Accomplishments
1993 Accomplishments
PUBLIC ACT 56-(HB 4627)
The act amended the Child Protection Law to make it a misdemeanor to disseminate child abuse and neglect records generated under that law.
MCL: 722.633
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1993
EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/93
PUBLIC ACT 219-(HB 4690)
The act amended the child care facility licensing act, Public Act 116 of 1973, to prohibit smoking on the premises of a family day care home during its hours of operation.
MCL: 722.113c
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1993
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/1/94
1995 Accomplishments
PUBLIC ACT 39-(HB 4482)
The act amended the uniform crime reporting act, Public Act 319 of 1968, to create a missing child information clearinghouse in the Department of State Police, and to require that when children are reported missing (or when unidentified and not immediately identifiable children or their bodies are found) information be entered into the clearinghouse.
MCL: 28.258 and 28.259
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1995
EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/22/95
PUBLIC ACT 220-(HB 4782)
The act amended the Child Protection Law to provide that members of a child fatality review team may have access to the child abuse central registry, and to specify the membership of such teams.
MCL: 722.627
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1995
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/1/95
1996 Accomplishments
PUBLIC ACT 50-(HB 5301)
The act amended the revenue act to replace references to repealed statutes with references to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.
MCL: 205.13
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2/26/96
PUBLIC ACT 51-(HB 5302)
The act amended Public Act 15 of 1959, regarding motor fuel tax collection, to replace references to repealed statutes with references to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.
MCL: 205.42
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2/26/96
PUBLIC ACT 52-(HB 5303)
The act amended the General Sales Tax Act to replace references to repealed statutes with references to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.
MCL: 205.54a
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2/26/96
PUBLIC ACT 53-(HB 5304)
The act amended the Use Tax Act to replace references to repealed statutes with references to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.
MCL: 205.94
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2/26/96
PUBLIC ACT 124-(HB 5458)
The act amended the Social Welfare Act to prohibit a health care professional, or a health facility or agency, from accepting reimbursement for performing a publicly-funded abortion.
MCL: 400.109d and 400.109e
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/31/97
PUBLIC ACT 156-(HB 5450)
The act authorized the Department of Natural Resources to convey a small parcel of land on Arbutus lake to East Bay Township, Grand Traverse County. Further, the act authorized the State Administrative Board to convey two forty-acre parcels of land in Dafter Township, Chippewa County to the Chippewa Soil Conservation District. Both conveyances were for $1, and the properties were restricted for public use purposes.
MCL: Not Compiled
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/3/96
PUBLIC ACT 233-(HB 4325)
The act amended a portion of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act that deals with the preservation of farmland and open space (formerly the Farmland and Open Space Preservation Act) to provide a specified time period to terminate or reduce the term of a development rights agreement; clarify procedures for withdrawing from an agreement; permit land subject to an agreement to be divided into parcels 40 acres or more; and establish a scoring system to be used to determine future development rights acquisition agreements.
MCL: 324.36101 et al.
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/5/96
PUBLIC ACT 237-(HB 5386)
The act amended the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969 to exempt regulatory agencies from having to give licensees facing license sanctions the opportunity to show compliance with all lawful requirements of the license for suspensions due to arrearages for child support or failure to comply with court-ordered parenting time. The act was tie-barred to Public Acts 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, and 336.
MCL: 24.292
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/1/97
PUBLIC ACT 391-(HB 5791)
The act amended the Shared Credit Rating Act to replace references to the State Clean Water Assistance Act which was repealed and incorporated into the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), with references to the new provisions within the NREPA.
MCL: 141.1057
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/3/96
PUBLIC ACT 581-(HB 6140)
The act amended the Child Protection Law to require persons who are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect, such as physicians, nurses, teachers, etc., to also report instances of newborn infants with any amount of alcohol or a controlled substance in their bodies.
MCL: 722.622 and 722.623a
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/31/97
1997 Accomplishments
PUBLIC ACT 17 - (HB 4242)
The act amended the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to, among other things, create additional requirements for scrap tire collection sites and allow a performance bond to be used to pay the costs of compliance with the provisions of the statute.
MCL: 324.16901 et al.
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1997
Effective Date: 6/11/97
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1998 Accomplishments
PUBLIC ACT 110 - (HB 4962)
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The act amended the Michigan Penal Code to specify that a person who engaged in, or attempted to engage in, the cloning of human beings would be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years, a fine of up to $10 million, or both. The act was tie-barred to Public Acts 108, 109, and 111.
MCL: 750.430a
PUBLIC ACT YEAR: 1998
Effective Date: 3/23/99
2003 Accomplishments
PUBLIC ACT 140 of 2003
Senate Bill 133 (PA 140) amends the General Property Tax Act, to replace the term "homestead" with the term "principal residence" in provisions that exempt homestead property from school operating property taxes levied by school districts.
2004 Accomplishments
Senate Bill 925
Public Act 529, creates a Michigan "Right to Burn Act" and establishes criteria for prescribed burning. It also affords liability to landowners who are certified, or who employ a certified burn operator, in the event that a prescribed burn gets out of hand.
Senate Bill 926
Public Act 537, extends the current restrictions on feeding deer and elk through Jan. 1, 2010. The restrictions prohibit a person from feeding deer or elk except for recreational viewing purposes and require that the feed be deposited or distributed on the property of the person doing the feeding not more than 100 yards from their home.
Senate Bill 1201
Public Act 521, permits two local units of government to create a joint downtown development authority under the Urban Cooperation Act. This would allow for administrative cost savings and greater coordination of development strategy along business corridors that span more than one unit of government. The bill is part of the Creating Opportunities for Renewed Economies * CORE * package, which is geared toward expanding and coordinating many state economic programs to operate more effectively, as well as provide incentives for growth in cities and villages.
Senate Bill 927
Public Act 311 of 2004 (effective 8/27/04)
A public act to establish a joint, bipartisan legislative work group to study funding options for game and fish protection programs. Click here for a PDF version of the PA.
Senate Bill 1160
Public Act 147 of 2004 (effective 7/21/04)
A public act to rename the section of US-127 that runs through Clare County, "The Kevin Sherwood Memorial Highway," after fallen Clare County Deputy Kevin Sherwood. Click here for a PDF version of the PA.
Senator Bill 913
Public Act 149 of 2004 (effective 7/21/04)
A public act to subject criminals who forge state ID cards to the same penalties as those who forge driver's licenses. Before, penalties for forging driver's licenses were significantly more severe than for forging state ID cards. This act eliminates that disparity between these nearly identical crimes. Click here for a PDF version of the PA.
Senate Bill 703
Public Act 27 of 2004 (Effective: 3/16/2004)
Watercraft; personal; types of personal flotation devices children age 12 and under must wear when riding on or being towed behind a personal watercraft; expand to include type III. Amends sec. 80205 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80205) & repeals enacting section 1 of 2000 PA 229 & pt. 802 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80201 - 324.80222). Click here for a PDF version of the PA.
Senate Bill 1024
Public Act 124 of 2004 (Effective: 5/28/2004)
AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, and assessments; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," by amending sections 50501, 50502, 50504, 50506, 50507, and 50508 (MCL 324.50501, 324.50502, 324.50504, 324.50506, 324.50507, and 324.50508), as added by 1995 PA 57. Click here for a PDF version of the PA.
Senate Bill 783
Public Act 111 of 2004 (effective 8/18/2004)
A public act to prohibit hazing activities at educational institutions. Senate Bill 784, sponsored by Senator Cassis and also signed into law as Public Act 112 of 2004 provides penalties for engaging in such activities. Click here for a PDF version of the PA.
Senate Bill 1026
Public Act 115 of 2004 (effective 5/21/04)
This public act establishes the Friday of the second full week of May as "Michigan Manufacturing Day". Click here for a PDF version of the PA.
2005 Accomplishments
Senator Bill 561
Public Act 43 of 2006
Maintains protection from civil damages to any member of the ski patrol who is acting in good faith and according to their training. This legislation does not protect against civil damages as a result of acts of omission amounting to gross negligence or willful misconduct. A rule change at the national level necessitated a change in Michigan law to ensure ski patrol members would continue to have this liability protection.
Senate Bill 1105
Public Act 282 of 2006
Creates an apprentice hunting license program in Michigan. The license allows a first-time hunter to experience the sport before completing a hunter's safety course. The individual must be accompanied by a licensed adult at least 21 years old. A person who is of legal hunting age can apply for an apprentice license if they have not previously held a standard hunter's license. A person could hunt with an apprentice hunting license for just two years. To continue hunting after that, they would need to apply for a standard license and pass a hunting safety course.
Senate Bill 1260
Public Act 318 of 2006
Amend Part 215 (Refined Petroleum Fund) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to authorize expenditures from the Refined Petroleum Fund for the Refined Petroleum Product Cleanup Initial Program and the Temporary Reimbursement Program.
Senate Bill 1224
Public Act 339 of 2006
Establishes fair and concise guidelines for bicyclists to safely use Michigan roads. Cyclists must ride in the right hand lane, except when they are: passing another bicycle; turning left; avoiding obstacles in the lane; riding on a one-way street (can be on either side of the road); and going straight when the right lane is a turn lane. The bill states that a cyclist who is lawfully riding on a sidewalk or crosswalk has all of the rights of a pedestrian and also gives appropriate ways for parking a bicycle on the sidewalk, highway or street.
2006 Accomplishments
Senator Bill 561
Public Act 43 of 2006
Maintains protection from civil damages to any member of the ski patrol who is acting in good faith and according to their training. This legislation does not protect against civil damages as a result of acts of omission amounting to gross negligence or willful misconduct. A rule change at the national level necessitated a change in Michigan law to ensure ski patrol members would continue to have this liability protection.
Senate Bill 1105
Public Act 282 of 2006
Creates an apprentice hunting license program in Michigan. The license allows a first-time hunter to experience the sport before completing a hunter's safety course. The individual must be accompanied by a licensed adult at least 21 years old. A person who is of legal hunting age can apply for an apprentice license if they have not previously held a standard hunter's license. A person could hunt with an apprentice hunting license for just two years. To continue hunting after that, they would need to apply for a standard license and pass a hunting safety course.
Senate Bill 1260
Public Act 318 of 2006
Amend Part 215 (Refined Petroleum Fund) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to authorize expenditures from the Refined Petroleum Fund for the Refined Petroleum Product Cleanup Initial Program and the Temporary Reimbursement
Program.Senate Bill 1224
Public Act 339 of 2006
Establishs fair and concise guidelines for bicyclists to safely use Michigan roads. Cyclists must ride in the right hand lane, except when they are: passing another bicycle; turning left; avoiding obstacles in the lane; riding on a one-way street (can be on either side of the road); and going straight when the right lane is a turn lane. The bill states that a cyclist who is lawfully riding on a sidewalk or crosswalk has all of the rights of a pedestrian and also gives appropriate ways for parking a bicycle on the sidewalk, highway or street.
