21806 Redistricting and Elections 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/24/2012 Tuesday Voting: HB 5119 (Outman) Elections; election officials; jurisdiction in which a precinct election inspector may serve; expand. HB 5127 (McBroom) Elections; ballots; order of nonpartisan offices on an election ballot; modify. Testimony only: HB 5058 (Knollenberg) Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; expenditures by candidate committees to defend certain officials in criminal or civil actions; limit. HB 5059 (Tyler) Campaign finance; statements and reports; ballot question and political party committee filing requirements; modify. HB 5061 (Jacobsen) Elections; absent voters; photograph identification; require when obtaining an absentee ballot, require ballot tracker program to be used by local governments, and require secretary of state to develop information displays indicating that ballot coaching in residential care facilities is prohibited. HB 5062 (Forlini) Elections; other; postelection audits and continuing election education programs; add to the Michigan election law and make other miscellaneous changes to the Michigan election law. HB 5063 (Tyler) Elections; canvassing; approval by board of canvassers prior to circulating a petition; mandate. (Added to the agenda) H036A 517-373-1260 Updated 01/20/2012 21815 Appropriations: General Government 326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/24/2012 Tuesday - MEDC - Michigan Film Office - Film and Digital Media Production Assistance Program H064A 517-373-8080 21800 Energy and Technology 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/24/2012 Tuesday Bradley Stoddard, Director Michigan Public Safety Communications System Mr. Bradley will present a brief overview of the MPSCS and the state tower network, an overview of the current application process for entities who can use the space on the towers, and discuss the potential of expanding broadband and utilizing the MPSCS towers. H094A 517-373-8538 21805 Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/24/2012 Tuesday Testimony only HB 5226 (Haugh) Children; foster care; criteria for eligibility in the mentored youth hunting program; clarify. HB 5053 (Shirkey) Natural resources; fishing; export of live minnows, wigglers, or crayfish as bait; allow. H107A 517-373-2013 21820 Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security 308 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/24/2012 Tuesday HR 173 (Walsh) A resolution to memorialize Congress to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. HR 175 (Segal) A resolution to urge the United States Department of Defense to maintain its plan to deliver no fewer than four C-27J aircraft to the 110th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard in Battle Creek. HCR 42 (Stamas) A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. H101A 517-373-2002 New 01/23/2012 11:27:09 AM 21814 Oversight, Reform, and Ethics 326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/24/2012 Tuesday HB 5023 (Lyons) Labor; public service labor disputes; classes of public employees subject to penalties for engaging in a prohibited strike; expand. HB 5024 (McMillin) Labor; fair employment practices; remedies for mass picketing; modify. HB 5025 (Poleski) Labor; hours and wages; employer deduction of union membership dues from wages; require annual written consent of employee. HB 5026 (Price) Labor; notices; notice requirements in advertising for replacements for striking workers; repeal. HB 4123 (Geiss) Local government; audits; pension board subject to audit by municipalities; require. H045A 517-373-2013 21822 Agriculture 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/25/2012 Wednesday FOR TESTIMONY ONLY: HB 5206 (Rendon) Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to cherry assessments; rescind. HB 5207 (Kurtz) Agriculture; products; certain administrative rules; rescind. HB 5208 (Muxlow) Agriculture; products; administrative rule related to liquid measuring devices; rescind. HB 5209 (McBroom) Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to the Upper Peninsula state fair; rescind. HB 5210 (Outman) Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to the state apple commission; rescind. HB 5211 (Glardon) Agriculture; products; administrative rules related to grain dealers; rescind. HB 5212 (LaFontaine) Agriculture; products; certain administrative rules related to certain nursery stock; rescind. H082A 517-373-8538 New 01/23/2012 11:37:39 AM 21808 Education 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/25/2012 Wednesday SB 619 (Colbeck) Education; public school academies; certain requirements and limitations on authorizing cyber schools; revise. SB 621 (Hansen) School aid; other; conditions under which public school may receive school aid for instruction provided to nonpublic school students at nonpublic school site; revise. SB 622 (Emmons) Education; students; dual enrollment eligibility; modify in postsecondary options act. SB 623 (Emmons) Education; students; dual enrollment eligibility; modify in career and technical preparation act. SB 709 (Emmons) Education; students; dual enrollment opportunities for high school students in career and technical preparation programs; expand to nonpublic school and home school students. SB 710 (Emmons) Education; students; dual enrollment opportunities for high school students in certain postsecondary institutions; expand to nonpublic school and home-schooled students. H045A 517-373-2002 21810 Tax Policy 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/25/2012 Wednesday HB 4860 (Stamas) Property tax; assessments; penalty for failure to notify assessing office of transfer of ownership of property; modify. HB 4861 (Stamas) Property tax; principal residence exemption; assessor's or local unit's error in granting exemption; prohibit assessment of back taxes, interest, and penalties. HB 5178 (Tlaib) Property tax; exemptions; poverty exemption; revise filing requirements. HB 4618 (O'Brien) Property tax; exemptions; exemption for property housing elderly or disabled families; provide retroactive approval under certain circumstances. H081A 517-373-2013 Updated 01/23/2012 21817 Appropriations: Agriculture and Rural Development 308 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/25/2012 Wednesday - Presentation on the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) - Presentation on Migrant Housing H102A 517-373-8080 21801 Regulatory Reform 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/25/2012 Wednesday Presentation by: M. Scott Bowen, Commissioner of the Michigan Bureau of State Lottery H038A 517-373-5795 21821 Appropriations: Human Services 426 State Capitol Building 01/25/2012 Wednesday Presentation on Information Technology Programs H074A 517-373-8080 New 01/23/2012 11:21:22 AM 21812 Transportation 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/25/2012 Wednesday SB 534 (Gleason) Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; anatomical gift donation fund-raising registration plate; create. Presentation: "Public Transportation Overview" by the Michigan Public Transit Association H093A 517-373-1260 21795 Appropriations: Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 308 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/26/2012 Thursday - Agency directors from the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation and the Bureau of Construction Codes will make presentations and respond to questions. H079A 517-373-8080 21828 Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/26/2012 Thursday Presentation by Michigan Association of Planning (MAP) - Andrea Brown, Executive Director of MAP and Mark Wyckoff from the MSU Land Policy Institute H052A 517-373-1260 New 01/23/2012 03:33:57 PM 21823 Judiciary 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/26/2012 Thursday HB 5050 (Walsh) Law enforcement; investigations; providing false information to peace officer conducting criminal investigation; prohibit, and provide penalties. HB 5051 (Walsh) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of providing false information to a peace officer conducting a criminal investigation; enact. HB 4859 (Agema) Torts; liability; personal injury or property damage caused by propane gas equipment or appliances; provide protection from liability. HB 5153 (Walsh) Torts; liability; social services agency; grant immunity for providing child social welfare programs. SB 356 (Jones) Crimes; animals; forfeiture of real property used in the commission of animal fighting; allow. SB 357 (Johnson) Civil procedure; civil actions; property on which animal fighting is conducted; declare to be a nuisance. SB 358 (Bieda) Crimes; animals; racketeering statute; include animal fighting as predicate offense. SB 92 (Bieda) Probate; powers of attorney; written acknowledgment of responsibilities by agent appointed under a power of attorney; require. H019A 517-373-5795 New 01/23/2012 02:15:08 PM 21825 Insurance 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/26/2012 Thursday FOR TESTIMONY ONLY: SB 298 (Smith) Insurance; other; practitioners who employ, use, or act as a runner, capper, or steerer to falsely or fraudulently obtain benefits; prohibit as fraudulent act. H036A 517-373-8538 New 01/23/2012 02:15:28 PM 21829 Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation: Forestry and Mining 327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/31/2012 Tuesday HB 4302 (McBroom) Property tax; other; qualified forest property recapture tax; revise. HB 4969 (Foster) Natural resources; forests; tax exemption for certain forest property; provide for. HB 4970 (Huuki) Property tax; classification; qualified forest property; provide property tax exemption. H110A 517-373-2013 New 01/23/2012 16:56:29