In the Capitol
Committee meetings of interest for the week of 2/24
2/26 House Judiciary
Agenda: Testimony from the Michigan Department of Corrections: Progress with the Interagency Mental Health Work Group and the MPRI Mental Health Distribution Project, Presented by MDOC Deputy Director Dennis Schrantz; Testimony from Michigan Partners in Crisis: Problems of Mental Illness in Adult & Juvenile Justice Systems, Presented by 37th District Court Judge Dawnn Gruenburg and Mark Reinstein, President and CEO of the Mental Health Association in Michigan
2/27 House Judiciary
Agenda: HB 5160 Allow use of certain out-of-state violations to enhance drunk driving penalties; HB 5560 Prohibit assault or battery of certain vehicle operators and passengers under certain circumstances and provide for penalties; HB 5561 Enact sentencing guidelines for crime of assaulting or battering public transit employee or passenger on public transit vehicle; HB 5562 Prohibit assault or battery of certain vehicle operators and passengers under certain circumstances and provide for penalties.
2/27 House Appropriations: Judiciary
Agenda: Overview of FY 2008-09 Judiciary Budget Request by Chief Justice Clifford W. Taylor, Michigan Supreme Court and Overview of the FY 2008-09 Court of Appeals Budget Request by Chief Judge Pro Tem Christopher M. Murray.
2/27 Senate Appropriations: Judiciary & Corrections
Agenda: Michigan Department of Corrections FY 2008-09 Budget. Testimony From: Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals, United Auto Workers, Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council, Michigan Association of Counties, and Michigan Department of Corrections
Complete Committee Meeting List
New Public Acts
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Legislation Introduced 2/19 – 2/21
Of Interest to the Legal Community
HB 5760 Courts; reorganization; Detroit recorder's court; reestablish. Amends sec. 504 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.504) & adds ch. 10B.
Of Interest General Interest
HJR QQ Legislature; other; shared power organizational agreement in the house of representatives; create. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 55 to art. IV.
SB 1134 Vehicles; equipment; high blood alcohol content drunk driving convictions; create as separate crime and provide for certain license sanctions and ignition interlock device requirements. Amends secs. 319, 322, 625 & 625b of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.319 et seq.) & adds sec. 20b.
At The Bar
Newly Redesigned SBM e-Journal Allows Readers to Directly Access Practice Area Summaries
State News
Winning Friends Gets Costlier
(Free Press, 2/21/08)
Public Could Fund High Court Candidates
(Free Press, 2/20/08)
High Court the Target of Effort
(Traverse City Record-Eagle, 2/19/08) |
