Protecting Workers in Construction Zones
HB 5351 Passed 106-0
Next: Sent to Senate for Consideration
This bill would make it a civil infraction to ignore the directions of a designated individual directing traffic in a work zone.
Small Business Bulk Purchasing Program
HB 4560 Passed 76-30
Next: Sent to Senate for Consideration
This bill allows small businesses to participate in the cooperative bulk purchasing program administered through the Department of Management and Budget (DMB).
Reclassifying the Double-Crested Cormorant
HR 230 Adopted
HCR 57 Adopted
Next: HCR 57 sent to Senate for Consideration
House Resolution 230 and identical House Concurrent Resolution 57 urge the federal government to remove the double-crested cormorant from the list of protected species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
Revising the Natural Resources Environmental Protection Act
SB 92 Passed 106-0
Next: Returned to the Senate
This measure adds several definitions in the Natural Resources Environmental Protection Act, including biofuels, biogas, director, onsite, and liquid industrial waste. The bill also revises procedures required in the event of a spill, requirements concerning generators and transporters of liquid industrial waste, and storage limitations.
Relax Property Tax Deadlines Under Special Circumstances
HB 4257 Passed 103-0
Next: Bill sent to Senate for consideration
House Bill 4257 makes it easier for seniors, disabled people, service people, etc. to qualify for a deferral on their winter property tax bill.
Home Heating Credit Fund & Income Tax Check Off
HB 4064 Passed 105-0
HB 4280 Passed 106-0
Next: Sent to Senate for consideration
House Bill 4064 would establish the Home Heating Credit Fund within the State Treasury. The
Fund shall be credited with revenue from the income tax check off provided for under House Bill
4280.
Allow Men to Change their Names as Part of Divorce Proceedings
HB 5513 Passed 102-2
Next: Sent to Senate for consideration
The bill would allow the court to change a man's surname in a divorce order as part of the divorce proceeding. Currently, the court is only allowed to change a woman's surname as part of the order of divorce.
The Owner Built Residence Transfer Act
SB 577 Passed 99-5
Next: Returned to the Senate for consideration
This measure prohibits a person who is not a licensed contractor and who acts as the general contractor for a residence, and who moves in after the structure is complete, from selling it within 120 days. If he or she does not move in, it can be offered for sale immediately. Also, requires the fact that the structure was built by an owner-builder to be disclosed to the buyer if it is sold within two years.
Increased Penalties for Delinquent Manufactured Home Taxes
SB 111 Passed 103-0
Next: Bill ordered enrolled
The measure would allow a municipal treasurer to assess penalties on taxes due from mobile home park owners if they are not submitted by the date due.
Length of Term on MI Strategic Fund Board
HB 5638 Passed 94-10
Next: Bill sent to Senate for consideration
This bill would extend the terms for two members of the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board. Their terms were set to expire in December of 2007 and this measure would extend those terms for another four years, through December of 2011.
Increase Penalties for Leaving Children Unattended in Vehicles
HB 4872 Passed 105-0
HB 4873 Passed 105-0
Next: Sent to Senate for consideration
HB 4872 would amend the Penal Code to make it a crime to leave a child under the age of 6 unattended (without supervision of a person 13 years old or older) in a vehicle for a period of time that poses an unreasonable risk of harm or injury or under circumstances that pose and unreasonable risk of harm or injury to the child. House Bill 4873 would amend the sentencing guidelines to implement the criminal penalties set forth in House Bill 4872.
Revisions to Michigan's Milk Law
HB 5584 Passed 110-0
HB 5585 Passed 110-0
Next: Sent to Senate for consideration
House Bills 5584 & 5585 update the Grade A Milk Law and the Milk Manufacturing Law to reflect new federal standards and guidelines. The bills would protect the public health and welfare and ensure Michigan's Grade A dairy farms and Grade A milk processing plants comply with the most up to date regulations. They will also assist Michigan's dairy industry by requiring high standards that will continue to allow producers to ship their products out of the state and country.