SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

2011-2012 Session

Friday, December 28, 2012


Bill: SB   27 Referred 1/19/2011
Sponsor: Hansen
Subject: Agriculture; animals; transfer of regulatory responsibility from department of natural resources and environment to department of agriculture; provide for.
Status: 5/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   46 Referred 1/20/2011
Sponsor: Meekhof
Subject: Land use; zoning and growth management; production of ethanol on farms; authorize.
Status: 3/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-7

Bill: SB   72 Referred 1/26/2011
Sponsor: Anderson
Subject: Environmental protection; water pollution; CAFOs; require licensing of animal waste handlers and use of manifests.
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Bill: SB   122 Referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Environmental protection; groundwater contamination; incentives for verification under the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program (MAEAP); provide for.
Status: 2/15/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   123 Referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Environmental protection; groundwater contamination; Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program (MAEAP); codify.
Status: 2/15/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4212 Referred 2/23/2011
Sponsor: Daley
Subject: Environmental protection; groundwater contamination; Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program (MAEAP); codify.
Status: 2/24/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4213 Referred 2/23/2011
Sponsor: Outman
Subject: Environmental protection; groundwater contamination; incentives for verification under the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program (MAEAP); provide for.
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Bill: SB   144 Referred 2/15/2011
Sponsor: Green
Subject: State financing and management; funds; Michigan strategic fund 21st century investments; clarify certain definitions.
Status: 3/1/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SCR   10 Referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Moolenaar
Subject: A concurrent resolution to approve a certain designated open space land application for property in Midland County.
Status: 6/21/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   208 Referred 3/2/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Agriculture; animals; cap on indemnification for disease eradication; eliminate.
Status: 6/21/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 11/9/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Agriculture

Bill: SB   209 Referred 3/2/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Animals; other; facilities accredited by the zoological association of America; exempt from wolf-dog cross act.
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Bill: SB   210 Referred 3/2/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Animals; other; facilities accredited by the zoological association of America; exempt from large carnivore act.
Status: 7/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   307 Referred 3/24/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sporting swine marketing act violations; enact.
Status: 6/21/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 1/17/2012-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Agriculture

Bill: SB   308 Referred 3/24/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Agriculture; animals; ability of registrant under privately owned cervidae producers marketing act to operate sporting swine estate; provide for.
Status: 6/21/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 11/9/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Agriculture

Bill: SB   309 Referred 3/24/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Agriculture; animals; certain sporting swine; exclude from regulation as game.
Status: 6/21/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 11/9/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Agriculture

Bill: SB   310 Referred 3/24/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Agriculture; animals; sporting swine livestock operations; regulate.
Status: 6/21/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 11/9/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Agriculture

Bill: HB   4503 Referred 7/13/2011
Sponsor: McBroom
Subject: Agriculture; animals; sporting swine livestock operations; regulate.
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Bill: HB   4504 Referred 7/13/2011
Sponsor: Tyler
Subject: Agriculture; animals; certain sporting swine; exclude from regulation as game.
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Bill: HB   4505 Referred 7/13/2011
Sponsor: Tyler
Subject: Agriculture; animals; ability of registrant under privately owned cervidae producers marketing act to operate sporting swine estate; provide for.
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Bill: HB   4506 Referred 7/13/2011
Sponsor: McBroom
Subject: Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sporting swine marketing act violations; enact.
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Bill: SB   330 Referred 4/14/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Food; cottage food operation; maximum sales exempted from licensing; increase.
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Bill: HB   4567 Referred 6/28/2011
Sponsor: Somerville
Subject: Agriculture; animals; equidae; provide for testing for equine infectious anemia.
Status: 6/30/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S)

Bill: HB   4663 Referred 11/2/2011
Sponsor: Glardon
Subject: Agriculture; other; registration of farm names; repeal.
Status: 3/13/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4666 Referred 6/15/2011
Sponsor: LaFontaine
Subject: Land use; farmland and open space; expiration or relinquishment of development rights agreement; modify lien payment.
Status: 6/21/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   4699 Referred 7/13/2011
Sponsor: McBroom
Subject: Agriculture; animals; indemnity for sporting swine at sporting swine livestock operations; prohibit.
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Bill: SB   423 Referred 6/9/2011
Sponsor: Jones
Subject: Animals; other; methods of use for euthanizing animals; clarify.
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Bill: SB   424 Referred 6/9/2011
Sponsor: Bieda
Subject: Animals; other; euthanizing dogs and cats by class B dealers registered with the department of agriculture; require use of certain commercially prepared solution.
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Bill: SB   433 Referred 6/14/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Gaming; horse racing; Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund; provide for payment of breeders' awards to Michigan-bred thoroughbred horses racing out of state.
Status: 10/4/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2

Bill: SB   434 Referred 6/14/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Gaming; horse racing; Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund; provide for supplement for winning purses of Michigan-bred thoroughbreds racing out of state.
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Bill: HB   4751 Referred 10/13/2011
Sponsor: Johnson
Subject: Agriculture; marketing; unfair practices of voluntary associations; revise responsibility of expense of proceedings.
Status: 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   472 Referred 6/15/2011
Sponsor: Moolenaar
Subject: Land use; farmland and open space; open space easement exception; revise approving authority and allow waiver of certain tax benefits.
Status: 6/21/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   550 Referred 6/30/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Gaming; horse racing; allocation of services fee fund under the Michigan gaming control and revenue act; require payment into the agriculture equine industry development fund.
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Bill: SB   588 Referred 9/7/2011
Sponsor: Jones
Subject: Agriculture; animals; certain class of swine; designate as an invasive species.
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Bill: SB   648 Referred 9/15/2011
Sponsor: Marleau
Subject: Agriculture; fertilizer; fertilizers; modify allowable uses of certain fertilizers.
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Bill: SB   703 Referred 9/27/2011
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Animals; other; importation requirements for large carnivore; implement.
Status: 10/4/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: SB   725 Referred 10/5/2011
Sponsor: Moolenaar
Subject: Property tax; exemptions; qualified agricultural property; include property employing wildlife risk mitigation practices.
Status: 11/8/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5130 Referred 2/16/2012
Sponsor: Denby
Subject: Food; service establishments; food services laws and regulations; modify.
Status: 3/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S)

Bill: SR   94 Referred 11/2/2011
Sponsor: Emmons
Subject: A resolution to memorialize Congress and the United States Department of Labor to halt the implementation of proposed restrictions regarding youth employment on farms.
Status: 11/8/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5206 Referred 2/8/2012
Sponsor: Rendon
Subject: Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to cherry assessments; rescind.
Status: 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5207 Referred 2/8/2012
Sponsor: Kurtz
Subject: Agriculture; products; certain administrative rules; rescind.
Status: 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5208 Referred 2/8/2012
Sponsor: Muxlow
Subject: Agriculture; products; administrative rule related to liquid measuring devices; rescind.
Status: 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5209 Referred 2/8/2012
Sponsor: McBroom
Subject: Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to the Upper Peninsula state fair; rescind.
Status: 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5210 Referred 2/8/2012
Sponsor: Outman
Subject: Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to the state apple commission; rescind.
Status: 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5211 Referred 2/8/2012
Sponsor: Glardon
Subject: Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to grain dealers; rescind.
Status: 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5212 Referred 2/8/2012
Sponsor: LaFontaine
Subject: Agriculture; products; certain administrative rules related to certain nursery stock; rescind.
Status: 3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   891 Referred 1/11/2012
Sponsor: Bieda
Subject: Animals; dogs; puppy protection act; create.
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Bill: SB   892 Referred 1/11/2012
Sponsor: Jones
Subject: Animals; dogs; commercial breeding kennels; regulate.
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Bill: SB   922 Referred 1/31/2012
Sponsor: Gleason
Subject: State agencies (existing); agriculture and rural development; the commission of agriculture and rural development; grant authority to appoint the director of the department of agriculture and rural development.
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Bill: SB   923 Referred 1/31/2012
Sponsor: Gleason
Subject: State agencies (existing); agriculture and rural development; commission of agriculture and rural development; grant authority to appoint director of the department of agriculture and rural development in executive organization act.
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Bill: HB   5363 Referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Brunner
Subject: Environmental protection; solid waste; soil from sugar beet production; exclude from solid waste definition.
Status: 12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   945 Referred 2/15/2012
Sponsor: Green
Subject: Environmental protection; solid waste; soil from sugar beet production; exclude from solid waste definition.
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Bill: SCR   27 Referred 2/15/2012
Sponsor: Proos
Subject: A concurrent resolution to encourage the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to work through the Pure Michigan campaign and with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to promote and brand Pure Michigan-grown foods.
Status: 5/29/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   996 Referred 3/1/2012
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: Agriculture; animals; indemnity clauses for livestock and domestic animals killed by wildlife; provide for.
Status: 5/29/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2

Bill: SB   1074 Referred 4/18/2012
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Recreation; fairs; annual state fair; authorize.
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Bill: SB   1075 Referred 4/18/2012
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Gaming; horse racing; miscellaneous changes to the horse racing law of 1995; enact.
Status: 5/1/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: HB   5546 Referred 11/27/2012
Sponsor: Daley
Subject: Gaming; horse racing; miscellaneous changes to the horse racing law of 1995; enact.
Status: 12/4/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SR   140 Referred 4/24/2012
Sponsor: Proos
Subject: A resolution to memorialize the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Agriculture to declare Southwest Michigan and all of Michigan's fruit-growing regions disaster areas in the wake of weather conditions that have devastated fruit-crop production and grape production in particular.
Status: 5/29/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1

Bill: HB   5595 Referred 5/24/2012
Sponsor: Brunner
Subject: Agriculture; weights and measures; uniform standards and regulations; modify.
Status: 6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5596 Referred 5/24/2012
Sponsor: Daley
Subject: Agriculture; weights and measures; uniform standards and regulations; modify.
Status: 6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SR   149 Referred 5/9/2012
Sponsor: Booher
Subject: 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.
Status: 5/29/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: HB   5717 Referred 6/7/2012
Sponsor: Franz
Subject: Agriculture; other; agricultural loan program for certain agricultural disasters; provide for.
Status: 6/14/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2

Bill: HB   5784 Referred 9/20/2012
Sponsor: Glardon
Subject: Agriculture; animals; livestock dealers act; modify.
Status: 9/25/2012-REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations

Bill: SB   1236 Referred 8/15/2012
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: Animals; other; reference to certain contact with large carnivore over 20 weeks of age; modify and make other general revisions.
Status: 10/17/2012-DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED

Bill: SB   1247 Referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Booher
Subject: Agriculture; animals; official identification on swine; require.
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Bill: SB   1248 Referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: Agriculture; animals; containment regulations for swine raised outside of an enclosed building; clarify.
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Bill: SB   1249 Referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Walker
Subject: Agriculture; animals; penalties for feral swine running at large; increase fines under certain circumstances.
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Bill: SB   1250 Referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Agriculture; animals; disease testing of swine under certain circumstances; require.
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Bill: HB   5852 Referred 12/5/2012
Sponsor: Daley
Subject: Transportation; other; motor fuel sold at a roadside retail location; regulate certain advertising requirements.
Status: 12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT

Bill: SB   1355 Referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Kahn
Subject: Gaming; horse racing; advance deposit account wagering on horse races; allow.
Status: