Civil Procedure
HB 5963 Civil procedure: other; civil process arrest exemptions; modify. Amends sec. 1821 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1821).
Civil Rights
SB 0953 Civil rights: other; standards for public bodies collecting and reporting data related to race and ethnicity; establish. Creates new act.
SB 0954 State agencies (existing): generally; classifications used in state agency writings requesting racial or ethnic identification; repeal. Repeals sec. 206a of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1206a).
SB 0955 Civil rights: public records; certain writings requesting racial or ethnic identification; modify. Amends secs. 202a & 402a of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2202a & 37.2402a).
Criminal Law
HB 5958 Crimes: other; crime of public defecation; establish. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 335b.
Disability & Elder Law
SB 0970 Human services: adult foster care; definition of covered facility; exclude hospitals that provide swing bed services. Amends sec. 134a of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1134a).
Education Law
HB 5957 Education: teachers and administrators; expiration of nonrenewable temporary teaching certificate; modify. Amends sec. 1531 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531).
HB 5979 Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.
SB 0952 Education: special education; Michigan special education accountability act; establish. Amends secs. 1310d, 1311, 1526, 1527, 1531 & 1711 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1310d et seq.) & adds secs. 1531k, 1537, 1712 & 1810.
Election Law
HB 5968 Elections: candidates; duties and responsibilities of administering elections; require to be performed by the deputy secretary of state if the secretary of state is a candidate for office. Amends secs. 21, 31 & 32 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.21 et seq.).
HB 5969 Elections: voters; state voting rights act; create. Creates new act.
HB 5970 Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act.
HB 5971 Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act.
HB 5972 Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579).
SB 0943 Elections: audits; audit of certain contests after each primary election and general election; require. Amends secs. 31a & 822 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.31a & 168.822).
SB 0961 Elections: voters; state voting rights act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031).
SB 0962 Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act.
SB 0963 Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act.
SB 0964 Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579).
Environmental & Natural Resources Law
HB 5956 Natural resources: wildlife; requirement to register and report deer pelts; eliminate. Amends secs. 42504 & 42505 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.42504 & 324.42505).
SB 0947 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill).
SB 0950 Natural resources: trust fund; Michigan water trust fund; provide for. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding pt. 12.
SB 0951 Water supply: other; permit and license for water withdrawal for water bottling and water bottling royalties; provide for. Amends secs. 4 & 17 of 1976 PA 399 (MCL 325.1004 & 325.1017) & adds sec. 17a.
Healthcare Law
HB 5941 Health: pharmaceuticals; reports on certain costs and other information associated with prescription drugs; require manufacturers of prescription drugs to file with the department. Creates new act.
HB 5943 Health: licensing; behavioral health transportation licensing requirements; provide for. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding ch. 9B.
HB 5944 Human services: medical services; coverage for behavioral health transportation; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109y.
HB 5946 Health occupations: massage therapists; continuing education requirements for massage therapists; modify. Amends secs. 16148 & 17965 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16148 & 333.17965).
HB 5947 Health occupations: massage therapists; massage therapist apprenticeship program; provide for. Amends secs. 16334, 17951, 17957 & 17959 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16334 et seq.) & adds sec. 17959a.
HB 5948 Health occupations: massage therapists; massage therapist licensure compact; enact. Amends sec. 17951 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17951) & adds secs. 16187e & 17953a.
HB 5974 Health: medical records; rights of a minor patient; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 2004 PA 47 (MCL 333.26263 & 333.26265).
HB 5975 Children: health; referral of certain children with elevated blood lead levels to the Early On program administered by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential; require. Amends sec. 5474 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5474).
SB 0969 Health facilities: other; definition of covered facility; include hospitals that provide swing bed services. Amends secs. 20173a & 20173b of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20173a & 333.20173b).
SB 0973 Insurance: health insurers; state-based insurance exchange; provide for. Creates new act.
SB 0974 Insurance: health insurers; updated references to reflect the enactment of the Michigan health insurance exchange act; provide for. Amends secs. 1261, 1262, 1262a & 1264 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1261 et seq.).
SB 0975 Insurance: health benefits; certification for qualified health plan and qualified dental plan; provide for. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406mm.
SB 0976 Insurance: health insurers; health insurance policy; include provision related to Michigan health insurance exchange act. Amends sec. 2212a of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2212a).
SB 0977 Insurance: reinsurance; innovative waiver for a reinsurance program; provide for. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406nn.
SB 0978 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for emergency refill of prescription medication for up to a 30-day supply; repeal. Amends sec. 3406o of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406o) & repeals sec. 3406w of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406w).
Insurance Law
HB 5980 Insurance: no-fault; treatment and services for injuries; revise. Amends sec. 3157 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3157).
HB 5981 Insurance: no-fault; treatment and services for injuries; revise. Amends sec. 2111f of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2111f).
SB 0944 Insurance: other; processing fees; allow premium finance companies to collect. Amends sec. 1510 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1510).
SB 0968 Insurance: other; state low-income housing tax credit; create. Amends secs. 476a & 476b of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.476a & 500.476b).
Juvenile Law
SB 0945 State management: funds; interest earned from money in the countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund; deposit into the child care payment fund. Amends sec. 351 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1351).
SB 0946 Children: child care; child care provider funding program; create. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 13b.
Labor & Employment Law
HB 5954 Labor: hours and wages; scheduling standards for certain employers; provide for. Creates new act.
HB 5955 Labor: fair employment practices; labor service agencies; regulate. Creates new act.
SB 0948 Labor: fair employment practices; requirement for an employee to access or respond to work-related communications outside of usual work hours; prohibit. Creates new act.
Licensing & Regulation Law
HB 5940 Public utilities: electric utilities; electronic transmission infrastructure; allow to use existing rights-of-way. Amends sec. 13 of 1925 PA 368 (MCL 247.183) & adds sec. 13a.
HB 5942 Public utilities: rates; requirements for rate increases; provide for. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a).
HB 5951 Law enforcement: other; law enforcement use of a chemical agent or kinetic energy projectile in certain situations; restrict. Creates new act.
HB 5959 Traffic control: driver license; penalties for moving violation causing death or serious impairment; modify. Amends sec. 601d of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.601d).
HB 5982 Public utilities: other; contracts to service data centers; require to be treated as a contested case. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 6bb.
SB 0956 Occupations: pawnbrokers; certain writings requesting racial identification; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1917 PA 273 (MCL 446.205).
Motor Vehicles
HB 5949 Vehicles: other; communication impediment decal for vehicles; provide for. Amends secs. 221 & 310 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.221 & 257.310) & adds sec. 221a.
HB 5950 Traffic control: driver license; communication impediment decal for vehicles; provide for. Amends sec. 5 of 2008 PA 23 (MCL 28.305).
HB 5966 Transportation: motor fuel tax; gas tax holiday; provide for. Amends secs. 8 & 152 of 2000 PA 403 (MCL 207.1008 & 207.1152).
HB 5977 Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for. Amends 2006 PA 384 (MCL 256.621 - 256.705) by adding sec. 40.
HB 5978 Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for. Amends sec. 310e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.310e).
Real Property Law
HB 5945 Property tax: classification; definition of qualified agricultural property; modify. Amends sec. 7dd of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7dd).
HB 5967 Individual income tax: other; first-time home buyer savings program; extend sunset. Amends sec. 5 of 2022 PA 5 (MCL 565.1005).
HB 5973 Individual income tax: deductions; sunset on deductions for contributions to a first-time home buyer savings account; extend. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30).
SB 0960 Local government: other; process to vacate certain deed restrictions; provide for. Creates new act.
SB 0971 Property: land sales; purchase of certain residential homes by investors; regulate. Creates new act.
State & Local Government
HB 5960 Villages: annexation; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise. Amends secs. 6 & 6a of ch. XIV of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 74.6 & 74.6a) by adding sec. 6b to ch. XIV.
HB 5961 Villages: home rule; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 5 of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.2 et seq.); adds sec. 2b & repeals sec. 5a of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.5a.).
HB 5962 State agencies (existing): boards and commissions; authority granted to the state boundary commission; enhance. Amends sec. 11a of 1968 PA 191 (MCL 123.1011a).
HB 5964 State management: funds; safeguarding tomorrow revolving loan fund; create. Amends 1976 PA 390 (MCL 30.401 - 30.421) by adding sec. 19a.
HB 5965 Local government: bonds; certain loans; exempt from definition of municipal security under the revised municipal finance act. Amends sec. 105 of 2001 PA 34 (MCL 141.2105).
HB 5976 State finance: other; fraud, waste, abuse, misappropriation, or misuse of state funds; allow certain individuals to submit reports of to the auditor general, and create procedures to provide for the recovery of. Amends title of 2003 PA 1 (MCL 13.101) & adds sec. 3.
SB 0949 Highways: bridges; requirement to pay a toll after a closure; prohibit. Amends sec. 12 of 1952 PA 214 (MCL 254.322).
SB 0957 Transportation: funds; population threshold for certain grants; increase. Amends secs. 10e & 13c of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.660e & 247.663c).
SB 0958 Transportation: railroads; minimum freight train operating crew size; require. Amends 1993 PA 354 (MCL 462.101 - 462.451) by adding sec. 352.
SB 0959 Transportation: railroads; wayside detector systems; provide for. Amends 1993 PA 354 (MCL 462.101 - 462.451) by adding secs. 280, 281, 282, 283, 284 & 285.
Tax
SB 0965 Use tax: definitions; definition of marketplace facilitators; expand. Amends secs. 5 & 5c of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.95 & 205.95c).
SB 0966 Individual income tax: credit; low income housing tax credit; provide for. Amends sec. 22 of 1966 PA 346 (MCL 125.1422) & adds sec. 22e.
SB 0967 Individual income tax: credit; state low-income housing tax credit; create. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding secs. 279, 679 & 821.
SB 0972 Use tax: exemptions; offset of the trade in value of personal electronics; provide for. Amends sec. 2 of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.92).
Workers Compensation
HB 5952 Worker's compensation: benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder injury fund; create. Amends 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.101 - 418.941) by adding sec. 409.
HB 5953 Worker's compensation: disabilities; presumption of causation of post-traumatic stress disorder; provide for certain occupations and allow for claims against post-traumatic stress injury fund. Amends 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.101 - 418.941) by adding sec. 407.