In order to help make our state government more transparent and accessible to my constituents, each week that there is session I am going to post to my website a synopsis of the work each House committee will do for the week. This will include the time and location for the meeting as well as any bills or presentations the committee will hear. Each agenda item will include the bill number, the sponsor, and a brief summary of the legislation. If you would like to read in greater detail about any of these bills, you can read them in their full-text at www.legislature.mi.gov.
Please also note that you and your neighbors are welcome to observe any committee meeting or legislative session. Most House committee meetings are in the House Office Building (124 N. Capitol Ave. in Lansing), but some convene in the Capitol across the street.
As your elected officials, it is our job to conduct legislative business with efficiency and transparency. I hope you find these posts helpful and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Week of Feb. 17, 2014: Committee Meetings
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 307, House Office Building
Agenda:
Presentation by MDARD director on the Governor’s Executive Recommendation and Department Overview
Appropriations: Subcommittee on General Government
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 326, House Office Building
Agenda:
Testimony on proposed FY 2014-15 budgets from:
- Department of Treasury - Secretary of State
Energy and Technology
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 519
Agenda:
Presentation by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Electricity Cost Allocation and Rate Design
Regulatory Reform
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 521, House Office Building
Agenda:
SB 575 – (Sen. Schuitmaker) – Occupations; health care professions; disciplinary subcommittees; provide for removal of members for conflicts of interest.
SB 576 – (Sen. Schuitmaker) – Public employees and officers; ethics; penalties for noncompliance with conflict of interest disclosure; implement into statute.
SB 577 – (Sen. Jones) – Occupations; health care professions; grounds for administrative sanctions; expand for licensed health professionals.
SB 578 – (Sen. Jones) – Health; occupations; decisions of disciplining subcommittees; establish process for review before decision is final
Appropriations: Subcommittee on School Aid
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 426, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
Year-Round School Calendar
Transportation and Infrastructure
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 521, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5117 – (Rep. Victory) – Counties; boards and commissions; transfer of functions of a county road commission to the county board of commissioners; eliminate sunset.
HB 5118 – (Rep. Victory) – Counties; boards and commissions; powers and duties of county road commissioners to be exercised by the county board of commissioners; eliminate sunset.
Presentation by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget on self-funded web portal development models used in other states.
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Education
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: Noon
Location: Room 426, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
Child Development and Care Program
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: Noon
Location: Room House Office Building
Agenda:
- Review of Governor’s FY 2014-15 State Transportation Budget Proposal by House Fiscal Agency
- Bill Sheffer, Michigan RVs and Campgrounds Association, George Moroz, The Henry Ford, on Michigan Tourism
- Other public testimony
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military and Veterans Affairs
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: Noon
Location: Room 424, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
Overview presentation by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs on the FY 2014-15 Executive Recommendation
Natural Resources and Tourism: Joint Committee Meeting
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: Noon
Location: Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Agenda:
Presentation on Aquatic Nuisance Species and the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS)
Oversight
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Room 326, House Office Building
Agenda:
-Public Testimony on the Open Meetings Act
HB 5193 – (Rep. McMillin) – Civil rights; open meetings; closed-door sessions for trial or settlement strategy; allow only if matter being discussed is currently being litigated.
HB 5194 – (Rep. McMillin) – Civil rights; open meetings; accountability for penalties for violating open meetings act; limit defenses.
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Environmental Quality
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Room 426, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
- HFA Overview of the FY 2014-15 Executive Budget Recommendation
- Budget presentation by the Department of Environmental Quality
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Higher Education
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 352, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
State Budget Office presentation on FY 2014-15 Executive Recommendation
Tax Policy
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 519, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5265 – (Rep. Somerville) – Individual income tax; rate; rollback of rate; provide for.
HB 5266 – (Rep. Kelly) – Individual income tax; rate; rollback of rate; provide for.
HB 5267 – (Rep. Farrington) – Individual income tax; rate; conditional rollback of rate; provide for.
SB 114 – (Sen. Gregory) – Property tax; assessments; assessment of commercial rental property; revise.
SB 711 – (Sen. Marleau) – Sales tax; exemptions; tax exemption on tangible personal property used in construction or renovation of qualified convention facility; extend sunset.
SB 735 – (Sen. Marleau) – Use tax; exemptions; tax exemption on tangible personal property used in construction or renovation of qualified convention facility; extend sunset.
Criminal Justice and Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 519, House Office Building
Agenda:
Presentation given by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center on their sentencing study and justice reinvestment efforts in Michigan.
Appropriations Subcommittee on State Police
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 326, House Office Building
Agenda:
Department of State Police presentation on the FY 2014-15 Executive Recommendation
Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
Executive Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2014-15 on Public Health, Office of Services to the Aging, Health Policy, and Crime Victim Services Commission
Appropriations Subcommittee on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 424, State Capitol
Agenda:
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Discussion with Carole Engle, Director of the Bureau of Health Care Services (BHCS), on the implementation of improvements to the information technology system utilized by nursing home surveyors
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Discussion with Irvin Poke, Director of the Bureau of Construction Codes (BCC), on the implementation of improvements to the information technology system utilized for permitting and licensing programs
Education
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 307, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5223 – (Rep. O’Brien) – Education; teachers; performance evaluation requirements for teachers; revise.
HB 5224 – (Rep. Zemke) – Education; employees; performance evaluation requirements for school administrators; revise.
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Human Services
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: Noon
Location: Room 352, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
Public Testimony
Families, Children and Seniors
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: Noon
Location: Room 519, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5039 – (Rep. Kurtz) – Children; protection; duties of children’s ombudsman; expand.
HB 4855 – (Rep. Kurtz) – Gaming; lottery; lottery winners; require lottery bureau to pay any indebtedness to department of human services.
SB 276 – (Sen. Hune) – Human services; other; public assistance recipients to perform community service as a condition of eligibility; require.
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Corrections
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Room 352, Capitol Building
Agenda:
House Fiscal Agency Overview of the FY 2014-15 Executive Budget Recommendation
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Senate Appropriations, Capitol Building
Agenda:
- FY 2013-14 Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Appropriations
- FY 2013-14 Construction Authorizations
- FY 2013-14 Scope and Cost Adjustments
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Community Colleges
Date: Thursday, Feb. 20
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 428, Capitol Building
Agenda:
- Michigan New Jobs Training Program
- Workforce Issues
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Natural Resources
Date: Thursday, Feb. 20
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 426, Capitol Building
Agenda:
DNR Presentations:
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Belle Island State Park
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Michigan State Park Program and Funding Overview
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State Dredging Program Update