Date: 2009-06-25 |
CONFERENCE REPORTSSB 586 (Stamas) Cobo Hall.
SB 587 (Allen) Cobo Hall.
SB 588 (Jansen) Cobo Hall.
HB 4998 (Jackson) Cobo Hall.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSESB 250 (Garcia) Military and Veterans Affairs appropriations for fiscal year 2009-2010.
HB 4438 (Terry Brown) Department of Education appropriations for fiscal year 2009-2010.
SB 237 (Brown) Department of Agriculture appropriations for fiscal year 2009-2010.
SB 247 (George) History, Arts & Libraries appropriations for fiscal year 2009-2010.
SB 248 (Hardiman) Department of Human Services appropriations for fiscal year 2009-2010.
SB 245 (Pappageorge) General Government appropriations for fiscal year 2009-2010.
SB 596 (Prusi) SB 596 would sell the Upper Peninsula state fairgrounds to Delta County for $1. The county could use it for any public purpose, including (but not exclusively) a non-state subsidized U.P. fair.
SB 349 (Barcia) The bill would amend Part 435 (Hunting and Fishing Licensing) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to remove certain restrictions on discounts offered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on hunting and fishing licenses. (MCL 324.43521) Currently, the DNR may offer the following discounts: · A marketing discount of up to 15 percent to increase participation in hunting and fishing activities. · A discounted fee or no fee for an antlerless deer license in a specific area as needed to increase the harvest of antlerless deer. · A sportsperson discount of 15 percent when someone buys four or more licenses at the same time for the same person. (Waterfowl hunting and limited fishing licenses are not eligible for the sportsperson discount.) Under Senate Bill 349, as amended by the House Committee, theDNR could (1) provide a marketing discount of any amount to increase participation in hunting and fishing activities, and (2) provide a discounted fee or no fee for any license or application (not just antlerless deer) to achieve a harvest or management objective for that species. (Specific provisions for sportsperson and antlerless deer discounts would be eliminated.) Language in the Senate-passed version of the bill regarding partnerships with hunting and fishing groups and discounts for members of those groups has been deleted.
SB 290 (Jacobs) SB 290 would require citizenship and Michigan resident preferences in economic development subsidies and tax breaks to prohibit granting brownfield business subsidies unless the recipient promises not to hire illegal aliens and to take other steps to hire only Michigan residents (or contract with firms that promise the same), with some exceptions to the Michigan resident provision.
SB 293 (Olshove) SB 293 would give preference in awarding renaissance zone tax breaks to recipients who promise not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, and only to hire Michigan residents or contract with firms that promise the same unless the facility cannot be operated with just Michigan residents. Violators could be required to repay some or all of the some or all of the exemptions, deductions, or credits received. An annual renaissance zone report to the Michigan Strategic Fund would have to state the number of residents employed by the zones and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
SB 295 (Switalski) SB 295 prohibit a local government from granting Obsolete Property Rehabilitation property tax breaks unless the recipient promises in writing not to knowingly hire illegal aliens, and to only hire Michigan residents or contract with firms that promise the same, unless the project cannot be completed only with just Michigan residents. Violators could have their tax breaks revoked and required to pay all or part of their tax breaks. Local governments would have to report annually to the Michigan Strategic Fund board on the number of residents employed by beneficiaries of these tax breaks, and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
SB 296 (Clarke) SB 296 would require the Michigan Historical Center to give preference to an applicant for historic preservation tax credits to applicants who promise not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, and only to hire Michigan residents to assist in the rehabilitation of a historic resource, unless the project cannot be completed with just Michigan residents. Violators could have their tax breaks revoked and required to pay all or part of their credits. The Michigan Historical Center’s annual report to the Legislature would have to include the number of residents employed and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
HB 4083 (Miller) HB 4083 would prohibit granting “21st Century Jobs Fund” business subsidies unless the recipient promises not to hire illegal aliens and to take other steps to hire only Michigan residents (or contract with firms that promise the same), with some exceptions to the Michigan resident provision.
HB 4089 (Nerat) HB 4089 would prohibit granting Michigan Economic Growth Act business tax breaks unless the recipient promises not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, and only to hire Michigan residents or contract with firms that promise the same, unless the project cannot be completed with just Michigan residents. Violators could have their tax breaks revoked and required to pay all or part of their credits. The MEGA annual report to the Legislature and the Michigan Strategic Fund board would have to include the number of residents employed by MEGA beneficiaries and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
HB 4092 (Constan) HB 4092 would prohibit a local government from issuing bonds to construct, improve, or finance improvements to industrial buildings unless the beneficiary promises not to knowingly hire illegal aliens, and to make a good faith effort to only hire Michigan residents and use Michigan suppliers and vendors, and complies with the state “prevailing wage” law, which prohibits awarding contracts to contractors who submit the lowest bid unless the contractor pays so-called "prevailing wages" based on union pay scales in a particular part of a geographic region, rather than market rates. Violators could have their tax breaks revoked and be required to repay all or part of those already used. Local governments would have to report annually to the Michigan Strategic Fund board on the number of residents employed by the beneficiaries of these bonds and tax breaks, and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
HB 4093 (Bettie Scott) HB 4093 would prohibit a local government from granting Plant Rehabilitation and Industrial Development District property tax breaks unless the recipient promises not to knowingly hire illegal aliens, and to make a good faith effort to only hire Michigan residents and use Michigan suppliers and vendors on the project unless that means the project cannot be completed. Violators could have their tax breaks revoked and be required to repay all or part of those already used. Local governments would have to report annually to the Michigan Strategic Fund board on the number of residents employed by beneficiaries of these tax breaks, and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
HB 4094 (Roberts) HB 4094 would prohibit the granting of Transportation Economic Development Fund subsidies unless the beneficiary promises not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, and to make a good faith effort to only hire Michigan residents and use Michigan suppliers and vendors on the project unless that means the project cannot be completed. Violators could have their subsidies revoked and be required to repay all or part of them. An annual Transportation Economic Development Fund report to the legislature and the governor would have to give the number of residents employed by beneficiaries of these subsidies, and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
THIRD READINGSB 470 (Sanborn) The bill would add Section 1029 to the Michigan Liquor Control Code to do the following:
HB 4184 (Ball) The bill would amend the uniform system of accounting Act to revise procedures related to county audits.
HB 4166 (Tlaib) House Bill 4166 (H-1) would create the "Refund Anticipation Loan Disclosure Act" to:
HB 4607 (Johnson) House Bill 4607 (H-1) would create the "Refund Anticipation Loan Act" to:
HB 4897 (Sheltrown) The bill (H-2) would amend Part 401 (Wildlife Conservation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to create an exception to a requirement that a hunter wear hunter orange, for certain hunters using a crossbow, engaged in falconry, or engaged in a stationary hunt. Part 401 prohibits a person from taking game during established daylight shooting hours from August 15 through April 30 unless he or she wears a cap, hat, vest, jacket, or rain gear of hunter orange. Hunter orange includes camouflage that is at least 50% hunter orange. The hunter orange garments must be the hunter's outermost garment and must be visible from all sides of the person. These provisions do not apply to a person taking deer with a bow during archery deer season, taking bear with a bow, or taking turkey or migratory birds other than woodcock. The bill would extend the exception to a person taking deer with a crossbow during archery deer season, a person taking bear with a crossbow, a person engaged in the sport of falconry, and a person who was stationary and in the act of hunting bobcat, coyote, or fox.
HB 4450 (DeShazor) The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to do the following:
GENERAL ORDERS – (TO PASSAGE)HB 4310 (Cushingberry) Supplemental federal and state restricted fund appropriations for fiscal year 2008-2009.
SB 612 (Allen) Senate Bill 612 specifies that, if the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) determined that a person had obtained benefits to which he or she was not entitled, the UIA could recover the amount received plus interest. Currently, the UIA may recover the amount received. Interest recovered under the bill would have to be deposited in the Administration Fund created under the Act. Interest deposited would have to be spent first to acquire, through a competitive bid process, packaged software that had a proven record of success in detecting and collecting unemployment benefit overpayments, before being applied to other administrative expenses.
SB 613 (Richardville) Senate Bill 613 would allow the UIA to recover damages equal to four times the amount obtained fraudulently for a second or subsequent violation involving less than $500. Under the Act, various sanctions apply to an employing unit, claimant, UIA employee, or other person who knowingly makes a false statement or representation to obtain or increase an unemployment benefit, to prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to an individual entitled to benefits, or to avoid or reduce a contribution or other payment required under the Act or the unemployment compensation law of any state or of the Federal government. If the amount obtained as a result of a violation is less than $500, the UIA may recover the applicable amount plus damages of two times that amount. Other amounts may be recovered for violations involving larger amounts. Under the bill, for a second or subsequent violation involving less than $500, the UIA could recover damages equal to four times the amount obtained.
SB 614 (Gilbert) Senate Bill 614 would require interest and penalties collected under Section 62 (the section Senate Bill 612 would amend) to be paid into the Special Fraud Control Fund. Under the Act, past-due contributions and amounts illegally obtained must bear interest at the rate of 1% per month, computed on a day-to-day basis for each day the amounts remain unpaid, until the UIA receives payment plus accrued interest. Interest and penalties collected under this provision must be paid into the Contingent Fund. The bill would make an exception for that interest and penalties collected under Section 62 (for benefits paid to a person who was not entitled to them), which would have to be paid into the Special Fraud Control Fund.
SB 615 (Kahn) Senate Bill 615 would create in the Department of Treasury Contingent Fund a separate fund to be known as the "Special Fraud Control Fund". The Special Fraud Control Fund would consist of money collected or received by the UIA from all interest and penalties collected under Section 62 and all gifts to, interest on, or profits earned by the Fund. Money in the Special Fraud Control Fund would be continuously appropriated only to the UIA and could not be transferred or otherwise made available to any other State agency. All amounts in the Fund would have to be used first for the acquisition of packaged software that had a proven record of success with the detection and collection of unemployment benefit overpayments, and then for administrative costs associated with the prevention, discovery, and collection of unemployment benefit overpayments, as included in the biennial budget of the UIA and approved by the Legislature. The UIA would have to submit a report to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives at the close of the two-year period following the bill's effective date, to show how the money from the Fund was used and the results obtained from it.
SB 449 (Brown) The bill (S-1) would amend the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act to define the term "regularly employed" as being employed by a police force or law enforcement agency for more than 120 hours annually.
GENERAL ORDERSSB 48 (Kahn) The bill (S-1) would require every flag of the United States and every State flag that is displayed upon a building owned, or entirely leased, or operated by this State or sold by any State agency to be manufactured in the United States.
SB 528 (Hardiman) The bill (S-1) would amend the Public Health Code to prohibit a health care provider from knowingly reusing, recycling, refurbishing for reuse, or providing for reuse a single-use device, subject to certain exceptions; and to prescribe a fine for a violation.
RESOLUTIONSSR 59 (Jansen) A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to authorize the use of federal stimulus dollars to offset the looming FUTA federal unemployment tax increase and to urge the Governor to use her influence in the current administration to zealously advocate for such relief for Michigan job providers.
SR 60 (Sanborn) A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to remove the requirement that states make permanent changes to their 100 percent employer-financed unemployment insurance laws to expand unemployment benefits to individuals who are not currently eligible in order to qualify for the state’s portion of one-time unemployment benefit funding and to urge the Governor to use her influence in the current administration to secure a waiver for Michigan from these requirements.
HCR 24 (Angerer)
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