Legislation Recently Introduced

Agricultural Law

SB 1164 Agriculture: animals; hold period for livestock abandoned; modify.

 

Budget

HB 6393 Appropriations: school aid; funding to an eligible nonprofit organization to contract with an eligible vendor for implementation of firearms detection software on school property and the use of the services provided through a certain center; provide for.

HB 6407 Appropriations: supplemental; funding for bulletproof windshields and windows to be installed in patrol vehicles; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

SB 1156 Appropriations: supplemental; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for fiscal year 2022-2023; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

SB 1157 Appropriations: supplemental; supplemental appropriations in the school aid act for fiscal year 2022-2023; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1617b) & adds secs. 201b & 236m.

SB 1158 Appropriations: supplemental; supplemental appropriations in the school aid act for fiscal year 2022-2023; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1617b) & adds secs. 201b & 236m.

SB 1159 Appropriations: supplemental; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for fiscal year 2022-2023; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

SB 1181 Appropriations: school aid; funding to an eligible nonprofit organization to contract with an eligible vendor for implementation of firearms detection software on school property and the use of the services provided through a certain center; provide for. Amends 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1601 - 388.1896) by adding sec. 97g.

 

Civil Rights

HB 6414 Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination relating to military status; prohibit. Amends title & sec. 502 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2502).

 

Consumer Law

HB 6397 Consumer protection: vehicle leases; disclosure related to end-of-lease fees; require before a lessee signs.

 

Corrections

HB 6363 Corrections: jails; communication services for prisoners, inmates, and juveniles; provide for, and prohibit a commission or surcharge on communication services made or received by prisoners, inmates, or juveniles. Creates new act.

 

Courts & Judges

SB 1162 Courts: court of appeals; jurisdiction of the court of appeals to include admitting individuals to the state bar; expand.

SB 1175 Courts: juries; local jury boards; eliminate, and create a centralized jury process. Amends secs. 1301a, 1304a, 1326, 1332, 1345 & 1346 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1301a et seq.); adds sec. 1306 & 1307 & repeals secs. 1301, 1301b, 1302, 1303, 1303a, 1304, 1305, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1327, 1330, 1331, 1338, 1339, 1341, 1342, 1353, 1375, & 1376 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1301 et seq.) & repeals 1929 PA 288 (MCL 730.251 - 730.271) & repeals 1951 PA 179 (MCL 730.401 - 730.419).

 

Criminal Law

HB 6406 Crimes: penalties; penalties for theft of water safety equipment located at state and local public beaches; provide for. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 356e.

 

Disability & Elder Law

SB 1144 Housing: housing development authority; standard form describing the reasonable accommodations to be provided during elevator shut down; require the authority to create. Amends 1966 PA 346 (MCL 125.1401 - 125.1499c) by adding sec. 22e.

SB 1145 Housing: other; landlords to provide reasonable accommodations during elevator shutdown; require. Creates new act.

 

Education Law

HB 6378 Higher education: financial aid; future educators scholarship program; provide for. Creates new act.

HB 6393 Appropriations: school aid; funding to an eligible nonprofit organization to contract with an eligible vendor for implementation of firearms detection software on school property and the use of the services provided through a certain center; provide for.

HB 6405 Natural resources: forests; urban forestry program for high school students; create. Amends secs. 2502 & 2503 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.2502 & 324.2503).

HB 6411 Education: teachers; certain requirements concerning eligibility to serve as a substitute teacher; modify. Amends sec. 1233 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233).

HB 6418 Education: other; recommended model core academic curriculum content standards for health education and certain guidelines for health education; modify. Amends sec. 1170a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1170a).

SB 1140 Higher education: tuition; Indian tuition waiver program; revise qualifications to participate in program. Amends secs. 1, 2 & 2a of 1976 PA 174 (MCL 390.1251 et seq.).

SB 1174 Higher education: other; preventing an amateur athlete from earning compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 10 of 2020 PA 366 (MCL 390.1731 et seq.); adds sec. 9a & repeals secs. 1 & 11 of 2020 PA 366 (MCL 390.1741).

 

Election Law

HB 6368 Elections: candidates; candidates submitting a portion of nominating petition signatures for early review; provide for, and allow candidates an opportunity to cure defective or insufficient signatures after the filing deadline. Amends secs. 544c, 551, 552 & 553 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.544c et seq.) & adds secs. 551a & 551b.

HB 6408 Holidays: other; election day; establish as a holiday. Amends sec. 1 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101).

SB 1139 Elections: absent voters; emergency absent voter ballot for an individual detained in a jail, holding cell, holding center, or lockup; authorize. Amends sec. 759b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759b).

SB 1173 Counties: employees and officers; manner of filing a vacancy in certain elective county offices; modify. Amends secs. 205 & 209 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.205 & 168.209).

 

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

HB 6381 Natural resources: hunting; penalty for feeding or baiting deer; modify. Amends sec. 40118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40118).

HB 6384 Natural resources: other; authority to make decisions regarding fish in the Upper Peninsula; grant to the Upper Peninsula natural resources commission. Amends secs. 48701, 48703 & 48703a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.48701 et seq.).

HB 6385 Natural resources: other; Upper Peninsula natural resources commission; create. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 501b.

HB 6386 Natural resources: other; authority to make certain decisions regarding game in the Upper Peninsula; grant to the Upper Peninsula natural resources commission. Amends secs. 40110, 40110a, 40110b & 40113a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40110 et seq.).

HB 6387 Natural resources: other; natural resources commission membership; modify. Amends sec. 501 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.501).

HB 6388 Environmental protection: permits; challenge to permit decision made by the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy; prohibit.

HB 6403 Occupations: inspectors; duties of inspector of mines; revise to include only active ferrous mineral mines. Amends secs. 1, 6, 7, 8 & 8a of 1911 PA 163 (MCL 425.101 et seq.) & repeals sec. 2 of 1911 PA 163 (MCL 425.102).

HB 6405 Natural resources: forests; urban forestry program for high school students; create. Amends secs. 2502 & 2503 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.2502 & 324.2503).

HB 6420 Environmental protection: permits; permit for air emissions near dwellings and other specified uses; require permittee to install vegetative buffer and to offer to purchase the dwellings. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 5506b.

SB 1146 Environmental protection: permits; permit for air emissions near dwellings and other specified uses; require permittee to install vegetative buffer and to offer to purchase the dwellings. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 5506b.

SB 1167 Land use: farmland and open space; relinquishment of portion of farmland from agreement or easement; allow to make boundaries more regular.

SB 1169 Environmental protection: underground storage tanks; placement distance of underground storage tanks from a public water supply system; revise. Amends sec. 21102a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.21102a) & adds sec. 21102b.

 

Family Law

HB 6389 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for gestational surrogate parentage contracts involving minors or intellectually disabled; provide for.

HB 6390 Records: birth; birth certificate provided to intended parents of a child born under a gestational surrogate parentage contract; require.

HB 6391 Family law: other; reference to surrogate parenting act; eliminate, and refer to the gestational surrogate parenting act.

HB 6392 Family law: other; surrogate parenting act; repeal, and establish the gestational surrogate parentage act.

SB 1166 Children: adoption; placement with and preference to child's relative; modify.

SB 1177 Family law: other; surrogate parenting act; repeal, and establish the gestational surrogate parentage act. Creates new act.

SB 1178 Records: birth; birth certificate provided to intended parents of a child born under a gestational surrogate parentage contract; require. Amends secs. 2822, 2831, 2832 & 2891 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2822 et seq.).

SB 1179 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for gestational surrogate parentage contracts involving minors or intellectually disabled; provide for. Amends sec. 15g, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.15g).

SB 1180 Family law: other; reference to surrogate parenting act; eliminate, and refer to the gestational surrogate parenting act. Amends sec. 13 of 2012 PA 159 (MCL 722.1443).

 

Healthcare Law

HB 6364 Health facilities: other; licensure of supplemental nursing services agencies; provide for. Amends secs. 20106, 20109 & 20161 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20106 et seq.) & adds pt. 219A.

HB 6366 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for the dispensing of a 12-month supply of birth control; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406v.

HB 6380 Health facilities: hospitals; temporary delicensure of beds for hospitals designated as rural emergency hospitals; provide for. Amends secs. 21501, 21513 & 21551 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.21501 et seq.).

HB 6398 Mental health: code; definition of a peace officer in the mental health code; modify.

HB 6399 Criminal procedure: mental capacity; outpatient treatment for misdemeanor offenders with mental health issues; provide for. Amends sec. 461 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1461) & adds sec. 1021 & ch. 10A.

HB 6415 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for prenatal blood lead screening; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406z.

SB 1170 Health: pharmaceuticals; distribution of naloxone under the administration of opioid antagonist act to any individual; provide for. Amends title & secs. 103 & 107 of 2019 PA 39 (MCL 15.673 & 15.677) & adds sec. 106.

SB 1171 Health: pharmaceuticals; distribution of opioid antagonists by employees and agents of agencies under the administration of opioid antagonists act; provide for. Amends sec. 17744b of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17744b).

SB 1172 Mental health: code; definition of a peace officer in the mental health code; modify. Amends sec. 100c of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1100c).

 

Insurance Law

HB 6366 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for the dispensing of a 12-month supply of birth control; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406v.

HB 6371 Insurance: no-fault; fee schedule for treatment for injuries; modify to be the same as the worker's compensation schedules.

HB 6395 Insurance: no-fault; coverage for the cleanup of certain spilled motor vehicle fluids and disposal of spill materials; provide to towing servicers.

HB 6396 Vehicles: abandoned; exclusive remedy provisions of the Michigan vehicle code; make an exception for no-fault property protection insurance.

HB 6415 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for prenatal blood lead screening; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406z.

HB 6416 Insurance: property and casualty; insurance withholding amount for fire-damaged homes; increase, and allow for abandoned funds to be used for repairs. Amends sec. 2227 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2227).

 

Landlord-Tenant Law

HB 6414 Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination relating to military status; prohibit. Amends title & sec. 502 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2502).

SB 1144 Housing: housing development authority; standard form describing the reasonable accommodations to be provided during elevator shut down; require the authority to create. Amends 1966 PA 346 (MCL 125.1401 - 125.1499c) by adding sec. 22e.

SB 1145 Housing: other; landlords to provide reasonable accommodations during elevator shutdown; require. Creates new act.

 

Licensing & Regulation

HB 6364 Health facilities: other; licensure of supplemental nursing services agencies; provide for. Amends secs. 20106, 20109 & 20161 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20106 et seq.) & adds pt. 219A.

HB 6380 Health facilities: hospitals; temporary delicensure of beds for hospitals designated as rural emergency hospitals; provide for. Amends secs. 21501, 21513 & 21551 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.21501 et seq.).

HB 6394 Law enforcement: other; employment standards for law enforcement officers; modify color vision standard.

HB 6400 Occupations: licensing fees; waiver of license or application fee for veterans and military service members; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 1979 PA 152 (MCL 338.2204).

HB 6403 Occupations: inspectors; duties of inspector of mines; revise to include only active ferrous mineral mines. Amends secs. 1, 6, 7, 8 & 8a of 1911 PA 163 (MCL 425.101 et seq.) & repeals sec. 2 of 1911 PA 163 (MCL 425.102).

HB 6411 Education: teachers; certain requirements concerning eligibility to serve as a substitute teacher; modify. Amends sec. 1233 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233).

HB 6412 Watercraft: safety; permits for the use of floating swim barriers; provide for. Amends secs. 80159, 80162 & 80198b of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80159 et seq.).

HB 6419 Liquor: licenses; approval or denial of a permit application within a certain time period; provide for. Amends sec. 525 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1525).

SB 1163 Liquor: licenses; carryout sales and delivery of alcoholic liquor by an on-premises licensee; eliminate sunset.

 

Military & Veterans Law

HB 6377 Military affairs: other; distribution structure of the county veteran service fund; modify.

HB 6400 Occupations: licensing fees; waiver of license or application fee for veterans and military service members; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 1979 PA 152 (MCL 338.2204).

 

Motor Vehicles

HB 6369 Transportation: other; on-demand automated motor vehicle network; extend sunset. Amends sec. 606b of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.606b).

HB 6395 Insurance: no-fault; coverage for the cleanup of certain spilled motor vehicle fluids and disposal of spill materials; provide to towing servicers.

HB 6396 Vehicles: abandoned; exclusive remedy provisions of the Michigan vehicle code; make an exception for no-fault property protection insurance.

HB 6397 Consumer protection: vehicle leases; disclosure related to end-of-lease fees; require before a lessee signs.

SB 1151 Highways: bridges; refusal to issue or transfer vehicle registration because of unpaid tolls; require for the secretary of state, and provide procedures for disputing tolls and for the exchanging of certain data with operators of toll bridges and tunnels.

SB 1165 Vehicles: registration plates; certain veteran registration plates; allow issuance to spouse or surviving spouse.

SB 1168 Transportation: other; on-demand automated motor vehicle network; extend sunset.

 

Native American Law

SB 1140 Higher education: tuition; Indian tuition waiver program; revise qualifications to participate in program. Amends secs. 1, 2 & 2a of 1976 PA 174 (MCL 390.1251 et seq.).

 

Probate & Estate Planning

SB 1148 Probate: powers of attorney; uniform power of attorney act; create. Creates new act & repeals secs. 5501 - 5505 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5501 - 700.5505).

SB 1149 Probate: powers of attorney; reference to powers of attorney in public health code; revise to reflect adoption of uniform power of attorney act. Amends secs. 10121 & 10301 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.10121 & 333.10301).

SB 1150 Probate: powers of attorney; reference to powers of attorney in natural resources and environmental protection act; revise to reflect adoption of uniform power of attorney act. Amends sec. 20101b of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20101b).

 

Real Property

HB 6370 Property: recording; marketable record title; modify. Amends sec. 4 of 1945 PA 200 (MCL 565.104).

HB 6414 Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination relating to military status; prohibit. Amends title & sec. 502 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2502).

 

State & Local Government

HB 6365 Highways: memorial; portion of I-96; designate as the "Barry Lyn Hause Memorial Highway".. Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 23b.

HB 6367 Local government: ordinances; ordinances criminalizing public urination, defecation, and littering; require. Creates new act.

HB 6377 Military affairs: other; distribution structure of the county veteran service fund; modify.

HB 6379 Property: conveyances; transfer of certain state-owned property in Macomb County; provide for. Creates land transfer act.

HB 6382 State: symbol; Kirtland's warbler; establish as the official state bird. Creates new act.

HB 6383 Natural resources: other; Upper Peninsula natural resources commission; create. Amends secs. 301, 40102 & 40103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.301 et seq.).

HB 6384 Natural resources: other; authority to make decisions regarding fish in the Upper Peninsula; grant to the Upper Peninsula natural resources commission. Amends secs. 48701, 48703 & 48703a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.48701 et seq.).

HB 6385 Natural resources: other; Upper Peninsula natural resources commission; create. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 501b.

HB 6386 Natural resources: other; authority to make certain decisions regarding game in the Upper Peninsula; grant to the Upper Peninsula natural resources commission. Amends secs. 40110, 40110a, 40110b & 40113a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40110 et seq.).

HB 6387 Natural resources: other; natural resources commission membership; modify. Amends sec. 501 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.501).

HB 6388 Environmental protection: permits; challenge to permit decision made by the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy; prohibit.

HB 6404 Law enforcement: other; care for retired police dogs program; establish. Creates new act.

HB 6408 Holidays: other; election day; establish as a holiday. Amends sec. 1 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101).

HB 6409 Holidays: other; day after the super bowl; designate as a state holiday. Amends sec. 1 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101).

HB 6410 Holidays: other; "Patriot Week" in Michigan; designate. Creates new act.

HB 6417 Cities: home rule; penalties for certain blight offenders; increase. Amends sec. 4q of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.4q).

HB 6419 Liquor: licenses; approval or denial of a permit application within a certain time period; provide for. Amends sec. 525 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1525).

SB 1138 Law enforcement: training; standards for training in trauma-informed techniques and behavioral health resources and support; require Michigan commission on law enforcement standards to create. Amends 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.601 - 28.615) by adding sec. 9f.

SB 1143 Highways: memorial; portion of M-97 in Clinton Township; designate as the "Police Chief Fred Posavetz Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 113.

SB 1146 Environmental protection: permits; permit for air emissions near dwellings and other specified uses; require permittee to install vegetative buffer and to offer to purchase the dwellings. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 5506b.

SB 1151 Highways: bridges; refusal to issue or transfer vehicle registration because of unpaid tolls; require for the secretary of state, and provide procedures for disputing tolls and for the exchanging of certain data with operators of toll bridges and tunnels.

SB 1152 Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; tax increment financing recapture for housing assistance; provide for. Amends title & secs. 2, 8, 13, 13b, 13c, 14, 14a, 15 & 16 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652 et seq.).

SB 1153 Sales tax: other; reference to the brownfield redevelopment financing act; update. Amends sec. 4d of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54d).

SB 1154 Use tax: other; reference to the brownfield redevelopment financing act; update. Amends sec. 4dd of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94dd).

SB 1155 Property tax: other; reference to the brownfield redevelopment financing act; update. Amends sec. 7gg of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7gg).

SB 1160 State financing and management: funds; revenue sharing trust fund; create. Amends sec. 2 of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.252) & adds secs. 11a & 11b.

SB 1161 Sales tax: distribution; distribution of sales tax revenue for the revenue sharing trust fund; provide for. Amends sec. 25 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.75).

SB 1167 Land use: farmland and open space; relinquishment of portion of farmland from agreement or easement; allow to make boundaries more regular.

SB 1173 Counties: employees and officers; manner of filing a vacancy in certain elective county offices; modify. Amends secs. 205 & 209 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.205 & 168.209).

SB 1176 Holidays: other; "Patriot Week" in Michigan; designate. Creates new act.

 

Taxation

HB 6372 Sales tax: exemptions; reverse vending machines; include within industrial processing exemption.

HB 6373 Use tax: exemptions; reverse vending machines; include within industrial processing exemption.

HB 6374 Property tax: exemptions; property tax exemption for personal property comprising reverse vending machines; provide for.

HB 6375 Taxation: excise taxes; tax imposed on peer-to-peer car sharing program; modify.

HB 6376 Use tax: collections; tax imposed on peer-to-peer car sharing program; modify.

HB 6401 Individual income tax: credit; disabled veterans property tax credit; provide for. Amends secs. 520, 522 & 524 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.520 et seq.) & adds sec. 521.

HB 6402 Property tax: exemptions; exemption for disabled veterans; modify. Amends sec. 7b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b).

HB 6413 Individual income tax: deductions; deduct overtime compensation from taxable income; provide for. Amends secs. 30, 701 & 703 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30 et seq.).

SB 1141 Individual income tax: property tax credit; community land trust homestead tax credit; provide for. Amends sec. 504 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.504) & adds sec. 518.

SB 1142 Property tax: payment and collection; application of a certain income tax credit toward payment of property taxes levied on certain community land trust property; provide for. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7yy.

SB 1147 Property tax: delinquent taxes; provisions regarding collection and distribution of certain fees added to delinquent taxes; amend. Amends secs. 78a & 78g of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.78a & 211.78g).

SB 1152 Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; tax increment financing recapture for housing assistance; provide for. Amends title & secs. 2, 8, 13, 13b, 13c, 14, 14a, 15 & 16 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652 et seq.).

SB 1153 Sales tax: other; reference to the brownfield redevelopment financing act; update. Amends sec. 4d of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54d).

SB 1154 Use tax: other; reference to the brownfield redevelopment financing act; update. Amends sec. 4dd of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94dd).

SB 1155 Property tax: other; reference to the brownfield redevelopment financing act; update. Amends sec. 7gg of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7gg).