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Other bills introduced last week would allow eligible people to carry a concealed weapon without having to get a permit.
HB 4412: Revise the procedures for property tax tribunals. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4413: Require one full-time military employee to be stationed at each armory or military facility in the state and to be armed with a gun. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4414: Change the prohibition against an elected official's contact information from appearing on ballot related materials, including absentee ballots, to include e-mails. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4415: Modify the procedure to change the speed limit restrictions on county gravel roads to include input from township officials. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4416-4419: Repeal the laws requiring a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Sponsors: Reps.
HB 4420: Allow for the extension of business tax brownfield credits beyond 10 years. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4421: Expand eligibility for substitute teaching to include people who have received a professional license or certification in the subject area that they will be teaching. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4422: Eliminate the sunset on a law which allows public school retirees to teach under certain circumstances without forfeiting retirement benefits. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4423: Establish grants for sheriff patrol assistance in distressed counties. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4424: Increase the penalties for possession certain parts of a deer or elk killed in another state. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4425-4426: Prohibit the department of health and human services from setting vaccination rules that are more stringent than already in statute, and prohibit schools from excluding unvaccinated students from schools. Sponsors: Reps.
HB 4427: Prohibit the release of certain recordings taken by law enforcement officers who are wearing body cameras. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4428: Prohibit the automatic renewals of state service contracts. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4429: Modify the definition of an involuntary statement given by a law enforcement officer to clarify the statement must be truthful. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4430: Restrict the state from assisting the federal government with data collection. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4431-4432: Expand the Legislature's authority to subpoena records and files to include access to local public bodies. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4433: Provide for the automatic criminal record expungement of nonviolent juvenile offenses. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4434: Require housing development authorities to offer vacant apartments to mobility impaired tenants. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4435: Revise the calculation formula for vehicle registration fees. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4438: Provide for an exemption from domestic septage laws for portable toilets for farm laborers. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4439: Provide for use tax exemptions for back to school clothing and school supplies. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4440: Create a public education awareness campaign for cytomegalovirus, a common virus that infects people of all ages. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4441-4443: Require animal control officers and child protective service workers to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. Sponsors: Reps.
HB 4444: Require notice for public utility projects that are located within a right-of-way. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4445: Prohibit the sale of certain prescription drug discount cards. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4446: Authorize a condominium board of directors to initiate or defend legal actions. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4447-4455: Create the local government professional services selection act. Sponsors: Reps.
HB 4456: Repeal the law allowing local governments' rent control policies. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4457: Provide for energy improvement financing for universities and colleges. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4458: Lower the penalties for people carrying a concealed weapon without a permit in certain circumstances. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4459: Allow people who register to vote by mail to show their identification to any county, city or township clerk. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4460: Allow for reimbursement of registration fee for a return of vehicle plates or tabs before their expiration. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4461-4462: Allow physician assisted suicide. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4463: Allow limited liability company members to represent the company in civil procedure evictions. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4464: Require child care centers to provide rules regarding safe sleep to parents. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4465: Provide for notice before a communications company promotional rate expires. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4466: Enhance the penalties for texting while driving. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4467: Prohibit abortions without first determining whether there is a detectable heartbeat. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4468: Repeal the law that prohibits companies from recruiting and hiring workers to replace striking workers. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4469: Provide for senior citizen eligibility for participation in senior farmers' market nutrition programs. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4470-4471: Enact the uniform commercial real estate receivership act. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 4472: Allow pharmacists to dispense
HB 4473: Create a supplemental appropriation to pass
SB 275: Remove the exemption from prosecution for law enforcement officers who engage in sex with prostitutes while working undercover investigations. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 276-277: Enhance penalties for crimes against animals. Sponsors: Sens.
SB 278: Create interstate library compact. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 279: Increase the representation of firefighters on construction code commissions and advisory committees. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 280: Clarify the criteria for expenditures from the
SB 281: Increase the reporting requirements for campaign committees to include 527 groups that don't have to disclose all donors. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 282-283: Eliminate an employer's and insurance company's authority to refuse worker's compensation reimbursement for chiropractic services. Sponsors: Sens.
SB 284: Remove the requirement to state marital status on property or mortgage documents. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 285: Lower the ratio of patients to nursing care personnel and aides in nursing homes. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 286: Provide for the registration of nurse aides. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 287: Regulate pharmacy benefit managers. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 288-289: Regulate and certify emergency medical services personnel and community paramedics. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 290: Increase the fee for recounts. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 291: Prohibit a collision and comprehensive insurance provider from requiring the use of a specific vendor or process. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 292: Provide for a risk analysis and possible termination of the pipelines running under the
SB 293-294: Provide for penalties for storing or leaving a firearm where it may be accessed by a minor. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 295 and HB 4436: Provide for a graduated income tax. Sponsors: Sen.
SB 296 and HB 4437: Increase the personal and special income tax exemptions. Sponsors: Sen.
SB 297: Require electricians to present identification to certain government officials. Sponsor: Sen.
For more information on bills, go to www.legislature.mi.gov
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