WHAT'S NEW:

• REVENUE SHARING CUT 12% IN SENATE BUDGET (6/18/09)
• House Bills 4245 & 4917 and Senate Bills 264 & 265 added to Legislation to Watch (6/12/09)
• Firefighter Cancer Bill Passes House (4/3/09)
• Fire Fee Structure Bill Passes House (4/2/09)
• House Bills 4639 (Residency Requirements) and 4665 (Public Employer Contracts) added to Legislation to Watch (3/23/09)
• House Bill 4151 added to Legislation to Watch (3/12/09)
• House Bills 4451, 4458 & 4459 added to Legislation to Watch (3/5/09)
• NEW LEGISLATION: Cancer Presumption House Bill 4473 (3/4/09)
• Michigan Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (2/23/09)
  This link provides you with information regarding the economic stimulus plan for Michigan. It will be updated periodically. One of things we did find in the federal bill is that there is an allocation of $210M in firefighter assistance grants for non-Federal fires stations through Homeland Security/FEMA
• Cancer Presumption Reintroduction (1/29/09)
• November 2008 Newsletter (11/18/08)
• House Bill 5772 added to Legislation to Watch. (2/20/08)
• Residency requirement bills HB 5670 & 5671 added to Legislation to Watch. (2/17/08)
• Panel Reviews Mandating Fire Safe Cigarettes (1/16/08)
• What's Next (Cancer Presumption Bill)?
  Ask Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop to place HB 4401 on the Senate Agenda. (12/15/07)
• Senate OKs 911 fee for all phone users (12/14/07)
• House Votes to Let Counties Charge Cell Users a 911 Fee (12/13/07)
• Cancer Presumption Bill Passes in the House! (12/13/07)
• CAPITOL REPORT
  State budget update. Revenue sharing, fire protection grants and PA 312 left unharmed. Cancer presumption bill passed out of committee. (11/1/07)
• HB 5036 passed the House this afternoon! (10/23/07)
• HB 4401 (Cancer Presumption) passes overwhelmingly out of committee (10/23/07)
• HB 4821 Passes House (10/11/07)
  
• Legislation to Watch: HB 4807 (10/11/07)
• Senate Bills 418-421 Approved By Governor (10/3/07)
  
• Senate Bill 778 Passes Senate (9/26/07)
  Revenue Sharing Formula, Revises revenue sharing formula for cities and villages.
• Summary of Senate Bills 410 and 411 (9/18/07)
• COALITION STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF FIRE SERVICE-BASED EMS (6/15/07)
• Senate Bill 102 (Cancer Presumption) Committee Summary (4/17/07)
  
• Michigan Fire Caucus Members (3/15/07)
  
• MFSC supports Granholm budget proposal (2/15/07)
  
  • Budget Proposal (PDF)
  • Budget Presentation (PowerPoint)
• MFSC Legislative Update (2/8/07)
  
• Governor Jennifer M. Granholm’s 2007 Executive Budget Talking Points
• Bureau of Fire Safety Bills (HB 5860-5871 & SB 1133-1145)(6/19/2006)
  
• Legislative Updates (3/15/06)
• Lawmakers to establish Bureau of Fire Services (3/14/06)
• Farhat-led Fire Caucus takes proactive approach to emergency preparation (12/5/2005)
• Governor Granholm Signs Executive Directive Creating Bureau of Fire Services in Michigan (11/8/05)