| 2011-2012 Session | House Committee on Agriculture | |||
| Friday, December 21, 2012 | ||||
| Bill/Resolution | Sponsor | Subject | Meetings | Status |
| HB 4151 referred 1/26/2011 re-referred on 12/1/2011 |
Denby | Gaming; horse racing; gaming control board; require representation of equine industry interests. | 3/2/2011 3/10/11 4/15/2011 | Reported with recommendation with H-1 substitute on 4/13/2011 Rereferred to Committee 12/01/2011 |
| HB 4212 referred 2/9/2011 |
Daley | Environmental protection; groundwater contamination; Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program (MAEAP); codify. | 2/15/2011 2/16/2011 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 |
| HB 4213 referred 2/9/2011 |
Outman | Environmental protection; groundwater contamination; incentives for verification under the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program (MAEAP); provide for. | 2/15/2011 2/16/2011 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 |
| HB 4503 referred 3/24/2011 |
McBroom | Agriculture; animals; sporting swine livestock operations; regulate. | 4/13/2011 4/27/2011 5/4/2011 5/11/2011 5/18/2011 6/8/2011 6/15/2011 | Discharged from Committee 6/22/2011 |
| HB 4504 referred 3/24/2011 |
Tyler | Agriculture; animals; certain sporting swine; exclude from regulation as game. | 4/13/2011 4/27/2011 5/4/2011 5/11/2011 5/18/2011 6/8/2011 6/15/2011 | Discharged from Committee 6/22/2011 |
| HB 4505 referred 3/24/2011 |
Tyler | Agriculture; animals; ability of registrant under privately owned cervidae producers marketing act to operate sporting swine estate; provide for. | 4/13/2011 4/27/2011 5/4/2011 5/11/2011 6/8/2011 6/15/2011 | Discharged from Committee 6/22/2011 |
| HB 4506 referred 3/24/2011 |
McBroom | Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sporting swine marketing act violations; enact. | 4/13/2011 4/27/2011 5/4/2011 5/11/2011 5/18/2011 6/8/2011 6/15/2011 | Discharged from Committee 6/22/2011 |
| HB 4507 referred 3/24/2011 re-referred on 9/13/2011 |
McBroom | Agriculture; animals; cervidae livestock facilities; transfer regulatory responsibility to the department of agriculture and rural development. | 4/13/2011 4/27/2011 5/4/2011 5/11/2011 5/18/2011 6/8/2011 6/15/2011 | Discharged from Committee 6/22/2011 Rereferred to Committee 9/13/2011 |
| HB 4567 referred 4/21/2011 |
Somerville | Agriculture; animals; equidae; provide for testing for equine infectious anemia. | 6/15/2011 6/22/2011 | Reported out with recommendation on 6/22/2011 |
| HB 4582 referred 5/18/2011 |
Daley | Property tax; exemptions; tax incentive for use of certain equipment for agricultural purposes; provide for. | 9/14/2011 9/21/2011 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 9/21/2011 |
| HB 4583 referred 5/18/2011 |
Santana | Property tax; exemptions; equipment to install or implement soil and water conservation techniques on qualified agricultural property; exempt. | 9/14/2011 9/21/2011 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 9/21/2011 |
| HB 4663 referred 5/19/2011 |
Glardon | Agriculture; other; registration of farm names; repeal. | 9/28/2011 10/05/11 | Reported with recommendation on 10/5/2011 |
| HB 4666 referred 5/19/2011 |
LaFontaine | Land use; farmland and open space; expiration or relinquishment of development rights agreement; modify lien payment. | 6/8/2011 | Reported with recommendation on 6/8/2011 |
| HB 4699 referred 5/31/2011 |
McBroom | Agriculture; animals; indemnity for sporting swine at sporting swine livestock operations; prohibit. | 6/8/2011 6/15/2011 | Discharged from Committee 6/22/2011 |
| HB 4751 referred 6/14/2011 |
Johnson | Agriculture; marketing; unfair practices of voluntary associations; revise responsibility of expense of proceedings. | 9/28/2011 10/05/11 | Reported with recommendation on 10/05/11 |
| HB 4866 referred 3/13/2012 |
Johnson | Torts; liability; farm markets; limit civil liability for personal injury and property damage. | 3/28/2012 5/09/2012 | Referred from Judiciary Committee 3/13/2012 |
| HB 4867 referred 3/15/2012 |
Johnson | Torts; liability; liability of persons under equine activity liability act; limit to willful or wanton acts under certain circumstances. | 3/28/2012 5/09/2012 | Referred from Judiciary Committee 3/15/2012 Reported with recommendation from Agriculture Committee on 5/09/2012 |
| HB 4887 referred 8/24/2011 |
Opsommer | Land use; zoning and growth management; gardening; authorize in residential zones. | 10/19/2011 | |
| HB 5130 referred 10/27/2011 |
Denby | Food; service establishments; food services laws and regulations; modify. | 11/9/2011 11/30/11 2/8/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 2/08/2012 |
| HB 5206 referred 12/13/2011 |
Rendon | Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to cherry assessments; rescind. | 1/25/2012 2/01/2012 | Reported with recommendation on 2/01/2012 |
| HB 5207 referred 12/13/2011 |
Kurtz | Agriculture; products; certain administrative rules; rescind. | 1/25/2012 2/01/2012 | Reported with recommendation on 2/01/2012 |
| HB 5208 referred 12/13/2011 |
Muxlow | Agriculture; products; administrative rule related to liquid measuring devices; rescind. | 1/25/2012 2/02/2012 | Reported with recommendation on 2/01/2012 |
| HB 5209 referred 12/13/2011 |
McBroom | Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to the Upper Peninsula state fair; rescind. | 1/25/2012 2/01/2012 | Reported with recommendationon 2/01/2012 |
| HB 5210 referred 12/13/2011 |
Outman | Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to the state apple commission; rescind. | 1/25/2012 2/01/2012 | Reported with recommendation on 2/01/2012 |
| HB 5211 referred 12/13/2011 |
Glardon | Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to grain dealers; rescind. | 1/25/2012 2/01/2012 | Reported with recommendation on 2/01/2012 |
| HB 5212 referred 12/13/2011 |
LaFontaine | Agriculture; products; certain administrative rules related to certain nursery stock; rescind. | 1/25/2012 2/01/2012 | Reported with recommendation 2/01/2012 |
| HB 5363 referred 2/7/2012 |
Brunner | Environmental protection; solid waste; soil from sugar beet production; exclude from solid waste definition. | 5/30/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 5/30/2012 |
| HB 5410 referred 2/16/2012 |
McMillin | Food; other; state compliance with federal food regulations; provide exemption for food not sold across state lines. | ||
| HB 5546 referred 4/19/2012 |
Daley | Gaming; horse racing; miscellaneous changes to the horse racing law of 1995; enact. | 4/25/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 4/25/2012 |
| HB 5595 referred 5/3/2012 |
Brunner | Agriculture; weights and measures; uniform standards and regulations; modify. | 5/09/2012 5/16/2012 | Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 5/16/2012 |
| HB 5596 referred 5/3/2012 |
Daley | Agriculture; weights and measures; uniform standards and regulations; modify. | 5/09/2012 5/16/2012 | Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 5/16/2012 |
| HB 5603 referred 5/9/2012 |
Hovey-Wright | Agriculture; agribusiness; agriculture innovation loan guarantee act; create. | ||
| HB 5717 referred 5/31/2012 |
Franz | Agriculture; other; agricultural loan program for certain agricultural disasters; provide for. | 6/06/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 6/06/2012 |
| HB 5784 referred 7/18/2012 |
Glardon | Agriculture; animals; livestock dealers act; modify. | 9/19/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 9/19/2012 |
| HB 5816 referred 8/15/2012 |
Opsommer | Counties; boards and commissions; act authorizing a county to levy a special tax or appropriate from the county general fund for the purpose of advertising agricultural advantages; repeal. | ||
| HB 5851 referred 9/11/2012 |
Daley | Energy; other; ethanol fuel standards; establish. | ||
| HB 5852 referred 9/11/2012 |
Daley | Transportation; other; motor fuel sold at a roadside retail location; regulate certain advertising requirements. | 11/28/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 11/28/2012 |
| HB 5859 referred 9/11/2012 |
Irwin | Land use; zoning and growth management; structures used for measurement of wind speed; authorize in agricultural zones. | ||
| SB 46 referred 4/12/2011 |
Meekhof | Land use; zoning and growth management; production of ethanol on farms; authorize. | 6/15/2011 6/22/2011 | Reported out with recommendation on 6/22/2011 |
| SB 122 referred 2/16/2011 |
Hune | Environmental protection; groundwater contamination; incentives for verification under the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program (MAEAP); provide for. | 2/23/2011 | Reported with recommendation on 2/23/2011 |
| SB 123 referred 2/16/2011 |
Hune | Environmental protection; groundwater contamination; Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program (MAEAP); codify. | ||
| SB 210 referred 10/11/2011 |
Hune | Animals; other; facilities accredited by the zoological association of America; exempt from large carnivore act. | 11/28/2012 | Reported with recommendation on 11/28/2012 |
| SB 472 referred 9/7/2011 |
Moolenaar | Land use; farmland and open space; open space easement exception; revise approving authority and allow waiver of certain tax benefits. | 2/08/2012 | |
| SB 563 referred 12/8/2011 |
Green | Property tax; exemptions; equipment to install or implement soil and water conservation techniques on qualified agricultural property; exempt. | 12/14/2011 | Reported with recommendation on 12/14/2011 |
| SB 634 referred 2/14/2012 |
Hune | Property tax; payment and collection; eligibility for property tax deferment for partnerships; clarify. | 2/29/2012 | Reported with recommendation |
| SB 685 referred 1/31/2012 |
Proos | Natural resources; hunting; deer damage shooting permits; modify requirements for issuance and limit number of authorized shooters. | 2/29/2012 3/07/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Subsitute H-1 |
| SB 703 referred 10/11/2011 |
Hune | Animals; other; importation requirements for large carnivore; implement. | 11/28/2012 | Reported with recommendation as amended on 11/28/2012 |
| SB 725 referred 12/1/2011 |
Moolenaar | Property tax; exemptions; qualified agricultural property; include property employing wildlife risk mitigation practices. | 12/07/2011 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 12/07/2011 |
| SB 946 referred 3/8/2012 |
Caswell | Agriculture; diseases and pests; nursery stock; require certain inspections. | 3/14/2012 | Reported out with recommendation on 3/14/2012 |
| SB 996 referred 11/29/2012 |
Casperson | Agriculture; animals; indemnity clauses for livestock and domestic animals killed by wildlife; provide for. | 12/05/2012 | Reported with recommendation on 12/05/2012 |
| SB 1236 referred 11/8/2012 |
Casperson | Animals; other; reference to certain contact with large carnivore over 20 weeks of age; modify and make other general revisions. | 11/28/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 11/28/2012 |
| HJR VV referred 6/5/2012 |
Damrow | Constitutional amendments; state; right to engage in modern farming and ranching; provide for. | ||
| HJR WW referred 6/5/2012 |
Daley | Constitutional amendments; state; laws abridging the right of farmers and ranchers to employ technology and modern practices; prohibit. | ||
| HR 117 referred 8/24/2011 |
Denby | A resolution to declare Fowlerville the Soybean Capital of the state of Michigan. | ||
| HR 145 referred 10/20/2011 |
Cotter | A resolution to urge the U.S. Congress and the United States Department of Labor to amend proposed work regulations that would limit youth employment on farms. | 11/30/2011 | Reported with recommendation on 11/30/2011 |
| HR 187 referred 2/21/2012 |
O'Brien | A resolution to urge the United States Department of Agriculture to keep open the Farm Service Agency office in Kalamazoo County. | 3/07/2012 3/21/2012 | Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 3/21/2012 |
| HR 256 referred 5/8/2012 |
Pscholka | A resolution to memorialize the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Agriculture to declare the Southwest Michigan fruit-growing region a disaster area in the wake of weather conditions that have devastated grape production. | 5/16/2012 | Reported out with recommendation on 5/16/2012 |
| HR 264 referred 5/15/2012 |
Franz | A resolution to memorialize the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Agriculture to monitor closely the conditions of Northwest and North Central Michigan's fruit crop to determine if disaster assistance is needed. | 5/16/2012 | Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 5/16/2012 |
| HR 265 referred 5/15/2012 |
Potvin | A resolution to memorialize Congress and the President of the United States to continue funding for the Microbiological Data Program in the FY 2013 federal budget. | 6/06/2012 | Reported with recommendation on 6/06/2012 |
| HR 315 referred 9/12/2012 |
Brunner | A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact a comprehensive federal farm bill before the current farm bill expires on September 30, 2012. | ||
| SCR 10 referred 9/8/2011 |
Moolenaar | A concurrent resolution to approve a certain designated open space land application for property in Midland County. | 2/08/2012 |