SENATE COMMITTEE ON REFORMS, RESTRUCTURING AND REINVENTING

2011-2012 Session

Friday, December 28, 2012

Bill/Resolution Sponsor Subject Status
HB   4003
Referred 6/9/2011
Opsommer Labor; public service employment; requirement for agency fee for nonunion members; prohibit in bargaining agreements and as a condition of employment. 12/1/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SJR   B
Referred 1/19/2011
Pappageorge Labor; public service employment; constitutional amendment for salary reduction for public employees and temporary pay freeze; provide for.
SJR   C
Referred 1/19/2011
Jansen Labor; civil service employment; health benefits of public employees and officers; allow legislature to regulate. 4/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   7
Referred 1/19/2011
Jansen Labor; public service employment; mandated public employee contribution to employer-provider health care benefits; provide for. 4/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
SB   8
Referred 1/19/2011
Jansen Local government; intergovernmental affairs; municipal partnership act; create. 6/9/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
SB   9
Referred 1/19/2011
Jansen Labor; public service employment; reference to municipal partnership act; provide for in public employment relations act. 6/9/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   10
Referred 1/19/2011
Jansen Elections; other; reference to municipal partnership act; provide for in the Michigan election law. 6/9/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

11/8/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing
SB   11
Referred 1/19/2011
Jansen Labor; public service employment; definition of public employee; clarify regarding persons who receive payments from government subsidies.
SB   21
Referred 2/14/2012
Schuitmaker State financing and management; purchasing; searchable database listing all state expenditures; create. 4/26/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
HB   4059
Referred 4/26/2011
Knollenberg Labor; collective bargaining; public employer contracts that pay union officials for time conducting union business; prohibit. 5/24/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-7
SB   26
Referred 1/19/2011
Jones Retirement; legislative; retirement health care benefits for legislators; eliminate. 6/7/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB   4087
Referred 6/28/2011
Johnson Retirement; legislative; retirement health care benefits for legislators and lieutenant governors; eliminate for participants who have not vested before January 1, 2013. 10/5/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
HB   4096
Referred 5/31/2012
Cotter State financing and management; purchasing; searchable database listing of all state expenditures; create. 10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4156
Referred 5/19/2011
McMillin Retirement; investments; posting of certain pension board expenditures; require.
SJR   E
Referred 2/8/2011
Hildenbrand Legislature; other; budget process; require legislature to present all general appropriation bills to the governor by July 1 and require forfeiture of legislators' salaries for failure to present those bills by that date. 4/28/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SJR   F
Referred 2/8/2011
Hune Human services; services or financial assistance; illegal aliens collecting public assistance; prohibit.
SB   165
Referred 2/17/2011
Moolenaar Construction; contracts; fair and open competition in governmental construction act; create. 3/15/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB   4309
Referred 4/12/2011
Kowall Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental transfers of municipal emergency service employees; revise content of contracts. 6/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB   4310
Referred 4/12/2011
Denby Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental transfers of metropolitan transportation employees; revise contents of contracts. 6/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

11/8/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing
HB   4311
Referred 4/12/2011
Opsommer Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental transfers of functions and responsibilities; revise contents of contracts. 6/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB   4312
Referred 4/12/2011
Hooker Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental transfers of employees and responsibilities; revise contents of contracts. 6/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
SCR   9
Referred 2/24/2011
Jansen A concurrent resolution to reject the proposed increase in rates of compensation recommended by the Civil Service Commission and contained in the Executive Budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 relative to the extension of health benefits to adults and their dependents living with but not related to a classified employee. 3/3/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
SB   202
Referred 2/24/2011
Bieda Retirement; legislative; state defined benefit plan; modify for certain legislators.
SB   203
Referred 2/24/2011
Caswell Retirement; legislative; legislative retirement system; revise age requirement to draw benefits, vesting schedule, and effective date.
HB   4361
Referred 5/4/2011
Gilbert Income tax; rate; general revisions and implementation of a corporate income tax; provide for. 5/12/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4362
Referred 5/4/2011
Gilbert Michigan business tax; replacement; option to claim certain certificated credits after enactment of a corporate income tax act; provide for. 5/12/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   217
Referred 3/2/2011
Jones Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; state-funded office and staff for spouse of the governor; prohibit.
HB   4479
Referred 5/4/2011
Gilbert Taxation; other; multistate tax compact; modify. 5/12/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4480
Referred 5/4/2011
Gilbert Retirement; state employees; tax exemption for pensions; eliminate. 5/12/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4481
Referred 5/4/2011
Gilbert Retirement; public school employees; tax exemption for pensions; eliminate. 5/12/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4482
Referred 5/4/2011
Gilbert Retirement; legislative; tax exemption for pensions; eliminate. 5/12/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4483
Referred 5/4/2011
Gilbert Retirement; other; tax exemption for pensions of city library employees; eliminate. 5/12/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4484
Referred 5/4/2011
Gilbert Retirement; judges; tax exemption for pensions; eliminate. 5/12/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   304
Referred 3/24/2011
Jones Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; contribution to health care costs for legislators; require.
HB   4534
Referred 5/12/2011
Jenkins Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental conditional transfer of property by contract act; revise contents of contracts. 6/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4552
Referred 3/27/2012
Kurtz Worker's compensation; benefits; certain volunteer registrants; allow to collect worker's compensation insurance through the state under certain circumstances and to make technical corrections concerning reports and application of certain provisions. 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE ON Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing

3/28/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4572
Referred 6/28/2011
Johnson Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; cap on public employer contributions to health insurance; create.
HB   4584
Referred 6/15/2011
Opsommer Occupations; business licensing and regulation; regulatory act for professional employer organizations; revise license term and effective and implementation dates. 6/23/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB   4601
Referred 2/22/2012
Haveman Torts; product liability; liability of successor corporation for asbestos claims; enact limits. 3/15/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB   359
Referred 10/4/2011
Jansen Businesses; business corporations; benefit corporations; create.
SB   360
Referred 10/4/2011
Jansen Businesses; business corporations; benefit corporations; authorize in business corporation act.
SB   375
Referred 5/12/2011
Bieda Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; cap on state contribution to legislature's health care coverage; provide for.
SB   480
Referred 6/16/2011
Jansen Income tax; income; business income tax base; modify.
SB   493
Referred 6/16/2011
Meekhof Labor; collective bargaining; the decision to consolidate services with other public employers; exempt from collective bargaining requirements. 6/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4770
Referred 9/20/2011
Agema Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; medical benefits for domestic partners; prohibit public employers from providing. 10/20/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   4771
Referred 9/20/2011
Agema Labor; collective bargaining; domestic partner benefits; make a prohibited subject of bargaining. 10/20/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   519
Referred 6/23/2011
Johnson Income tax; deductions; pension tax; eliminate limitations and restrictions.
SB   520
Referred 6/23/2011
Johnson Income tax; deductions; limitation and restrictions on pension income and social security benefits; modify.
HB   4929
Referred 9/20/2011
Haveman Labor; public service employment; collection of union dues by public school personnel; prohibit. 3/7/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
SB   636
Referred 9/8/2011
Meekhof Labor; public service employment; collection of union dues by public school personnel; prohibit.
SB   686
Referred 9/20/2011
Anderson Income tax; deductions; cap on deduction of private pensions; eliminate under certain conditions.
HB   5002
Referred 11/3/2011
Jacobsen Worker's compensation; definitions; definition of disability and conditions on compensation for covered injuries; modify. 12/7/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
SB   704
Referred 9/27/2011
Meekhof Labor; fair employment practices; remedies for mass picketing; modify.
SB   708
Referred 9/28/2011
Jansen Worker's compensation; definitions; definition of disability and conditions on compensation for covered injuries; modify.
HB   5030
Referred 12/13/2011
Haveman Labor; health and safety; limitation on rules MIOSHA can promulgate; establish.
SB   729
Referred 10/6/2011
Meekhof Labor; organizations; public school employer agreement for bargaining fee for certain personnel; prohibit.
SJR   O
Referred 10/11/2011
Jansen Public employees and officers; state; legislative power to pass laws to regulate civil service employees' compensation and labor disputes; provide for.
SJR   P
Referred 10/12/2011
Robertson Public employees and officers; state; maximum number of unclassified employees; increase.
SB   802
Referred 2/14/2012
Colbeck State financing and management; budget; state departments' transparency; create financial reporting website. 4/26/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB   5158
Referred 3/15/2012
Forlini State financing and management; other; audits of contract expenditures for organizations that provide service contract for the state; provide for. 5/10/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
HB   5192
Referred 12/8/2011
Durhal Labor; public service labor disputes; membership of board of trustees of certain police and fire retirement systems as a prohibited subject of bargaining; clarify. 12/15/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   5196
Referred 5/31/2012
McMillin Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; details of compensation package and severance payment agreements for employees; require posting. 12/6/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
SB   879
Referred 12/13/2011
Young Labor; public service employment; residency requirement for certain public employees; authorize.
HB   5274
Referred 5/31/2012
McMillin State financing and management; other; posting of contracts over $25,000.00; require.
SB   938
Referred 2/14/2012
Colbeck Labor; collective bargaining; public employer collection of union dues for public employees; prohibit.
HB   5437
Referred 7/18/2012
Zorn Gaming; lottery; deductions from lottery prize money; require deduction for unemployment compensation debts. 11/29/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   1007
Referred 3/6/2012
Jones Retirement; public school employees; definition of core services to determine if retirement allowance is forfeited; clarify that substitute teaching is not included.
HB   5461
Referred 7/18/2012
Shaughnessy Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of unemployment compensation fraud involving a knowing false misrepresentation of $3,500.00 to $25,000.00; enact. 11/29/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   1018
Referred 3/14/2012
Hildenbrand Labor; public service employment; definition of public employee; clarify regarding recognition of union based on receipt of government subsidy or interlocal agreement. 3/22/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB   1079
Referred 4/19/2012
Hildenbrand Employment security; benefits; eligibility for part-time employees; provide for under certain circumstances.
HB   5548
Referred 6/12/2012
LaFontaine Retirement; legislative; retirement health care benefits; limit to 80% of premium.
SB   1085
Referred 4/19/2012
Moolenaar Labor; fair employment practices; fair and open competition in government contracts act; clarify that the state is acting as a market participant in restricting certain contract requirements. 4/26/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB   1094
Referred 4/25/2012
Caswell Employment security; benefits; eligibility when receiving reduced wages under a shared-work plan; allow. 5/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB   1104
Referred 4/26/2012
Jansen Income tax; collections; withholding requirements for certain qualified charitable gift annuities and for flow-through entities; clarify. 5/3/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   1106
Referred 5/1/2012
Caswell Employment security; benefits; eligibility restrictions that apply to family members of certain business owners; remove. 5/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   1107
Referred 5/1/2012
Brandenburg Employment security; reports; look-back period in reporting for professional employer organization; modify. 5/2/2012-REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON Finance
SB   1161
Referred 5/31/2012
Proos Labor; notices; notice requirements in advertising for replacements for striking workers; repeal.
SB   1162
Referred 5/31/2012
Brandenburg Labor; public service labor disputes; classes of public employees subject to penalties for engaging in a prohibited strike; expand.
SB   1198
Referred 7/18/2012
Gregory Employment security; funds; self-employment assistance program for regular unemployment compensation; implement.
SB   1199
Referred 7/18/2012
Smith Employment security; funds; self-employment assistance program for extended benefits; implement.
SB   1224
Referred 8/15/2012
Johnson Labor; hours and wages; family education leave act; create.
SB   1267
Referred 9/12/2012
Caswell Employment security; benefits; sunset for shared-work plan; remove. 9/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   1272
Referred 9/13/2012
Jansen Employment security; contribution rate; distribution of contributions; modify. 9/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   1279
Referred 9/19/2012
Meekhof Occupations; electricians; electrical work for which licensure is required; exclude certain work in manufacturing or mining operations. 10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB   5917
Referred 12/4/2012
Graves Labor; health and safety; construction safety commission; eliminate. 12/6/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB   5922
Referred 12/4/2012
Bumstead Labor; health and safety; general industry safety standards commission; eliminate. 12/6/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   1297
Referred 9/20/2012
Bieda Employment security; benefits; collection of unemployment insurance benefits for school employees during certain period; allow.
SB   1335
Referred 9/27/2012
Schuitmaker Labor; health and safety; "clear and convincing need" for new standard; clarify, and remove references to abolished commissions. 11/8/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB   1336
Referred 9/27/2012
Colbeck Labor; health and safety; occupational health standards commission; eliminate and update with federal hazard communication standards. 11/8/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB   1344
Referred 10/17/2012
Colbeck State financing and management; purchasing; technical amendments concerning spending plans; provide for.
SB   1387
Referred 11/29/2012
Meekhof Labor; hours and wages; application of prevailing wage law; exclude educational entities and prohibit them from establishing certain requirements for state projects.