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 March 3, 2014: Committee Meetings
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Community Health
Date: Monday, March 3
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 352, House Appropriations Room, State Capitol
Agenda:
Public Testimony – Executive Budget Recommendation for FY 2014-15 on Behavioral Health Services and Medical Services
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 307, House Office Building
Agenda:
Presentations on Economic and Rural Development, Strategic Growth Initiative, and Agricultural Exports
Regulatory Reform
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 521, House Office Building
Agenda:
SB 504 – (Sen. Hune) – Liquor; other; administration of the liquor control code; clarify.
SB 505 – (Sen. Hune) – Liquor; other; prohibition of aiding or assisting other vendors; modify.
SB 506 – (Sen. Hune) – Liquor; tax; collection and payment of the beer tax; clarify.
SB 507 – (Sen. Hune) – Liquor; tax; method for collection and payment of wine and mixed spirit drink tax; provide for.
SB 650 – (Sen. Hune) – Liquor; distribution; distribution of beer produced by certain micro brewers to a retailer; allow.
SB 329 – (Sen. Hildenbrand) – Liquor; other; provision regarding the acquisition, sale, development, or operation of real property to another vendor by a brewer; expand to include wine maker, distiller, or brandy manufacturer and limit the number of real properties.
HB 5284 – (Rep. Lane) – Occupations; residential builders; relicensing of certain formerly licensed residential builders and residential maintenance and alteration contractors; expand authority of board.
Appropriations: Subcommittee on General Government
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 326, House Office Building
Agenda:
Testimony on Proposed FY 2014-15 budgets:
- Michigan Economic Development Corporation/Michigan Strategic Fund
- Michigan State Housing Development Authority
- Michigan Land Bank
Energy and Technology
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 519, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5282 – (Rep. Pscholka) – Crimes; other; right to use force when providing security at a nuclear generating facility; clarify.
Health Policy
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 519, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5345 – (Rep. Lori) – Crime victims; other; reference to mentally retarded and mental retardation; modify.
HB 5346 – (Rep. Cavanagh) – Children; child care; reference to mentally retarded and mental retardation; modify.
HB 5347 – (Rep. Haines) – Mental health; developmental disability; reference to mentally retarded and mental retardation; change to developmental disability.
HB 5348 – (Rep. Leonard) – Mental health; developmental disability; reference to mentally retarded and mental retardation; change to developmental disability.
HB 5349 – (Rep. Cotter) – Mental health; developmental disability; reference to mentally retarded in revised judicature act; replace with developmentally disabled.
HB 5350 – (Rep. Cochran) – Children; other; reference to mentally retarded and mental retardation; modify.
HB 5351 – (Rep. Knezek) – Mental health; developmental disability; reference to mentally retarded children to developmentally disabled children; modify.
HB 5352 – (Rep. Somerville) – Mental health; developmental disability; reference to mentally retarded; change to developmentally disabled.
HB 5332 – (Rep. Lori) – Health; substance abuse; uniform substance use disorder credentialing program; require certain state departments and agencies to comply with the program developed by the department.
Appropriations: Subcommittee on School Aid
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 426, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
Great Start Readiness Program and Early Childhood Funding
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Education
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: Noon
Location: Room 426, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
Michigan Department of Education School Reform Efforts
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: Noon
Location: Room 326, House Office Building
Agenda:
- Public Testimony on Governor’s FY 2014-15 State Transportation Budget Proposal
- Public Transit
Oversight
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Room 326, House Office Building
Agenda:
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Testimony from the Department of Education on the Performance Audit of Early On, November 2013
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Testimony from the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs on the Performance Audit of the Business Enterprise Program, November 2012
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Higher Education
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Agenda:
Testimony from Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan
Tax Policy
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 519, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5342 – (Rep. Lyons) – Use tax; exemptions; over-the-counter medications sold pursuant to a prescription; exempt.
SB 516 – (Sen. Booher) – Corporate income tax; financial institutions; certain foreign corporations, tax base, and unitary filing provisions; revise.
SB 622 – (Sen. Booher) – Use tax; exemptions; exemption for property affixed to property in another state; revise effective date.
Military and Veterans Affairs
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 308, House Office Building
Agenda:
SB 671 – (Sen. Moolenaar) – Occupations; licensing fees; waiver of initial application and initial registration and license fees for certain veterans; provide for.
SB 672 – (Sen. Green) – Occupations; security guards; waiver of initial fees for security business and alarm licenses; authorize for certain veterans.
Commerce
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 519, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5097 – (Rep. Walsh) – Labor; arbitration; limitation on wage increases during collective bargaining agreement negotiations; provide for exceptions.
Education
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 307, House Office Building
Agenda:
SB 120 – (Sen. Colbeck) – Education; curriculum; certain American heritage instruction and documents; allow and prohibit censorship of.
SB 121 – (Sen. Colbeck) – Education; curriculum; celebrate freedom week to be observed in all public schools; require.
SB 423 – (Sen. Colbeck) – Education; school districts; instruction in certain United States historical information; require.
Financial Services
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: Noon
Location: Room 326, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5119 – (Rep. VerHeulen) – Commercial code; bank deposits and collections; application of article 4a of the uniform commercial code; revise.
SB 547 – (Sen. Booher) – Commercial code; commercial paper; general revisions to article 3 of the uniform commercial code; provide for.
SB 548 – (Sen. Booher) – Commercial code; commercial paper; references to uniform commercial code in uniform electronic transactions act; update.
SB 549 – (Sen. Booher) – Commercial code; bank deposits and collections; general revisions to article 4 of the uniform commercial code; provide for.
SB 551 – (Sen. Booher) – Commercial code; secured transactions; calculation of damages for violation of article 9 by secured party; revise, and extend rules in deficiency actions to consumer transactions.
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Judiciary
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: Noon
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Agenda:
Overview of the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office
- Dawn Van Hoek, Director, State Appellate Defender Office
Overview of the Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System
- Thomas M. Harp, Administrator, MAACS
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military and Veterans Affairs
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Room 424, State Capitol
Agenda:
Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency: Veterans Programs
Appropriations: Subcommittee on ASC Environmental Quality
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 426, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
DEQ Presentations:
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Water Quality and Use Initiative
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Electronic Document Management System
Judiciary
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 521, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 5091 – (Rep. Johnson) – Weapons; other; brandishing a firearm; exempt the carrying of a firearm that is holstered or carried on a sling.
HB 5092 – (Rep. Dillon) – Weapons; other; definition of brandish; provide for.
Financial Liability Reform
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Room 519, House Office Building
Agenda:
HB 4964 – (Rep. Walsh) – Retirement; investments; automatic enrollment in certain retirement plans; allow public employers to provide and limit liability for default investment decisions.
Appropriations: Subcommittee on Natural Resources
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 426, State Capitol Building
Agenda:
DNR Presentations:
- Forestry Program
- Wildfire Protection Program
- Mackinac Island State Park
Best Management Practices for Water Quality and Forestry