In
the Capitol
Committee
meetings of interest for the week of 9/4
9/5
Senate Judiciary
Agenda: Presentation
by MDOC Director Patricia Caruso relative to health care services provided
to prisoners; HB
4086 Allow all county clerks and their designees to conduct solemnization
of marriage; HB
4431 Expand definition of first degree murder to include murder committed
in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of aggravated stalking,
the violation of a personal protection order, and the violation of a
condition of release on bond or on parole; HB
4861 Allow use of pepper spray or foam devices by certain law enforcement
personnel; HB
5719 Provide for prohibition on sale or possession of firefighter
or emergency medical service providers uniforms, patches, and badges; SB
454 Provide for increased penalties for embezzlement from a charitable
organization; SB
455 Enact sentencing guidelines for crime of embezzling from a charitable
organization; HB
5193 Require department of corrections to provide before prisoner
is released the address where prisoners who are sex offenders will reside; HB
5194 Require prisoners who are sex offenders to provide address to
department of corrections before being released; HB
6135 Provide crime of sex offender failing to provide notice of
proposed residence upon release from incarceration in sentencing guidelines.
9/6
House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics
Agenda: HB
6128 Revise miscellaneous contribution and expenditure provision
of the campaign finance act; HB
6129 Increase late filing fees for campaign finance statements
and reports; HB
6130 Require independent expenditures by PACs within 45 days before
election to be reported within 48 hours; HB
6131 Require 48-hour disclosure for independent expenditures for
campaign finance; HB
6132 Prohibit payment of wages or salary to a candidate from campaign
fund; HB
6133 Require telephone or electronic campaigning message to include
payers identification and whether approved by candidate, and revise
identifying statement for radio or television campaign ads; HB
6134 Revise information required in committee organizational statements
and campaign finance statements and filing schedule for campaign finance
statements; HB
6288 Provide that the statement of purpose prepared by the director
of elections is approved unless disapproved by the board of state canvassers; HB
6289 Provide that the statement of purpose prepared
by the director of elections is approved unless disapproved by the
board of state canvassers
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House Judiciary
Agenda: SB
712 Revise allowance of gambling on certain card games at senior citizen
housing facility to include senior center that is not a housing facility
(to refer to the Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement); HB
6307 Expand list of individuals who can be charged with criminal sexual
conduct to include coaches; HB
5435 Allow possession and operation of electrical devices designed
to temporarily incapacitate persons for certain civilian detention officers; HB
4863 Prohibit moving, driving around, or otherwise disregarding a temporary
traffic barricade and provide a remedy.
9/7
House Fiscal Agency Governing Board
Agenda: House
Fiscal Agency budget presentation by Director Bean for fiscal year
2007
Complete
Committee Meeting List
Legislation
Recently Signed into Public Acts
Legislation
Introduced 8/30
Of
General Interest
HB
6366 (Schuitmaker) Probate; trusts; reference to rule against perpetuities
in probate law; delete. TIE BAR WITH: HB
6365'06.
At the Bar
SBM
Program on "Fixing Michigan's Broken Public Defense System" to
Feature Renowned Attorney Barry Scheck; Janet Reno to Deliver Videotaped
Address
SBM
President Urges Lawyers and Public to Celebrate Constitution Day on September
17
State
News
Anti-Affirmative-Action
Proposal Staying on Ballot
(Lansing State Journal, 8/30/06)
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