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March 15, 2021
Volume 19, Issue 11
At the Capitol
3/16 House Judiciary, 9:00 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
HB 4141 (Rep. Kyra Bolden) Vehicles: registration; penalties for violations of moped registration fees; modify.
HB 4143 (Rep. TC Clements) Vehicles: registration; failure to properly register, transfer title, or obtain plates on vehicles; modify penalties.
HB 4150 (Rep. Annette Glenn) Vehicles: registration; penalties for uses of certain farm-related vehicles that violate certain registration requirements; provide for.
HB 4152 (Rep. Gary Howell) Natural resources: hunting; penalties for violations of certain hunting provisions; modify.
HB 4184 (Rep. Amos O'Neal) Courts: district court; authority of district court magistrate; expand.
HB 4201 (Rep. Jack O'Malley) Transportation: school vehicles; penalties for entering a school bus without authorization or impeding or obstructing a school bus; create.
HB 4202 (Rep. Tyrone Carter) Transportation: school vehicles; school bus stop-arm cameras; allow, and provide civil sanctions for violations.
HB 4203 (Rep. Jewell Jones) Transportation: school vehicles; allowable painting of school buses; modify.
HB 4204 (Rep. Greg VanWoerkom) Transportation: school vehicles; school bus stop-arm cameras; allow.
HB 4211 (Rep. Mike Mueller) Crimes: public office and officers; penalties for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law enforcement officer is injured; increase.
HB 4212 (Rep. David LaGrand) Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law enforcement officer is injured; provide for.
3/16 House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 10:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
Presentation by the Department of Attorney General on its Fiscal Year 2021-22 Executive Recommended Budget.
3/17 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections & Judiciary, 11:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
Michigan Department of Corrections Wellness Program & Officer Hiring and Retention Program;
Oversight of Corrections Vocational and Educational Programs.
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 4164 (Revised Judicature Act of 1961, Online Attorney Access to Court Documents) was reported out of House Oversight Committee on 3/11 as substitute H-1.
Negligence Law Section Position on HB 4164: Support.
SB 0014 was reported out of Senate Judiciary & Public Safety Committee without amendment on 3/11.
SBM Position on SB 0014: Support.
SB 0015 was reported out of Senate Judiciary & Public Safety Committee without amendment on 3/11.
SBM Position on SB 0015: Support.
Legislation Introduced
Recently, bills were introduced in the following areas of law:
At the Court
Public Administrative Hearing Scheduled
The Michigan Supreme Court has scheduled a public administrative hearing for Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The agenda is available here. This hearing will be held via Zoom videoconferencing and broadcast on the Court’s YouTube channel. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and will end no later than 11:30 a.m.
To reserve a spot on the agenda, please contact the Office of Administrative Counsel via email at ADMcomment@courts.mi.gov by Friday, March 19, 2021.
Proposed Amendments
ADM File No. 2002-37: Proposed Amendment of MCR 1.109
The proposed amendment of MCR 1.109 would address e- Filing issues relating to updating authorized user accounts and e-service of documents that are returned as undeliverable to a registered e-mail address.
Issued: 3/10/21
Comment Period Expires: 7/1/21
ADM File No. 2020-36: Proposed Amendments of MCR 3.903, 3.966, 3.975, and 3.976
The proposed amendments of MCR 3.903, 3.966, 3.975, and 3.976 would make procedural changes for cases involving the placement of foster care children in a qualified residential treatment program as required by state and federal statutory revisions.
Issued: 3/10/21
Comment Period Expires: 7/1/21
Amendments
ADM File No. 2021-09: Amendments of MCR 3.903 and 3.925
The amendments of MCR 3.903 and 3.925 make the rules consistent with MCL 712A.28(5)(d) by requiring that previously-public juvenile case records be made nonpublic and accessible only to those with a legitimate interest. The effective date makes the rule change consistent with the statutory revision effective date in 2020 PA 362.
Issued: 3/10/21
Effective: 3/24/21
Comment Period Expires: 7/1/21
ADM File No. 2021-09: Amendment of MCR 3.944
The amendment of MCR 3.944 incorporates new requirements for courts that detain juvenile status offender violators in secure facilities, in accordance with MCL 712A.15(3) and MCL 712A.18(1)(k). The effective date of these amendments is consistent with the effective date of the new statutory provisions included in 2020 PA 389.
Issued: 3/10/21
Effective: 4/4/21
Comment Period Expires: 7/1/21
Appointments
ADM File No. 2021-01: Appointments to the Court Reporting and Recording Board of Review
Issued: 3/10/21
Effective: 3/31/21
Rescission of Local Court Rule
ADM File No. 2021-03: Rescission of Local Court Rule 3.206 (Allegan County Circuit Court)
Issued: 3/10/21
Effective: Immediately
Links of Interest
SBM Public Policy Resource Center
Public Acts
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Legislature
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