Agriculture
SB 0220 Vehicles: registration; renewal of farm-related license plates online; allow. Amends sec. 802 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.802).
Budget
HB 4466 Appropriations: zero budget; department of military and veterans affairs; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. Creates appropriation act.
HB 4469 Appropriations: natural resources; Michigan natural resources trust fund; provide appropriations for fiscal year 2021-2022. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 8c.
HB 4480 Appropriations: supplemental; supplemental appropriation for the Detroit public schools community district; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
SB 0215 Appropriations: school aid; multisection school aid supplemental for fiscal year 2020-2021; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1617b).
SB 0216 Appropriations: school aid; multisection school aid supplemental for fiscal year 2020-2021; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1617b).
Civil Procedure
SB 0219 Civil procedure: civil actions; civil action by an individual to recover damages for injuries or damages sustained in the course of committing a crime; prohibit. Amends sec. 2955b of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2955b).
Civil Rights
SB 0208 Civil rights: general discrimination; sexual orientation and gender identity or expression; include as categories protected under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act. Amends title & secs. 102, 103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 302, 302a, 402, 502, 504, 505 & 506 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2102 et seq.).
SB 0232 Civil rights: other; freedom of information act exemptions; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.243).
SB 0233 Civil rights: other; governor's office; subject to freedom of information act and designate separate part of act. Amends secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 10a & 10b of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.231 et seq.) & designates secs. 1 - 16 as pt. 1.
SB 0234 Civil rights: other; legislative open records act (LORA); create as part of the freedom of information act. Amends 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.231 - 15.246) by adding pt. 2.
SB 0235 Civil rights: other; appeal procedure of the legislative open records act (LORA); provide for. Amends 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.231 - 15.246) by adding secs. 29a & 29b.
SB 0236 Legislature: legislative agencies; appointing LORA coordinator and deciding appeals of public records requests under the legislative open records act (LORA); add to legislative council administrator's duties. Amends sec. 104a of 1986 PA 268 (MCL 4.1104a).
SB 0237 Civil rights: other; fee for public record search under legislative open records act (LORA); provide for. Amends 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.231 - 15.246) by adding sec. 24.
SB 0238 Civil rights: other; access to public record search under legislative open records act (LORA); provide for. Amends 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.231 - 15.246) by adding sec. 25.
SB 0239 Civil rights: other; disclosure of certain legislative open records; provide exemption. Amends 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.231 - 15.246) by adding secs. 29c & 29d.
SB 0240 Civil rights: other; separation of material exempt from disclosure; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.231 - 15.246) by adding secs. 29e & 29f.
SB 0241 Public employees and officers: other; designation of legislative open records act (LORA) coordinator; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.231 - 15.246) by adding secs. 26, 27, 28 & 29.
Construction Law
HB 4452 Transportation: railroads; right-of-way of railroad property; clarify. Amends secs. 107 & 265 of 1993 PA 354 (MCL 462.107 & 462.265) & adds sec. 273a.
HB 4453 Highways: construction and repair; interference of railroads during construction and maintenance of utilities; prohibit. Amends sec. 15 of 1925 PA 368 (MCL 247.185).
Corrections
HB 4467 Corrections: other; corrections officer wellness unit agency; create. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 8b.
HB 4468 Corrections: other; corrections officer wellness unit agency; provide definition in corrections code. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 8c.
HB 4487 Criminal procedure: sentencing; code of criminal procedure; eliminate reference to disciplinary time. Amends secs. 12 & 31, ch. IX & sec. 17f, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.12 et seq.).
HB 4488 Corrections: prisoners; good time system; restore for all prisoners, and eliminate disciplinary credits and disciplinary time. Amends secs. 20g, 33, 34, 34a, 35, 36, 51, 65 & 65a of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.220g et. seq.) & repeals secs. 33b & 33c of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.233b & 791.233c).
HB 4489 Corrections: prisoners; provision of prison code relating to disciplinary time and disciplinary credits; eliminate, and restore good time credits. Amends sec. 33 of 1893 PA 118 (MCL 800.33) & repeals secs. 34 & 35 of 1893 PA 118 (MCL 800.34 & 800.35).
SB 0214 Corrections: other; corrections officer wellness unit agency; create. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 8b.
Criminal Law
HB 4472 Crimes: embezzlement; embezzlement from elder adults; include in crime of embezzlement from vulnerable adults. Amends sec. 174a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.174a).
HB 4473 Crimes: assaultive; assaulting elder or vulnerable adults; modify certain penalties. Amends heading of ch. XXA of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 145s.
HB 4474 Crimes: assaultive; reference to vulnerable adult chapter of the Michigan penal code in the mental health code; modify to reflect addition of elder adults. Amends sec. 134a of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1134a).
HB 4475 Crimes: assaultive; reference to vulnerable adult chapter of the Michigan penal code in the public health code; modify to reflect addition of elder adults. Amends secs. 20173a & 21313 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20173a & 333.21313).
HB 4476 Crimes: assaultive; reference to vulnerable adult chapter of the Michigan penal code in the adult foster care licensing act; modify to reflect addition of elder adults. Amends secs. 13, 31 & 34b of 1979 PA 218 (MCL 400.713 et seq.).
HB 4477 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for embezzlement from vulnerable adult; modify to include elder adults. Amends sec. 16i, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16i).
HB 4478 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for elder adult abuse; provide for. Amends sec. 16g, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16g).
HB 4479 Crimes: assaultive; reference to vulnerable adult chapter of the Michigan penal code in the estates and protected individuals code; modify to reflect addition of elder adults. Amends sec. 2802 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.2802).
HB 4493 Criminal procedure: statute of limitations; retroactive extension of statute of limitations for certain offenses under certain conditions; provide for.
SB 0224 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; sexual contact and sexual penetration under pretext of medical treatment; prohibit, and provide penalties. Amends sec. 90 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.90).
SB 0225 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual contact or sexual penetration under pretext of medical treatment; modify. Amends sec. 16d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16d).
SB 0227 Health occupations: health professionals; sentencing guidelines for the crime of and performing certain medical treatments on a minor without consent and another individual present; enact. Amends sec. 13n, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13n).
Education Law
SB 0218 Education: athletics; requirement that only biological males may compete for a position on and compete on a boys' high school team in an interscholastic activity and only biological females may compete for a position on and compete on a girls' high school team in an interscholastic activity; provide for. Amends 1979 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1146a & repeals sec. 1289 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1289).
SB 0223 Education: students; information regarding sexual assault and harassment; require schools to provide to students and encourage related professional development. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding secs. 1508 & 1526b.
SJR F Higher education: governing boards; open meetings for university boards; require. Amends sec. 4, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Election Law
HB 4491 Elections: election officials; authority for county clerks to remove deceased individuals from the qualified voter file; provide for.
HB 4492 Elections: polling places; polling place locations; expand.
HB 4510 Elections: polling places; an elector taking a photograph of himself or herself in a polling place or taking a photograph of his or her election ballot in a polling booth or election compartment; allow, and allow an absent voter to take a photograph of his or her election ballot.
SB 0212 Elections: candidates; affidavit of identity; expand, and clarify requirements. Amends sec. 558 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.558).
Elder Law & Disability Rights
SB 0213 Human services: long-term care; duties of the long-term care ombudsman; modify during a declared emergency. Amends sec. 6i of 1981 PA 180 (MCL 400.586i).
Environmental & Natural Resources Law
HB 4454 Environmental protection: solid waste; definitions A to G; revise. Amends secs. 11502 & 11503 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11502 & 324.11503) & designate secs. 11501 & 11508 as subpt. 1 of pt. 115.
HB 4455 Environmental protection: solid waste; definitions H to Z; revise and set forth general provisions. Amends secs. 11504 , 11505, 11506, 11507, 11507a & 11508 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11504 et seq.).
HB 4456 Environmental protection: solid waste; disposal areas and waste diversion centers; revise regulation of. Amends secs. 11509, 11510, 11511, 11511a, 11511b, 11512, 11513, 11514, 11514b, 11515, 11516, 11517, 11518, 11519, 11519b & 11521b of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11509 et seq.); designate secs. 11509 & 11519b as subpt. 2 & sec. 11521b as subpt. 3 of pt. 115; adds secs. 11512b, 11512d, 11512f &11512h & repeals secs. 11521 & 11522 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11521 & 324.11522).
HB 4457 Environmental protection: solid waste; financial assurance provisions; revise.
HB 4458 Environmental protection: solid waste; incinerator and enforcement provisions; revise. Amends secs. 11526, 11526a, 11527, 11528, 11531, 11532, 11533, 11539, 11540, 11541, 11546 & 11549 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11526 et seq.); designates secs. 11526 - 11533 as subpt. 5, secs. 11539 - 11541 as subpt. 6, & secs. 11546 - 11549 as subpt. 7 of pt. 115, & repeals secs. 11529, 11534 - 11538, 11539a, 11547 & 11548 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11529 et seq.).
HB 4459 Environmental protection: solid waste; beneficial use by-products; revise. Amends secs. 11550, 11553 & 11554 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11550 et seq.); designate sec. 11550 as subpt. 8 & sec. 11553 & 11554 as subpt. of pt. 115.
HB 4460 Environmental protection: solid waste; materials utilization facilities; revise regulation of. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding subpt. 10 to pt. 115.
HB 4461 Environmental protection: solid waste; materials management planning; revise. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding subpt. 11 to pt. 115.
HB 4470 Natural resources: fishing; illegal taking of sturgeon; revise penalty for. Amends sec. 48738 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.48738).
HB 4497 Health: other; aerial spraying of pesticides to prevent and control diseases and environmental health hazards; require department of health and human services to provide notice to the public before implementation.
SB 0217 Environmental protection: hazardous products; polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products and packaging; require warning label. Creates new act.
SB 0228 Natural resources: shorelands; permit requirement for certain activities along the Great Lakes shoreline above the statutory ordinary high-water mark; exempt. Amends secs. 32311, 32312 & 32512 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.32311 et seq.).
Healthcare Law
HB 4471 Labor: fair employment practices; certain vaccinations as a condition of employment; prohibit. Creates new act.
HB 4482 Health facilities: hospitals; development of a staffing plan for nurses; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 21525.
HB 4483 Health facilities: hospitals; mandatory overtime for nurses; prohibit except under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 20165 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20165) & adds secs. 17233 & 21526.
HB 4484 Health facilities: hospitals; record of direct care registered professional nurse-to-patient ratios for each unit for each shift; require hospitals to maintain. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 21525a.
HB 4502 Health facilities: certificate of need; requirement to obtain a certificate of need for catheterization; modify.
SB 0226 Health occupations: health professionals; additional individual present during certain examinations of minors, require under certain circumstances and require consent. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 16279 & 16279a.
Insurance Law
HB 4486 Insurance: no-fault; medical treatment benefits; revise reimbursement provisions for rehabilitation clinics. Amends sec. 3157 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3157).
Labor & Employment Law
HB 4501 Labor: health and safety; reimbursement of fines issued under executive orders; require under certain circumstances.
HB 4504 Employment security: sanctions; penalty for deficient contributions; increase.
HB 4505 Employment security: administration; unpaid and delinquent contributions; require annual reporting to the legislature.
HB 4506 Employment security: employers; quarterly reports of employees’ wages; require to include tips.
HB 4507 Employment security: claimants; employee who involuntarily leaves employment; strike provision regarding absences without notice.
HB 4508 Employment security: benefits; requalifying claimants; decrease earnings requirements.
HB 4509 Employment security: claimants; employee involuntarily leaving employment for a medical reason; strike required conditions.
Licensing & Regulation
HB 4494 Occupations: code; personal telephone numbers and email addresses of licensees and registrants under the occupational code; prohibit the department of licensing and regulatory affairs from selling.
HB 4495 Occupations: individual licensing and registration; personal telephone numbers and email addresses of licensees and registrants under the skilled trades regulation act; prohibit the department of licensing and regulatory affairs from selling.
HB 4498 Weapons: licensing; fee for renewal of concealed pistol license; modify.
HB 4499 Occupations: licensing fees; home inspection services; establish, and provide for deposit of proceeds into occupational fund.
HB 4500 Occupations: inspectors; licensure and regulation of home inspection services; provide for, and require certain disclosures and contract provisions.
SB 0229 Food: licensing; licensing fees for food establishments; provide waiver for 2021 to 2022 licensing year. Amends sec. 4111 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.4111).
SB 0230 Liquor: spirits; entitlement of discount on uniform prices; extend sunset, and waive certain license renewal fees. Amends secs. 233 & 525 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1233 & 436.1525).
SB 0210 Recreation: other; helmet requirement for ORV use; eliminate. Amends sec. 81133 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81133).
SB 0211 Recreation: other; helmet requirement for snowmobile use; eliminate. Amends sec. 82123 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.82123).
Military & Veterans
Motor Vehicles
HB 4451 Traffic control: driver license; driver license testing; allow to be done remotely. Amends sec. 309 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.309).
HB 4481 Vehicles: registration plates; electronic license plates; prohibit state agencies from tracking. Amends sec. 224 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.224) & adds sec. 224a.
Real Property
HB 4496 Property tax: delinquent taxes; delinquent property tax installment payment plans and tax foreclosure avoidance agreements; make available for certain commercial real property returned for delinquent taxes.
SB 0243 Property tax: payment and collection; state payment of certain penalty and interest charges on certain delinquent summer 2020 property taxes; provide for. Amends sec. 44a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.44a).
State & Local Government
HB 4462 State financing and management: purchasing; state contracts; modify unsuccessful bidder protest policy. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 266.
HB 4463 State financing and management: purchasing; state contracts; modify unsuccessful bidder protest policy. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 262a.
HB 4464 Public employees and officers: ethics; members of the state board of ethics; revise eligibility and recusal requirements. Amends sec. 4 of 1973 PA 196 (MCL 15.344).
HB 4465 Public employees and officers: ethics; conflicts of interest; expand to immediate family members of public employees and officers and to members of the state board of ethics and their immediate family members. Amends title & sec. 2 of 1973 PA 196 (MCL 15.342).
HB 4503 Public employees and officers: other; individuals holding multiple local elected offices; prohibit under certain circumstances.
SB 0221 Holidays: other; Indigenous Peoples' Day as a holiday in this state; create. Creates new act.
SB 0222 Holidays: other; public holidays; modify to remove Columbus Day as a public holiday in Michigan and add Indigenous Peoples' Day and election day. Amends sec. 1 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101).
SB 0231 State: other; participation in daylight savings time; make permanent. Creates new act.
SB 0242 Counties: boards and commissions; county board of commissioners; provide for 4-year terms. Amends secs. 10 & 12 of 1966 PA 261 (MCL 46.410 & 46.412).
Tax
HB 4485 Taxation: tobacco; sunset on cap for taxes on cigars; remove. Amends sec. 7 of 1993 PA 327 (MCL 205.427).
HB 4490 Individual income tax: retirement or pension benefits; 3-tier limitations and restrictions on deduction for retirement or pension benefits based on taxpayer's age; eliminate. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30).
Tort, Product Liability & Malpractice
SB 0209 Torts: liability; physician's liability for providing or refusing to provide verification of inability to wear safety belt or crash helmet; provide protection against. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2980.