Senate Committee On Government Operations

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

2011-2012 Session

Friday, December 28, 2012

Bill/Resolution	Sponsor	Subject	Status
HB 4116 Referred 1/31/2012	Opsommer	State; interstate compacts and agreements; review by attorney general; require.	5/23/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SJR D Referred 1/26/2011	Anderson	Public employees and officers; other; constitutional amendment creating the independent redistricting commission; provide for.
HCR 6 Referred 4/26/2011	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.	2/22/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SJR G Referred 2/22/2011	Bieda	Legislature; legislative agencies; fiscal impact statement; prohibit bill from being considered until house and senate fiscal agencies have prepared.
SB 256 Referred 5/12/2011	Bieda	Family law; paternity; paternity of a child born to a married woman; allow to be established in a man other than the husband.
SJR I Referred 3/17/2011	Whitmer	Labor; collective bargaining; constitutional right to collective bargaining; create.
HB 4464 Referred 7/13/2011	Haines	Holidays; other; patriot week in Michigan; designate.
SB 301 Referred 3/24/2011	Bieda	Legislature; apportionment; legislative redistricting commission; create.
SB 302 Referred 3/24/2011	Bieda	Legislature; apportionment; congressional redistricting commission; create.
SR 29 Referred 3/24/2011	Bieda	A resolution to urge the Attorney General to investigate and monitor gasoline prices throughout the state.
SCR 14 Referred 4/12/2011	Schuitmaker	A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to adopt and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution to provide for a means of amending the Constitution through a convention limited to the consideration of a specific amendment as proposed by at least two-thirds of the states.
SJR L Referred 4/12/2011	Caswell	Legislature; sessions; part-time legislature; provide for.
SR 32 Referred 4/12/2011	Bieda	A resolution to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear-plant disaster and those affected by the accident.
SJR M Referred 4/27/2011	Whitmer	Constitutional amendments; state; permissible uses of state school aid fund; revise.
SB 352 Referred 5/3/2011	Jones	Health; smoking; smoking ban in places of employment and food service establishments; allow smoking in legal smoking rooms and in certain outdoor patio areas.
SB 358 Referred 5/12/2011	Bieda	Crimes; animals; racketeering statute; include animal fighting as predicate offense.	6/30/2011-DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
HCR 11 Referred 6/13/2012	Agema	A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to adopt and present to the states for ratification an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish fundamental parental rights.
SB 373 Referred 5/10/2011	Warren	State; symbol; cherry; designate as official state fruit.
SB 397 Referred 5/24/2011	Jones	Labor; arbitration; procedures for arbitration of police and fire labor disputes; revise.	6/15/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SR 55 Referred 5/25/2011	Young	A resolution to call for the creation of a youth administration to represent the voices of young people in Michigan in the lawmaking process.
HB 4874 Referred 12/13/2011	Jackson	Cities; home rule; population requirement for eligibility to finance certain services by special assessment; revise.	12/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 589 Referred 9/7/2011	Johnson	Holidays; other; "Cancer Prevention Day"; designate as February 4.
SR 75 Referred 9/14/2011	Jones	A resolution to observe September 2011 as National Recovery Month in the state of Michigan.
SB 638 Referred 9/13/2011	Kahn	State; symbol; English; establish as the official state language and provide for its use.
SB 640 Referred 9/13/2011	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.	11/10/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 4932 Referred 12/13/2011	Womack	Libraries; funds; population requirement for designation as a cooperative board of an existing library system; modify to 600,000.	12/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 701 Referred 9/27/2011	Kahn	Civil rights; equal protection; application of foreign laws; prohibit.
SB 718 Referred 10/4/2011	Bieda	Legislature; other; capitol public improvement fund; create.
SB 719 Referred 10/4/2011	Bieda	Legislature; legislators; legislator's office account; transfer balance at end of fiscal year to general fund.
HB 5040 Referred 6/14/2012	Haveman	Higher education; education programs; education programs for counselors, social workers, and psychologists; prohibit discrimination against students for sincerely held religious beliefs.
SB 730 Referred 10/6/2011	Hopgood	Holidays; other; "Korean American Day"; designate as January 13.
HB 5066 Referred 12/13/2011	Stamas	Michigan business tax; credits; credit for certain personal property taxes; revise.	12/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
HB 5067 Referred 12/13/2011	Stamas	Education; financing; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise.	12/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
HB 5068 Referred 12/13/2011	Stamas	Property tax; state education tax; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise.	12/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
HB 5069 Referred 12/13/2011	Stamas	Economic development; plant rehabilitation; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise.	12/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
SB 765 Referred 10/20/2011	Kahn	Health; children; children's safe products advisory council; create.
SB 764 Referred 10/20/2011	Kahn	Environmental protection; prohibited products; use of cadmium or mercury in children's products; prohibit.
SR 102 Referred 11/30/2011	Kahn	A resolution to memorialize Congress to enact legislation to ensure that members of Congress and their staffs are subject to the same laws and rules prohibiting insider trading that apply to corporate executives and others.
SJR S Referred 12/1/2011	Meekhof	Elections; recall; reasons for recalling an elective officer; amend constitution to provide for.
SB 865 Referred 12/1/2011	Pavlov	Local government; other; reference to emergency manager protocol; provide for.	12/14/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SR 106 Referred 12/15/2011	Smith	A resolution to urge the Governor not to appoint an emergency manager for Detroit but to address the long-term issues that have created the economic conditions in Detroit and to work with elected city officials, Detroit legislators, community leaders, and all stakeholders to develop solutions for Detroit's long-term financial health.
SB 893 Referred 1/17/2012	Warren	Environmental protection; toxic substances or products; children's products; require manufacturers and distributors to make reports concerning.
SB 894 Referred 1/17/2012	Warren	Environmental protection; toxic substances or products; hazardous chemicals; require department of community health to provide list.
SB 900 Referred 1/24/2012	Anderson	Legislature; other; legislative website; require certain information to be available to the public.
SB 936 Referred 2/8/2012	Bieda	Torts; product liability; limitation on liability for drugs that have been approved by federal food and drug administration; rescind.
SR 115 Referred 2/8/2012	Casperson	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.	2/22/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SCR 26 Referred 2/8/2012	Hansen	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.	2/22/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 944 Referred 2/14/2012	Hopgood	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of making threat against state public officials or their family members; enact.
SB 943 Referred 2/14/2012	Booher	Crimes; other; making certain threats against certain state public officials or family members; prohibit, and provide penalties.
SB 970 Referred 6/12/2012	Johnson	Income tax; city; maximum tax rate for residents and nonresidents within certain cities; establish, and eliminate rollback.	6/13/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 9/12/2012-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Government Operations 12/4/2012-DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
SB 971 Referred 2/15/2012	Richardville	Labor; public service employment; definition of public employee; restrict.	2/22/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S)
SB 988 Referred 2/29/2012	Bieda	State; buildings; pedestrian walkway between the Michigan state capitol and the Michigan hall of justice; designate as the "Frank J. Kelley Promenade".	5/23/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB 5459 Referred 5/8/2012	Opsommer	Civil rights; open meetings; requirement for 18-hour notice for special meetings; clarify definition of accessible posting.	5/23/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 5463 Referred 9/27/2012	Walsh	Economic development; downtown development authorities; bylaws of authorities and taxable status; modify.	12/5/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
SB 1041 Referred 3/27/2012	Whitmer	Civil rights; public records; legislative branch; include in freedom of information act.
SB 1042 Referred 3/27/2012	Gleason	Public employees and officers; ethics; registering as a lobbyist; require legislators to wait 1 year after leaving office.
SB 1049 Referred 3/28/2012	Gleason	Public employees and officers; ethics; travel restrictions for certain public officials; provide for under certain circumstances.
SB 1050 Referred 3/28/2012	Gleason	Insurance; other; provision to prohibit the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance regulation from working for entities regulated by the office for a period of 2 years after leaving office; provide for.
SB 1055 Referred 3/29/2012	Gleason	Public employees and officers; ethics; provision for removal of an officer of a metropolitan district; provide for.
SB 1063 Referred 4/17/2012	Warren	Civil rights; general discrimination; sexual orientation and gender identity or expression; include as categories protected under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act.
SB 1111 Referred 5/3/2012	Young	Local government; other; authority of an emergency manager to condemn property or provide power of eminent domain; prohibit.
HB 5688 Referred 6/12/2012	Stapleton	Local government; authorities; municipal lighting authority act; create.	6/13/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 9/12/2012-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Government Operations 12/4/2012-DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
SB 1151 Referred 5/29/2012	Meekhof	Transportation; other; carriers by water act; modify to allow regulation of fares and operations of certain ferry companies by the public service commission.
SB 1150 Referred 5/29/2012	Meekhof	Transportation; other; carriers by water act; modify to repeal certain provisions of other acts and express legislative findings and intent.
HB 5705 Referred 6/12/2012	Walsh	Taxation; utility users; city utility users tax act; amend to allow portion of tax to be used to fund public lighting.	6/13/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 9/12/2012-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Government Operations 12/4/2012-DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
SB 1174 Referred 6/7/2012	Johnson	Civil rights; sex discrimination and harassment; sexual orientation and gender identity or expression; include in hate crimes.
SB 1177 Referred 6/12/2012	Johnson	Labor; hours and wages; minimum wage; increase, and index to consumer price index.
SR 164 Referred 6/14/2012	Jansen	A resolution to express opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment by Citizens for More Michigan Jobs that would authorize the establishment of eight new casinos and to urge voters not to sign petitions placing this amendment on the statewide ballot.
SB 1349 Referred 10/17/2012	Kahn	Controlled substances; marihuana; sale of marihuana through licensed facilities; allow under certain circumstances and regulate the possession and use of marihuana by certain individuals.
SB 1384 Referred 11/27/2012	Johnson	State financing and management; other; reimbursement to local governments for certain costs incurred by emergency managers and staff; require.