Administrative Law
HB 6148 State agencies (proposed): authorities; department of emergency management; create. Amends title & secs. 2, 7, 7a, 8 & 9 of 1976 PA 390 (MCL 30.402 et seq.) & adds secs. 3a & 7b.
Budget
HB 6157 Medical marihuana: other; marihuana registry fund revenue; transfer to the Michigan set aside fund for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Amends sec. 6 of 2008 IL 1 (MCL 333.26426).
SB 1077 Medical marihuana: other; marihuana registry fund revenue; transfer to the Michigan set aside fund for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Amends sec. 6 of 2008 IL 1 (MCL 333.26426).
Civil Procedure
HB 6167 Torts: liability; firefighters and law enforcement officers; remove limitations on civil actions against nongovernmental entities and individuals.
Construction
HB 6151 Construction: other; COVID-19 protections for critical infrastructure workers; provide for. Amends title & sec. 2a of 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1502a) & adds sec. 27.
Consumer Law
HB 6173 Consumer protection: marketing and advertising; disclosure from third-party websites conducting state business; require.
Corrections
HB 6170 Corrections: private facilities; prohibiting certain conduct relating to a prisoner in a correctional facility; expand to correctional facilities operated by a private contractor.
HB 6184 Corrections: prisoners; career readiness testing; require to be provided to incarcerated individuals within the first 3 months of incarceration.
Courts & Judges
HB 6166 Elections: judicial; age limit for eligibility for election as judge; modify.
HJR U Courts: judges; election or appointment as judge in any judicial office or appointment as visiting judge appointed to trial court for person who has reached 75 years of age; prohibit.
SB 1085 Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in the revised judicature act of 1961; revise to June primary election. Amends secs. 550, 550a, 805, 8175 & 8176 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.550 et seq.).
COVID
HB 6135 Weapons: licensing; license application extension due to COVID-19; provide for. Amends sec. 5j of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425j).
HB 6136 Employment security: administration; taxable wage limit increase based on a decrease or projected decrease in the compensation fund balance; prohibit if the decrease or projection is the result of or based on a state of emergency. Amends sec. 44 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.44).
HB 6155 Labor: health and safety; additional personal protective equipment for agricultural and food processing employees; require employers to provide during certain states of emergency. Amends 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1001 - 408.1094) by adding sec. 60.
HB 6159 Torts: liability; pandemic health care immunity act; create. Creates new act.
HB 6187 Labor: fair employment practices; employer taking adverse employment action against an employee for use of personal protective equipment; prohibit.
Criminal Law
HB 6169 Crimes: trespassing; trespassing on property of a state correctional facility; expand.
Disability & Elder Law
HB 6137 Health facilities: nursing homes; additional requirements for certain homes for the aged and nursing homes dedicated as CARE facilities and residents who test positive for coronavirus; provide for. Amends sec. 21717 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.21717) & adds secs. 21317 & 21717a.
HB 6138 Health facilities: long-term care facilities; reporting of COVID-19 data; require. Creates new act.
HB 6139 Health facilities: nursing homes; online access to database containing information and ratings for nursing homes and homes for the aged; provide for. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20210.
HB 6140 Health facilities: nursing homes; devices for video calls; require in nursing homes and homes for the aged. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 21334 & 21737.
HB 6142 Human services: adult foster care; posting information regarding website on which to submit complaints; require. Amends sec. 27 of 1979 PA 218 (MCL 400.727).
HB 6144 Senior citizens: housing; posting information regarding website on which to submit complaints; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 21315.
HB 6145 Health facilities: nursing homes; notification when a patient is relocated or there is a confirmed case of a communicable disease in the nursing home or home for the aged; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 21327 & 21727.
Education Law
HB 6149 Liquor: licenses; license to serve alcohol at the baseball stadiums of Eastern Michigan University and Oakland University; allow under certain conditions. Amends sec. 513 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1513).
HB 6171 Higher education: tuition; tuition grants; modify.
HB 6172 Higher education: financial aid; state competitive scholarships; modify.
HB 6182 Individual income tax: credit; credit for internet expenditures incurred by certain teachers and employees for online learning during state of emergency; provide for.
Elections
HB 6168 Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; prohibition for a candidate committee to make certain expenditures or transfer certain funds; provide for.
HB 6175 Elections: candidates; appointment of individual as candidate to fill a vacant office on the ballot; prohibit if the individual is a candidate for any other office on the same ballot.
HB 6177 Elections: election officials; procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file with unknown dates of birth; provide for.
HB 6178 Elections: election officials; procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file who have not recently voted; provide for.
HB 6179 Elections: election officials; list of local clerks who are not current with continuing election education training; require secretary of state to post on department of state website.
HB 6181 Campaign finance: statements and reports; timeline for review of campaign finance statements or reports; modify.
SB 1082 Elections: scheduling; May regular election and August regular election; eliminate, and replace with March regular election and June regular election. Amends secs. 3, 52, 53, 92, 93, 132, 133, 162, 163, 192, 193, 253, 254, 322, 345, 349, 370, 409a, 412, 432, 433, 467a, 534, 535, 551, 559, 591, 592, 598, 611, 623a, 641, 642, 642a, 686a, 737a, 821, 963 & 970e of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.3 et seq.)
SB 1083 Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in 1851 PA 156; revise to June primary election. Amends sec. 16c of 1851 PA 156 (MCL 46.16c).
SB 1084 Elections: scheduling; reference to May election date in the revised school code; remove. Amends secs. 702 & 703 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.702 & 380.703).
Energy Law
HB 6183 Energy: alternative sources; property assessed clean energy program; extend to noncommercial, nonindustrial property.
Environmental & Natural Law
SB 1072 Food: other; use of PFAS in food packaging; prohibit. Amends 2000 PA (MCL 289.1101 - 289.8111) by adding sec. 5106.
SB 1080 Natural resources: inland lakes; length of time that bonds may be issued against the proceeds of special assessments for a lake level project; modify. Amends sec. 30705 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30705).
Family Law
HB 6143 Children: other; posting information regarding website on which to submit complaints regarding children’s camp, child care centers, group child care homes, family child care homes, and foster homes; require. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 3i.
HB 6160 Labor: benefits; leave time for care of newborn or adoption of child; establish for certain employees. Creates new act.
Healthcare Law
HB 6141 Labor: hours and wages; certain care facilities; require to pay a minimum wage to certain employees. Amends 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.931 - 408.945) by adding sec. 4e.
HB 6146 Health facilities: nursing homes; notification to employees when a resident tests positive for a communicable disease; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 21317 & 21717a.
HB 6154 Health occupations: other; examinations for individuals seeking health occupation license; require to be offered in multiple languages. Amends sec. 16177 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16177).
HB 6176 Health facilities: quality assurance assessments; funds acquired through overpayments; require to be reimbursed.
Information Technology
Juvenile Law
Labor & Employment Law
HB 6147 Employment security: administration; plain language; require the unemployment agency to use in communications and determinations. Amends secs. 2 & 32b of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.2 & 421.32b) & adds sec. 32c.
HB 6152 Occupations: other; exams and other testing for licenses and permits in multiple languages; require in the skilled trades regulation act. Amends sec. 209 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5209).
HB 6153 Occupations: other; exams and other testing for licenses and permits in multiple languages; require in the occupational code. Amends sec. 206 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.206).
HB 6165 Liquor: other; criminal background checks on bouncers at an establishment licensed for on-premises consumption; require.
HB 6180 Occupations: lobbyists; deadlines for lobby reports; modify.
HB 6186 Labor: other; cause for termination of employment; require.
HJR V Public employees and officers: state; number of members of the civil service commission; increase.
SB 1081 Health occupations: health professionals; definition of invasive bodily examination; add. Amends secs. 16105 & 16106 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16105 & 333.16106).
Licensing & Regulation
HB 6156 Highways: bridges; tractors and farm equipment to cross the Mackinac Bridge; allow under certain conditions. Amends sec. 12 of 1952 PA 214 (MCL 254.322).
HB 6163 Highways: other; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 642 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.642).
HB 6164 Transportation: authorities; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651).
HB 6174 Vehicles: off-road; helmet requirement for operator of or passenger on a 4-wheel off-road vehicle; eliminate if operator has a motorcycle endorsement.
SB 1078 Highways: other; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 642 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.642).
SB 1079 Transportation: authorities; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651).
Marijuana
Media, Sports & Recreation
HB 6185 State financing and management: funds; use of surplus funds for loans to certain nonprofit sports commission; provide for.
Motor Vehicles
Real Property
HB 6150 Property: conveyances; state-owned property in Gogebic County; provide for the transfer of. Creates land transfer act.
SB 1075 Property: conveyances; state-owned property in Gogebic County; provide for the transfer of. Creates land transfer act.
State & Local Government
HB 6158 Torts: governmental immunity; liability for failure to protect property or personal safety; allow. Amends sec. 7 of 1964 PA 170 (MCL 691.1407) & adds sec. 7d.
HB 6161 Taxation: hotel-motel; local government accommodations excise tax; provide for. Creates new act.
SB 1073 State: other; office of state poet laureate; create. Creates new act.
SB 1074 Holidays: other; "Patriot Week" in Michigan; designate. Creates new act.
Tax
HB 6162 Individual income tax: credit; tax credit for charitable donations to food banks and shelters; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.713) by adding sec. 260.
SB 1076 Individual income tax: checkoff; monetary requirements for contribution designations; suspend for 2019 only. Amends sec. 435 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.435).
Torts, Produce Liability & Malpractice