THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2007

PASSED

SB 56  CATERERS' LIQUOR  (Pappageorge)  Provides for on-premises licensees to serve alcohol at locations other than licensed premises when catering services.   Full Text

24-12

SB 134  PROPERTY CONVEYANCES  (Switalski)  Provides for property conveyances in Ingham and Wayne Counties.   Full Text

36-0

SB 276  PERSONAL PROPERTY  (Kahn)  Exempts new personal property in certain jurisdictions from personal property tax.   Full Text

36-0

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS APPROVED

Richard Kalm to Gaming Control Board, 36-0

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

SB 338  NATURAL RESOURCES GIFT CARDS  (McManus)  Expands types of transactions for which Natural Resources gift cards may be used.   Full Text

Substitute S-1 adopted

SB 412  MERCURY LIMITATION  (Basham)  Implements requirement for state agencies to avoid purchasing products containing mercury under certain circumstances.   Full Text

SB 440  RIGHT TO HUNT/FISH  (Birkholz)  Allows Natural Resources Commission to establish policies to protect the right to hunt and fish.   Full Text

Substitute S-1 adopted.

SB 441  RIGHT TO HUNT/FISH  (Richardville)  Requires Department of Natural Resources to protect the right to hunt and fish.   Full Text

Substitute S-1 adopted.

SB 442  RIGHT TO HUNT  (VanWoerkom)  Requires Department of Natural Resources to protect the right to hunt..   Full Text

Substitute S-1 adopted.

SB 443  RIGHT TO FISH  (Patterson)  Requires Department of Natural Resources to protect the right to fish..   Full Text

REPORTED

Appropriations:

HB 4512  ACTUARIAL LIABILITY CONTRIBUTION  (Gonzales)  Modifies the state employees retirement actuarial liability contribution.   Full Text

HB 4530  ACTUARIAL LIABILITY CONTRIBUTION  (Gonzales)  Modifies actuarial liability contribution for public school employees.   Full Text

Education:

SB 188  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION  (VanWoerkom)  Revises definition of vocational education and use of funds; allows certain acquisition of equipment.   Full Text

With Substitute S-4

Health Policy:

HB 4207  NURSING LICENSURE  (Hopgood)  Provides for licensure of graduates from a nursing education program outside the United States who do not have a certificate from the commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools.   Full Text

INTRODUCED

SB 493  SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS  (Jacobs)  Provides for licensure of speech pathologists. Am. PA 368, 1978 (C: 333.1101-.25211) by adding Sec. 16342 and Part 176.   Full Text

To Health Policy

SB 494  LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS  (Gilbert, Olshove)  Allows use of other states' data on life-cycle cost analysis. Am. Sec. Ih of PA 51, 1951 (CL 247.651h) as amended by PA 79, 1997.   Full Text

To Transportation

SB 495  WATER QUALITY  (Gilbert, Anderson)  Expand strategic water quality initiatives grant program. Am. Sec. 5204a of PA 451, 1994 (CL 324.5204a) as amended by PA 254, 2005.   Full Text

To Natural Resources/Environmental Affairs

SB 496  BEAN COMMISSION  (Gilbert, VanWoerkom)  Revises appointments to the bean commission. Am. Sec. 4 of PA 114, 1965 (CL 290.554) as amended by PA 484, 2000.   Full Text

To Agriculture

SB 497  BEEF COMMISSION  (Garcia, VanWoerkom)  Revises membership of beef commission. Am. Sec. 3 of PA 291, 1972 (CL 287.603) as amended by PA 143, 1984.   Full Text

To Agriculture

SB 498  GRAPE & WINE COMMISSION  (Birkholz, VanWoerkom)  Revises membership to grape and wine industry council. Am. Sec. 3030f PA 58, 1998 (CL 436.1303).   Full Text

To Agriculture

SB 499  COMMODITY BOARDS  (VanWoerkom, Gilbert)  Revises appointments to commodity boards. Am. Sec. 7 of PA 232, 1965 (CL 290.657) as amended by PA 601, 2002.   Full Text

To Agriculture

SR 55  MASONS  (Jelinek)  Commemorates Masons involvement to Michigan Child Identification Program.   Full Text

Adopted

SR 56  CHILDHOOD CANCER  (Thomas)  Commemorates June 2 as Childhood Cancer Survivors Day.   Full Text

Adopted

SCR 11  KOREAN TRADE  (Anderson)  Urges Congress to oppose the South Korea Free Trade Agreement.   Full Text

To Commerce And Tourism

THE SENATE ADJOURNED UNTIL 10 A.M. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007

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