Tracking Status Report Mike Sauger
Pension Tax (Bellino)
Eliminates 3-tier limitations and restrictions on deduction for retirement or pension benefits based on taxpayer's age.
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Committee Hearing in House Tax Policy Committee (4/14/2021)
First Responders (Eisen)
Prohibits assault against a first responder during a riot and provides penalties.
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Introduced (1/26/2021; To Judiciary Committee)
First Responders (Eisen)
Creates sentencing guidelines for assault against a first responder during a riot.
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Introduced (1/26/2021; To Judiciary Committee)
Public Employees (Berman)
Requires monthly internet posting to include list of employees, position title, classified or nonclassified civil service distinction and salary for each state department.
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Received in Senate (4/13/2021; To Oversight Committee)
Tuition Assistance (Koleszar)
Modifies tuition assistance benefits for certain survivors of Michigan police officers and Michigan fire fighters killed in the line of duty.
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Introduced (2/2/2021; To Appropriations Committee)
Fair Employment (Johnson, C.)
Prohibits employer inquiries regarding criminal history before offer of employment is made.
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Introduced (2/2/2021; To Commerce and Tourism Committee)
Corrections Officers (Frederick)
Makes corrections officers subject to the law enforcement officer separation of service record act.
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Reported in House (4/13/2021; By Judiciary Committee)
Corrections Officers (Anthony)
Expands personnel record release under the Bullard-Plawecki employee right to know act to include corrections officers in certain situations.
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Reported in House (4/13/2021; By Judiciary Committee)
Traffic Violations (Howell)
Eliminates collection of biometric data for traffic violation.
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Committee Hearing in House Judiciary Committee (2/23/2021)
Occupational Cancer (Allor)
Extends presumption of causation of occupational cancer to fire/crash rescue officers and forest fire officers.
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Referred in Senate (3/18/2021; To Insurance and Banking Committee)
Occupational Cancer (Yaroch)
Extends presumption of causation for certain occupational diseases to part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters
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Referred in Senate (3/18/2021; To Insurance and Banking Committee)
Right to Work (Camilleri)
Revises collective bargaining to restore former provisions.
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Introduced (2/9/2021; To Workforce, Trades and Talent Committee)
Right to Work (Sabo)
Allows requirement for agency fee for nonunion members in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public sector.
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Introduced (2/9/2021; To Workforce, Trades and Talent Committee)
Paid Sick Time (Kuppa)
Reverses changes made to the Earned Sick Time Act.
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Introduced (2/9/2021; To Commerce and Tourism Committee)
Law Enforcement (Mueller)
Increases penalties for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law enforcement officer is injured.
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Received in Senate (3/25/2021; To Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Law Enforcement (LaGrand)
Provides for sentencing guidelines for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law enforcement officer is injured.
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Received in Senate (3/25/2021; To Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Tuition Assistance (Koleszar)
Modifies tuition assistance benefits for certain survivors of Michigan police officers and Michigan fire fighters killed in the line of duty.
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Committee Hearing in Senate Appropriations Committee (3/17/2021)
Accrued Liabilities (Albert)
Modifies use of a level dollar method for paying off unfunded actuarial accrued liability.
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Committee Hearing in House Appropriations Committee (2/17/2021)
Collective Bargaining (Hornberger)
Makes calendar and schedule for school year prohibited subjects of bargaining.
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Introduced (2/17/2021; To Education Committee)
Retirement Calculations (Paquette)
Modifies calculation of unfunded actuarial accrued liability contributions.
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Received in Senate (4/21/2021; To Appropriations Committee)
Retirement Calculations (Johnson, S.)
Revises method to calculate unfunded actuarial liability.
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Received in Senate (4/21/2021; To Appropriations Committee)
Retirement Calculations (Bollin)
Revises method to calculate unfunded actuarial accrued liability and provides for certain members to opt out of retiree health benefits.
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Received in Senate (4/21/2021; To Appropriations Committee)
Retirement Calculations (Brann)
Modifies calculation of unfunded actuarial accrued liability contributions.
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Received in Senate (4/21/2021; To Appropriations Committee)
Law Enforcement (Garza)
Modifies population threshold for qualified city in the police and fire protection act.
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Introduced (2/23/2021; To Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee)
Law Enforcement (Carter, T.)
Requires certain law enforcement disciplinary personnel records to be subject to freedom of information act requests.
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Introduced (2/23/2021; To Government Operations Committee)
Use Of Force (Carter, T.)
Provides for mandated reporting of incidents involving use of force.
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Introduced (2/23/2021; To Government Operations Committee)
Teachers (Damoose)
Modifies exceptions to requirement to bargain collectively by certain employers.
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Committee Hearing in House Education Committee (4/13/2021)
Teacher Bargaining (Bollin)
Makes ending day of school year a prohibited subject of bargaining.
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Introduced (2/23/2021; To Education Committee)
Smoke Alarms (Mueller)
Enacts requirements on power source for certain smoke alarm devices.
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Advanced to Third Reading in House (4/15/2021)
Minimum Wage (Aiyash)
Increases minimum wage rate and indexes to inflation.
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Introduced (3/2/2021; To Commerce and Tourism Committee)
First Responders (Hammoud)
Provides for paid time-off for first responders affected by a public health emergency.
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Introduced (3/3/2021; To Government Operations Committee)
Vaccinations (Allor)
Prohibits requiring certain vaccinations as a condition of employment.
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Re-referred in House (3/23/2021; To Workforce, Trades and Talent Committee)
Employment Security (Kuppa)
Strikes provision regarding absences without notice of employee who involuntarily leaves employment.
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Introduced (3/11/2021; To Government Operations Committee)
Employee Benefits (Hood)
Decreases earning requirements and requalifying claimants.
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Introduced (3/11/2021; To Government Operations Committee)
Employment Security (Breen)
Strikes required conditions of employee involuntarily leaving employment for a medical reason.
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Introduced (3/11/2021; To Government Operations Committee)
Law Enforcement (Berman)
Modifies Michigan commission on law enforcement standards (MCOLES) to include grappling training.
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Introduced (3/16/2021; To Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee)
Law Enforcement (LaFave)
Creates county law enforcement protection act
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Introduced (3/18/2021; To Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee)
Law Enforcement (Carter, T.)
Establishes transit police officers as law enforcement officers
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Committee Hearing in House Government Operations Committee (4/22/2021)
Wage Garnishment (Anthony)
Revises notice period for deductions from wages without written consent of employee for certain deductions related to garnishment.
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Introduced (3/24/2021; To Commerce and Tourism Committee)
Retirement Benefits (Bellino)
Limits retirement health care benefits to 80% of premium.
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Introduced (4/13/2021; To Insurance Committee)
Criminal Procedure (Brixie)
Provides exception to the presumption for issuance of appearance tickets in lieu of an arrest in operating while intoxicated.
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Committee Hearing in House Judiciary Committee (4/20/2021)
Correction Officers (Breen)
Includes correction officers under compulsory arbitration for local police and firefighters
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Introduced (4/14/2021; To Commerce and Tourism Committee)
Medical Leave (Hammoud)
Expands paid medical leave for victims or witnesses of certain acts or crimes.
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Introduced (4/21/2021; To Rules and Competitiveness Committee)
retirement benefits (Wojno)
Eliminates the three-tier limitations and restrictions on deduction for retirement or pension benefits based on taxpayer's age under the Income Tax Act of 1967.
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Introduced (1/13/2021; To Finance Committee)
public employees (Zorn)
Modifies certain population thresholds regarding contracts of public servants with public entities.
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Reported in House (3/3/2021; By Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee)
retirement benefits (Barrett)
Eliminates the three-tier limitations and restrictions on deduction for retirement or pension benefits based on taxpayer's age.
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Introduced (1/13/2021; To Finance Committee)
labor (Victory)
Creates protections from adverse employment action individuals who are absent from work to respond to an emergency as an emergency responder.
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Introduced (1/26/2021; To Economic and Small Business Development Committee)
health facilities (Horn)
Expands crime of assaulting a person performing certain job-related duties to include emergency room personnel under the Michigan Penal Code.
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Introduced (2/2/2021; To Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
charitable gaming (Daley)
Provides credit for 2021 to bingo license renewals due to certain COVID-19 restrictions.
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Passed in Senate (3/24/2021; 35-0)
labor (Chang)
Increases maximum penalties for Michigan Occupational Health and Safety Act violations.
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Introduced (2/23/2021; To Economic and Small Business Development Committee)
labor (Santana)
Creates a prohibition for employers taking adverse employment action against an employee who raises concern over infection control.
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Introduced (2/23/2021; To Economic and Small Business Development Committee)
labor (Moss)
Creates a prohibition during a declared state of emergency for employers taking adverse employment action against an employee who is absent from work.
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Introduced (2/23/2021; To Economic and Small Business Development Committee)
covid-19 testing (Brinks)
Creates a requirement for employers to provide information regarding COVID-19 testing locations.
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Introduced (2/23/2021; To Economic and Small Business Development Committee)
labor (Chang)
Prohibits except under certain circumstances mandatory overtime for nurses.
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Introduced (3/4/2021; To Health Policy and Human Services Committee)
Corrections Officers (Barrett)
Creates corrections officer wellness unit agency.
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Introduced (3/9/2021; To Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Domestic Violence (Runestad)
Modifies domestic violence incident report.
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Introduced (3/25/2021; To Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
Law Enforcement (Santana)
Allows agreements requiring reimbursement for law enforcement agencies that fund police training for recruits.
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Introduced (4/21/2021; To Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
supermarket employee day (Daley)
A resolution to designate February 22, 2021, as Supermarket Employee Day.
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Passed in Senate (2/18/2021; Adopted)
Police Misconduct (Bayer)
Urges the Senate of the United States to pass, and the President of the United States to sign, legislation to ban chokeholds, end racial and religious profiling, establish a national database to track police misconduct, and prohibit certain no-knock warrants, among other initiatives.
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Introduced (3/17/2021; To Judiciary and Public Safety Committee)
organized labor (Nesbitt)
A concurrent resolution to oppose policies that restrict the autonomy of workers and employers and memorialize the President and Congress of the United States to support and defend the rights and freedoms of workers and employers.
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Passed in Senate (3/16/2021; Adopted by voice vote)