Changes to eligibility requirements for medically frail inmates to obtain parole overcame its first hurdle Thursday, with the proposal being reported to the full chamber despite concerns raised over bill language dealing with mental health.
Legislation that would make kindergarten mandatory for 5-year-olds passed the Senate Tuesday largely along party lines following floor debate on the necessity of the proposal.
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.
Legislation that would authorize contractual surrogacy relationships was sent to the full Senate on Thursday with Governor Gretchen Whitmer saying she looks forward to signing the bills into law.
Wholesale changes in how and when recounts take place in Michigan elections came up for discussion Wednesday at a Senate committee.
Senators voted Tuesday on bipartisan legislation that would create a requirement for early screening and intervention for dyslexia, a move supporters said is critical in helping improve literacy across the state.
Supporters of a proposal to make kindergarten mandatory for Michigan children said the change would improve educational outcomes during testimony 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.
Senate Democrats passed amended legislation Thursday that would ban the open carry of firearms at polling locations with some exceptions, setting the table for a final House concurrence vote after multiple vacancies in that chamber are filled.
A Senate vote Wednesday on noxious weed legislation meant to help monarch butterflies veered into a national security debate when Republicans sought to tie the proposal to bills that would ban sanctuary cities and stiffen penalties on the possession or sale of fentanyl.