The Senate will soon begin moving its own version of legislation to extend the sunset of a law enabling courts to impose costs in criminal cases, ensuring passage as soon as possible given the currently tied House.
Senate Democrats said Wednesday disparities in maternal health are growing in the state and must be addressed, which was why they introduced legislation that seeks to create equity while enhancing accountability for maternal health care providers.
A draft Senate map for the Detroit area drawn by professors at Michigan State University, done as a potential guide for the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission as they redraw the area under court order, could mean at least one open seat, an opportunity for a Republican pickup and some changes for incumbent senators.
Sweeping changes to how and when recounts take place in the state's elections were reported Wednesday to the full Senate in party-line votes.
A bill package intended to authorize contractual surrogacy relationships cleared its final major hurdle in the Senate following debate over the intent of the proposal and votes largely along party lines Tuesday.
The first step toward making kindergarten mandatory for Michigan children 5-year-olds was taken with a Tuesday vote along party lines in a Senate committee to report legislation to do just that.
Wholesale changes in how and when recounts take place in Michigan elections came up for discussion Wednesday at a Senate committee.
One fourth of the Legislature's leadership quadrant was represented at the Michigan Society of Association Executives' annual Public Policy Roundtable on Tuesday.
A nine-bill package aimed at making assisted fertility care like in vitro fertilization and surrogacy more legally stable received mixed and often emotional testimony in a Thursday hearing.
Testimony continued Thursday before a Senate panel on legislation that would ease the process for adult adoptees to access their birth certificates and other vital records, with the chair saying work to find a resolution between stakeholders will be pursued prior to bill movement.