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Michigan Fraternal Order of Police
College Campuses
Johnsen
Allows concealed carry on college campuses.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/14/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Face Masks
DeSana
Prohibits requirement for individual to wear a face mask to enter certain facility.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Judgeships
Green
Eliminates incumbency designation for judges.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/13/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Prohibition on Slavery
Anthony
Eliminates exception to prohibition on slavery.
Text & Analysis
Death Penalty
Lindsey
Allows death penalty under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
HB 4001
PA 4
Income Tax Changes
Witwer
Revises limitations and restrictions on deductions of certain retirement or pension benefits and revenue distribution to state school aid fund.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(3/7/2023; Signed: March 7, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2023)
HB 4004
PA 9
Collective Bargaining
Weiss
Allows requirement for agency fee for nonunion members in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public sector.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(3/24/2023; Signed: March 24, 2023, Effective: March 17, 2024)
Collective Bargaining
Weiss
Revises collective bargaining rights to restore former provisions.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Labor Committee (3/14/2023)
Retirement/Pension Benefits
Beeler
Modifies 3-tier limitations and restrictions on deduction for retirement or pension benefits.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (4/19/2023)
Weapons
Green
Exempts weapon safety devices.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/12/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
HB 4012
PA 33
Traffic Control
Slagh
Modifies procedure for establishing speed limits.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/2/2024; Signed: April 2, 2024, Effective: April 2, 2024)
HB 4021
PA 210
Law Enforcement
VanderWall
Includes definition of peace officer in ORV laws.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/22/2023; Signed: November 22, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Fair Employment Practices
Hope
Regulates labor service agencies.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Labor Committee (6/8/2023)
Hours and Wages
Hope
Provides scheduling standards for certain employers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/19/2023; To Labor Committee)
HB 4044
PA 113
Collective Bargaining
Koleszar
Repeals provisions related to the collection of union dues by public school personnel and the freezing of wages and benefits for certain public employees during contract negotiations.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/27/2023; Signed: July 26, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
HB 4045
PA 23
Law Enforcement
Schmaltz
Establishes volunteer employee criminal history system.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/26/2023; Signed: April 26, 2023, Effective: May 1, 2023)
Financial Stability
Carter, B.
Repeals local financial stability and choice act.
Text & Analysis
Police Dogs
Paiz
Establishes care for retired police dogs program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/2/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Background Check
Hope
Establishes volunteer employee criminal history system.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (2/22/2023--Canceled)
Funeral Processions
Bezotte
Allows use of headlight flashers and purple flags during funeral processions.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (11/14/2023; To Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
Public Service Employment
Bezotte
Eliminates requirement of notice of fire and police personnel application acceptance dates be published in a newspaper.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/7/2023; To Labor Committee)
School Emergency Operations
Schmaltz
Modifies procedures for school emergency operations plans.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (2/14/2024)
School Safety
Harris
Requires that public schools and nonpublic schools ensure that school workers complete certain school safety and security training.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (2/14/2024)
School Safety
Greene
Requires safety guidelines for lockdown procedures of a school building and installation of emergency responder radio coverage systems in K-12 educational facilities.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (2/14/2024)
School Safety
Steele
Requires inclusion of OK2SAY program contact information on certain student identification cards.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (2/14/2024)
School Safety
Young
Requires standardized response terminology plan that public schools and nonpublic schools adopt and implement.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Education Committee (3/19/2024)
School Safety
Puri
Requires department to establish standardized response terminology plan.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Education Committee (3/19/2024)
School Safety
Breen
Requires each intermediate school district to employ 1 emergency and safety manager and at least 1 mental health coordinator.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (2/14/2024)
School Safety
Glanville
Requires the department of state police and the office of school safety within the department of state police to provide to certain school personnel safety and security training.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (2/14/2024)
School Education
Neeley
Requires office of school safety quarterly reporting of tips received.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (2/14/2024)
School Safety
Weiss
Provides definitions for OK2Say program.
Text & Analysis
Motion to Discharge Passed for the Day
in House (2/14/2024)
Property Tax
Friske
Provides exemption from state education tax for certain agricultural property.
Text & Analysis
Law Enforcement
Slagh
Increases public safety officer death benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/22/2023; To Appropriations Committee)
HB 4121
PA 47
Health Professionals
Breen
Provides permanent revocation of license or registration if convicted of sexual conduct under pretext of medical treatment.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(6/29/2023; Signed: June 29, 2023, Effective: September 26, 2023)
HB 4122
PA 48
Health Professionals
Hope
Provides permanent revocation of license or registration if convicted of sexual conduct under pretext of medical treatment.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(6/29/2023; Signed: June 29, 2023, Effective: September 26, 2023)
HB 4125
PA 51
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Rheingans
Requires certain actions regarding pupil who reports being sexually assaulted and prohibits pupil from being expelled for reported incident.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(6/29/2023; Signed: June 29, 2023, Effective: September 26, 2023)
Firearms/Weapons
Tsernoglou
Prohibits possession of firearms at a polling place.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (2/29/2024; 20-18 (original vote 21-17))
Firearms/Weapons
Young
Prohibits firearms within 100 feet of an absentee ballot counting board while ballots are being counted.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (2/29/2024; 20-18)
Traffic Control
Snyder
Allows use of automated traffic enforcement devices in work zones to enforce speed limit reductions.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in Senate (5/22/2024; With committee substitute S-2 adopted.)
Traffic Control
Mueller
Revises costs and fees to reflect the distribution of certain fines related to automated speed enforcement systems.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in Senate (5/22/2024)
Land Sales
Friske
Prohibits sale or transfer of real property to foreign entities.
Text & Analysis
Hunting
Friske
Modifies natural resource commission's authority to issue an order requiring an individual to report a deer harvest within 72 hours.
Text & Analysis
Libraries
Friske
Requires restricted viewing area for obscene, pornographic material in libraries.
Text & Analysis
HB 4138
PA 19
Background Checks
Churches
Requires license or background check for purchase of firearms.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/13/2023; Signed: April 13, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2023)
Background Checks
MacDonell
Updates sentencing guidelines to reflect requirement for background checks when purchasing a firearm.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in Senate (4/26/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Firearm Safety Devices
Whitsett
Exempts firearm safety devices from use tax.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in Senate (4/26/2023; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Firearm Safety Devices
Price
Exempts firearm safety devices from sales tax.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in Senate (4/26/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
HB 4142
PA 18
Firearms
Carter, B.
Updates references to pistol in penal code.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/13/2023; Signed: April 13, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2023)
Firearm Storage
Brabec
Provides penalties for storing or leaving a firearm where it may be accessed by a minor.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in Senate (4/26/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Puri
Enacts the extreme risk protection order act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (4/19/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
HB 4146
PA 37
Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Breen
Prohibits the purchase of a firearms or obtaining a concealed pistol license if individual has an extreme risk protection order.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(5/22/2023; Signed: May 22, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
HB 4147
PA 35
Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Brixie
Provides for service of process for extreme risk protection order actions and waives court fees.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(5/22/2023; Signed: May 22, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
HB 4148
PA 36
Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Young
Enacts guidelines for making a false statement in support of an extreme risk protection order.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(5/22/2023; Signed: May 22, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Weapon-free Zones
Brixie
Includes all buildings leased or owned by the state as weapon-free zones.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/28/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Gun-Free Zones
Neeley
Expands gun-free zones to include all buildings owned or leased by the state.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/28/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Deer Hunting
Beson
Modifies penalties for failure to report a deer harvest or taking of deer over feeding or baiting.
Text & Analysis
Juvenile Corrections
Young
Provides parole of certain offenders less than 19 at time of conviction under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (5/9/2023)
Juvenile Sentencing
Wilson
Amends public health code penalties for certain crimes of imprisonment for life without parole eligibility to exclude application to individuals less than 19.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (5/9/2023)
Juvenile Sentencing
Hope
Prohibits sentencing individuals less than 19 to imprisonment for life without parole eligibility.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (5/9/2023)
Juvenile Sentencing
VanderWall
Amends probate code of 1939 to prohibit sentencing individuals less than 19 to imprisonment for life without parole eligibility.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (5/9/2023)
Criminal Justice Policy Commission
Aiyash
Creates criminal justice policy commission.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/15/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Firearms
Hoadley
Eliminates requirement to register newly purchased handguns and eliminates pistol-free zones.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/7/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
HB 4176
PA 43
Police Training
Carter, T.
Allows agreements requiring reimbursement for law enforcement agencies that fund police training for recruits in certain situations.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(6/13/2023; Signed: June 13, 2023, Effective: June 13, 2023)
History Museum Authorities
Carter, T.
Creates history museum authorities act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Assisted Reproduction
Roth
Prohibits false representation in assisted reproduction and provides penalties.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in House (10/12/2023)
Assisted Reproduction
Whitsett
Provides sentencing guidelines for false representation regarding assisted reproduction.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in House (10/12/2023)
Assisted Reproduction
Breen
Provides disciplinary action for making a false representation in assisted reproduction.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in House (10/12/2023)
Assisted Reproduction
Steckloff
Provides civil action for making a false representation in assisted reproduction.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in House (10/12/2023)
Assisted Reproduction
St. Germaine
Provides statute of limitations for certain criminal sexual conduct offenses related to a false representation in assisted reproduction.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in House (10/12/2023)
Firearms
Rogers
Prohibits unaccompanied minors using or possessing certain BB guns outside of their property.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/7/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
HB 4185
PA 17
Asbestos
Mentzer
Modifies provisions related to civil penalties with respect to repeated violations and asbestos-related violations.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(3/12/2024; Signed: March 12, 2024, Effective: June 9, 2024)
Asbestos
VanderWall
Requires public contracts for asbestos abatement projects under certain circumstances background investigation, public posting of certain information, and public hearings.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (11/1/2023; To Energy and Environment Committee)
HB 4190
PA 16
Asbestos
VanderWall
Requires disclosure of environmental violations for public contracts for asbestos abatement projects.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(3/12/2024; Signed: March 12, 2024, Effective: June 9, 2024)
Corrections
Aiyash
Provides program to provide driver license and state identification cards to parolees.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/15/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Corrections
Brabec
Provides program to provide driver license and state identification cards to parolees.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/15/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Corrections
Edwards
Provides program to provide state identification cards to parolees.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/15/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Identification Cards
McFall
Updates cross-reference to 1972 PA 222.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/15/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
School Privacy
Fox
Provides restriction of student access to certain restrooms and changing areas based on biological sex.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/7/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Vital Records
Carra
Modifies time frame for vital records search time frame for vital records search
Text & Analysis
Firearms
Glanville
Allows local units of government imposing certain restrictions on firearms.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/7/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
HB 4202
PA 77
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Pohutsky
Repeals defense to criminal sexual conduct charges based solely on mental incapacitation of the victim if the victim is the actor's spouse.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/12/2023; Signed: July 11, 2023, Effective: July 11, 2023)
Weapons
Tsernoglou
Prohibits sale of weapons to individual under 21 years of age.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/7/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Firearms
Tsernoglou
Increases age requirement for purchase of a firearm.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/7/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Assault Weapons
Skaggs
Prohibits openly carrying an assault weapon within 1,000 feet of certain places.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/7/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Assault Weapon
Grant
Provides sentencing guidelines for openly carrying an assault weapon in certain places.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/7/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Firearms
Hood
Provides 14-day waiting period for all pistol purchases.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/8/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Firearms
Morse
Provides civil liability for improper storage of firearms.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/8/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Trigger Locks
Fitzgerald
Establishes trigger lock distribution program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/8/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Sales Tax
Carter, T.
Provides sales tax distribution for trigger locks.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/8/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
Employment Discrimination
DeSana
Prohibits discrimination in employment based on certain vaccination status.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/8/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Township Designation
St. Germaine
Designates Harrison Township as Boat Town USA.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Government Operations Committee (6/7/2023)
School Safety
Rogers
Requires installation of high-visibility markers on all rooms and exterior doors of a school building.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in House (1/17/2024; To Education Committee)
HB 4230
PA 243
Public Service Employment
Wilson
Removes prohibition against deduction from a public employee's wages for certain political purposes.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/30/2023; Signed: November 29, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Open Competition
Hill
Repeals fair and open competition in governmental construction act.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Labor Committee (6/22/2023)
Collective Bargaining
Carter, B.
Prohibits an employer from offering or granting status as permanent replacement employee to certain individuals who work for the employer during a labor dispute.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Labor Committee)
HB 4233
PA 114
Public Service Employment
Churches
Removes prohibition against labor organizations' assistance in collecting dues from public school employee.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/27/2023; Signed: July 26, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Union Dues
Farhat
Provides credit for the payment of qualified union dues paid to a labor organization.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Mentzer
Prohibits the public employer from discriminating against the public employee based on public employee's refusal to participate in certain meetings or communications sponsored by a public employer.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Labor Committee)
Labor Regulations
Andrews
Repeals local government labor regulatory limitation act, 2015 PA 105.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Labor Committee (6/22/2023)
Employment Discrimination
Scott
Prohibits an employer from inquiring about job applicant's credit history.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in House (6/21/2023; To Labor Committee)
Police Funding
Morgan
Provides department of state police appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Text & Analysis
Referred to Conference Committee
in House (6/8/2023)
Labor and Economic Opportunity
Snyder
Provides department of labor and economic opportunity appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Text & Analysis
Referred
in Senate (6/28/2023; To Appropriations Committee)
Corrections Funding
O'Neal
Provides department of corrections appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Text & Analysis
Referred to Conference Committee
in House (6/8/2023)
Gender Transition Surgeries
Carra
Provides penalties for parents or guardians who procure gender transition surgeries or irreversible hormonal procedures for children under 18.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Child Abuse
Rigas
Modifies references to crime of child abuse in the code of criminal procedure.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Child Abuse
Smit
Modifies references to crime of child abuse in the corrections code.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Child Abuse
Meerman
Modifies references to crime of child abuse in the prison code.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Revenue Sharing
O'Neal
Creates the revenue sharing trust fund.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (11/2/2023; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
Tisdel
Provides for the distribution of sales tax revenue for the revenue sharing trust fund.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (11/2/2023; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Concealed Weapons
Johnsen
Removes certain restrictive carrying of concealed weapons.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/14/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Nonprofit Corporations
Roth
Authorizes conversion of summer resort associations into nonprofit corporations.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (2/21/2024; To Local Government Committee)
Nonprofit Corporations
Coffia
Authorizes conversion of summer resort associations into nonprofit corporations.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (2/21/2024; To Local Government Committee)
School Safety
Meerman
Creates school safety guardian program.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/21/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
HB 4320
PA 275
Sexually Explicit Material
MacDonell
Provides penalties for coercing vulnerable adult into providing sexually explicit visual material.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/8/2023; Signed: December 7, 2023, Effective: March 6, 2024)
Environmental Protections
Carter, T.
Provides criminal penalties and civil fines for unlawful dumping of garbage.
Text & Analysis
Law Enforcement
DeSana
Creates 21-foot protection zone around a patrol vehicle.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/22/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Election Laws
DeSana
Expands definition of identification for election purposes to include current concealed pistol license.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/22/2023; To Elections Committee)
HB 4325
PA 6
Environmental Protection
Scott
Provides criminal penalties and civil fines for unlawful dumping of garbage.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(2/21/2024; Signed: February 21, 2024, Effective: May 20, 2024)
Land Sales
DeBoyer
Prohibits sale or transfer of real property to foreign entities.
Text & Analysis
HB 4332
PA 83
Home Rule
Whitsett
Increases penalties for certain blight offenders.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/23/2024; Signed: July 23, 2024, Effective: October 20, 2024)
Firearm-Related Crimes
Hall
Prohibits prosecuting attorney from amending charges in certain ways.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/23/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
State Management
Cavitt
Prohibits awarding contracts to entities that economically boycott certain businesses.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/11/2023; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
HB 4346
PA 214
Open Meetings
Coleman
Allows municipal public employee retirement boards meetings subject to open meetings act to be conducted remotely.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/22/2023; Signed: November 22, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Collective Bargaining
Weiss
Updates reference to reference to 1947 PA 336, the state school aid act of 1979.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in House (6/13/2023; With committee substitute H-1 adopted.)
HB 4356
PA 143
Collective Bargaining
Carter, B.
Removes a public school employer's decision to contract with a third party for noninstructional support services from prohibited subjects of bargaining.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/3/2023; Signed: October 3, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024)
HB 4357
PA 144
Collective Bargaining
Hood
Updates reference to the state school aid act of 1979
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/3/2023; Signed: October 3, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024)
Weapons
Steckloff
Expands requirement to disclose possession of concealed weapon to include fire personnel and emergency medical services personnel.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/11/2023; To Labor Committee)
Environmental Protection
Brabec
Repeals act preempting local regulation of plastic bags and other containers.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (11/9/2023; With substitute H-1; By Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Committee)
HB 4360
PA 64
Emergency Service Authories
Brabec
Allows emergency services authorities to serve partial municipalities.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(6/20/2024; Signed: June 20, 2024, Effective: September 17, 2024)
HB 4375
PA 52
Economic Development
Grant
Modifies definition of qualified city.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(6/29/2023; Signed: June 29, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Cheboygan County
Cavitt
Provides funding for Cheboygan County.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/11/2023; To Appropriations Committee)
Retirement Benefits
Rigas
Modifies duties of an investment fiduciary.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/12/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Drains
Morse
Revises chapter 22 of drain code process through determination of sufficiency of petition and proposed boundaries.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (6/14/2023)
Sentencing Commission
Meerman
Provides duties of the Michigan sentencing commission.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/15/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Criminal Procedure
Markkanen
Provides statutory warrant requirement for department of natural resources.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (5/14/2024)
HB 4387
PA 276
Sexually Explicit Material
MacDonell
Provides sentencing guidelines for crime of coercing vulnerable adult into providing sexually explicit visual material.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/8/2023; Signed: December 7, 2023, Effective: March 6, 2024)
Nondisclosure of Wages
Hood
Enacts sentencing guideline for employer requiring nondisclosure of wages.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/12/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
HB 4422
PA 177
Crime Victims
Filler
Modifies definition of serious misdemeanor in the crime victims act.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/7/2023; Signed: November 6, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Public Records
Young
Provides limited access to public records for incarcerated individuals.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/13/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Public Notices
Coleman
Revises publication of legal notices and creates the local government public notice act.
Text & Analysis
Weapons
Rigas
Eliminates provision allowing employers to prohibit employees to carry at work.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/19/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Sodomy
Arbit
Eliminates crime of sodomy between consenting adults.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/19/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Sodomy
Dievendorf
Removes reference to sodomy in 1925 PA 289
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/19/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Sodomy
Rheingans
Eliminates sentencing guidelines for crime of sodomy between consenting adults.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/19/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Law Enforcement
Wegela
Modifies presumption of admissibility for a juvenile's self-incriminating responses obtained through deceptive police practices.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/19/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
HB 4438
PA 171
Compulsory Arbitration
Breen
Includes corrections officers in compulsory arbitration for local police and firefighters.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/24/2023; Signed: October 24, 2023, Effective: October 24, 2023)
HB 4439
PA 172
Compulsory Arbitration
Bezotte
Makes certain references in 1969 PA 312 regarding arbitration for local police officers and firefighters gender neutral.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/24/2023; Signed: October 24, 2023, Effective: October 24, 2023)
Impaired Driving
Meerman
Provides penalties for crime of operating while intoxicated and causing property damage.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/20/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Impaired Driving
Meerman
Modifies penalties for property damage as a result of operating while intoxicated.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/20/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Productivity Time Credit
Carter, T.
Creates provision of prison code relating to productivity time credit system.
Text & Analysis
Productivity Credits
Grant
Updates code of criminal procedure to reflect creation of productivity credits.
Text & Analysis
Productivity Credits
McKinney
Updates corrections code of 1953 to reflect creation of productivity credits.
Text & Analysis
Productivity Credits
Farhat
Requires notice to crime victim when a prisoner is eligible to receive credits toward sentence.
Text & Analysis
Firearms
Stone
Provides requirement for hobbyist-built firearms to contain serial numbers on frames or receivers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Gun Safety
Stone
Requires gun locks and a pamphlet on gun safety to be included with every point of sale for gun purchases.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Good Time System
Hood
Updates corrections code to reflect good time system.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Disciplinary Credits
Wilson
Eliminates provision of revised judicature act relating to disciplinary credits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Good Time System
O'Neal
Modifies good time system.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Disciplinary Time
Paiz
Eliminates reference to disciplinary time in code of criminal procedure.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Hate Crimes
Arbit
Creates elements for commission of a hate crime.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/21/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Hate Crimes
Grant
Provides sentencing guidelines for the commission of a hate crime.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/21/2023; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
HB 4476
PA 277
Malicious Destruction
Arbit
Creates crime of institutional desecration.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/8/2023; Signed: December 7, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
HB 4477
PA 278
Malicious Destruction
Puri
Provides sentencing guidelines for crime of institutional desecration.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/8/2023; Signed: December 7, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Sexual Assault Kit
Breen
Modifies certain procedures pertaining to sexual assault kit evidence.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/27/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Sexual Assault Kit
Conlin
Allows individuals receiving a sexual assault medical forensic examination to shower at the medical facility following the examination.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (2/13/2024)
Collective Bargaining
Rheingans
Provides collective bargaining rights for graduate assistants and student athletes.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Labor Committee (6/22/2023)
School Buildings
DeSana
Prohibits placement of certain antennas on public school buildings, rooftops, and adjacent structures.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/2/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Bollin
Makes ending day of school year prohibited subject of bargaining.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/3/2023; To Labor Committee)
Public School Restrooms
Maddock
Modifies requirements concerning restrooms and other certain areas in public schools.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/4/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
HB 4516
PA 182
Domestic Violence
Coffia
Allows domestic violence prevention and treatment fund to provide funding to tribal domestic and sexual violence shelters and service providers.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/7/2023; Signed: November 7, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Fall Prevention Training
Scott
Requires employers to pay wages to employees for participating in fall prevention training.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/4/2023; To Health Policy Committee)
HB 4519
PA 65
Date Designation
Scott
Designates "Negro Leagues Day" as May 2 of each year.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(6/20/2024; Signed: June 20, 2024, Effective: September 17, 2024)
HB 4520
PA 271
Assault
Mueller
Modifies penalties for certain kinds of assault.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/6/2023; Signed: December 6, 2023, Effective: March 4, 2024)
HB 4521
PA 272
Assault
Breen
Modifies penalties for certain kinds of assault.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/6/2023; Signed: December 6, 2023, Effective: March 4, 2024)
Mining
Outman, P.
Provides sentencing guidelines for violation of intentional false statement in a mining permit application or report.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Regulatory Reform Committee (6/13/2023)
Voting Information
Stone
Requires department of corrections to provide certain voting information on release.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in House (10/24/2023; Earlier committee substitute H-1 adopted.)
Sexually Explicit Material
Stone
Prohibits electronic transmission of unsolicited and nonconsensual sexually explicit material.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/9/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
County Elections
Aragona
Modifies schedule of election of county executive in a charter county to the presidential election years.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Elections Committee (5/23/2023)
Fair Employment Practices
Andrews
Prohibits employers from obtaining noncompete agreements from employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/9/2023; To Labor Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Andrews
Allows the commission to certify labor organizations an exclusive bargaining representative of public employees based on petition and hearing.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/9/2023; To Labor Committee)
Minors
Paquette
Enacts sentencing guideline for providing puberty-blocking drugs or genital gender reassignment surgery to anyone under 18 years of age.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/9/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Minors
Paquette
Prohibits providing puberty-blocking drugs or genital gender reassignment surgery to anyone under 18 years of age.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/9/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Notaries Public
Young
Provides fee for remote notarization.
Text & Analysis
HB 4553
PA 174
Local Government Reimbursement Fund
Fitzgerald
Creates local government reimbursement fund.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/24/2023; Signed: October 24, 2023, Effective: October 24, 2023)
HB 4554
PA 175
Local Government Reimbursement Fund
Mentzer
Provides distribution of money to the local government reimbursement fund.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/24/2023; Signed: October 24, 2023, Effective: October 24, 2023)
Criminal Sentencing
Hope
Provides process for resentencing upon petition of certain prisoners.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (3/19/2024)
Corrections
Neeley
Amends corrections code of 1953 to reflect requirement for department of corrections to provide certain notification to prisoners.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (3/19/2024)
Crime Victims
Wilson
Amends crime victim's rights act to reference rights of crime victims in certain prisoner resentencing.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (3/19/2024)
Criminal Sentencing
McKinney
Amends public health code to reflect potential resentencing penalties for certain crimes of imprisonment for life without parole eligibility.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (3/19/2024)
Criminal Sentencing
Aiyash
Amends Michigan penal code to reflect potential resentencing penalties for certain crimes of imprisonment for life without parole eligibility.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (3/19/2024)
Family Leave
Scott
Provides family leave optimal coverage benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Labor Committee)
Family Leave
Scott
Provides deduction for family leave optimal coverage benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
Income Tax Exemptions
Schmaltz
Exempts department of corrections retirement and pension benefits from income taxes.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
Bargaining Representatives
Alexander
Requires bargaining representatives to receive majority vote every year.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Bargaining Representative
Bierlein
Requires bargaining representatives to represent only those public employees who voted for or authorized representation from the bargaining representative.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Thompson
Requires agreements between employers and unions that require employees to pay union due to include provision that makes payment of dues voluntary if certain union officers are convicted of certain felonies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Martin
Requires agreements between public employers and unions that require public employees to pay union dues to include provision that makes payment of dues voluntary if certain union officers are convicted of certain felonies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Right-To-Work Zones
BeGole
Allows local units of government to establish right-to-work zones.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Beson
Requires labor organizations to prepare quarterly report regarding expenditures.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Campaign Finances
Beeler
Prohibits exemption of a labor organization under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Labor Organizations
Aragona
Prohibits labor organization's use of dues or fees for a political purpose unless authorized by the employee.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Public Service Employment
Aragona
Prohibits bargaining representative's use of dues or fees for a political purpose unless authorized by the public employee.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Wildlife
Borton
Allows wildlife feeding under certain conditions.
Text & Analysis
Sales Tax Distribution
Shannon
Provides distribution of certain sales tax revenue into the public safety and violence prevention fund.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (11/9/2023; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
State Mangement
Farhat
Creates public safety and violence prevention fund.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (11/9/2023; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
HB 4613
PA 84
Health Occupations - EMS
Prestin
Modifies certain temporary licenses.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/23/2024; Signed: July 23, 2024, Effective: July 23, 2024)
HB 4614
PA 85
Health Occupations - EMS
Fitzgerald
Makes technical changes to certain temporary licenses.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/23/2024; Signed: July 23, 2024, Effective: July 23, 2024)
Regional Airports
Coffia
Includes regional airport authorities in the publicly funded health insurance contribution act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (4/24/2024; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Children's Services
Morse
Increases county child care fund reimbursement rate.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (9/26/2023; H-2 substitute adopted.; By Criminal Justice Committee)
Pregnancy Resource Centers
Beeler
Provides credit for contributions to certain pregnancy resource centers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/24/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Bail
Young
Provides procedure for pretrial release determinations, criteria a court must consider for pretrial release determination, and reporting of data on pretrial release decisions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/24/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Bail
Hope
Provides criteria a court must consider before imposing certain conditions of release and due process hearing related to pretrial detention.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/24/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Modifies interim bail bonds for misdemeanors.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/24/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
State Police Retirement
Snyder
Provides membership in the retirement system of certain law enforcement officers first hired after certain date and allows for purchasing service credit for certain law enforcement officers' service under the state employees' retirement system.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/25/2023; To Labor Committee)
State Police Retirement System
O'Neal
Provides election process to transfer certain law enforcement officers to the Michigan state police retirement system.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/25/2023; To Labor Committee)
State Employees Retirement System
Hill
Provides membership in the retirement system of certain law enforcement officers first hired after certain date and allows and allow for purchasing service credit for certain law enforcement officers' service under the state employees' retirement system.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/25/2023; To Labor Committee)
Land Banks
Grant
Modifies land bank fast track act taxable status.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (5/30/2024; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Bonds
Grant
Modifies revenue bond act definitions.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (5/30/2024; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Recreational Trespassing
Slagh
Modifies responsibilities of property owners under the recreational trespassing law.
Text & Analysis
Abortion
Friske
Prohibits administering with intent to procure.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/25/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Friske
Prohibits publication or sale of items used to prevent conception or produce miscarriage or abortion.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/25/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Friske
Prohibits advertising or sale to procure.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/25/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Friske
Provides sentencing guidelines for performing abortion unless necessary to save the life of a mother.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/25/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Haadsma
Makes minimum staffing levels within a bargaining unit a mandatory subject of bargaining.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (11/2/2023; Substitute H-2 adopted; By Labor Committee)
Substance Abuse
Coffia
Modifies notice of a defendant's right to secular substance abuse disorder treatment.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (6/21/2023)
Open Meetings
Fitzgerald
Allows nonelected and noncompensated public bodies to meet remotely.
Text & Analysis
HB 4696
PA 83
Elections
Tsernoglou
Provides sentencing guidelines for certain early voting violations under the Michigan election law.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/19/2023; Signed: July 18, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Elections
Morgan
Updates references to sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/15/2023; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
HB 4702
PA 88
Precinct Boundaries
Tsernoglou
Increases precinct size.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/19/2023; Signed: July 18, 2023, Effective: SD)
Juvenile Crimes
Mueller
Clarifies transportation of juvenile who commits a crime with an adult.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/8/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Weapons
Rigas
Repeals certain provisions regarding weapons.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/8/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Firearms and Weapons
Posthumus
Updates sentencing guideline references.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/8/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Firearms
Fox
Updates Michigan retired law enforcement officer's firearm carry act references.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/8/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Firearms
Beeler
Updates natural resources and environmental protection act references.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/8/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Firearms
Hoadley
Updates corrections code of 1953 references.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/8/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Firearms
DeBoyer
Updates 1927 PA 372 references.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/8/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Law Enforcement Funds
BeGole
Modifies allowable uses for fee revenue related to salvage vehicle inspection.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (11/1/2023; To Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
Absent Voters
Wendzel
Provides sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations dealing with absent voter ballot applications.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/8/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Emergency Responders
Snyder
Extends presumption of causation of heart and respiratory diseases to certain members of police, fire, and public safety departments.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Labor Committee (10/26/2023)
Opioid Antagonist Training
Koleszar
Requires local health departments to provide to schools with opioid antagonist training.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/13/2023; To Education Committee)
Opioid Antagonists
Bezotte
Requires local health departments to provide opioid antagonists to schools.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/13/2023; To Education Committee)
Property Tax Exemptions
Greene
Holds local taxing units harmless for disabled veteran exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/13/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
Employment Security
Greene
Requires the unemployment agency to create immobilization and demobilization plan.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/13/2023; To Labor Committee)
Mental Health
Steele
Provides outpatient treatment for misdemeanor offenders with mental health issues.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/14/2023; To Health Policy Committee)
Community Mental Health
Harris
Provides community mental health oversight of competency exams for defendants charged with misdemeanors.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/14/2023; To Health Policy Committee)
Election Law Violations
Tsernoglou
Updates sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (6/20/2023; By Elections Committee)
Gender Neutral References
Morgan
Makes certain references in public act relating to disability compensation for firefighters gender neutral.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/15/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Gender Neutral References
Paiz
Makes certain references in the penal code gender neutral.
Text & Analysis
Referred to Government Operations
(1/17/2024; From Judiciary Committee)
Gender Neutral References
MacDonell
Makes certain references in the city income act gender neutral.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/15/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Retire State Employees
Kunse
Allows employment of retired state employee without forfeiting retirement benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/15/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
HB 4820
PA 116
Teachers and Administrators
Skaggs
Modifies factors for personnel decisions.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/27/2023; Signed: July 26, 2023, Effective: July 1, 2024)
Teachers and Administrators
O'Neal
Removes references to section 1250 of the revised school code.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/15/2023; To Education Committee)
Teachers and Administrators
Shannon
Removes references to section 1250 of the revised school code.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/15/2023; To Education Committee)
HB 4823
PA 310
Probate Court Judges
Wozniak
Increases number of judges in Macomb County probate court.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/14/2023; Signed: December 14, 2023, Effective: December 14, 2023)
HB 4825
PA 8
Administrative Procedures
Hill
Updates cross-reference to administrative procedures act within the state police retirement act of 1986.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(2/27/2024; Signed: February 27, 2024, Effective: March 30, 2025)
Firearms
Tisdel
Prohibits felony firearm crimes from pleading charge down.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/15/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Gun Sales
Johnsen
Prohibits use of merchant codes to identify gun sales.
Text & Analysis
Concealed Pistol Licenses
Wendzel
Exempts retired law enforcement and veterans concealed pistol license fees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Psychological screening
Kuhn
Requires psychological screening when arrested while in possession of a firearm.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
HB 4857
PA 13
Milkweed
Steckloff
Prohibits classification of milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed by local governments.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(3/12/2024; Signed: March 12, 2024, Effective: June 9, 2024)
Township Officials
Mentzer
Requires conflict of interest policy for township officials.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (9/13/2023; Substitute H-1 adopted; By Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee)
HB 4861
PA 309
State Property
Snyder
Removes conditions on property previously conveyed to Muskegon County.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/14/2023; Signed: December 14, 2023, Effective: December 14, 2023)
Income Tax
Aragona
Prohibits taxing income of nonresidents.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
Annexation
Koleszar
Revises procedures to approve annexation petition.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (2/7/2024)
Public Buildings
DeSana
Prohibits placement of certain antennas in relation to fire stations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Campaign Finance
Bollin
Requires candidate to establish a separate account used for funds donated to a candidate for recall efforts.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Elections
Bollin
Prohibits ballot on demand systems.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Election Officials
Wendzel
Requires secretary of state to send each elector a notice every 10 years to verify the elector's address information.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Qualified Voter
DeBoyer
Provides use of juror qualifications questionnaire to update the qualified voter file under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Election Officials
DeBoyer
Requires secretary of state to post on department of state website a list of local clerks who are not current with continuing election education training.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Election Officials
Smit
Provides procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file who have not recently voted.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Election Officials
Smit
Requires data and reports received from and transmitted to multistate programs and services be available to the house and senate election committees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Sanctuary Policies
Cavitt
Creates sanctuary policy prohibition act.
Text & Analysis
Law Enforcement
Hall
Creates county law enforcement protection act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Economic Development
Hall
Prohibits economic incentives to certain foreign countries and entities.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Disable Veterans
Shannon
Provides replacement of disabled veterans property tax exemption with a property tax credit for disabled veterans.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (9/13/2023)
Disabled Veterans
Roth
Replaces disabled veteran exemption with process to apply for an income tax credit.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (9/13/2023)
Disabled Veterans
Fitzgerald
Modifies exemption for disabled veterans.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (9/13/2023)
HB 4897
PA 248
Road Commissions
Shannon
Provides equipment sharing between department of transportation and county and local road commissions.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/30/2023; Signed: November 29, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Controlled Substances
Breen
Prohibits sale, distribution, or possession of xylazine.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (10/11/2023)
Safety Inspections
Martus
Allows union representatives to be present.
Text & Analysis
Assault and Battery
Steckloff
Provides sentencing guideline for assault and battery on certain vehicle operators and employees.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (6/20/2024; Substitute S-1 adopted; By Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Assault or Battery
Steckloff
Prohibits assault or battery of certain vehicle operators and employees under certain circumstances, and provides for penalties.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (6/20/2024; Substitute S-1 adopted; By Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
HB 4920
PA 311
County Judges
Fitzgerald
Increases number of judges in Kent County district court.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/14/2023; Signed: December 14, 2023, Effective: December 14, 2023)
Speed Restrictions
Fitzgerald
Provides speed limit enforcement mechanisms in school zones.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (7/30/2024; To Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
Medical Billing
Carter, B.
Modifies surprise medical billing to include certain emergency medical services operations and personnel.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (10/16/2024)
School Vehicles
Shannon
Allows school bus stop-arm cameras and provides civil sanctions for violations.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in Senate (10/8/2024; With floor substitute S-5 adopted.)
School Vehicles
Carter, T.
Allows school bus stop-arm cameras.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in Senate (10/8/2024; With floor substitute S-1 adopted.)
Youth Employment
Skaggs
Modifies penalties for certain violations of youth employment standards act
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (10/19/2023; By Labor Committee)
Governmental Immunity
Filler
Clarifies that governmental tort liability act applies to county road commissions.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure Committee (10/3/2023)
Concealed Firearms
Harris
Prohibits ability of the Michigan State Capitol Commission to ban certain individuals from carrying a concealed firearm.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/7/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
HB 4945
PA 200
Sentencing Guidelines
O'Neal
Updates sentencing guidelines.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/20/2023; Signed: November 20, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Firearms
O'Neal
Prohibits possession of firearms and ammunition by persons convicted of misdemeanor involving domestic.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (10/3/2023; H1 Sub adopted ; By Criminal Justice Committee)
Rent Control
Rheingans
Allows local governments to establish rent control policies.
Text & Analysis
Employment Discrimination
Snyder
Prohibits employers and labor organizations from requesting or maintaining a record of certain criminal history information about a job applicant or employee.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (4/18/2024; By Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Employment of Minors
Scott
Provides sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (10/19/2023; By Labor Committee)
Special Assessments
Zorn
Allows special assessment districts for police and fire equipment.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/7/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Dievendorf
Prohibits employers from entering agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act unless certain conditions are met.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/13/2023; To Labor Committee)
Civil Procedure
Dievendorf
Prohibits confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/13/2023; To Labor Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Dievendorf
Removes certain exclusions from definition of employee in 1939 PA 176.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/13/2023; To Labor Committee)
Occupations - Electrician
Outman, P.
Provides electrician licensing reciprocity.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/13/2023; To Labor Committee)
Domestic Nonprofit Corporations
Outman, P.
Authorizes conversion of summer resort and assembly associations into domestic nonprofit corporations.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (3/6/2024; To Regulatory Affairs Committee)
Sheriffs
BeGole
Modifies eligibility requirements for county sheriff.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (11/7/2023; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
HB 4983
PA 268
Voter Registration
Tsernoglou
Modifies automatic voter registration.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/1/2023; Signed: November 30, 2023, Effective: June 30, 2025)
Income Tax
Brabec
Modifies administration, enforcement, and collection procedures.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (9/20/2023; To Appropriations Committee)
HB 5000
PA 136
Fingerprinting
Wilson
Eliminates sunset on fees for fingerprinting and criminal record check.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(9/29/2023; Signed: September 29, 2023, Effective: September 29, 2023)
Public School Employees
Rogers
Modifies unfunded actuarial accrued liability contribution amount for a university reporting unit.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (9/20/2023; To Appropriations Committee)
MCOLES
Thompson
Modifies Michigan commission on law enforcement standards (MCOLES) to include grappling training.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/19/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Corrections
O'Neal
Requires reentry services and support for certain individuals after resentencing.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (10/17/2023; With substitute H-1; By Criminal Justice Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Schriver
Requires a union to obtain authorization from a public employee to obtain before expending the public employee's union dues on a political purpose, and creates sorting requirements.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/20/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
State Police
Farhat
Prohibits requirements for towing contracts with third parties.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/20/2023; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Educational Instruction Access
Arbit
Repeals educational instruction access act.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Education Committee (2/27/2024)
Labor
Martus
Establishes community and worker economic transition office.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Labor Committee (10/19/2023)
Law Enforcement
Rigas
Modifies color vision employment standards for law enforcement officers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Dog Prohibitions
Paiz
Prohibits city or village enacting or enforcing an ordinance, policy, resolution, or rule that regulates a dog based upon breed or perceived breed.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2023; To Agriculture Committee)
Medical Examiners
Mueller
Modifies requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/13/2024; To Health Policy Committee)
Elected Officials
Markkanen
Provides initiative for term limits of elected general law village officers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/27/2023; To Elections Committee)
Job Development
O'Neal
Repeals Michigan economic and social opportunity act of 1981.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/26/2024; To Economic and Community Development Committee)
Labor and Economic Opportunity
Glanville
Creates bureau of community services and a commission on economic and social opportunity.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Economic Development and Small Business Committee (1/23/2024--Canceled)
State Devices
Fink
Prohibits use of certain applications on state devices.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Local Contracting
Markkanen
Establishes procedures to limit foreign influence in local contracting.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Foreign Influence
Schuette
Prohibits foreign influence of public bodies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/28/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
HB 5074
PA 312
Tax Increment Financing
Snyder
Allows retroactive application.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/14/2023; Signed: December 14, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Bezotte
Allows consecutive sentencing for certain criminal sexual conduct offenses.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (10/31/2023)
Police Canines
Hoadley
Provides emergency medical transport and treatment for retired police canines.
Text & Analysis
Utilities
Wilson
Decriminalizes violation of tampering with utility shut-off procedures under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Utilities
McKinney
Amends sentencing guidelines for tampering with utility shutoff to residence to reflect decriminalization of certain acts.
Text & Analysis
Condominiums
Coleman
Allows condominium associations to permit installation of electric vehicle supply equipment.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (10/25/2023)
Vulnerable Child
O'Neal
Enacts sentencing guidelines for abuse of vulnerable child.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/10/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Vulnerable Child
Zorn
Increases penalties for abuse of a vulnerable child.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/10/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Controlled Substances
Bollin
Modifies crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver heroin or fentanyl to reflect changes in sentencing guidelines.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (3/12/2024)
Controlled Substances
Lightner
Allows probation for certain major controlled substances offenses.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (3/12/2024)
Controlled Substances
Witwer
Amends sentencing guidelines for delivering, manufacturing, or possessing with intent to deliver heroin or fentanyl.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (3/12/2024)
Controlled Substances
Skaggs
Modifies crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver heroin or fentanyl to reflect changes in sentencing guidelines.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/12/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Controlled Substances
Wilson
Allows probation for certain major controlled substances offenses.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/12/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Controlled Substances
Filler
Amends sentencing guidelines for delivering, manufacturing, or possessing with intent to deliver heroin or fentanyl.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/12/2023; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Firearm Limitations
Johnsen
Prohibits enforcement of federal limitation on firearms.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/12/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
HB 5145
PA 266
Election Laws
Arbit
Provides sentencing guidelines for certain election law offenses involving materially deceptive media and intimidating an election official.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/1/2023; Signed: November 30, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Firearms
Steele
Updates sentencing guidelines.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/17/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Firearms
Kuhn
Prohibits possession or distribution of a firearm or ammunition under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/17/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Occupations - EMS
Prestin
Allows licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians at 17 years of age.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/17/2023; To Health Policy Committee)
Occupations - EMS
Rheingans
Allows licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians at 17 years of age.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/17/2023; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Call Centers
O'Neal
Requires the department of labor and economic opportunity to create registry of employers who relocate a call center to a foreign country.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (2/29/2024; By Labor Committee)
Call Centers
O'Neal
Provides denial of certain state economic development incentives for businesses listed on the registry.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (2/29/2024; By Labor Committee)
Financial Aid
Hope
Modifies Michigan tuition grant program to permit grants to be awarded to individuals incarcerated in correctional facilities.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Higher Education Committee (5/15/2024)
Construction Tax Credit
Roth
Provides for credit for certain construction and renovation projects that receive LEED certification.
Text & Analysis
Drains
O'Neal
Modifies provision related to drain inspections.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Local Government Committee)
Drains
Bezotte
Revises drainage district boundaries under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Local Government Committee)
Insurance
Carter, B.
Provides sentencing guidelines for fraudulent insurance acts.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/26/2024; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
Insurance Fraud
Harris
Includes insurance fraud in definition of racketeering.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/26/2024; To Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee)
County Employees
Breen
Allows employment of retirant in a county sheriff's office without forfeiting retirement allowance.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (6/11/2024; Substitute S-1 adopted; By Local Government Committee)
Traffic Control
Rogers
Adds definition for "transportation device."
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/11/2024; To Session)
Traffic Accidents
Schuette
Enhances penalties for moving violation causing physical injury or death to a vulnerable roadway user.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/11/2024; To Session)
Weapons
O'Neal
Increases penalties for intentionally discharging a firearm from vehicle or at a dwelling or a potentially occupied structure.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (6/4/2024)
Firearms
Neeley
Amends sentencing guidelines for intentionally discharging a firearm from a vehicle or at a dwelling or potentially occupied structure.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Criminal Justice Committee (6/4/2024)
Health Research
Paquette
Provides sentencing guidelines for conducting pathogen enhancement engineering or research.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/26/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
DNA Testiing
Hope
Modifies post-conviction DNA testing.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (3/12/2024; H-1 substitute adopted.; By Criminal Justice Committee)
Law Enforcement
Dievendorf
Prohibits licensing and hiring of law enforcement officers that are members of certain groups or engage in certain conducts.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/26/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Law Enforcement
Wilson
Requires background investigation for membership with extremist groups before licensure.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/26/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Government Employee Liability
Brabec
Revises proximate cause requirement in liability of governmental employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/1/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Public Employee Liability
Brabec
Imposes a duty on public employees and officers not to engage in conduct that is gross negligence.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/1/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Concealed Weapons
Breen
Prohibits concealed pistols in state capitol and in certain state buildings.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/2/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Working Conditions
Stone
Requires employers to provide breaks for employees with nursing children.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/2/2023; To Labor Committee)
Unemployment Agency
Stone
Requires the unemployment agency to use plain language in communications and determinations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/2/2023; To Labor Committee)
State Contracts
Beeler
Prohibits awarding contracts to financial institutions that refuse to do business with certain persons.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Solitary Imprisonment
Steckloff
Expands persons authorized to visit in solitary imprisonment to include clerics.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (1/17/2024)
Forced Labor
Green
Prohibits funding for any project using forced labor.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Child Labor
Aragona
Prohibits state procurement of solar panels made with forced labor or oppressive child labor.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Child Labor
Wendzel
Prohibits state procurement of electric motor vehicles made with forced labor or oppressive child labor.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
State Procurement
Bierlein
Creates state procurement enforcement fund.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Firearms
VanderWall
Provides firearm safety instruction.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/14/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Drains
Andrews
Allows lands under the ownership of the department of natural resources to be levied for drain assessments.
Text & Analysis
Affordable Housing
Wilson
Requires use of certain factors in local housing ordinances to designate area median income for affordable housing determinations.
Text & Analysis
Emergency Vehicles
BeGole
Expands definition of authorized emergency vehicle.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure Committee (5/21/2024)
Emergency Vehicles
Shannon
Creates exception to commercial driver license for authorized emergency vehicles of Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure Committee (5/21/2024)
Road Maintenance
Shannon
Modifies payment to local governments for road maintenance.
Text & Analysis
State Management
Fitzgerald
Provides state financing of activities or services required of local units of government.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (3/6/2024)
Weapon Free Zones
Meerman
Establishes liability for safety of individuals in a designated weapon-free zone.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/14/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Weapon Free Zones
Alexander
Imposes liability on governmental agencies that maintain weapon-free zones.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/14/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Wozniak
Clarifies disposal of funds from seized vehicles.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/14/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Greene
Clarifies disposition of funds from civil asset forfeiture.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/14/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Juvenile Justice Services
McKinney
Provides compressive education and training programs for juvenile justice reform.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/10/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Missing Persons
Friske
Provides notification of the public by text message of a missing senior or vulnerable adult.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/10/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
HB 5392
PA 38
Criminal Procedure
Lightner
Modifies sunset on certain costs that may be imposed upon criminal conviction.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/30/2024; Signed: April 30, 2024, Effective: April 30, 2024)
HB 5393
PA 123
Juvenile Justice
Hope
Increases default maximum time for a juvenile to complete the terms of a consent calendar case plan to 6 months.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/3/2024; Signed: October 3, 2024, Effective: October 3, 2024)
Senior Citizens
Rogers
Provides notification of the public by text message of a missing senior or vulnerable adult.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/16/2024; To Health Policy Committee)
Civil Rights
Arbit
Creates elements for commission of a hate crime.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (4/23/2024; Substitute H-1 adopted; By Criminal Justice Committee)
Civil Rights
Grant
Provides sentencing guidelines for the commission of a hate crime.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (4/23/2024; With substitute H-1; By Criminal Justice Committee)
Sentencing Guidelines
Paiz
Enact sentencing guidelines for driver causing death of blind person or dog guide in crosswalk.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (5/22/2024)
Vehicle Offenses
Paiz
Increases penalties for certain violations to provision in use of travel aids by blind persons act.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (5/22/2024)
Investigations
Bruck
Allows review of case files and reinvestigation of certain cold case homicides.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/23/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Arbit
Modifies crimes regarding certain sexual conduct.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/30/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Sentencing Guidelines
Rheingans
Modifies sentencing guidelines and certain court procedures for certain offenses related to sexual conduct.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/30/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Biometric Data
Dievendorf
Modifies references to certain sexual conduct related offenses in 1925 PA 289.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/30/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Tow Trucks
Johnsen
Allows use of blue lights on tow trucks.
Text & Analysis
FOIA
Martin
Modifies certain FOIA provisions relating to appeals that may be taken for alleged violations of FOIA.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
FOIA
Greene
Modifies certain FOIA provisions relating to the exemption of certain public records from disclosure.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
FOIA
Kuhn
Creates open government commission with authority to receive and investigate citizen complaints of alleged FOIA violations and to hear and decide appeals regarding those alleged violations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
FOIA
Tisdel
Modifies certain FOIA provisions relating to remedies available for alleged violations of FOIA.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Modifies certain FOIA provisions relating to record retention and production duties of public bodies, to fees they may charge for record searches, inspections, and production, and to their designation of FOIA coordinators.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
FOIA
Steele
Provides revisions to certain defined terms in FOIA, including the term "public body" to include the governor, the lieutenant governor, the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, and state legislators.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Income Tax
Filler
Creates qualified volunteers credit.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/13/2024; To Tax Policy Committee)
Racial or Ethnic Identification
Farhat
Requires collection and reporting of certain writings requesting racial or ethnic identification.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (4/24/2024)
Racial or Ethnic Identification
Farhat
Requires public university writings requesting racial or ethnic identification to include "Middle Eastern or North African" category.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (4/24/2024)
Firearms
MacDonell
Requires DHHS to develop and provide information regarding the safe storage of firearms to the department.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (5/14/2024; With substitute H-3; By Education Committee)
Firearms
Brixie
Requires districts to provide information regarding the safe storage of firearms to parents and legal guardians.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (5/14/2024; With substitute H-2; By Education Committee)
Charitable Gaming
Rogers
Prohibits raffling off firearms at fundraisers on school grounds.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/20/2024; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Use Tax Exemptions
Paquette
Extends sunset on firearm safety device exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/20/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Sales Tax Exemptions
Paquette
Extends sunset on firearm safety device exemption.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/20/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Retirement
McFall
Creates retirement program for certain nonpublic employees to participate in a benefit plan and provides oversight.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (9/25/2024; Substitute H-1 adopted; By Labor Committee)
Immigration
DeBoyer
Creates sentencing guidelines for crime of being present in this state without legal resident status.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/22/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Immigration
DeBoyer
Makes presence in Michigan without legal permission to be in the United States a felony.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/22/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Concealed Pistol Licenses
Rigas
Provides for website for concealed pistol license reciprocity.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/22/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Concealed Pistol Licenses
Aragona
Provides for QR code on concealed pistol licenses.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/22/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Concealed Pistol Licenses
Hoadley
Provides for requirements for concealed pistol license reciprocity website.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/22/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
LEO Appropriations
Snyder
Provides appropriations for department of labor and economic opportunity for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Text & Analysis
Conferees Named
in Senate (6/5/2024; Sens. Cavanagh, Anthony, Bumstead)
Department of Corrections Approrpriations
O'Neal
Provides department of corrections appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (5/15/2024; 20-16)
State Police Appropriations
Morgan
Provides department of state police appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in House (6/12/2024)
Public Employees
Young
Repeals 1947 PA 261 dealing with the compensation of certain county officials and repeals 1879 PA 154.
Text & Analysis
Campaign Finance
Wegela
Prohibits contributions to political action committees by utility companies.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/22/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Campaign Finance
Wegela
Prohibits use of revenues as donation to a 501(c)(4) that engages in campaign or lobbying activities.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/22/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Labor Regulations
Neeley
Repeals local government labor regulatory limitation act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/29/2024; To Labor Committee)
Hiring Practices
Rigas
Prohibits hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/5/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
County Records
Steckloff
Modifies request for transcript and abstract of paper or record.
Text & Analysis
Emergency Powers
Schuette
Modifies emergency powers under the emergency management act to prohibit the closing of churches or other places of worship.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/5/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Emergency Powers
Carra
Modifies emergency orders in response to an epidemic to prohibit the closing of churches or other places of worship.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/5/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Emergency Orders
Smit
Provides civil liability for a violation of certain emergency orders.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/5/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Governmental Immunity
Schriver
Modifies accountability for public officials.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/6/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Housing
Grant
Requires master plans to forecast and take into account housing needs.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (10/23/2024; 24-14)
Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Prestin
Provides certain hunting and fishing licenses for first responders.
Text & Analysis
Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Carter, T.
Provides certain hunting and fishing licenses for law enforcement officers
Text & Analysis
Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Schmaltz
Provides certain hunting and fishing licenses for corrections officers.
Text & Analysis
No Trespassing Areas
Rogers
Allows purple paint marks designating a no trespassing area.
Text & Analysis
No Trespassing Areas
Markkanen
Prohibits unauthorized removal or placement of purple paint marks to indicate no trespassing area.
Text & Analysis
Landlords
Fink
Prohibits ordinances that place certain limitations on landlords.
Text & Analysis
Judgeships
Green
Eliminates incumbency designation for judges.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/13/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Civil Actions
Tsernoglou
Provides cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual engaging in sexual conduct.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/13/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Deep Fake Images
Bierlein
Enacts guidelines for dissemination of deep fake sexual images.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/13/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Income Tax Deductions
Schriver
Provides capital gains from sale or exchange of investment coins and bullion.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/13/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Legislative Staff
Wilson
Provides lobbying guidelines for legislative staff.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/14/2024; To Ethics and Oversight Committee)
Injunctive Relief
Byrnes
Allows secretary of state to apply for injunctive relief.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (10/2/2024; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
Lobbyist Gifts
Hill
Provides exceptions to the definition of gift in the lobbyist act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/14/2024; To Ethics and Oversight Committee)
Public Employees
Coffia
Requires disclosure of certain entertainment gifts or travel expenses paid by certain individuals.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/14/2024; To Ethics and Oversight Committee)
Lobbying Activities
Hope
Prohibits former members of the legislature and certain executive officers from engaging in certain lobbying activities for a period of time.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Ethics and Oversight Committee (4/18/2024)
Crimes against Animals
Young
Revises sentencing guidelines for crimes against animals.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Crimes against Animals
Paiz
Revises sentencing guidelines for crimes against animals.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Crimes against Animals
Aragona
Revises sentencing guidelines for crimes against animals.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Crimes against Animals
Tsernoglou
Revises sentencing guidelines for crimes against animals.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Crimes against Animals
McFall
Revises sentencing guidelines for crimes against animals
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Crimes against Animals
Carter, B.
Revises sentencing guidelines for crimes against animals
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Crimes against Animals
Outman, P.
Revises sentencing guidelines for crimes against animals.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (6/25/2024; To Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Youth Employement
Skaggs
Modifies work permit issuance procedures.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Labor Committee (5/23/2024)
False Documents
Liberati
Provides penalties for knowingly drafting or submitting false documents to the register of deeds.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (10/23/2024; 38-0)
False Documents
Liberati
Provides penalties for knowingly drafting or submitting false documents to the register of deeds.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (10/23/2024; 38-0)
Sanctuary Policies
Fink
Creates local government sanctuary policy prohibition act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Public Services
Carra
Regulates use of certain terminology in the promotion of governmental services.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Steckloff
Prohibits an employer from seeking or asking about certain information about a job applicant's compensation history and credit history.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Morse
Requires employers to create written job descriptions and discloses to job applicants and certain employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Byrnes
Establishes sanctions and remedies for failure of employer to disclose written job descriptions to job applicants and certain employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Wage Discrimination
Grant
Allows anonymous reporting of wage discrimination.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
State Contracts
Paiz
Prohibits award of state contracts to persons that do not possess fair paycheck workplace certificate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Coffia
Requires employers to post certain employment discrimination information.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Conlin
Prohibits an employer from basing the employee's wage rate on certain protected attributes and characteristics of an employee.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Fair Employment Practices
Scott
Provides requirements to obtain a fair paycheck workplace certificate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Wage Discrimination
Young
Modifies provision regarding wage discrimination based on sex and increases fines.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Employment Discrimination
Brixie
Increases damages for actions for unequal pay and modifies accrual date of claims.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/20/2024; To Labor Committee)
Firearms
Kuhn
Creates bond condition of psychological screening for defendant arrested while in possession of a firearm.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/18/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Firearms
Wozniak
Creates bond condition of psychological screening for defendant arrested for a misdemeanor while in possession of a firearm.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/18/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Construction Industry Employees
Churches
Provides reasonable accommodations for employees in the construction industry who express milk or menstruate.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/23/2024; To Labor Committee)
Illegal Re-Entry
Martin
Provides increased penalties for crimes committed by an individual who returns to the country illegally after deportation.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/23/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Hazardous Products
Aiyash
Creates sentencing guidelines for crimes involving violations of the hazardous products act.
Text & Analysis
School Safety Commission
Meerman
Revises school safety commission membership.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/24/2024; To Education Committee)
Hunting Safety Courses
Hoadley
Provides for waiver of hunter safety course for individuals with a valid concealed pistol license and military service members.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Hunting
Hoadley
Modifies exemptions to concealed weapons.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Criminal Sexual Contact
Wendzel
Provides for penalties for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Wendzel
Creates sentencing guidelines for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/25/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Mental Health
Young
Provides for screening and treatment for post traumatic prison disorder and requires certain other mental health screening, planning, and treatment of incarcerated individuals.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/1/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Township Officers
Tsernoglou
Modifies term of office start date for township officers.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in House (6/26/2024; 109-0; Given Immediate Effect; Earlier advanced to Third Reading)
Received
in Senate (6/26/2024; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
Elected Officials
Paiz
Modifies term of office for city elected officials.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in House (6/26/2024; 109-0; Given Immediate Effect; Earlier advanced to Third Reading with committee substitute H-1 adopted)
Received
in Senate (6/26/2024; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
Village Officials
Koleszar
Modifies term of office for village elected officials.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in House (6/26/2024; 109-0; Given Immediate Effect; Earlier advanced to Third Reading)
Received
in Senate (6/26/2024; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
Village Officials
MacDonell
Modifies term of office for village elected officials.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in House (6/26/2024; 109-0; Given Immediate Effect; Earlier advanced to Third Reading)
Received
in Senate (6/26/2024; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Beeler
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Friske
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes regarding contraband in prisons.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
DeBoyer
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes regarding contraband in jails.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Borton
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the identity theft act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Hoadley
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the riots act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Beeler
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the social welfare act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Bruck
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the public health code.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
DeBoyer
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the Medicaid false claim act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Rigas
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the revised judicature act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Bezotte
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the sex offender registration act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Mandatory Sentencing
Thompson
Requires mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the vehicle code.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Sentencing Updates
Beeler
Updates sentencing guidelines for certain crimes.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Religious Head Coverings
Farhat
Prohibits the required removal of religious head coverings for police photographs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/7/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Open Meetings
Alexander
Authorizes remote meeting participation for members of a public body meeting as a board of a prepaid inpatient health plan in certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Employee Benefits
Paiz
Requires an employer to pay certain types of accrued leave to an employee when employment is terminated.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/16/2024; To Labor Committee)
Veterans' Services and Benefits
Mentzer
Requires employers to post notice of veterans' services and benefits.
Text & Analysis
Received
in Senate (7/30/2024; To Labor Committee)
Drains
Paiz
Provides representation of communities on certain intercounty drainage boards.
Text & Analysis
Undocumented Persons
Cavitt
Provides sentencing guidelines for crime of bringing in and harboring certain undocumented persons.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/23/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Undocumented Persons
Johnsen
Prohibits bringing in and harboring certain undocumented persons.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/23/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Employment Security
Slagh
Prohibits contribution rate increase for certain employers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/30/2024; To Labor Committee)
Public Records
Carter, T.
Requires certain law enforcement disciplinary personnel records to be subject to freedom of information act requests.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/30/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Law Enforcement
Carter, T.
Provides identifier to track licensure status.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/30/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Lease Terminations
Edwards
Expands notice requirements for early lease termination for certain victims of violence.
Text & Analysis
Withholding Requirements
Bierlein
Provides work opportunity withholdings tax credit for certain tax exempt organizations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/30/2024; To Tax Policy Committee)
Government Officials
Maddock
Provides civil immunity and indemnification for certain government officials.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/4/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Illegal Immigrants
DeSana
Creates sentencing guidelines for crimes related to illegal immigration.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/4/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Criminal Convictions
DeBoyer
Prohibits probation as sentence for certain immigration related criminal convictions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/4/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Criminal Procedure
Schriver
Provides procedures regarding certain arrests and prosecutions
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/4/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Illegal Immigration
Friske
Prohibits illegal immigration and provides penalties.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/4/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
HB 5779
PA 126
Public Services
Churches
Provides certain townships to purchase, own, or operate a public service facility.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/3/2024; Signed: October 3, 2024, Effective: 90 days after sine die )
State Rifle
BeGole
Designates AR-15 as the official state rifle.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/6/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Dogs
Bezotte
Creates sentencing guidelines for crimes involving the ownership of potentially dangerous and dangerous dogs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/6/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Dogs
Bezotte
Provides authority to euthanize certain dangerous dogs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/6/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Property Taxes
Fitzgerald
Clarifies effect of a postmark date when determining date property taxes are paid.
Text & Analysis
Money Transmitters
Tsernoglou
Revises sentencing guidelines for money transmission violations.
Text & Analysis
HB 5803
PA 127
Public School Employees
Koleszar
Modifies certain required annual contributions.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/3/2024; Signed: October 3, 2024, Effective: 90 days after sine die )
Home Rule
Tsernoglou
Modifies election of charter commission timeline requirements.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Elections Committee (6/18/2024)
State Property
Hoadley
Provides transfer of certain state-owned property in Arenac County.
Text & Analysis
Crimes
Young
Increases fines and penalties for discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle if a minor is in the vehicle.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/18/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Sentencing Guidelines
Neeley
Provides sentencing guidelines for discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/18/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Employment Benefits
Whitsett
Increases weekly dependent care amount and benefit period.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in House (6/26/2024; 56-54; Given Immediate Effect; Earlier advanced to Third Reading with committee substitute H-1)
Received
in Senate (6/26/2024; To Labor Committee)
State Facilities
Young
Allows medical information regarding a prisoner provided to individuals as authorized by a prisoner.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/20/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Strip Searches
Johnsen
Requires strip searches according to biological sex by MDOC facilities.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Illicit Drugs
Breen
Prohibits illicit use of xylazine and provides penalties.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Illicit Drug
Breen
Provides sentencing guidelines for illicit use of xylazine.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Human Trafficking
Breen
Expands criminal convictions that may be set aside on grounds of being a victim of human trafficking.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Human Trafficking
Koleszar
Establishes affirmative defense that individual committed a crime because the individual was a victim of human trafficking.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Human Trafficking
Glanville
Expands expunction of crimes resulting from being a victim of human trafficking.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Human Trafficking
Miller
Modifies certain requirements for safe harbor protection for minors who are victims of sex and labor trafficking.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Human Trafficking
Fitzgerald
Modifies qualifications of expert witnesses in human trafficking cases.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Xiong
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the Michigan penal code.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Carter, T.
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the DNA identification profiling system act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Witwer
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the probate code of 1939.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Hill
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the juvenile facilities act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Steckloff
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the youth rehabilitation services act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Hope
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in public health code.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Wozniak
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the fourth class city act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
McFall
Modifies references to prostitution in the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Mentzer
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the revised judicature act of 1961.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Johnsen
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the child care organizations act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Edwards
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the child protection law.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Outman, P.
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the human trafficking notification act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Pohutsky
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in sex offender registration act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Prostitution
Paiz
Modifies references to prostitute and prostitution in the Michigan liquor control code of 1998.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/25/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Employment Security
Harris
Requires approval of the legislature before the department performs certain actions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/26/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Prostitution
Brabec
Amends penalties for and references to prostitute and prostitution crimes in sentencing guidelines.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/26/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Sex Offender Registration
Roth
Modifies sex offender registration act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Fireworks
Shannon
Allows local ordinances regarding firework regulation in certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Animals
Martus
Modifies forfeiture of animal victims of cruelty and fighting.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Animals
Martus
Provides forfeiture of animal victims of cruelty and fighting.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Animals
Martus
Creates registry for animal abusers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Animals
Martus
Updates sentencing guidelines.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Watercrafts
Hood
Provides sentencing guidelines for violation of requirement for maritime pilot and prohibition of anchors in Straits of Mackinac.
Text & Analysis
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Fitzgerald
Prohibits sexual extortion and aggravated sexual extortion and provides penalties.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Hope
Provides sentencing guidelines for sexual extortion and aggravated sexual extortion.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Hill
Requires the department to develop and provide an informational notice regarding certain crimes.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(6/27/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Severance Pay
Aiyash
Requires employers to pay severance pay for certain employees who are laid off for relocations and mass layoffs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(7/30/2024; To Labor Committee)
Notaries Public
DeBoyer
Provides educational requirements for notaries public.
Text & Analysis
Notaries Public
DeBoyer
Provides education and licensing requirements for notaries public.
Text & Analysis
Employment Practices
Greene
Protects absence from work to respond to an emergency as an emergency responder from adverse employment action.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/13/2024; To Labor Committee)
Correctional Officers
Hill
Modifies certification requirements for correctional officers.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(8/15/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Water Pollution
De Boer
Modifies sentencing guidelines for certain excess discharges into waters of the state.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/11/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Amber Alerts
Filler
Modifies amber alert act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/11/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Tipped Employees
Aragona
Provides exclusion of certain gratuities for tipped employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/17/2024; To Tax Policy Committee)
Local Agency
Shannon
Creates local agency infrastructure disaster relief fund and board.
Text & Analysis
Controlled Substances
McFall
Allows creating, manufacturing, possessing, or using psilocybin or psilocin under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Collective Bargaining
Wegela
Requires certain employers to display poster of collective bargaining rights at work sites and provide to employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Labor Committee)
Working Conditions
Wegela
Requires employers to provide to employees suitable seat under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Labor Committee)
State Employees
Hope
Allows naming a special needs trust as beneficiary.
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in House (10/15/2024; To Families, Children and Seniors Committee)
Public School Employees
Hill
Allows naming a special needs trust as beneficiary.
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in House (10/15/2024; To Families, Children and Seniors Committee)
State Police
Carter, T.
Allows naming a special needs trust as beneficiary.
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in House (10/15/2024; To Families, Children and Seniors Committee)
Occupations - Nurses
Young
Prohibits mandatory overtime for nurses except under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Labor Committee)
Home Rule
Young
Modifies method for serving blight violation notices.
Text & Analysis
Tobacco
Young
Sunsets criminal penalties and civil sanctions for minors that purchase, possess, or use tobacco products, vapor products, or alternative nicotine products.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Families, Children and Seniors Committee)
Child Custody
Young
Allows deferred domestic violence charges to be considered in cases of child custody.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Families, Children and Seniors Committee)
Domestic Violence
Edwards
Provides common household pets in certain shelter programs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Animal Treatment
Tsernoglou
Modifies definition of shelter for animals.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Animal Treatment
McFall
Updates cross-reference in animal welfare fund act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Animal Treatment
Mentzer
Updates cross-reference in revised judicature act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Youth Athletics
Xiong
Provides safety standards for youth sports programs.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/26/2024; To Regulatory Reform Committee)
Tobacco
Scott
Eliminates preemption of local ordinances pertaining to the sale of tobacco products or the licensure of distributors.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/15/2024; To Families, Children and Seniors Committee)
Animal Crimes
Young
Allows appointment of a pro bono lawyer or law student to act as an animal advocate in animal cruelty and welfare cases.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/15/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
State Contractors
Tisdel
Requires state contractors to verify legal residency of employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/17/2024; To Government Operations Committee)
Retirement/Pension Benefits
Hertel, K.
Revises limitations and restrictions on deductions of certain retirement or pension benefits and revenue distribution to state school aid fund.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (1/26/2023; To Tax Policy Committee)
Passed
in Senate (1/26/2023; 23-15; earlier advanced to Third Reading with floor substitute S-2 adopted)
Collective Bargaining
Camilleri
Allows requirement for agency fee for nonunion members in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public sector.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Labor Committee (3/14/2023)
State Technology
Theis
Prohibits use of TikTok on state devices.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/17/2023; To Labor Committee)
SB 32
PA 44
Law Enforcement Training
Santana
Allows agreements requiring reimbursement for law enforcement agencies that fund police training for recruits in certain situations.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(6/13/2023; Signed: June 13, 2023, Effective: June 13, 2023)
SB 34
PA 8
Collective Bargaining
Camilleri
Revises collective bargaining rights to restore former provisions.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(3/24/2023; Signed: March 24, 2023, Effective: March 17, 2024)
Employment Security
Wojno
Increases maximum number of unemployment benefit weeks.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(1/24/2023; To Labor Committee)
SB 59
PA 56
Law Enforcement
Cherry
Modifies definition of a peace officer in the mental health code.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/12/2023; Signed: July 11, 2023, Effective: July 11, 2023)
SB 67
PA 58
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Lauwers
Prohibits sexual contact and sexual penetration under pretext of medical treatment and provides penalties.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/12/2023; Signed: July 11, 2023, Effective: October 9, 2023)
SB 68
PA 59
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Geiss
Modifies sentencing guidelines for sexual contact or sexual penetration under pretext of medical treatment.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/12/2023; Signed: July 12, 2023, Effective: October 9, 2023)
SB 70
PA 61
Health Professionals
Johnson, R.
Enacts sentencing guidelines for the crime of performing certain medical treatments on a minor without consent and another individual present.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/12/2023; Signed: July 11, 2023, Effective: October 9, 2023)
SB 72
PA 63
Criminal Procedure
McDonald Rivet
Enacts sentencing guidelines for the crime of intentionally failing to document certain services in a medical record.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/12/2023; Signed: July 11, 2023, Effective: October 9, 2023)
Firearms and Weapons
Hertel, K.
Requires license or background check for purchase of firearms.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (3/22/2023)
Firearms
Moss
Updates references to pistol in penal code.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (3/22/2023)
Firearms
Cavanagh
Updates references in sentencing guidelines.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Judiciary Committee (3/22/2023)
SB 79
PA 17
Firearms/Weapons
Bayer
Provides penalties for storing or leaving a firearm where it may be accessed by a minor.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/13/2023; Signed: April 13, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2023)
SB 80
PA 16
Updates sentencing guidelines reference.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/13/2023; Signed: April 13, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2023)
SB 81
PA 15
Sales Tax
Irwin
Exempts firearm safety devices.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/13/2023; Signed: April 13, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2023)
SB 82
PA 14
Use Tax
Chang
Exempts firearm safety devices.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(4/13/2023; Signed: April 13, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2023)
SB 83
PA 38
Injunctions
McMorrow
Enacts extreme risk protection order act.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(5/22/2023; Signed: May 22, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Firearms/Weapons
Polehanki
Prohibits purchase of firearms if individual has an extreme risk protection order.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (4/12/2023; By Judiciary Committee)
Injunctions
Anthony
Enacts guidelines for making a false statement in support of an extreme risk protection order.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (4/12/2023; Substitute H-2 adopted; By Judiciary Committee)
Abortion
Anthony
Modifies penalties for the sale of drugs or medicine to procure a miscarriage.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (3/8/2023; To Judiciary Committee)
Passed
in Senate (3/8/2023; 20-18; Earlier advanced to Third Reading)
Abortion
Daley
Increases penalties for partial-birth abortion and coercion to have abortion.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/1/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Daley
Modifies sentencing guidelines for partial-birth abortion and coercion to abortion.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/1/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Webber
Prohibits abortion based on screening or diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/1/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Webber
Provides sentencing guidelines for crime of abortion based on screening or diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/1/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Johnson, R.
Provides penalties for failure to render immediate medical care if abortion results in a live birth.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/1/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Lauwers
Provides sentencing guidelines for failure to render immediate medical care if abortion results in a live birth.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/1/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Abortion
Theis
Provides sentencing guidelines for intentionally performing an abortion in violation of the parental rights restoration act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/1/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Juvenile Sentencing
Irwin
Prohibits sentencing individuals less than 19 to imprisonment for life without parole eligibility.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (4/20/2023)
Juvenile Corrections
Shink
Provides parole of certain offenders less than 19 at time of conviction under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (4/20/2023)
Juvenile Sentencing
Cavanagh
Amends probate code of 1939 to prohibit sentencing individuals less than 19 to imprisonment for life without parole eligibility.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (4/20/2023)
Criminal Sentencing
Geiss
Amends public health code to exclude application penalties for certain crimes of imprisonment for life without parole eligibility to individuals less than 19.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (4/20/2023)
Juvenile Sentencing
Santana
Amends Michigan penal code to exclude application penalties for certain crimes of imprisonment for life without parole eligibility to individuals less than 19.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (4/20/2023)
SB 133
PA 313
Controlled Substances
McCann
Creates overdose fatality review act.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/14/2023; Signed: December 14, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
History Museum Authorities
Santana
Creates history museum authorities act.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee (4/26/2023)
Family Leave Policies
McMorrow
Requires employers to disclose family leave policies to employees and potential employees.
Text & Analysis
Fair Employment Practices
McMorrow
Requires written job descriptions for employers with more than 5 employees.
Text & Analysis
Fair Employment Practices
McMorrow
Prohibits employers from obtaining noncompete agreements unless certain conditions are met.
Text & Analysis
Law Enforcement
Outman, R.
Creates Michigan public safety citizen communications system modernization act.
Text & Analysis
Crime Victims
Wojno
Provides notification to crime victims using the Michigan public safety citizen communications system.
Text & Analysis
Police Retirement System
Santana
Provides election process to transfer a corrections officer to the Michigan state police retirement system.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Labor Committee)
Police Retirement System
McBroom
Provides membership in the retirement system of a corrections officer first hired after certain date and allows for purchasing service credit for certain corrections officers' service under the state employees' retirement system.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Labor Committee)
State Police Retirement
Cherry
Provides membership in the retirement system of certain law enforcement officers first hired after certain date and allows for purchasing service credit for certain law enforcement officers' service under the state employees' retirement system.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (10/30/2024; 25-12; Earlier advanced to Third Reading with committee Substitute S-1 adopted. )
Police Retirement System
McDonald Rivet
Provides election process to transfer certain law enforcement officers to the Michigan state police retirement system.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (10/30/2024; 25-12; Earlier advanced to Third Reading with floor Substitute S-5 adopted. )
Police Retirement System
Shink
Provides membership in the retirement system of certain law enforcement officers first hired after certain date and allows for purchasing service credit for certain law enforcement officers' service under the state employees' retirement system.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (10/30/2024; 25-12; Earlier advanced to Third Reading with committee Substitute S-1 adopted. )
SB 169
PA 236
Collective Bargaining
Cherry
Requires public employers to provide public employee contact information to bargaining representatives.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/30/2023; Signed: November 29, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Open Competition
McCann
Repeals fair and open competition in governmental construction act.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (9/21/2023; By Labor Committee)
Labor Regulations
McCann
Repeals local government labor regulatory limitation act.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (9/21/2023; By Labor Committee)
Campaign Finance
Irwin
Allows automatic payroll deductions for PAC contributions.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/9/2023; To Labor Committee)
Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
Webber
Provides for distribution of sales tax revenue for the revenue sharing trust fund.
Text & Analysis
Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
Moss
Creates Revenue Sharing Trust Fund.
Text & Analysis
University and Colleges Safety
Webber
Provides supplemental 2022-23 fiscal year appropriations for universities and community colleges safety grants.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/15/2023; To Appropriations Committee)
SB 185
PA 237
Graduate Assistant Unions
Irwin
Removes exclusion of certain graduate assistants from definition of public employee.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/30/2023; Signed: November 29, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
2023-24 Corrections Appropriations
Shink
Provides for 2023-24 fiscal year Department of Corrections appropriations.
Text & Analysis
Notice of Intent to Discharge
in House (5/16/2023)
2023-24 LEO Appropriations
Cavanagh
Provides for 2023-24 fiscal year appropriations to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
Text & Analysis
Referred to Conference Committee
in Senate (6/7/2023)
2023-24 State Police Appropriations
Hertel, K.
Provides for 2023-24 fiscal year appropriations to the Department of State Police.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (5/16/2023; To Appropriations Committee)
Vulnerable Adults
Klinefelt
Provides for penalties for coercing a vulnerable adult into providing sexually explicit visual material.
Text & Analysis
Local Firearm Regulations
Irwin
Eliminates preemption of local firearm regulations on property owned or leased by local units of government.
Text & Analysis
Pollution Prevention
Shink
Repeals act preempting local regulation of plastic bags and other containers.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Energy and Environment Committee (4/27/2023--Canceled)
Distracted Driving
Johnson, R.
Enhances penalties for operating a vehicle while sending or receiving a message on an electronic wireless device.
Text & Analysis
SB 236
PA 65
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Irwin
Modifies criminal sexual conduct involving a mentally incapacitated individual.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/12/2023; Signed: July 11, 2023, Effective: October 9, 2023)
Distracted Driving
Hertel, K.
Enhances forwarding abstract of record or report to secretary of state for penalties for operating a vehicle while sending or receiving a message on an electronic wireless device.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (5/4/2023)
Worker's Compensation
Bumstead
Extends presumption of causation of heart and respiratory diseases to certain members of police, fire, and public safety departments.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Labor Committee (4/20/2023)
Address Confidentiality
Wojno
Modifies address confidentiality program act definitions to include kidnapping.
Text & Analysis
Address Confidentiality
Shink
Modifies address confidentiality program for certain victims and individuals.
Text & Analysis
No-Fault Insurance
Santana
Provides penalties for lapse of insurance policy waiver for certain individuals.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (2/14/2024; To Insurance and Financial Services Committee)
Passed
in Senate (2/14/2024; 30-8; Earlier advanced to Third Reading with committee substitute S-2 adopted.)
Public Utilities
Runestad
Requires certain money spent by electric or natural gas utilities to be reported to the public service commission.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/26/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Public Service Commission
Runestad
Provides election of members to the Michigan public service commission.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/26/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Public Service Commission
Runestad
Provides election of members to the Michigan public service commission.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/26/2023; To Government Operations Committee)
Weapons
Theis
Repeals certain provisions regarding weapons.
Text & Analysis
Weapons
Lindsey
Updates 1927 PA 372 references.
Text & Analysis
Weapons
Hoitenga
Updates references to natural resources and environmental protection act.
Text & Analysis
Weapons
Johnson, R.
Updates references to sentencing guidelines.
Text & Analysis
Weapons
Bellino
Updates references to corrections code of 1953.
Text & Analysis
Weapons
Lauwers
Updates references to Michigan retired law enforcement officer's firearm carry act.
Text & Analysis
Corrections
Wojno
Amends corrections code of 1953 to reflect requirement for department of corrections to provide certain notification to prisoners.
Text & Analysis
Crime Victims
Polehanki
Amends crime victim's rights act to reference rights of crime victims in certain prisoner resentencing.
Text & Analysis
Criminal Procedure
Bayer
Amends public health code to reflect potential resentencing penalties for certain crimes of imprisonment for life without parole eligibility.
Text & Analysis
Criminal Procedure
Irwin
Amends Michigan penal code to reflect potential resentencing penalties for certain crimes of imprisonment for life without parole eligibility.
Text & Analysis
Family Leave
Geiss
Provides family leave optimal coverage benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/11/2023; To Housing and Human Services Committee)
Family Leave
Geiss
Provides deduction for family leave optimal coverage benefits.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/11/2023; To Housing and Human Services Committee)
Health Occupations - Nurses
Chang
Prohibits mandatory overtime for nurses except under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/11/2023; To Regulatory Affairs Committee)
SB 337
PA 238
Land Use
Polehanki
Modifies certified survey map requirements.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/30/2023; Signed: November 29, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
County Elections
Wojno
Modifies election of county executive in a charter county schedule to presidential election years.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Elections and Ethics Committee (5/24/2023)
Election Law Violations
Moss
Updates references to sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations
Text & Analysis
Re-referred
in Senate (10/3/2023; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
Voting Rights
Camilleri
Creates state voting rights act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (9/17/2024; To Elections Committee)
Passed
in Senate (9/17/2024; 20-16; Earlier vote reconsidered, original vote: 21-15)
Elections
Moss
Creates voting and elections database and institute act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (9/17/2024; To Elections Committee)
Passed
in Senate (9/17/2024; 20-16)
Elections
Chang
Creates language assistance for elections act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (9/17/2024; To Elections Committee)
Passed
in Senate (9/17/2024; 20-16)
Construction
Lauwers
Establishes prompt payment law for contractors to pay subcontractors and suppliers in a timely manner.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Labor Committee (5/16/2024)
Disabled Veterans
Hertel, K.
Provides replacement of disabled veterans property tax exemption with a property tax credit for disabled veterans.
Text & Analysis
Public Employees
Bayer
Incudes authority by municipalities in the publicly funded health insurance contribution act.
Text & Analysis
Concealed Firearms
Hoitenga
Allows concealed pistols in state capitol.
Text & Analysis
Child Care Licensees
Hoitenga
Expands locations to obtain fingerprint requirement for child care licensees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/7/2023; To Regulatory Affairs Committee)
SB 471
PA 201
Firearms
Chang
Prohibits possession of firearms and ammunition by persons convicted of misdemeanor involving domestic violence.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(11/20/2023; Signed: November 20, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Special Assessments
Bellino
Allows special assessment districts for police and fire equipment.
Text & Analysis
Abortion
Chang
Amends sentencing guidelines and other references to certain abortion crimes to reflect repeal.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (10/24/2023; To Health Policy Committee)
Land Division
Hertel, K.
Modifies number of parcels resulting from division.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (2/7/2024)
Decennial Census Data
Santana
Updates to reflect pre-incarceration address of incarcerated individuals and requires the independent citizens redistricting commission to consider.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Elections and Ethics Committee (10/4/2023)
Compensation and Benefits
Albert
Creates retention program for certain public employees.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/14/2023; To Labor Committee)
State Employees Retirement
Albert
Provides annuity option.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/14/2023; To Labor Committee)
Controlled Substances
Irwin
Exempts conduct associated with entheogenic plants and fungi from criminal penalties in certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(9/14/2023; To Regulatory Affairs Committee)
SB 505
PA 252
Election Laws
Polehanki
Provides sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations dealing with intimidating an election official.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/1/2023; Signed: November 30, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
Evidence
Bayer
Provides admissibility of certain hearsay testimony in certain human trafficking and prostitution prosecutions.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (1/30/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Evidence
Shink
Provides admissibility of evidence of other acts in certain human trafficking and prostitution prosecutions.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (1/30/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Evidence
Chang
Modifies use of truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information against certain witnesses.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (1/30/2024; To Judiciary Committee)
Child Abuse
McBroom
Modifies definition of child abuse.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Housing and Human Services Committee (4/30/2024)
Water Utilities
Irwin
Decriminalizes violation of tampering with utility shut-off procedures under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Housing and Human Services Committee (10/31/2023)
Utility Shutoff
Wojno
Amends sentencing guidelines for tampering with utility shutoff to residence to reflect decriminalization of certain acts.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Housing and Human Services Committee (10/31/2023)
Travel Aids
Singh
Increases penalties for certain violations to provision in use of travel aids by blind persons act.
Text & Analysis
Sentencing Guidelines
Singh
Enacts sentencing guidelines for driver causing death of blind person or dog guide in crosswalk.
Text & Analysis
SB 570
PA 254
Elected Officials
McMorrow
Requires county clerk to appoint a designee to conduct an election audit under certain circumstances.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(12/1/2023; Signed: November 30, 2023, Effective: February 13, 2024 )
SB 571
PA 110
Prevailing Wages
Cherry
Requires prevailing wage on certain solar and wind energy projects and requires contractors to obtain a registration to perform work on certain projects.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/23/2024; Signed: July 23, 2024, Effective: October 20, 2024)
Veterans
Daley
Makes general amendments to act establishing county soldiers' relief funds.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/11/2023; To Veterans and Emergency Services Committee)
Veterans
Outman, R.
Modifies reference to 1899 PA 214 in 1973 PA 139 citation.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/11/2023; To Veterans and Emergency Services Committee)
Veterans
Daley
Modifies reference to 1899 PA 214 in the social welfare act.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(10/11/2023; To Veterans and Emergency Services Committee)
Call Centers
Camilleri
Requires the department of labor and economic opportunity to create registry of employers who relocate a call center to a foreign country.
Text & Analysis
Firearm Limitations
Lindsey
Prohibits enforcement of federal limitation on firearms.
Text & Analysis
SB 599
PA 111
Inmates
Geiss
Modifies parole eligibility for medically frail inmates.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/23/2024; Signed: July 23, 2024, Effective: October 20, 2024)
Criminal Threats
Santana
Provides for sentencing guidelines for criminal threatening.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (3/20/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Criminal Threats
Santana
Defines and provides penalties for criminal threatening.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (3/20/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
SB 604
PA 75
Election Recounts
Moss
Modifies sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations dealing with recounts.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/8/2024; Signed: July 8, 2024, Effective: 90 days after sine die)
Traffic Accidents
McCann
Enhance penalties for moving violation causing physical injury or death to a vulnerable roadway use.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (6/5/2024; 29-9; Committee substitute S-2 adopted.)
Traffic Control
Klinefelt
Adds definition for "vulnerable roadway user."
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (6/5/2024; 29-9)
Brownfield Authorities
Hoitenga
Modifies qualified local government unit to include county seats.
Text & Analysis
Governmental Immunity
Irwin
Revises liability of governmental employees proximate cause requirement.
Text & Analysis
Governmental Immunity
Irwin
Imposes a duty for public employees and officers to not engage in conduct that is gross negligence.
Text & Analysis
Forfeited Animals
Polehanki
Imposes penalties upon owner for restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/20/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Forfeited Animals
Wojno
Imposes restitution penalty for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals on ownership of animal to person convicted of certain crimes against animal.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/20/2024; To Criminal Justice Committee)
Sewage
Bayer
Provides municipal stormwater utilities and authorizes a fee.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Local Government Committee (6/4/2024)
SB 662
PA 112
Inland Lakes
Bayer
Revises financing provisions and definition of lake level.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/23/2024; Signed: July 23, 2024, Effective: October 20, 2024)
School Curriculum
Bumstead
Provides firearm safety instruction.
Text & Analysis
Hotel Tax
Anthony
Modifies hotel tax.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Local Government Committee)
Hotel Tax
Camilleri
Modifies hotel tax.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Local Government Committee)
Tuition
Huizenga
Modifies to permit grants to be awarded to individuals incarcerated in correctional facilities.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Appropriations Committee)
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Hertel, K.
Revises sentencing guidelines for crimes involving physician-assisted suicide.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(11/9/2023; To Health Policy Committee)
Stun Guns
Hoitenga
Allows purchase and possession of stun guns for individuals over age 21.
Text & Analysis
Sentencing Guidelines
Klinefelt
Provides sentencing guidelines for certain violations of the camp licensing act.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in House Families, Children and Seniors Committee (6/18/2024)
Downtown Development Authorities
Hertel, K.
Modifies definition of downtown district.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/4/2024; To Economic Development and Small Business Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/4/2024; 25-13)
Transcripts and Records
Wojno
Modifies request for transcript and abstract of paper or record.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/20/2024; To Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/20/2024; 38-0)
No-Fault Insurance
Santana
Provides waivers for certain individuals for penalties for lapse of insurance policy.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (2/14/2024; To Insurance and Financial Services Committee)
Passed
in Senate (2/14/2024; 31-7; Earlier advanced to Third Reading.)
No-Fault Insurance
Santana
Provides waiver for certain individuals for penalties for lapse of insurance policy.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (2/14/2024; To Insurance and Financial Services Committee)
Passed
in Senate (2/14/2024; 31-7; Earlier advanced to Third Reading.)
SB 721
PA 20
Marketable Record Titles
Moss
Modifies Marketable record title.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(3/28/2024; Signed: March 28, 2024, Effective: March 28, 2024)
Miranda Rights
Santana
Requires evaluation of competency to waive Miranda rights.
Text & Analysis
Immigration
Lindsey
Creates Local Government Sanctuary Policy Prohibition Act.
Text & Analysis
Immigration
Hoitenga
Creates County Sanctuary Policy Prohibition Act.
Text & Analysis
Illegal Drugs
Webber
Modifies penalties for creating, delivering, or possessing with intent certain schedule 1 and 2 controlled substances.
Text & Analysis
Illegal Drugs
Huizenga
Amends sentencing guidelines for manufacturing, creating, delivering, or possessing with intent certain schedule 1 and 2 controlled substances.
Text & Analysis
Governmental Services
Hoitenga
Prohibits use of certain terminology in the promotion of governmental services.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(2/28/2024; To Appropriations Committee)
Occupations - Plumbers and Electricians
Camilleri
Provides ratio of apprentices to journey or master licensees on a jobsite for plumbers and modifies for electricians.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in House (9/25/2024; By Labor Committee)
School Librarians
Camilleri
Requires certified school librarian in certain public schools.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Education Committee (4/16/2024)
School Libraries
Bayer
Provides designated individual to supervise pupils in a school library under certain conditions.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Education Committee (4/16/2024)
SB 744
PA 134
Probationary Periods
McDonald Rivet
Modifies requirements for a teacher to successfully complete a probationary period.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/8/2024; Signed: October 8, 2024, Effective: 90 days after sine die )
Department of Corrections Appropriations
Shink
Provides appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Text & Analysis
Conferees Named
in House (6/5/2024; Reps. O'Neal, McKinney, Slagh)
State Police Appropriations
Hertel, K.
Provides appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Text & Analysis
Conferees Named
in House (6/5/2024; Reps. Morgan, Wilson, Cavitt)
LEO Appropriations
Cavanagh
Provides appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Text & Analysis
Conferees Named
in Senate (6/4/2024; Sens. Cavanagh, Anthony, Bumstead; Earlier non-concurred in House substitute/amendment, 1-37.)
Golf Carts
Hertel, K.
Allows operation of golf carts on streets and county roads in certain municipalities.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/20/2024; To Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/20/2024; 38-0)
Tow Trucks
Webber
Allows use of flares and blue lights on tow trucks.
Text & Analysis
Animal Abuse
Shink
Provides sentencing guidelines for penalties related to certain false reports of animal abuse or neglect.
Text & Analysis
Tax Increment Financing
Shink
Exempts fire authorities from tax capture districts.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/13/2024; To Local Government Committee)
SB 791
PA 145
Collective Bargaining
Santana
Modifies definition of public employee in 1947 PA 336.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/8/2024; Signed: October 8, 2024, Effective: 90 days after sine die )
Teachers and Administrators
Damoose
Modifies performance evaluation systems for public school teachers and school administrators.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/14/2024; To Education Committee)
Performance Evaluations
Johnson, R.
Modifies references regarding teacher performance evaluations.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(3/14/2024; To Education Committee)
Video Recorded Statements
Cherry
Allows consideration of videorecorded statements in pretrial procedures.
Text & Analysis
Advanced to Third Reading
in Senate (10/30/2024; With floor substitute S-3 adopted.)
Sentencing Costs
Shink
Extends sunset on certain costs that may be imposed upon criminal conviction.
Text & Analysis
Reported
in Senate (4/18/2024; By Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Occupational Safety
Cherry
Amends reference to section of the Michigan occupational safety and health act to reflect repeal.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/26/2024; To Labor Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/26/2024; 20-18)
Occupational Safety and Health
Cherry
Provides revisions to the occupational safety and health act.
Text & Analysis
Received
in House (6/26/2024; To Labor Committee)
Passed
in Senate (6/26/2024; 20-18)
SB 834
PA 128
Death Benefits
Hertel, K.
Increases public safety officer death benefits.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(10/3/2024; Signed: October 3, 2024, Effective: October 3, 2024)
Voting Information
Chang
Requires department of corrections to provide certain voting information on release.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(4/18/2024; To Elections and Ethics Committee)
SB 841
PA 78
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Klinefelt
Provides penalties for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/8/2024; Signed: July 8, 2024, Effective: October 5, 2024)
SB 842
PA 80
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Klinefelt
Creates sentencing guidelines for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/8/2024; Signed: July 8, 2024, Effective: October 5, 2024)
SB 843
PA 66
Criminal Sexual Conduct
Klinefelt
Requires registration of individual convicted of sexual contact or sexual penetration with dead human body.
Text & Analysis
Signed by the Governor
(7/8/2024; Signed: July 8, 2024, Effective: October 5, 2024)
Drunken Driving
Geiss
Increases penalties for operating while intoxicated.
Text & Analysis
Right To Work
Albert
Restores prohibition on mandatory union membership or non-member agency fee for workers under a collective bargaining agreement.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/1/2024; To Labor Committee)
Right To Work
Hauck
Restores prohibition on mandatory union membership and non-member agency fees for public sector workers under a collective bargaining agreement.
Text & Analysis
Introduced
(5/1/2024; To Labor Committee)
Pistols In State Buildings
Polehanki
Prohibits concealed pistols in the Capitol, Anderson House Office Building and Binsfeld Senate Office Building.
Text & Analysis
Firearms In State Office Buildings
Bayer
Prohibits firearms in the Capitol, Anderson House Office Building and Binsfeld Senate Office Building.
Text & Analysis
Prisoner Productivity Credits
Irwin
Creates provision of prison code relating to productivity time credit system.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (6/20/2024)
Prisoner Productivity Credits
Victory
Requires notice to crime victim when a prisoner is eligible to receive credits toward sentence.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (6/20/2024)
Prisoner Productivity Credits
Geiss
Updates Code of Criminal Procedure to reflect creation of productivity credits.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (6/20/2024)
Prisoner Productivity Credits
McBroom
Updates Corrections Code of 1953 to reflect creation of productivity credits.
Text & Analysis
Committee Hearing
in Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (6/20/2024)
Revenue Bonds
Geiss
Modifies use of grant funds and issuance of revenue bonds.
Text & Analysis
Passed
in Senate (10/23/2024; 29-9; Earlier advanced to Third Reading with committee substitute S-1 adopted.)