Hertel, Jr. Land use: other; certified survey map requirements; modify. Amends secs. 1, 2 & 3 of 1970 PA 132 (MCL 54.211 et seq.). 2022-11-10 REFERRED 6/30/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0593 of 2021 Local Government Rosemary Bayer Environmental protection: sewage; municipal stormwater utilities; provide for, and authorize fee. Creates new act. REFERRED 7/15/2021
SB 0684 of 2021 Local Government Adam Hollier Cities: public services; population threshold for qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810). REFERRED 10/12/2021
SB 0705 of 2021 Local Government Jeff Irwin Civil rights: open meetings; procedures for electronic meetings of public bodies; provide for. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a). REFERRED 10/26/2021
SB 0715 of 2021 Local Government Marshall Bullock II Housing: other; best practice guidelines on needs assessment for older adults displaced by residential revitalization projects; require housing development authority to create and distribute. Amends secs. 11 & 17 of 1966 PA 346 (MCL 125.1411 & 125.1417). REFERRED 11/3/2021
SB 0716 of 2021 Local Government Jeff Irwin Housing: affordable; rent control policies; allow local governments to establish. Repeals 1988 PA 226 (MCL 123.411). REFERRED 11/3/2021
SB 0717 of 2021 Local Government Stephanie Chang Housing: affordable; use of certain factors in local housing ordinances to designate area median income for affordable housing determinations; require. Creates new act. REFERRED 11/3/2021
SB 0718 of 2021 Local Government Stephanie Chang Housing: affordable; rent limitation for senior citizens and individuals with a disability; authorize local units to impose, and provide for a tax exemption and specific tax. Creates new act. REFERRED 11/3/2021
SB 0719 of 2021 Local Government Betty Jean Alexander Housing: affordable; prohibition of local rent control; provide for exception under the rent limitation and specific tax authorization act. Amends sec. 1 of 1988 PA 226 (MCL 123.411). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0718'21 REFERRED 11/3/2021
SB 0751 of 2021 Local Government Erika Geiss Public utilities: water utilities; water utilities to establish redundancy planning processes for water pumps and power sources during power outages; require. Creates new act. REFERRED 11/30/2021
SB 0779 of 2021 Local Government Jim Ananich Local government: other; local financial stability and choice act; repeal. Repeals 2012 PA 436 (MCL 141.1541 - 141.1575). REFERRED 12/8/2021
SB 0780 of 2021 Local Government Jim Ananich Local government: financing; local government fiscal early warning system act; create. Creates new act. REFERRED 12/8/2021
SB 0792 of 2021 Local Government Mallory McMorrow Civil rights: open meetings; circumstances permitting electronic attendance of members at meetings of public bodies; modify. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a). REFERRED 12/14/2021
SB 0820 of 2022 Local Government Dale Zorn Public utilities: natural gas utilities; local units of government imposing a ban on the use of natural gas or installation of natural gas infrastructure; prohibit. Creates new act. REFERRED 1/19/2022
SB 0821 of 2022 (PA 102 of 2022) Local Government Wayne Schmidt Local government: intergovernmental affairs; emergency service authorities to purchase real or personal property under an installment purchase agreement; allow, and allow emergency service authorities to issue bonds or notes. Amends title & sec. 9 of 1988 PA 57 (MCL 124.609) & adds sec. 9a. 2022-01-27 REFERRED 1/19/2022
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0864 of 2022 Local Government Kevin Daley Drains: other; provision related to drain inspections; modify. Amends sec. 196 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.196). REFERRED 2/9/2022
SB 0865 of 2022 Local Government Jeremy Moss Drains: other; definition of per diem and compensation for drainage boards; modify. Amends secs. 72, 384, 441, 464 & 515 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.72 et seq.). REFERRED 2/9/2022
SB 0866 of 2022 Local Government Rick Outman Drains: districts; drainage district boundaries; revise under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 135 & 197 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.135 & 280.197). REFERRED 2/9/2022
SB 1001 of 2022 Local Government Rosemary Bayer Businesses: associations; prohibition for placement of solar panels on residential property in certain communities by homeowners associations; prohibit. Creates new act. REFERRED 4/12/2022
SB 1044 of 2022 Local Government Kimberly LaSata Counties: ordinances; county sanctuary policy prohibition act; create. Creates new act. REFERRED 5/18/2022
SB 1045 of 2022 Local Government Tom Barrett Local government: other; local government sanctuary policy prohibition act; create. Creates new act. REFERRED 5/18/2022
HB 4066 of 2021 Local Government Andrew Fink Weapons: concealed; local government restrictions on usage, concealment, and transportation of knives; prohibit. Creates new act. 2021-09-30, 2021-10-07 REFERRED 6/23/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
HB 4281 of 2021 (PA 113 of 2021) Local Government Alex Garza Cities: public services; qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify population threshold, and expand definition of qualified city to include a city that contains a qualified airport. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810). REFERRED 10/28/2021
HB 4416 of 2021 (PA 234 of 2022) Local Government Sarah Anthony Property: other; certain restrictive covenants in deeds and other instruments; prohibit. Creates new act. 2022-11-10 REFERRED 6/16/2022
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
HB 4637 of 2021 (PA 97 of 2021) Local Government David Martin Townships: other; approval of township name change by township electors; require. Amends 1846 RS 16 (MCL 41.1a - 41.110c) by adding sec. 2a. 2021-10-07 REFERRED 6/8/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 4833 of 2021 (PA 35 of 2022) Local Government Jim Ellison Taxation: specific tax; specific tax for certain heavy equipment; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4834'21 2022-01-20, 2022-01-27 REFERRED 11/30/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 4834 of 2021 (PA 46 of 2022) Local Government Mark Tisdel Property tax: exemptions; exemption for certain heavy equipment; provide for. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 9p. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4833'21 2022-01-20, 2022-01-27 REFERRED 11/30/2021
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 4885 of 2021 Local Government Jeff Yaroch Local government: employees and officers; gubernatorial removal process of local government officers; modify. Amends secs. 207, 268, 327, 369 & 383 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.207 et seq.). REFERRED 6/15/2022
HB 5248 of 2021 (PA 228 of 2022) Local Government Richard Steenland Cities: public services; definition of qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810). REFERRED 5/5/2022
HB 5386 of 2021 (PA 95 of 2022) Local Government Sue Allor Townships: financing; creation of special assessment districts that allocate costs against each owner equally; allow. Amends sec. 2 of 1972 PA 139 (MCL 247.392). 2022-05-10 REFERRED 2/1/2022
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 5427 of 2021 Local Government Gary Howell Retirement: municipal employees; municipal public employee retirement boards; allow to conduct meeting remotely. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a). 2022-11-10 REFERRED 6/14/2022
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 6367 of 2022 Local Government Matt Hall Local government: ordinances; ordinances criminalizing public urination, defecation, and littering; require. Creates new act. REFERRED 10/13/2022
HB 6377 of 2022 (PA 233 of 2022) Local Government Roger Hauck Military affairs: other; distribution structure of the county veteran service fund; modify. Amends sec. 3a of 1953 PA 192 (MCL 35.623a). 2022-11-10 REFERRED 9/27/2022
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT