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October 12, 2020
Volume 18, Issue 41
At the Capitol
10/13 Senate Judiciary & Public Safety, 8:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
HB 5844 (Rep. Joseph Bellino) Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory jail sentence for certain violations of the public health code; eliminate.
HB 5846 (Rep. Bronna Kahle) Traffic control: driver license; suspension and revocation of driver license as sanction for certain vehicle code violation; eliminate.
HB 5847 (Rep. Luke Meerman) Traffic control: driver license; suspension of operator's or chauffeur's license; eliminate.
HB 5849 (Rep. Mike Mueller) Traffic control: driver license; cross reference to juror compensation reimbursement fund; update.
HB 5850 (Rep. Rebekah Warren) Traffic control: driver license; cross reference to vehicle code provision to notify friend of court; eliminate.
HB 5851 (Rep. Tenisha Yancey) Traffic control: driver license; suspension and revocation of driver license as sanction for certain controlled substances offenses; eliminate.
HB 5852 (Rep. Lori Stone) Traffic control: driver license; licensing sanction for certain controlled substances offenses; eliminate.
HB 5853 (Rep. Bronna Kahle) Crimes: penalties; penalties for certain violations of the Michigan vehicle code; modify.
HB 5854 (Rep. Tim Sneller) Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory jail sentence for certain vehicle code violations; eliminate.
HB 5855 (Rep. Tommy Brann) Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory minimum jail sentences for certain violations of the revised school code; eliminate.
HB 5856 (Rep. Steven Johnson) Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory jail sentence for violations of the natural resources and environmental protection act; eliminate.
HB 5857 (Rep. Jack O'Malley) Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory jail sentence for violations of the railroad code of 1993; eliminate.
HB 6235 (Rep. Cynthia Neeley) Criminal procedure: other; denial to issue or renew driver license for failure to appear; prohibit.
SB 830 (Sen. Erika Geiss) Corrections: state facilities; treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in correctional facilities; regulate.
SB 831 (Sen. Erika Geiss) Corrections: other; women's prison oversight advisory committee; create.
SB 864 (Sen. Peter J. Lucido) State: identification cards; address appearing on state identification card different from residence address; allow.
SB 1152 (Sen. Erika Geiss) Corrections: jails; standards of care for pregnant women held in county jails and lockups; establish.
SB 1092 (Sen. Peter J. Lucido) Traffic control: driver license; resident address on driver license different from residence address; allow.
10/13 House Government Operations, 9:15 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
HB 6294 (Rep. Sarah Lightner) Probate: other; electronically signing and witnessing certain documents; allow under certain conditions, and allow required visitations to take place electronically.
HB 6295 (Rep. Sarah Lightner) Records: other; use of electronic records and signatures; modify.
HB 6296 (Rep. Sarah Lightner) Property: recording; procedures under the uniform real property electronic recording act; revise to deal with the COVID-19 emergency.
HB 6297 (Rep. Sarah Lightner) Occupations: notaries public; a notary to utilize 2-way real-time audiovisual technology for notarial acts in certain circumstances; allow.
Legislation Introduced 10/6–10/8
Last week bills were introduced in the following areas of law:
Legislative Action Last Week:
Summary of legislative action on all bills that the State Bar or sections of the State Bar have taken positions.
HB 6159 (A Bill to Provide Immunity for Health Care Providers & Facilities) was discharged from the Senate Committee on Health Policy & Human Services on 10/8. It now moves onto the full floor of the Senate.
Negligence Law Section Position on HB 6159: Oppose.
SB 0077 (Public Health Code, Electronic Monitoring Devices in Nursing Homes) was referred to the House Committee on Families, Children & Seniors as per Rule 41 on 10/6.
Elder Law & Disability Rights Section on SB 0077: Support.
Negligence Law Section on SB 0077: Oppose.
SB 0895 (Revised Judicature Act of 1961, Procedure for Granting New Trial) was reported out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety as Substitute S-3.
SBM Position on SB 0895: Oppose.
Appellate Practice Section on SB 0895: Oppose.
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