22428 Agriculture 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/09/2012 Wednesday For testimony and possible action by the Committee: HB 5595 (Brunner) Agriculture; weights and measures; uniform standards and regulations; modify. HB 5596 (Daley) Agriculture; weights and measures; uniform standards and regulations; modify. For possible action by the Committee: HB 4866 (Johnson) Torts; liability; farm markets; limit civil liability for personal injury and property damage. For action by the Committee: HB 4867 (Johnson) Torts; liability; liability of persons under equine activity liability act; limit to willful or wanton acts under certain circumstances. H082A 517-373-8538 Updated 05/08/2012 22429 Banking and Financial Services 326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/09/2012 Wednesday SB 937 (Hune) Insurance; other; receivers; limit powers related to secured instruments. H041A 517-373-7256 22445 Education 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/09/2012 Wednesday HJR JJ (Hughes) Higher education; tuition; public universities to offer in-state tuition to honorably discharged veterans; require. HJR MM (Hughes) Higher education; tuition; in-district tuition rates for active service members and veterans; provide for. HR 153 (Johnson) A resolution to encourage Michigan schools to offer foreign language classes in elementary school. HR 148 (Kurtz) A resolution to encourage school boards throughout the state to establish policies that ensure that agricultural science courses count toward graduation. HR 251 (Heise) A resolution to urge the Michigan High School Athletic Association to adopt a maximum age eligibility waiver for students with disabilities. HR 161 (Hooker) A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and provide the full amount authorized for special education funding to the state of Michigan. H086A 517-373-2002 Updated 05/08/2012 22406 Tax Policy 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/09/2012 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 4446 (O'Brien) Property tax; principal residence exemption; filing deadline and proration exemption; provide for. HB 5543 (Pscholka) Taxation; administration; effect of filing a return; clarify. HB 5444 (Gilbert) Sales tax; exemptions; definition of rolling stock used by an interstate fleet motor carrier; clarify. HB 5445 (Gilbert) Use tax; exemptions; definition of rolling stock used by an interstate fleet motor carrier; clarify. H081A 517-373-2013 Updated 05/04/2012 22435 Transportation 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/09/2012 Wednesday HB 5487 (Potvin) Traffic control; violations; authority of authorized agent of a county road commission; expand. Testimony only: HB 4037 (Kowall) Traffic control; speed restrictions; speed limits on certain gravel and dirt roads; reestablish. HB 5259 (LeBlanc) Vehicles; mopeds; definition of mopeds; remove horsepower threshold. SB 265 (Casperson) Traffic control; violations; weight restriction during frost restriction periods; provide exemption for trucks transporting heating fuel under certain circumstances. Presentation by the Michigan Department of Transportation on "Road Diets and lane closures" H093A 517-373-1260 22437 Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/10/2012 Thursday Testimony only: HB 5566 (Denby) Local government; other; authorized loan amounts under the emergency municipal loan act; revise and make other general revisions. HB 5567 (Pscholka) Education; financing; permissible uses for school operating millages and repayment of hardship advances and emergency loans; amend revised school code regarding. HB 5568 (Hughes) School aid; other; provisions regarding hardship advances and repayment of emergency loans; amend state school aid act to provide for. HB 5569 (Ouimet) State financing and management; funds; disposition of surplus funds from emergency municipal loan act; clarify. HB 5570 (Rogers) State financing and management; bonds; municipal bond authority; allow to create an emergency loan board loan. H052A 517-373-1260 Updated 05/09/2012 22451 Insurance 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/10/2012 Thursday SB 300 (Gleason) Insurance; essential; use of credit information and credit scoring; regulate. H036A 517-373-8538 22439 Judiciary 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/10/2012 Thursday HB 5128 (Walsh) Courts; other; business court; create. HB 5124 (Cotter) Courts; circuit court; concurrent jurisdiction in certain courts; establish. HB 5159 (Wayne Schmidt) Courts; circuit court; veterans treatment court; provide for the state drug treatment court advisory committee to monitor. HB 5162 (Damrow) Courts; circuit court; veterans treatment court; create. HB 5466 (Heise) Construction; contracts; certain indemnification provisions; prohibit in construction-related service contracts with public agencies. H019A 517-373-5795 22457 Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security 308 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/15/2012 Tuesday Presentations by: Ms. Liza Estlund-Olson, Deputy Director, Direct Talent Strategies for Veterans Workforce Development Agency for the State of Michigan, on Veterans Retraining Assistance Programs (VRAP). Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt, Provost, and Dr. Evan Montague, Dean of Students, on Lansing Community College "Veteran Friendly Practices" H101A 517-373-2002 New 05/09/2012 02:23:46 PM