Date | Bill Number | Summary | Sponsor | Committee | Bryan (Y/N, Explanation) | (Official Vote) Y/N |
Tuesday, May 18 | Education; curriculum; merit curriculum requirement; modify | VanWoerkom | Education | Yes | ||
Tuesday, May 18 | Taxation; tobacco; sunset on cap for taxes on cigars; remove. | Hall | Tax Policy | Yes. a 32% tax increase on cigars is unsustainable for business owners and consumers alike. There is no evidence that suggests higher taxes lowers the rate of use, so there is no public health benefit to the tax hike. | Yes | |
Liquor; permits; an on-premises tasting room | Yes. This legislation will allow for greater competition within the marketplace, and allow business owners to continue to evolve and get creative. Yes. Any business that can abide by all regulations in place should be allowed to remain open as long as another business can remain open. It is not the role of Government to pick winners and losers so long as the business can maintain proper safety protocols. No. Safety inspections are already conducted on a regular basis. This legislation is unnecessary and will cost money for duplicative inspections. Yes. High School Education should include entreprenuership in its curriculum in order to provide a more well rounded education. | |||||
and an off-premises tasting room held at same | ||||||
Tuesday, May 18 | location; allow under certain conditions. | LaSata | Reg Reform | Yes | ||
amend the Public Health Code to limit the | ||||||
duration and content of | ||||||
Wednesday, May 19 | certain emergency public health orders. | Meerman | Gov Ops | Referred to Rules | ||
require districts, intermediate school districts | ||||||
(ISDs), public school academies | ||||||
(PSAs, or charter schools), and nonpublic schools | ||||||
Wednesday, May 19 | to conduct yearly health and safety inspections of their school premises | Berman | Education | Pulled from house floor. Will be voted on in a week or two | ||
encourage school districts and public school | ||||||
academies (PSAs, or charter schools) to include a | ||||||
program of instruction in free enterprise and | ||||||
entrepreneurship in their social studies | ||||||
curriculum for grades 9 through 12 beginning in | ||||||
Wednesday, May 19 | the 2021-2022 school year. | Brann | Education | Yes | ||
Wednesday, May 19 | allow a person who wins a multistate lottery game (such as Powerball or Mega Millions) to remain anonymous or to allow, in writing, his or her name to be disclosed. | Pat Outman | Reg Reform | Yes, personal privacy is important for everyone, especially in situations relating to finances. | Yes | |
Wednesday, May 19 | Gaming; bingo and charitable gaming; definition of occasion; eliminate. | Hertel | Reg Reform | Yes. This change is fixing an unintended consequence of previous legislation and will help charities raise more funds the advance their cause. | Yes | |
Wednesday, May 19 | extends the time for filing an application to set aside a first violation operating while intoxicated offense from three to five years. Under current law, an application to set aside a misdemeanor must be filed 3 or more years after sentencing, probation, or completion of any term of imprisonment for the conviction. | McBroom | Judiciary | Yes. If expungement is an option for OWI offenses, there should be a waiting period of at least five years before it can take place. | Yes | |
Thursday, May 20 | amend the Youth Employment Standards Act to allow a minor’s parent or legal guardian to issue and revoke a work permit for employment in qualifying occupations if the minor is being homeschooled. | Reilly | Education | Yes. Homeschool students deserve the same rights as other students when it comes to the abiltiy to work. | Yes | |
Thursday, May 20 | amend Part 401 (Wildlife Conservation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to allow an individual to feed wildlife and birds if certain conditions are met. | Borton | Nat Resources | Yes. Not only does the baiting ban limit the ability to properly manage wildlife, it is being used inapproprietly by regulatory authorities. | Yes | |
Thursday, May 20 | would amend the Open Meetings Act to allow agricultural commodity groups to meet electronically by telephone or video conferencing without violating the act | Bellino | Agriculture | Yes. Non-elected, non tax-payer funded boards of directors should not be required by law to meet in person. It should be left up to the organization. | Yes |
Thursday, May 20 | prohibit a governmental entity from issuing a COVID-19 vaccination passport, requiring proof of vaccination status to access a public service, or imposing a penalty based on vaccination status. | Allor | Oversight | Yes. Medical records should be private if the individual would like it to stay that way. I also believe vaccine passports are a violation of an individual's civil rights, and will open the door to more egregious violations of personal privacy. | Pulled from house floor. Will be voted on in a week or two | |
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of agriculture and rural development; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Victory | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; corrections; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Bizon | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; judiciary; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Bizon | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; general government; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Victory | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; K-12 school aid appropriations; provide for fiscal year 2021- 2022. | Schmidt | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of education; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Schmidt | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of labor and economic opportunity; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Horn | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of licensing and regulatory affairs; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Nesbitt | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of insurance and financial services; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Nesbitt | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of military and veterans affairs; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Barrett | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of state police; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Barrett | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of natural resources; provide for fiscal year 2021- 2022. | Bumstead | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Bumstead | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; state transportation; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Schmidt | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; higher education; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | LaSata | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; community colleges appropriations; provide for fiscal year 2021- 2022. | LaSata | Approps | Yes | ||
Thursday, May 20 | Appropriations; zero budget; department of health and human services; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. | Rick Outman | Approps | Yes |
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