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In
the Capitol
Committee
meetings of interest for the week of 5/2.
5/4/04
House Judiciary
Agenda: HB
5467 Require premarriage program or longer waiting period as a prerequisites
for issuance of a marriage license; HB
5468 Provide for marriage preservation tax credit; HB
5469 Establish criteria for program to qualify for marriage preservation
tax credit; HB
5470 Require an educational predivorce program before the entry of
the judgment of divorce; HB
5471 Add to child custody act parenting plan procedures and content;
HB
5472 Clarify certain criteria for determining interests of the child;
HB
5473 Require recording of certain information on marriage license
and certificate; HB
5474 Expand individuals who can accept payment and perform marriage
and family counseling.
5/4/04
Senate Judiciary
Agenda: HB
5692 Prohibit and provide penalties for secretly observing, recording,
or capturing certain visual images; HB
5693 Enact guidelines for crimes of electronic surveillance; SB
918 Prohibit and provide penalties recording certain visual images
without consent; SB
919 Enact sentencing guidelines for crime of recording a visual image
of undergarments, genitalia, buttocks, or female breasts without consent;
SB
1141 Revise to comply with changes made to the public health code
gram amounts of certain controlled substances; HB
4434 Allow court to order obtaining high school education or GED equivalency
as a condition of probation; HB
4867 Prohibit by certain state agencies under certain circumstances
the promulgation of rules prohibiting the carrying of concealed pistols
on certain state land.
5/4/04 Senate Appropriations: Judiciary & Corrections
Agenda: Discussion of the FY 2004-05 Budget Recommendation for the Judiciary
5/5/04
House Criminal Justice
Agenda (For testimony only):SB
220 Prohibit expiration date and full account number from being printed
on credit card receipt; SB
657 Prohibit requirement for disclosure of social security number
to purchase or obtain certain goods or services of a retailer; SB
792 Create identity theft protection act; SB
793 Clarify crime of obtaining personal identity information of another
with intent to unlawfully use the information; SB
794 Allow victim of identity theft to obtain certificate as proof
of theft from prosecuting attorney or attorney general; SB
795 Establish and provide penalties and remedies for social security
number privacy act; SB
797 Establish sentencing guidelines for crimes of identity theft;
SB
798 Prohibit denial of credit to identity theft victims; SB
803 Provide for tolling of statute of limitations in certain cases
of identity theft.
Complete
Committee Meeting List
Capitol Agenda
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Legislation Introduced 4/27–
4/29
HB
5838 Crime victims; other; sexual assault victims' forensic medical
intervention and treatment act; create and provide funding for.
HB 5841 Law enforcement; funds; definition of entities eligible for
training funds from the Michigan justice training commission; expand to
include certain authorities.
HB
5842 Criminal procedure; defenses; requirement for prosecution to
show proof that a driver of a fleeing vehicle has knowledge of injuries;
eliminate.
HJR X Legislature; sessions; part-time legislature; provide for.
SB
1172 Criminal procedure; sentencing; juvenile convicted of first or
second degree murder; require to be sentenced as an adult.
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In
the Hall of Justice
Rachel
L. Drenovsky Named Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center Coordinator
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4/26/04)
Administrative Orders
Administrative
Order No. 2004-2 - File No. 2004-04 Approval of the Adoption of Concurrent
Jurisdiction Plans for Barry, Berrien, Isabella, Lake, and Washtenaw Counties,
and for the 46th Circuit Consisting of Crawford, Kalkaska, and Otsego
Counties.
Issued: April 28, 2004
Effective: August 1, 2004
Proposed
Amendments
2001-04
- Proposed Amendment of Canon 7 of the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct
On June 21, 2001, the Court published for comment two alternative proposed
amendments of Canon 7 of the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct regarding
payments to endorsing organizations. On order of the Court, this is to
advise that the Court is considering an alternative amendment of Canon
7 of the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct.
Issued: April 29, 2004
Comment period expires: May 27, 2004
Public
Hearing: May 27, 2004
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State Bar Reinstates Upper Michigan Legal Institute
Children's Law Section Sets May Training Sessions and Annual Dinner
Federal News
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear VMI Case
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Justices Won't Hear Military-College Appeal on Dinner Prayer
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(New York Times, 4/27/04)
Supreme Court Weighs Cheney Secrecy Case
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Court Hears Case on U.S. Detainees
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(New York Times, 4/29/04)
Supreme Court Upholds GOP Redistricting in PA
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State
News
Granholm Signs Bill
to Comply with Federal Election Requirements
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(Detroit News, 4/26/04)
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Granholm Signs Voting Bill, Though Grudgingly
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Text
(Detroit Free Press, 4/27/04)
Drug Court Graduates Re-enter Life with Fresh Hopes
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