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 21835 Health Policy 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/26/2012 Thursday HB 4862 (Poleski) Mental health; community mental health; merger of mental health and substance abuse services; provide for. HB 4863 (Poleski) Health; substance abuse treatment; local substance abuse treatment coordinating agencies; eliminate, and refer to substance abuse services provided by community mental health services programs. H043A 517-373-7256 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 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 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 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 21838 Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/31/2012 Tuesday HB 5053 (Shirkey) Natural resources; fishing; export of live minnows, wigglers, or crayfish as bait; allow. HB 5226 (Haugh) Children; foster care; criteria for eligibility in the mentored youth hunting program; clarify. Testimony only HB 5292 (Hughes) Natural resources; fishing; waiver of fishing and hunting license fees for disabled veterans; provide for. __________________________________________________________ Presentation by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Year end update of "Pure Michigan Campaign" H107A 517-373-2013 New 01/26/2012 16:56:43 21839 Redistricting and Elections 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 01/31/2012 Tuesday TESTIMONY ONLY: HB 4357 (Kowall) Elections; special elections; requirement for a special election when a vacancy occurs in the office of county commissioner during an odd numbered year; eliminate. HB 5219 (Knollenberg) Property tax; millage; proposal to increase local revenues; require to be placed on November ballot. TESTIMONY AND VOTING: HB 4121 (Hammel) Elections; other; metropolitan district elections; provide for under the Michigan election law. HB 4122 (Hammel) Elections; other; metropolitan district elections; revise. H036A 517-373-1260 New 01/26/2012 01:52:49 PM