22509AppropriationsRoom 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol05/21/2012MondayTestimony Only:
SB 1040 (Kahn) Retirement; public school employees; member contributions; increase contribution to member investment plan and require all Tier 1 members to contribute at least 5% of compensation.H040A517-373-198822505Energy and Technology519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/22/2012TuesdayPresentation by:
Michigan Association of Broadcasters
Larry Estlack, MAB Director of Technology
On
EMnet, Michigan's Emergency Management Communications System
H094A517-373-853822511Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/22/2012TuesdaySB 1090 (Casperson) Environmental protection; cleanups; criteria for venting groundwater in environmental contamination cleanups; modify.
HB 5249 (Lori) Natural resources; hunting; use of certain firearms during firearm deer season; allow.H107A517-373-201322518Redistricting and Elections521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/22/2012TuesdayTestimony and Voting:
SB 751 (Robertson) Elections; qualified voter file; active and inactive qualified voter files; create, require ballot tracker program to be used by local governments, and require the secretary of state to send notice to an elector when receiving a surrendered state driver license of that elector.
SB 752 (Hansen) Elections; other; absent voting counting board; revise procedure, and require minor political parties to provide notice of county caucus or state convention to nominate candidates.
SB 753 (Brandenburg) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain campaign finance crimes; create.
SB 754 (Jansen) Elections; registration; photograph identification for in-person voter registration applicants; require, and provide registration and training of third-party voter registration organizations.
SB 803 (Booher) Elections; voters; declaration of United States citizenship when voting or applying for an absent voter ballot; require.
SB 823 (Robertson) Elections; other; general amendments; provide for.
SB 824 (Robertson) Campaign finance; campaign practices; multisection revisions; provide for.
SB 825 (Robertson) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations; enact.H036A517-373-126022506Education: Teacher Certification and Continuing Education308 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/22/2012TuesdayPresentations on HB 4645, HB 5013, HB 5241, and HB 5393 as they relate to the new rules by:
Dr. Susan Wilson, Chair of the Department of Teacher Education and the Director of the College of Education's Center for the Scholarship of Teachers, Michigan State University.
Dale Linton, Spring Arbor College, and Dr. Linda Sherrill, Dean of the Spring Arbor College School of Education.
Craig Schmidt, founder of the Personal Improvement Institute at University of St. Francis.
H061A517-373-200222529Commerce519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/22/2012Tuesday- Presentation by Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institute
HR 195 (Pscholka) A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used solely for the dredging, infrastructure, operation, and maintenance of federally authorized ports.
HB 5646 (Wayne Schmidt) Economic development; other; exemption of certain parcels from the eligible tax reverted property specific tax; provide for.
SB 1119 (Kowall) Housing; housing development authority; oversight for the administration of state and federal housing programs; clarify.
HB 5577 (Nesbitt) State; escheats; uniform unclaimed property act; modify look-back period to 5 years.
SB 1085 (Moolenaar) Labor; fair employment practices; fair and open competition in government contracts act; clarify that the state is acting as a market participant.H104A517-373-7256Updated 05/21/201222491Families, Children, and Seniors327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/22/2012TuesdayTestimony Only:
HB 5572 (Lyons) Human services; other; support for certain voluntary home visiting programs for new and expectant families; clarify.H058A517-373-579522515Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security308 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/22/2012TuesdayPresentation by:
Timothy Nelson, President Northwestern Michigan College, on best practices and veteran friendliness.H101A517-373-200222527Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/23/2012WednesdayHB 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.H052A517-373-126022510Regulatory Reform521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/23/2012WednesdayHB 5604 (Pscholka) Higher education; graduate schools; state-supported school of osteopathic medicine; eliminate osteopathic medicine advisory board.
HB 5606 (Genetski) Legislature; committees; 1966 PA 277; repeal.
HB 5607 (Farrington) Environmental protection; toxic substances or products; electronic waste advisory council; repeal.
HB 5611 (Ouimet) Liquor; licenses; sale of alcohol at certain sporting events held at a university's outdoor stadium; allow.H038A517-373-579522522Government Operations327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/23/2012WednesdaySB 1077 (Casperson) Gaming; bingo and charitable gaming; raffle license; allow to be issued to a fraternal organization that is not affiliated with a national organization.H098A517-373-200222534Transportation519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/23/2012WednesdaySB 265 (Casperson) Traffic control; violations; weight restriction during frost restriction periods; provide exemption for trucks transporting heating fuel under certain circumstances.
Testimony only:
SB 582 (Casperson) Traffic control; traffic regulation; access to designated highways for unloaded lowboys; allow.
SB 1030 (Caswell) Traffic control; traffic regulation; certain requirements for stopping for school bus; revise.
SB 1034 (Hildenbrand) Vehicles; registration; multiple reinstatements of license suspended for nonpayment of driver responsibility fee; allow under certain circumstances.H093A517-373-1260New 05/21/2012 16:01:3422523Judiciary521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/24/2012ThursdayHB 5124 (Cotter) Courts; circuit court; concurrent jurisdiction in certain courts; establish.
HB 5128 (Walsh) Courts; other; business court; create.
HB 5225 (Opsommer) Weapons; firearms; certain procedures for purchase and possession of pistols; revise.
HB 5498 (LeBlanc) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain firearm violations; revise to reflect changes in substantive laws.
HB 5499 (Franz) Crimes; weapons; certain procedures for purchase and possession of pistols; revise.
SB 551 (Hansen) Corrections; other; possession or use of cellular telephone or wireless device by prisoner in correctional facility; prohibit, and provide penalties.
SB 552 (Hansen) Corrections; other; distribution, possession, or use of cellular telephone or other wireless communication device in a jail; amend 1981 PA 7 to prohibit and provide a penalty.
SB 698 (Hansen) Family law; marriage and divorce; persons authorized to solemnize marriage; allow district judges, district court magistrates, and probate judges to perform marriages anywhere in the state.
SB 699 (Hansen) Courts; probate court; fee charged by probate judge to perform marriages; authorize and require fee to be paid to probate court in county where ceremony is performed.
SB 700 (Hansen) Courts; district court; fee charged by district judges and magistrates to perform marriages; authorize state court administrative office to set fee and require fee to be paid to district court in the district where wedding is performed.
Presentation on the Anatomy of a Lawsuit
H019A517-373-579522530Commerce326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/24/2012ThursdayHB 5246 (Wayne Schmidt) Economic development; local development financing; number of smart zones; increase.
HB 4710 (Kurtz) Trade; vehicles; motor vehicle sales finance act; expand to include nonmotorized recreational vehicles.
HB 4711 (Kurtz) Trade; vehicles; application of retail installment sales act; exclude nonmotorized recreational vehicles.H104A517-373-7256New 05/21/2012 10:13:26 AM22532Insurance519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI05/24/2012ThursdayHB 4993 (Kowall) Insurance; no-fault; personal protection benefits; prohibit undocumented aliens from receiving.
HB 5587 (Denby) Insurance; no-fault; eligibility for personal injury protection; prohibit for individuals injured during the commission of a felony.
HB 5588 (O'Brien) Insurance; no-fault; eligibility for personal injury protection; prohibit for individuals operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
HB 5589 (Glardon) Insurance; no-fault; PIP coverage for certain persons; eliminate.H036A517-373-8538New 05/21/2012 10:45:34 AM