April 12, 2021
Volume 19, Issue 15

At the Capitol

4/13 House Judiciary, 9:00 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
HB 4277 (Rep. Mari Manoogian) Traffic control: violations; penalties for operating a vehicle while sending or receiving a message on an electronic wireless device; enhance.
HB 4278 (Rep. Mike Mueller) Traffic control: driver license; penalties for operating a vehicle while sending or receiving a message on an electronic wireless device; enhance.
HB 4279 (Rep. Joe Bellino) Traffic control: violations; forwarding abstract of record or report to secretary of state for penalties for operating a vehicle while sending or receiving a message on an electronic wireless device; enhance.
HB 4118 (Rep. Ben Frederick) Law enforcement: records; corrections officers; subject to the law enforcement officer separation of service record act.
HB 4119 (Rep. Sarah Anthony) Corrections: employees; personnel record release under the Bullard-Plawecki employee right to know act; expand to include corrections officers in certain situations.

4/15 Senate Judiciary & Public Safety, 8:30 a.m. MORE
Agenda:
SB 177 (Sen. Ed McBroom) Criminal procedure: expunction; eligibility for record expungement of operating while intoxicated convictions; allow.
HB 4219 (Rep. Tenisha Yancey) Criminal procedure: expunction; eligibility for record expungement of operating while intoxicated convictions; allow.
HB 4220 (Rep. Joe Bellino) Criminal procedure: expunction; eligibility for record expungement of operating while intoxicated convictions; allow.
HB 4308 (Rep. Abdullah Hammoud) Crimes: intoxication or impairment; blood alcohol level requirement for certain alcohol-related driving violations; eliminate sunset for .08 limit.
HB 4309 (Rep. Graham Filler) Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; blood alcohol level requirement for certain alcohol-related driving violations; eliminate sunset for .08 limit.

At the Court

ADM File No. 2020-08: Amendment of Administrative Order No. 2020-17 (Priority Treatment and New Procedure for Landlord/Tenant Cases; amends to add reference to new extension of CDC order)
Issued: 4/9/21
Effective: Immediately

At the Bar

April 23 Board of Commissioners Public Policy Agenda
The SBM Board of Commissioners will be considering several public policy items at its April 23 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.

April 24 Representative Assembly Agenda
The Representative Assembly will be meeting on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The agenda is posted online. Members of the State Bar are invited to submit comments to Representative Assembly on any of the items on the agenda. All comments received by April 22 will be shared with the Assembly.

Representative Assembly to Consider License Fee Change
At its April 24 meeting, the Representative Assembly will consider recommending to the MSC an increase to the SBM portion of the licensing fee set by the Court.

Links of Interest

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