January 17, 2020
Volume 18, Issue 3

The State Bar of Michigan will be closed January 20, 2020, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

In the Capitol

1/21 House Judiciary, 8:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
Presentation by the Michigan State Police;
HB 5054 Allow program participants receive notice under the sexual assault victim's access to justice act at designated address;
HB 5055 Require information on address confidentiality program for victim of domestic violence incident notice of rights;
HB 5056 Require notices sent to victims of a felony under the crime victim's rights act to be sent to a designated address if requested by a victim;
HB 5057 Require notices sent to victims of serious misdemeanors under the crime victim's rights act to be sent to a designated address if requested by a victim;
HB 5058 Require notices sent to victims of juvenile offenses under the crime victim's rights act to be sent to a designated address if requested by the victim;
HB 5159 Prohibit the processing and sale of marihuana that contains or has been combined with vitamin E acetate;
HB 5160 prohibit the processing and sale of marihuana that contains or has been combined with vitamin E acetate;
HB 5161 Prohibit sale of vapor products or alternative nicotine products that contain vitamin E acetate;
HB 5169 Require affidavit of merit for malpractice action against architect or professional engineer;
SBM Position on HB 5169: Oppose.
SB 70 Create address confidentiality program for certain victims and individuals;
Family Law Section Position on SB 70: Support with Recommended Amendments.
SB 71 Provide for provisions in the Michigan election law regarding individuals in the address confidentiality program;
Family Law Section Position on SB 71: Support with Recommended Amendments.
SB 72 Provide for prohibition for certain schools from disclosing records to parents when disclosure is prohibited by a personal protection order;
Family Law Section Position on SB 72: Support with Recommended Amendments.
SB 73 Allow for driver license to be issued with designated address for address confidentiality program for certain victims and individuals;
Family Law Section Position on SB 73: Support with Recommended Amendments.
SB 74 Allow for enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification cards to be issued with designated address for address confidentiality program for certain victims and individuals;
Family Law Section Position on SB 74: Support with Recommended Amendments.
SB 75 Allow for state identification cards to be issued with designated address for address confidentiality program for certain victims and individuals;
Family Law Section Position on SB 75: Support with Recommended Amendments.
SB 76 Exempt certain crime victims from jury duty and provide that certain individuals are not practicing law in violation of the revised judicature act.
SBM Position on SB 76: Oppose because it creates an additional exemption to jury service; courts already have the ability to excuse these individuals from jury service.
Criminal Law Section Position on SB 76: Oppose.

Legislative Action This Week:
Summary of legislative action on all bills that the State Bar or sections of the State Bar have taken positions.
HB 4128 (Probate Code of 1939, Parental Consent Required for Name Change) was reported out of the Senate Committee on Families, Children, and Veterans without amendment on 1/16. It now moves to the Senate floor.
Family Law Section Position on HB 4128: Support.

HB 5117 (Revised Judicature Act of 1961, Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation) was reported out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety on 1/21 as Substitute S-1. It now moves to the Senate floor.
HB 5118 (Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act, Time of Claims) was reported out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety on 1/21 as Substitute S-1. It now moves to the Senate floor.
SBM Position on HB 5117 and HB 5118: Support.

SB 68 (Revised Judicature Act of 1961, Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation) was reported out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety on 1/21 as Substitute S-1. It now moves to the Senate floor.
SBM Position on HB 5117 and HB 5118: Support.

Legislation Introduced 01/14–01/16
Last week bills were introduced in the following areas of law:

• Administrative Law
• Attorney Regulation
• Budget
• Business Law
• Civil Procedure
• Criminal Law
• Debtor-Creditor Law
• Domestic Violence
• Education Law
• Environmental & Natural Resources Law
• Health Law
• Insurance
• Landlord Tenant
• Licensing & Regulation
• Motor Vehicles
• Poverty Law
• Probate & Estate Planning
• Real Property
• State & Local Government
• Tax

At the Court

Speaker and Majority Leader Receive Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Report

At the Bar

January 24 Board of Commissioners Public Policy Agenda
The SBM Board of Commissioners will be considering several public policy items at their January 24 meeting. The public policy agenda can be reviewed online. Members of the State Bar are invited to submit comments to the Board of Commissioners on any of the items on the agenda. All comments received before the meeting will be shared with the Board.

Lawyer Trust Accounts Seminar Set for February 25 in Lansing

Links of Interest

SBM Public Policy Resource Center
Public Acts
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Legislature
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