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the Capitol
Committee
meetings of interest for the week of 11/02.
11/04/03
House Judiciary
Agenda Items: HB
5039 Expand and clarify right to bring action for grandparenting time;
HB
4104 Amend adoption code to establish child custody act provisions
as controlling (grandparenting).
For testimony only: HB
5216 Designate, provide for administrative hearings bureau to adjudicate
violations of ordinances and impose sanctions for quality of life violations;
HB
5217 Provide for lien provisions for certain ordinances enforced
by administrative hearings bureaus; HB
5218 Provide for administrative hearings bureau to adjudicate violations
of ordinances and impose sanctions; HB
5219 Clarify representation for the enforcement of quality of life
violations; HB
5220 Include certain zoning code violations as quality of life violation.
11/04/03
Senate Judiciary
Agenda Items: Discussion
of amendments: SB
792 Create identity theft protection act; SB
797 Establish sentencing guidelines for crimes of identity theft;
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 Social security number privacy act (establish and provide penalties
and remedies); SB
796 Establish database for identity theft victims; SB
798 Create remedy in Michigan consumer protection act certain violations
of identity theft protection act; SB
657 Prohibit requirement for disclosure of social security number
to purchase or obtain certain goods or services of a retailer; SB
803 Provide for tolling of statute of limitations in certain cases
of identity theft; SR
182 A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States
to enact legislation to provide greater protections against identity theft;
SR
183 A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States
to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide that the statute of
limitations for an identity theft suit is two years from the time the
fraud was discovered; SR
186 A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to enact
legislation to prohibit the use of a person's Social Security number as
an identification number beyond its original purpose.
Discussion only: SB
201 Revise number of judgeships in fiftieth and fifty-second districts;
SB
212 Allow additional judgeship in ninetieth district court; SB
788 Increase number of judgeships in the seventeenth judicial circuit.
Pending Referral: SB 823
11/05/03
House Criminal Justice
Agenda Items: HB
4920 Revise sex offender registration requirements for certain juvenile
offenders; HB
5195 Provide for and include certain information regarding offense
(photo displayed on sex offender registry when convicted of child molestation);
HB
5199 Prohibit release of individual convicted of criminal sexual conduct
against minor on bail pending sentencing or appeal.
Complete Committee
Meeting List
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In
the Hall of Justice
Foster Care Review
Boards Encouraged to Report Attorneys' Failure to Meet with Child-Clients
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(Michigan Supreme Court, 10/29/03)
Kathryne A. O'Grady
Named Child Welfare Services Director for State Court Administrative Office
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(Michigan Supreme Court, 10/30/03)
At the Bar
Michigan State Bar Foundation Elects Officers and Trustees
Livingston Appointed to ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
Straker and Wolverine Bar Associations to Host Reception for Black Law Students
Sections and Committees
The Elder Law and Advocacy Section supports HB
5039 and SB
767. Both bills amend the Child Custody Act of 1970 to allow
grandparents to petition for grandparenting time under certain provisions.
State
News
Guardian System Overrun by Abuse:
People lose their rights quickly and without necessity, report says
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(Detroit Free Press, 10/25/03)
See Also:
Probate auditing uncovers offenses: County conservatorship cases
included in study
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(Ann Arbor News, 10/25/05)
E-mail Warrants Legalized
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(Jackson Citizen Patriot, 10/28/03)
Legislation Introduced 10/28 - 10/30
SB
803 Criminal procedure; statute of limitations; tolling of statute
of limitations in certain cases of identity theft; provide for.
SB
818 Civil rights; privacy; identity theft prevention; prohibit
the disclosure of social security numbers in certain circumstances.
Creates new act.
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