Legislation Introduced December 14-15, 2021

Budget

HB 5636 School aid: other; funding for menstrual hygiene products in schools; provide for. Amends sec. 11 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611) & adds sec. 99cc.

HB 5643 School aid: other; eligibility for career and technical education funding; modify. Amends sec. 61c of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1661c).

 

Civil Procedure

HB 5647 Civil procedure: costs and fees; contingency fees in class action; require prior legislative approval for fees to be appropriated.

 

Civil Rights

SB 0792 Civil rights: open meetings; circumstances permitting electronic attendance of members at meetings of public bodies; modify.

 

Criminal Law

HB 5652 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; sexual contact between clergy and certain members of congregation; prohibit under certain circumstances, and disallow consent as a defense.

HB 5658 Weapons: firearms; 7-day waiting period for all pistol purchases; provide for.

SB 0793 Elections: offenses; penalties for assaulting an election official; provide for.

SB 0794 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations involving assaulting an election official; provide for.

 

Education Law

HB 5636 School aid: other; funding for menstrual hygiene products in schools; provide for. Amends sec. 11 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611) & adds sec. 99cc.

HB 5643 School aid: other; eligibility for career and technical education funding; modify. Amends sec. 61c of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1661c).

SB 0789 Education: safety; reporting of certain actual or implied threats; require of school personnel.

 

Elections Law

HB 5644 Elections: voting procedures; ranked choice voting by cities; provide for.

HB 5645 Cities: home rule; ranked-choice voting; authorize.

HB 5646 Elections: voting procedures; ranked choice voting by cities; provide for.

SB 0793 Elections: offenses; penalties for assaulting an election official; provide for.

SB 0794 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations involving assaulting an election official; provide for.

 

Family Law

HB 5657 Children: protection; certain child death review records; allow disclosure to parents under certain conditions.

 

Healthcare Law

HB 5637 Health: pharmaceuticals; right to try act; modify to include certain drugs and treatments during a COVID-19 pandemic emergency. Amends sec. 1 of 2014 PA 345 (MCL 333.26451).

HB 5655 Health occupations: pharmacists; pharmacists to prescribe and dispense certain contraceptives; allow.

 

Insurance Law

HB 5648 Vehicles: registration; requirement for Michigan residents living out-of-state due to active military service to possess a no-fault auto policy when renewing vehicle registration; eliminate.

HB 5649 Insurance: no-fault; exception to no-fault for out-of-state active military; create.

HB 5651 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for health care services provided through telemedicine; modify.

HB 5654 Insurance: health insurers; pharmacist to bill insurance for prescribing hormonal contraceptives; allow.

 

Labor & Employment Law

HB 5640 Labor: working conditions; breaks for employees with nursing children; require employers to provide. Creates new act.

SB 0791 Employment security: benefits; waiver of work search requirements; allow for extension if layoff is due to a parts shortage.

 

Licensing & Regulation Law

HB 5639 Liquor: licenses; licensing required for purchasing alcoholic liquor for use in manufacturing of toilet or antiseptic preparations; eliminate. Amends sec. 207 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1207).

SB 0795 Aeronautics: unmanned aircraft systems; advanced air mobility (AAM) task force; establish.

SB 0796 Aeronautics: other; regulation of air mobility; establish.

 

Military & Veterans Law

HB 5648 Vehicles: registration; requirement for Michigan residents living out-of-state due to active military service to possess a no-fault auto policy when renewing vehicle registration; eliminate.

 

Poverty Law

HB 5641 Individual income tax: credit; eligibility for earned income tax credit; expand. Amends sec. 272 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.272).

SB 0790 Individual income tax: credit; eligibility for earned income tax credit; expand.

 

State & Local Government

HB 5638 Highways: memorial; portion of US-127; designate as the "Edward McQuaid Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 252.2092) by adding sec. 111.

HB 5642 State: symbol; black swallowtail butterfly; designate as the official state butterfly. Creates new act.

HB 5650 Cities: home rule; method for serving blight violation notices; modify.

HB 5653 Public utilities: public service commission; definition for unsafe electrical usage in a residence; provide for, and provide notification to fire code officials of certain shut-off or termination of service conditions.

HB 5656 State financing and management: funds; corner store initiative grant program; provide for.

HB 5658 Weapons: firearms; 7-day waiting period for all pistol purchases; provide for.

HJR M Public employees and officers: other; certain state employee communications with members of the legislature; protect under certain circumstances. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 9 to art. XI.

SB 0792 Civil rights: open meetings; circumstances permitting electronic attendance of members at meetings of public bodies; modify.

SB 0795 Aeronautics: unmanned aircraft systems; advanced air mobility (AAM) task force; establish.

SB 0796 Aeronautics: other; regulation of air mobility; establish.

 

Tax

HB 5641 Individual income tax: credit; eligibility for earned income tax credit; expand. Amends sec. 272 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.272).

SB 0790 Individual income tax: credit; eligibility for earned income tax credit; expand.