2011-2012 Session	House Committee on Government Operations
Friday, December 21, 2012

Bill/Resolution	Sponsor	Subject	Meetings	Status
HB 4038 referred 1/13/2011	Kowall	State financing and management; other; implementation of section 29 of article IX of the state constitution; provide for, and repeal 1979 PA 101.
HB 4039 referred 1/13/2011	Kowall	Administrative procedure; rules; delegation of legislative authority that violates constitutional prohibition against unfunded mandates; nullify under certain circumstances.
HB 4040 referred 1/13/2011	Denby	Legislature; committees; local government mandate panel; create and prescribe its duties.
HB 4041 referred 1/13/2011	Meadows	Civil procedure; other; procedures for actions under sections 25 to 32 of article IX of the state constitution; revise.
HB 4118 referred 1/20/2011	Tlaib	Civil procedure; foreclosure; foreclosure of Michigan state housing development authority mortgages; require meeting between lender and borrower before foreclosure by advertisement.	3/16/2011	reported with recommendation the bill be referred to the committee on Banking and Financial Services on 3/16/2011
HB 4139 referred 1/26/2011	Melton	Insurance; health; health care beneficiary eligibility audit; require for certain public employers.
HB 4140 referred 1/26/2011	Melton	Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; uniform health coverage plan; create and implement.
HB 4153 referred 1/26/2011	Tlaib	Holidays; other; Arab-American heritage month; designate.
HB 4172 referred 2/1/2011	Farrington	Labor; public service employment; public employee contribution to employer-provider health care benefits; increase.
HB 4205 referred 2/8/2011	Haveman	Labor; arbitration; compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in police and fire departments; repeal.	2/23/2011
HB 4206 referred 2/8/2011	Haveman	Labor; arbitration; reference to repealed law; remove.	2/23/2011
HB 4358 referred 3/1/2011	Shaughnessy	Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; state-funded office and staff for spouse of the governor; prohibit.
HB 4522 referred 4/12/2011	Farrington	Labor; arbitration; arbitration award factors and arbitration procedures; revise.	5/18/2011 6/14/2011	reported as substitute H-5 with recommendation on 6/14/2011
HB 4529 referred 4/12/2011	Callton	Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; contribution to health care costs for legislators; require.
HB 4530 referred 4/12/2011	Callton	School aid; other; reduction in per-pupil funding; prohibit if school district staff are paying certain percentage of health insurance premium.
HB 4617 referred 5/4/2011	Lindberg	State; boundaries; concurrent jurisdiction on federally owned lands within the Pictured Rocks national lakeshore; provide for.
HB 4631 referred 6/12/2012	Byrum	Income tax; other; special Olympics Michigan fund; create.
HB 4638 referred 5/11/2011	McCann	Natural resources; other; Michigan geological survey; transfer to western Michigan university.
HB 4646 referred 5/17/2011	Genetski	State; symbol; monarch butterfly; establish as official state insect.
HB 4659 referred 5/18/2011	Howze	State agencies (existing); technology, management, and budget; state agency compliance with Michigan progress board benchmarks; monitor.
HB 4660 referred 5/18/2011	Irwin	State agencies (existing); technology, management, and budget; Michigan progress board; create.
HB 4680 referred 5/25/2011	Slavens	State; symbol; tart cherry; designate as the official state fruit.
HB 4771 referred 1/11/2012	Agema	Labor; collective bargaining; domestic partner benefits; make a prohibited subject of bargaining.
HB 4792 referred 6/16/2011	Moss	Retirement; legislative; prohibition on spending the cost savings and earnings on those savings derived from implementation of Tier 2; eliminate.	6/22/2011	reported with recommendation on 6/22/2011
HB 4801 referred 6/23/2011	Potvin	State; boundaries; accurate boundaries of the state; establish in statute.
HB 4842 referred 6/30/2011	Bledsoe	Environmental protection; other; listing on citizen pesticide notification registry; eliminate requirement of physician's certificate.
HB 4876 re-referred on 8/24/2011	Cotter	Education; attendance; penalties for noncompliance of parental enforcement of compulsory school attendance; revise.
HB 4877 re-referred on 8/24/2011	Scott	Income tax; credit; earned income tax credit eligibility; modify.
HB 4878 re-referred on 8/24/2011	Shaughnessy	Human services; services or financial assistance; eligibility for assistance for individuals with school-aged children to be based on child's school attendance; require.
HB 4901 referred 9/7/2011	Tlaib	Environmental protection; other; action plan to address local environmental justice concerns; authorize petition process for.
HB 4906 referred 9/7/2011	Kurtz	State; symbol; English; establish as the official state language.
HB 4918 referred 9/8/2011	Switalski	State; buildings; flags flown at state buildings; require to be made in the United States.
HB 4935 referred 9/13/2011	LeBlanc	Legislature; reports; distribution of official house and senate journals to legislators; modify.
HB 4989 referred 9/15/2011	Somerville	Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; salary earned by certain public employees; restrict to less than governor's salary.
HB 5000 referred 9/21/2011	Genetski	Higher education; other; commission to assess governance structure of state university system; create.
HB 5031 referred 10/19/2011	Gilbert	Property tax; classification; classification of industrial property; clarify.
HB 5041 referred 10/5/2011	Liss	Holidays; other; "Filipino American Heritage Month"; establish as the month of October.
HB 5066 referred 10/13/2011	Stamas	Michigan business tax; credits; credit for certain personal property taxes; revise.	12/07/2011	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-5 on 12/07/2011
HB 5067 referred 10/13/2011	Stamas	Education; financing; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise.	12/07/2011	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-5 on 12/07/2011
HB 5068 referred 10/13/2011	Stamas	Property tax; state education tax; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise.	12/07/2011	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-5 on 12/07/2011
HB 5069 referred 10/13/2011	Stamas	Economic development; plant rehabilitation; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise.	12/07/2011	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-5 on 12/07/2011
HB 5187 referred 11/29/2011	Jacobsen	Counties; boards and commissions; membership on the county apportionment commission; modify under certain circumstances and modify number of county commissioners based on population.	12/07/2011	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-3 on 12/07/2011
HB 5229 referred 12/14/2011	Santana	Labor; public service employment; residency requirement for certain public employees; authorize.
HB 5256 referred 1/19/2012	Opsommer	Legislature; committees; publicly accessible online repository of house and senate committee meetings; create.
HB 5467 referred 3/13/2012	Dillon	State financing and management; other; legislative tax expenditure review commission; create.
HB 5470 referred 3/13/2012	Lindberg	State financing and management; other; requirement for fiscal agencies to score certain tax expenditures; implement.
HB 5471 referred 3/13/2012	Hovey-Wright	Higher education; financial aid; grant program for certain state high school graduates to attend state universities and community colleges; establish, and create Michigan higher education grant trust fund.
HB 5486 referred 3/15/2012	MacGregor	Veterans; other; veteran's ombudsman; create.
HB 5515 referred 3/27/2012	Dillon	Civil rights; public records; legislative branch; include in freedom of information act.
HB 5529 referred 4/17/2012	Muxlow	State financing and management; purchasing; biobased procurement plan for state of Michigan purchasing; create.
HB 5537 referred 4/17/2012	Slavens	Retirement; legislative; retirement health care benefits for legislators; eliminate.
HB 5547 referred 4/19/2012	Goike	Retirement; legislative; annual 4% increase in retirement allowance; eliminate.
HB 5548 referred 4/19/2012	LaFontaine	Retirement; legislative; retirement health care benefits; limit to 80% of premium.	5/23/2012	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 5/23/2012
HB 5549 referred 4/19/2012	Goike	Retirement; legislative; 5% of compensation to fund retiree health care costs; require current legislators to contribute.
HB 5550 referred 4/19/2012	LaFontaine	Retirement; legislative; membership of board of trustees; modify.
HB 5637 referred 5/15/2012	Cavanagh	Labor; public service employment; employment with same governmental entity in which a pension is drawn; prohibit.
HB 5702 referred 5/30/2012	Lund	Civil procedure; civil actions; contingent attorney fees; provide limitation.
HB 5739 referred 6/14/2012	Stallworth	Local government; other; consent agreement process act; create.
HB 5740 referred 6/14/2012	Olumba	Holidays; other; "Coleman A. Young Day"; designate as May 24.
HB 5768 referred 6/14/2012	McMillin	Military affairs; other; restriction of activities by Michigan national guard and state and local employees; provide for under certain circumstances.		reported out with the reccomendation it be referred to the Committee on Oversight, Reform, and Ethics on 9/12/2012
HB 5785 referred 7/18/2012	MacMaster	Property; condemnation; United Nations agenda 21; prohibit implementation of recommendation interfering with property rights.
HB 5827 referred 8/15/2012	Cotter	Consumer protection; other; Michigan penal code provision relating to certain events; exclude ticket sales under event tickets act.
HB 5828 referred 8/15/2012	Cotter	Consumer protection; other; sale or resale of tickets to certain entertainment events and shows; regulate.
HB 5885 referred 9/12/2012	Geiss	Crimes; other; limitations on markup of sale of tickets to 10% over face value; provide for, and require posting of certain information on certain internet websites.
HB 5955 referred 9/27/2012	Bumstead	Recreation; state parks; Michigan capitol state park; establish.
HB 5956 referred 9/27/2012	Bumstead	State; other; Michigan law enforcement officers memorial monument; update references consistent with proposed Michigan capitol state park.
HB 5957 referred 9/27/2012	Bumstead	Recreation; state parks; management of the Michigan capitol state park; provide for.
HB 5958 referred 9/27/2012	Bumstead	Recreation; state parks; Michigan capitol committee; authorize to provide advice and recommendations to the Michigan capitol state park commission.
HB 6006 referred 11/8/2012	Denby	State; buildings; concession operations by blind persons; modify exceptions.
SB 543 referred 11/10/2011	Brandenburg	Counties; boards and commissions; membership on county department of veterans' affairs; modify eligibility criteria.		reported out with recommendation that the bill be referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee on 5/16/2012.
SB 602 referred 2/16/2012	Kowall	Children; child care; regulation of window blinds in licensed day care centers; implement.
SB 603 referred 2/16/2012	Kowall	Consumer protection; unfair trade practices; sale of window blinds; prohibit without certain safety hardware and warnings.
SB 617 referred 11/1/2011	Casperson	State; other; concurrent jurisdiction on federally owned lands within the Pictured Rocks national lakeshore; provide for.	3/21/2012	reported out with recommendation on 3/21/2012.
SB 640 referred 11/10/2011	Kahn	State; buildings; flags of the United States and the state of Michigan flown at state buildings or sold by state agencies; require to be made in the United States.	5/16/2012	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 5/16/2012
SB 778 referred 1/19/2012	Kowall	Natural resources; inland lakes; public road access to lakes or streams; specify authorized uses.	2/15/2012	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-1 on 2/15/2012
SB 798 referred 11/10/2011	Moolenaar	Veterans; trust fund; membership on board of trustees; modify.	11/30/2011 12/07/2011	reported out with recommendation on 12/07/2011
SB 799 referred 11/10/2011	Pappageorge	Veterans; other; membership on board of managers; modify.	11/30/2011 12/07/2011	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-1 on 12/07/2011
SB 865 referred 12/15/2011	Pavlov	Local government; other; reference to emergency manager protocol; provide for.		Discharged on 12/05/2012
SB 971 referred 2/22/2012	Richardville	Labor; public service employment; definition of public employee; restrict.	2/29/12	Reported out with recommendation on 2/29/2012.
SB 1018 referred 3/22/2012	Hildenbrand	Labor; public service employment; definition of public employee; clarify regarding recognition of union based on receipt of government subsidy or interlocal agreement.	3/27/2012	reported out with reccommendation on 3/21/2012.
SB 1077 referred 5/17/2012	Casperson	Gaming; bingo and charitable gaming; raffle license; allow to be issued to a fraternal organization that is not affiliated with a national organization.	5/23/2012	reported out with recommendation on 5/23/2012
HJR K referred 2/17/2011	Townsend	Legislature; legislative agencies; fiscal impact statement; prohibit bill from being considered until house and senate fiscal agencies have prepared.
HJR S referred 3/23/2011	Hammel	Labor; collective bargaining; constitutional right to collective bargaining; create.
HJR T referred 4/12/2011	LeBlanc	Legislature; 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.
HJR U referred 4/27/2011	Brown	Constitutional amendments; state; permissible uses of state school aid fund; revise.
HJR V referred 4/28/2011	Switalski	Legislature; legislators; reduction of legislators' salary; provide for.
HJR W referred 5/3/2011	Townsend	State financing and management; funds; appropriation bills subject to referendum; clarify.
HJR X referred 5/3/2011	Switalski	Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; salary for governor when annual income outside of state government exceeds $1,000,000.00; eliminate.
HJR Y referred 5/3/2011	Brown	Legislature; legislators; reduced compensation for legislators who have unexcused absence from session; provide for.
HJR Z referred 5/5/2011	McMillin	Legislature; legislators; part-time legislature, reduction of legislators' salaries, reduced compensation for absences from legislative session, and limit on legislative budget; provide for.
HJR AA referred 5/17/2011	McMillin	Legislature; 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.
HJR DD referred 9/8/2011	Farrington	Legislature; legislators; part-time legislature, reduction of legislative salaries, and budget deadline; provide for.
HJR EE referred 9/21/2011	Darany	Legislature; legislators; policy regarding provisions subject to referendum; redefine.
HJR FF referred 9/22/2011	Bledsoe	Constitutional amendments; state; exemption from certain state laws for certain local school districts; provide for.
HJR II referred 11/8/2011	Olson	Legislature; legislators; part-time legislature; provide for, revise term limits, and notify when extraordinary sessions may be held.
HJR LL referred 1/17/2012	Somerville	Legislature; legislators; part-time legislature; provide for, and reduce legislative salaries.
HJR PP referred 2/16/2012	McMillin	Higher education; state universities; constitutional requirement for annual accounting of income and expenditures; revise.		referred to the committee on Oversight, Reform, and Ethics on 3/21/2012.
HJR SS referred 3/15/2012	Bauer	Taxation; other; constitutional amendment for 4-year sunset on bills that increase or create new tax exemptions or credits; require.
HJR XX referred 6/14/2012	Olumba	Public utilities; other; sale or lease of certain assets owned by public authority; prohibit unless approved by a majority of electors within the municipality.
HJR YY referred 6/14/2012	Olumba	Labor; collective bargaining; right to collective bargaining; amend constitution to provide right.
HJR ZZ referred 6/14/2012	Olumba	Higher education; state universities; African-American university; create.
HJR BBB referred 9/27/2012	Shirkey	Legislature; legislators; health care benefits for legislators; modify, and modify salaries and expense allowances of members of the legislature.
HJR CCC referred 11/29/2012	McMillin	Legislature; other; limitations on when tax or appropriations bills may be reported out of committee or passed out of the legislature; provide for.
HR 10 referred 1/18/2011	Somerville	A resolution to call upon the Governor to work to impose an immediate freeze on all state employee compensation, including all wages, for a period of 3 years.
HR 11 referred 1/18/2011	Somerville	A resolution to call upon the Governor to impose an immediate hiring freeze within state government.
HR 12 referred 1/25/2011	Somerville	A resolution to call on the Governor to instruct all state departments to identify areas to reduce spending by 15 percent.
HR 28 referred 2/16/2011	Somerville	A resolution to memorialize Congress to adopt and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution to require a balanced budget.
HR 30 referred 2/17/2011	Hooker	A resolution to memorialize Congress to provide that the children of foreign nationals born in this country or its territories are not automatically granted United States citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
HR 99 referred 6/8/2011	Dillon	A resolution to memorialize the Congress and the President of the United States to oppose any proposal that will eliminate the traditional Medicare program and to convert the Medicaid program to a block grant.		motion to discharge
HR 101 referred 6/14/2011	Meadows	A resolution to memorialize the President and the Congress of the United States to allow access to frozen Libyan assets to address the situation facing Libyan students studying at American universities and participating in academic programs.
HR 113 referred 6/30/2011	McMillin	A resolution to extend subpoena power to the House Oversight, Reform and Ethics Committee.
HR 115 referred 8/24/2011	LeBlanc	A resolution to express the intent of the House of Representatives that the Open Meetings Act be interpreted to require an elected or appointed officeholder to be physically present in order to cast votes and to participate officially in a meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act.
HR 141 referred 10/18/2011	Segal	A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives.
HR 168 referred 12/1/2011	Stapleton	A resolution to call upon the Governor to withdraw immediately any pending appeals regarding the illegal 3 percent healthcare tax on Michigan public school and state employees.
HR 170 referred 12/7/2011	Tlaib	A resolution to urge the Governor not to appoint an Emergency Manager for Detroit but to work with elected city officials, Detroit legislators, and all stakeholders to develop solutions for the city's financial problems.
HR 185 referred 2/9/2012	LaFontaine	A resolution to memorialize Congress to enact the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011 and to urge the President of the United States to reverse the Department of Health and Human Services regulation that violates religious liberties and forces almost every private health plan in the country to include coverage for services that are contrary to the religious beliefs and practices of certain faiths.	2/15/2012	reported out with recommendation as substitute H-2 on 2/15/2012
HR 237 referred 4/25/2012	Santana	A resolution to urge the Governor to implement and fund the necessary programs to support his Special Message on Public Safety.
HR 238 referred 4/25/2012	Hovey-Wright	A resolution to urge the Michigan Board of State Canvassers to protect the rights of the people under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 and certify the petition calling for a referendum on Public Act 4 of 2011.
HR 303 referred 7/18/2012	Hammel	A resolution to call on the House Standing Committee on Oversight, Reform, and Ethics to conduct an investigation, with public hearings in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, of any ethics misconduct, violations of House Rules, or misuse of state resources by members and staff in the candidate filings for the 76th House District.
HR 309 referred 8/15/2012	Segal	A resolution to call on the Kent County Prosecutor and Attorney General to immediately re-open the investigation into the election rigging scandal in the 76th House District.
HR 316 referred 9/12/2012	Dillon	A resolution to call on Speaker James "Jase" Bolger to step aside pending completion of the one-person grand jury investigation into suspected crimes and offenses committed by him and others related to the election rigging scandal in the 76th House District.
HR 324 referred 9/20/2012	Brown	A resolution to condemn the remarks of United States Representative Todd Akin, and comments like his, and the position of the national Republican party to diminish the severity of rape and marginalize its victims and survivors.
HCR 6 referred 2/16/2011	Opsommer	A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to adopt and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution to require a balanced budget.	3/16/2011	reported with recommendation on 3/16/2011
HCR 35 referred 10/18/2011	Segal	A concurrent resolution to amend the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
HCR 55 referred 4/24/2012	Bauer	A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to intervene to prevent the closure of the U.S. Postal Service's Processing and Distribution Center in Lansing, Michigan.
SCR 17 referred 6/30/2011	Meekhof	A concurrent resolution prescribing the legislative schedule.
SCR 25 referred 12/15/2011	Meekhof	A concurrent resolution prescribing the legislative schedule.
SCR 30 referred 6/14/2012	Meekhof	A concurrent resolution prescribing the legislative schedule.
SCR 32 referred 7/18/2012	Meekhof	A concurrent resolution prescribing the legislative schedule.