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Legislation to Watch

UPDATED: Thursday, February 28, 2008

Includes summary of legislation that impacts firefighters and working families of Michigan and links to full details and status (there may be a small time delay) at the Michigan Legislature web site.

SENATE BILLS:
  • SB 77 (Gleason) Occupations; security guards; requirement for bars installed on windows to have an escape latch attached. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY REFORM (1/25/07)
  • SB 102 - (Garcia) Worker's compensation; disabilities; occupational cancer; provide presumption for certain firefighters regarding. Amends sec. 405 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.405). Commerce and Tourism Committee Summary (4/17/07).
  • SB 220 - (Garcia) Appropriations; zero budget; supplemental appropriations; provide for fiscal year 2006-2007. Creates appropriation act. CONFERENCE REPORT (5-17-07)
  • SB 410 - Communications; telecommunications; funding system for the emergency telephone service enabling act; modify. Last Action: 12/27/2007 - ASSIGNED PA 0164'07 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  • SB 411 - Communications; telecommunications; funding system for the emergency telephone service enabling act; modify. Last Action: 12/27/2007 - ASSIGNED PA 0164'07 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  • SB 418 - (Jansen) State; other; public employees health benefit act; create. Creates new act. ASSIGNED PA 0106'07 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (10/3/2007).
  • SB 420 - (Birkholz) State; other; group medical, optical, and dental self-insurance for municipal corporations; permit pursuant to public employees health benefit act. Amends sec. 5 of 1951 PA 35 (MCL 124.5). ASSIGNED PA 0108'07 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (10/3/2007).
  • SB 550 - (Garcia) Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental transfers of functions and responsibilities; revise contents of contracts. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL, URBAN AND STATE AFFAIRS (5/25/2007).
  • SB 551 - (Garcia) Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental transfers of employees and responsibilities; revise contents of contracts. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY (5/25/2007).
  • SB 580 - (Garcia) Health; autopsies; fire death autopsies; require, and permit religious objection to autopsies. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY (6/12/2007).
  • SB 607 - (Cassis) Labor; collective bargaining; right to work state; create. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0608'07. REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND TOURISM (6/26/2007).
  • SB 608 - (Cassis) Labor; collective bargaining; collection of service fee from unrepresented public workers; disallow. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0607'07. REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND TOURISM (6/26/2007).
  • SB 647 - (Kuipers) Local government; other; emergency response services fee notice act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0648'07. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL, URBAN AND STATE AFFAIRS (7/24/2007).
  • SB 648 - (Kuipers) Revenue sharing; other; reduction in revenue sharing for noncompliance with the emergency response services fee notice act; provide for. Amends 1971 PA 140 (MCL 141.901 - 141.921) by adding sec. 17c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0647'07. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL, URBAN AND STATE AFFAIRS (7/24/2007).
  • SB 778 - (Pappageorge) Revenue Sharing Formula, Revises revenue sharing formula for cities and villages. PASSED SENATE. Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs (9/24/2007).
  • SB 1090 - (Deborah Cherry) Fire; other; university fire safety inspections; clarify standards. Last Action: 02/13/2008 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
 HOUSE BILLS:
  • HB 4037 - Labor; public service employment; restriction on residency requirement for employment; repeal. Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs (1/22/07).
  • HB 4118 - Police/Fire District Millages (Hansen). Permits levy of millage assessed for police and fire districts on a per parcel or ad valorem basis. Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs (1/24/07).
  • HB 4161 - Union Pac Payroll Deductions (Miller). Allows public employee payroll deductions for donations to union political action committees. Referred to Committee on Labor (2/7/07).
  • HB4213 - (Agema) Labor; public service employment; power of arbitration panel to impose compromise on economic issues; establish. Amends sec. 8 of 1969 PA 312 (MCL 423.238). Referred to Committee on Labor (2/7/07).
  • HB 4246 - (Steil) Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental transfers of functions and responsibilities; revise contents of contracts. Amends sec. 4 of 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 8 (MCL 124.534). NOTE: Detrimental to firefighters and their unions that may be pursuing mergers or consolidations with other governmental units. Reconsider Vote Postponed (9/12/07).
  • HB 4266 - (Opsommer) Local government; intergovernmental affairs; intergovernmental transfers of employees and responsibilities; revise contents of contracts. Amends sec. 5 of 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7 (MCL 124.505). NOTE: Detrimental to firefighters and their unions that may be pursuing mergers or consolidations with other governmental units. Substitute S-3 Offered (9/12/07).
  • HB 4365 - HB 4365 (Moss) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of tampering with, defacing, or stealing public safety equipment; enact. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4364'07. Referred to Committee on Judiciary (3/1/07).
  • HB 4401 - (Tobocman) - Worker's compensation; disabilities; occupational cancer; provide presumption for certain firefighters regarding. Passed overwhelmingly out of committee and will now head to the House floor for a vote. Last Action: 1/9/2008 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND TOURISM.
  • HB 4442 - (Condino) Property tax; Headlee; Headlee rollback; modify. Analysis of Bill with Floor Amendments (03-16-07). Added 1/10/08
  • HB 4454 - (Hoogendyk) Labor; collective bargaining; right to work state; create. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4455'07. Referred to Committee on Labor (3/13/07).
  • HB 4465 - (K. Law) Environmental protection; toxic substances or products; release or use of decabromodiphenyl ethers (deca-BDEs); prohibit. Amends secs. 14721 & 14724 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.14721 & 324.14724) & adds sec. 14723a. Referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Environment. Referred to Committee on Great Lakes and Environment (3/14/07).
  • HB 4620 - Insurance; no-fault; motor vehicle fire loss reports; expand. Amends sec. 3010 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3010). Referred to Committee on Insurance (4/19/07)
  • HB 4692 - Crimes; explosives; duty of hospital personnel and other health providers to report fireworks or pyrotechnics injuries; create. Amends sec. 411 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.411). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4691'07. Printed bill filed 05/02/2007
  • HB 4693 - Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for fireworks violations; enact. Amends sec. 11c, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4691'07. Printed bill filed 05/02/2007
  • HB 4694 - Crimes; other; criminal provisions concerning fireworks; repeal. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by repealing ch. XXXIX. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4691'07. Printed bill filed 05/02/2007
  • HB 4695 - Crimes; penalties; penalties for use of illegal fireworks that cause property damage or injury; enhance. Amends sec. 243e of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.243e). Printed bill filed 05/02/2007
  • HB 4696 - Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for fireworks violations causing injury or death; enact. Amends sec. 16n, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16n). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4695'07. Printed bill filed 05/02/2007
  • HB 4730 - (Bieda) Construction; fire safety; carbon monoxide detectors in hotel rooms; require. Last Action: 11/27/2007 - postponed temporarily.
  • HB 4769 - (Moore) First Responder Kin. Provides for health insurance for surviving spouse and children of first responder killed in the line of duty. Sent to Government Operations Committee (5/16/07)
  • HB 4780 - (Condino) Townships; other; township services consolidation act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4781'07, HB 4782'07, HB 4783'07, HB 4784'07, HB 4785'07, HB 4786'07, HB 4787'07, HB 4788'07. Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs (5/17/07)
  • HB 4801 - (Ward) Taxation; other; income tax on certain pension benefits; modify. Re-referred to Committee on Oversight and Investigations (10/9/07)
  • HB 4804 - (Wenke) Public employees and officers; other; public employee access to health plan that is available to state employees; provide for. Creates new act. Referred to Committee on Oversight and Investigations (5/17/07)
  • HB 4805 - (Wenke) Public employees and officers; state; health care benefits for state employees; limit. Referred to Committee on Oversight and Investigations (5/17/07)
  • HB 4807 - (Wenke) Retirement; municipal employees; Michigan retirement system; modify. Recommendation concurred in (10/10/07)
  • HB 4809 - (Wenke) Public employees and officers; other; health care benefits for certain public employees; limit. Creates new act. Re-referred to Committee on Oversight and Investigations (10/9/07)
  • HB 4811 - (Palmer) Local government; other; right-to-work zone; permit. Referred to Committee on Labor (5/22/07)
  • HB 4821 - (Angerer) Insurance; health; benefits for surviving spouse and children from a firefighter who dies in the line of duty; clarify. Referred to Committee on Appropriations  (10/11/07)
  • HB 4823 - (Nofs) Law enforcement; local police; benefits for surviving spouse and children from an emergency first responder who dies in the line of duty; clarify. Re-referred to Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs (10/16/07)
  • HB 4852 - (Cushingberry) Communications; telecommunications; public safety charge; provide for. Referred to Committee on Appropriations (5/24/07)
  • HB 5036 - (Hammel) Fire; other; fees for fire inspection services; allow. Referred to second reading Committee on Appropriations (10/24/07)
  • HB 5086 - (LeBlanc) Law enforcement; funds; public safety officer grant program; create. Creates new act. Referred to second reading Committee on Appropriations (9/14/07)
  • HB 5110 - (Sak) Trade; tobacco products; fire-safe cigarettes; require. Creates new act & repeals (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5111'07. Referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform (8/21/07)
  • HB 5111 - (Sak) Trade; tobacco products; authority of department of treasury to investigate and enforce fire-safe cigarette statute; clarify. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5110'07. Referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform (8/21/07)
  • HB 5341 - (McDowell) Construction; safety; requirement for carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in new residential structures; provide for. Analysis as Reported from Committee (11-26-07)
  • HB 5472 - (Caswell) Health; occupations; provision relating to examination requirements for the licensing of emergency medical technicians; modify. Referred to Committee on Health Policy (12/1/07)
  • HB 5670 - detroit residency requirement (young) provides for a residency requiement for city of Detroit employees. Last Action: 01/31/2008 - printed bill filed.
  • HB 5671 - residency requiement (Johnson) authorizes a public employee to provide through collective bargaining a residency requiement for employees and modifie requirements for employees living within a specified geographic area. Last Action: 01/31/2008 - printed bill filed.
  • HB 5772 - (Wenke) Labor; public service employment; health care benefits for public sector employees; require employee contribution toward cost. Last Action: 02/20/2008 - printed bill filed.