Families, Children, and Seniors

MI - Representative Kenneth Kurtz (R)

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Committee Chair

MI - Representative Tom Hooker (R)

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Majority Vice-chair

MI - Representative Cindy Denby (R)

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Member

MI - Representative Rick Outman (R)

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Member

MI - Representative Klint Kesto (R)

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Member

MI - Representative Roger Victory (R)

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Member

MI - Representative Marcia Hovey-Wright (D)

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Minority Vice-chair

MI - Representative Dian Slavens (D)

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Member

MI - Representative Robert Kosowski (D)

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Member

MI - SB861 Children; other; provision regarding the disbursement of the children's trust fund; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1982 PA 249 (MCL 21.171).

MI - SB890 Human services; children's services; redetermined adoption assistance agreements for certain adoptions; provide for. Amends secs. 115f, 115g, 115h, 115i, 115j, 115l & 115m of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.115f et seq.) & adds sec. 115t.

MI - HB5637 Human services; services or financial assistance; child care assistance eligibility requirements; expand. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.10f) by adding sec. 57w.

MI - HB4940 Children; protection; provision related to compensation for members of task force on prevention of sexual abuse of children; eliminate. Amends sec. 12b of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.632b).

MI - HB4802 Human services; services or financial assistance; use of systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program as eligibility determination; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 10g.

MI - HB4860 Financial institutions; credit unions; access to cash benefits from certain automatic teller machines (ATMs) with bridge card; prohibit. Amends 2003 PA 215 (MCL 490.101 - 490.601) by adding sec. 413.

MI - HB4662 Children; parental rights; notice to putative father regarding certain hearings; revise. Amends sec. 37, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.37).

MI - HB4660 Children; adoption; process by which putative fathers are identified or located in adoptions; revise. Amends secs. 22, 31 & 36, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.22 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4659'13

MI - HB4659 Family law; paternity; responsible father registry; create. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 2892, 2892a, 2892b, 2892c, 2892d & 2892e.

MI - HB4650 Children; other; children's ombudsman to investigate violations of resource families bill of rights law; require. Amends secs. 2, 5a & 6 of 1994 PA 204 (MCL 722.922 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4649'13

MI - HB4649 Human services; foster parents; resource families bill of rights; create. Amends sec. 3 of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.953) & adds sec. 8a.

MI - HB4648 Children; adoption; termination of rights of putative father; clarify. Amends sec. 39, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.39).

MI - HB4647 Children; adoption; supervisory period for infants less than 1 year of age placed for adoption; modify. Amends sec. 56, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.56).

MI - HB4646 Children; adoption; temporary placement, consent, and release; provide for general revisions. Amends secs. 23d, 29 & 44, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.23d et seq.).

MI - HB4628 Family law; marriage and divorce; notary public to perform marriage ceremonies; allow. Amends sec. 7 of 1846 RS 83 (MCL 551.7).

MI - HB4589 Children; adoption; adoption of children in foster care by foster parents; clarify. Amends secs. 41, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.41) & adds sec. 42 to ch. X.

MI - HB4437 Human services; medical services; retroactive spend down on funeral costs; allow. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 107b.

MI - HB4385 Human services; foster parents; foster care parents bill of rights act; create. Creates new act.

MI - HB4158 Health facilities; licensing; change of ownership interest in nursing home or home for the aged; revise notification requirements and licensing requirements. Amends secs. 20142, 20199 & 21755 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20142 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4159'13

MI - HB4060 Children; adoption; second parent adoption; provide for. Amends secs. 24, 41 & 51, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.24 et seq.).

MI - HB4558 Human services; adult foster care; electronic monitoring devices in adult foster care facilities; allow. Amends 1979 PA 218 (MCL 400.701 - 400.737) by adding sec. 27a.

MI - HB4436 Human services; long-term care; licensed long-term care facility; include adult foster home in definition of. Amends sec. 109 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109).

MI - HB4160 Human services; services or financial assistance; use of e-verify for verification of legal residence; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 10g.

MI - HB4042 Human services; food assistance; criteria for the issuance of Michigan bridge cards; modify. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 10f & repeals sec. 10e of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.10e[1]).

MI - HB4493 Children; protection; school employees; expand to include all persons employed in public or nonpublic schools and include in references to "clergy" any individual who holds himself or herself out as a member of the clergy. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.622 & 722.623).

MI - HB4388 Human services; services or financial assistance; family independence assistance program group's compliance with compulsory school attendance; require in order to receive assistance. Amends sec. 57b of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.57b).

MI - HB4159 Health facilities; licensing; change of ownership interest in nursing home or home for the aged; require certain reporting to patients and their representatives. Amends secs. 21766 & 21781 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.21766 & 333.21781) TIE BAR WITH: HB 4158'13

MI - SB530 Family law; friend of the court; powers and duties of office of child support; modify, and provide other general amendments. Amends secs. 9, 12, 13, 15, 22 & 26 of 1982 PA 294 (MCL 552.509 et seq.).

MI - SB527 Civil procedure; costs and fees; fees for actions involving child custody, support, or parenting time; require payment at time action is filed. Amends sec. 2529 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2529).

MI - SB526 Family law; child support; assignments of support process; modify. Amends sec. 5d of 1982 PA 295 (MCL 552.605d).

MI - SB529 Family law; child support; allocation and distribution determination authority; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 1971 PA 174 (MCL 400.233).

MI - SB528 Gaming; lottery; distribution of lottery winnings for child support arrearages; update to reflect payment to the state disbursement unit and require the lottery bureau to pay any indebtedness to department of human services. Amends sec. 32 of 1972 PA 239 (MCL 432.32).

MI - SB522 Family law; child support; certain fees; repeal. Repeals secs. 14a & 23 of 1952 PA 8 (MCL 780.164a & 780.173).

MI - SB520 Crime victims; restitution; restitution orders for crime of nonpayment of support; clarify. Amends sec. 165 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.165).

MI - SB521 Family law; child support; authority of friend of the court to issue subpoenas for show cause and notice to appear; allow, and provide for other general amendments. Amends secs. 3, 31, 32, 33, 37, 44 & 45 of 1982 PA 295 (MCL 552.603 et seq.); adds sec. 36 & repeals sec. 35 of 1982 PA 295 (MCL 552.635).

MI - HB5463 Family law; paternity; certain genetic testing establishes paternity; provide for. Amends secs. 6 & 7 of 1956 PA 205 (MCL 722.716 & 722.717). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5464'14, HB 5465'14, HB 5583'14

MI - HB5464 Family law; paternity; genetic parentage act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5463'14, HB 5465'14, HB 5583'14

MI - HB5465 Family law; paternity; summary support and paternity act; establish. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5463'14, HB 5464'14, HB 5583'14

MI - HB5466 Family law; paternity; consolidation of child support functions into 1 local agency; provide for in the paternity act. Amends sec. 4 of 1956 PA 205 (MCL 722.714).

MI - HB5467 Family law; paternity; consolidation of child support functions into 1 local agency; provide for in the revocation of paternity act. Amends sec. 7 of 2012 PA 159 (MCL 722.1437).

MI - HB5468 Family law; child support; consolidation of child support functions into 1 local agency; provide for in the family support act. Amends sec. 4 of 1966 PA 138 (MCL 552.454).

MI - HB5469 Family law; child support; consolidation of child support functions into 1 local agency; provide for in the uniform interstate family support act. Amends secs. 308 & 312 of 1996 PA 310 (MCL 552.1308 & 552.1312).

MI - HB5470 Family law; child support; consolidation of child support functions into 1 local agency; provide for in the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act. Amends secs. 10a, 12b, 13, 13a & 33 of 1952 PA 8 (MCL 780.160a et seq.).

MI - HB5471 Family law; child support; consolidation of child support functions into 1 local agency; provide for in the status of minors and child support act. Amends sec. 3 of 1968 PA 293 (MCL 722.3).

MI - HB5472 Family law; child support; alternative contempt track docket for certain individuals behind in child support; create. Amends sec. 2 of 1982 PA 295 (MCL 552.602) & adds sec. 35a.

MI - HB5473 Family law; paternity; court refusal to enter an order setting aside a paternity determination revoking an acknowledgment of parentage; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 13 of 2012 PA 159 (MCL 722.1443).

MI - HB5015 Gaming; horse racing; access to family independence program assistance from certain automated teller machines (ATMs) with bridge card; prohibit. Amends 1995 PA 279 (MCL 431.301 - 431.336) by adding sec. 9b.

MI - HB5016 Human services; services or financial assistance; access to family independence program assistance from certain automated teller machines (ATMs); prohibit. Amends sec. 57v of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.57v).

MI - SB555 Liquor; retail sales; access to family independence program assistance from certain automatic teller machines (ATMs); prohibit. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 1024.

MI - SB554 Gaming; horse racing; access to family independence program assistance from certain automatic teller machines (ATMs) with bridge card; prohibit. Amends 1995 PA 279 (MCL 431.301 - 431.336) by adding sec. 9b.

MI - SB556 Human services; services or financial assistance; access to family independence program assistance from certain automated teller machines (ATMs); prohibit. Amends sec. 57v of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.57v).

MI - HR25 A resolution to express support for pregnancy resource centers and to memorialize Congress and other state and federal agencies to support these facilities in a manner that does not compromise their mission or religious integrity.

MI - HB5014 Liquor; retail sales; access to cash assistance from Michigan bridge cards from certain automated teller machines (ATMs); prohibit. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 1024.

MI - HB5039 Children; protection; duties of children's ombudsman; expand. Amends secs. 4, 6 & 10 of 1994 PA 204 (MCL 722.924 et seq.).

MI - HB4858 Financial institutions; banks; access to cash benefits from certain automated teller machines (ATMs) with bridge card; prohibit. Amends 1999 PA 276 (MCL 487.11101 - 487.15105) by adding sec. 4110.

MI - HB4855 Gaming; lottery; lottery winners; require lottery bureau to pay any indebtedness to department of human services. Amends sec. 32 of 1972 PA 239 (MCL 432.32).

MI - HR192 A resolution to declare October 2013 as Harvest Gathering Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HCR3 A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to expand the use of Food Assistance Program dollars to include personal hygiene products and home cleaning supplies.

MI - HB4893 Children; protection; central registry records; require certain notifications to recipients regarding expungement, limit maintenance of records to 10 years, and add certain individuals to the list of those who may receive the confidential record. Amends secs. 2, 7 & 8d of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.622 et seq.).

MI - HB4661 Children; adoption; registration with the responsible father registry in order to receive notice of certain proceedings; require. Amends sec. 33, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.33). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4659'13

MI - HB4657 Family law; marriage and divorce; persons authorized to solemnize marriages; allow certain individual in a county clerk's office to perform. Amends sec. 7 of 1846 RS 83 (MCL 551.7).

MI - HB4991 Children; adoption; objection to placements by child placing agency based on religious or moral convictions; allow. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 14e. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4927'13, HB 4928'13

MI - HB4859 Financial institutions; savings banks; access to cash benefits from certain automated teller machines (ATMs) with bridge card; prohibit. Amends 1996 PA 354 (MCL 487.3101 - 487.3804) by adding sec. 436.

MI - HB4050 Children; protection; children's ombudsman to investigate victims of child abuse or neglect; expand criteria to include children who have died as a result of child abuse or neglect. Amends secs. 5a, 6, 7, 8 & 9 of 1994 PA 204 (MCL 722.925a et seq.) & repeals enacting section 2 of 2004 PA 560.

MI - HB5745 Children; foster care; continued court jurisdiction in certain foster care guardianship cases; allow. Amends secs. 1 & 2a, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.1 & 712A.2a).

MI - HB5746 Children; foster care; continued court jurisdiction under the young adult voluntary foster care act; allow. Amends sec. 29 of 2011 PA 225 (MCL 400.669).

MI - HB5775 Children; foster care; foster child identification theft protection act; create. Creates new act.

MI - HB5739 Family law; child custody; requirement to file motion for change of custody or parenting time order when parent is called to active military duty; modify. Amends secs. 7 & 7a of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.27 & 722.27a).

MI - HB5741 Human services; children's services; interstate compact for the placement of children; revise. Creates new act & repeals 1984 PA 114 (MCL 3.711 - 3.717)..

MI - HB5743 Children; adoption; court in which adoption petition may be filed; modify. Amends sec. 24, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.24).

MI - HB5744 Children; foster care; filing fee requirement for actions involving the young adult foster care act; eliminate. Amends sec. 2529 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2529).

MI - HB5850 Children; foster care; specific policy for foster children; create. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 8c. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5849'14, HB 5851'14

MI - HB5851 Children; foster care; information regarding the foster children's assurance of quality foster care policy; require the department of human services to provide to foster children. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 8d. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5849'14, HB 5850'14

MI - HB5849 Children; protection; children's assurance of quality foster care policy; create. Amends sec. 3 of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.953) & adds sec. 8b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5850'14, HB 5851'14

MI - SB1015 Family law; child custody; requirement to file motion for change of custody or parenting time order when parent is called to active military duty; modify. Amends secs. 7 & 7a of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.27 & 722.27a).

MI - SB980 Civil procedure; appeals; service of papers; provide for alternate service if party is protected by a protective order. Amends secs. 227 & 316 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.227 & 600.316).

MI - SB981 Family law; marriage and divorce; contacting a party to a divorce action; prohibit for a certain time period. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 914.

MI - HB5658 Civil procedure; personal protection orders; acts that may be enjoined; include harming animals owned by petitioner. Amends sec. 2950 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950).

MI - HB5653 Crimes; assaultive; assault of a pregnant woman; prohibit. Amends sec. 81 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.81).

MI - HR429 A resolution to urge the President of the United States to allow an additional 25,000 refugee visas for displaced Iraqis, with preference for placement in Michigan.

MI - HB5656 Civil rights; housing discrimination; housing discrimination for domestic violence victims; prohibit. Amends sec. 502 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2502).

MI - HB5655 Employment security; benefits; disqualification from receiving benefits when leaving employment; create exception for domestic violence victim. Amends secs. 17 & 29 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.17 & 421.29) & adds sec. 29a.

MI - HB5654 Crime victims; other; address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence crimes; create. Creates new act.

MI - HB5652 Civil procedure; other; mediation; limit in certain domestic relations actions. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 1035.

MI - HB5659 Criminal procedure; search and seizure; seizure of firearms and ammunition during a domestic violence incident; allow. Amends title of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) & adds sec. 6b.

MI - HB5879 Children; child care; limitation on allowable hours per day a child can be left at a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home; provide for. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 1b.

MI - HB5657 Education; curriculum; curriculum and policies on teen dating violence; require department to adopt or develop models for and encourage school districts to implement. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1174.

MI - SB275 Human services; services or financial assistance; referral to treatment and termination of assistance under certain circumstances after testing positive for use of controlled substance; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 57z. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4118'13

MI - HB5198 Labor; mediation; access to certain case files for use in human services employee disciplinary proceedings; allow without a court order. Amends sec. 7 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.627).

MI - HB5228 State agencies (existing); human services; access to certain substance abuse records; allow. Amends secs. 261 & 285 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1261 & 330.1285) & adds sec. 261a.

MI - HB5338 Children; protection; provision related to access to certain documents, reports, or records; provide for. Amends sec. 7 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.627).

MI - HB5341 Human services; county services; certain documents received from another agency or department; exempt from freedom of information act. Amends sec. 64 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.64).

MI - HB5536 Human services; services or financial assistance; general revisions to Michigan bridge cards and payment of assistance; provide for. Amends sec. 57i of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.57i) & adds secs. 14k & 57w.

MI - HB5583 Family law; paternity; paternity revocation process for genetic father; include in revocation of paternity act. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 2012 PA 159 (MCL 722.1433 & 722.1435) & adds sec. 8. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5463'14, HB 5464'14, HB 5465'14

MI - HB5353 Cemeteries and funerals; private; certain disclosures in prepaid burial contracts; require. Amends sec. 10 of 1986 PA 255 (MCL 328.220).

MI - HB5411 Children; protection; authorization from parent or guardian or court order to interview a child without a parent or guardian present during a child protective services investigation; require. Amends sec. 8c of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.628c).

MI - SB434 Financial institutions; credit unions; access to cash benefits from certain automated teller machines (ATMs) with bridge card; prohibit. Amends 2003 PA 215 (MCL 490.101 - 490.601) by adding sec. 413.

MI - SB435 Financial institutions; savings banks; access to cash benefits from certain automatic teller machines (ATMs) with bridge card; prohibit. Amends 1996 PA 354 (MCL 487.3101 - 487.3804) by adding sec. 436.

MI - SB436 Financial institutions; banks; access to cash benefits from certain automatic teller machines (ATMs) with bridge card; prohibit. Amends 1999 PA 276 (MCL 487.11101 - 487.15105) by adding sec. 4110.

MI - HB5162 Probate; wills and estates; individuals authorized to make disposition arrangements for decedent; modify. Amends secs. 3206, 3207, 3208, 3209 & 3614 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.3206 et seq.) & adds sec. 3210.

MI - HB5038 Children; services; child welfare caseloads; codify. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 18f.

MI - HB5029 Human services; services or financial assistance; time frame to request burial assistance; extend. Amends sec. 55 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.55).

MI - SB276 Human services; other; public assistance recipients to perform community service as a condition of eligibility; require. Amends sec. 57f of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.57f).

MI - HB4927 Children; adoption; licensure of child placing agency that objects to placements on religious or moral grounds; allow. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 5a.

MI - HB5825 Children; adoption; option to disclose identity of paternity in a private adoption; allow. Amends sec. 36, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.36).

MI - HB4118 Human services; services or financial assistance; suspicion-based substance abuse screening and testing; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 57y. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0275'13

MI - HB4928 Children; adoption; objection to placements by child placing agency based on religious or moral convictions; allow. Amends secs. 23b, 23d, 23e & 46, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.23b et seq.).

MI - HB5444 Children; foster care; educational fund for foster children who are adopted or age out of foster care; establish. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 10 of 2008 PA 525 (MCL 722.1021 et seq.); adds sec. 7a & repeals secs. 7 & 8 of 2008 PA 525 (MCL 722.1027 & 722.1028).

MI - HB5508 Family law; child support; office of child support to develop an electronically accessible registry containing names of individuals with outstanding child support to intercept gambling winnings; establish. Amends sec. 3 of 1971 PA 174 (MCL 400.233). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5509'14

MI - HB5509 Gaming; casinos; distribution of casino winnings for child support arrearages; update to reflect payment to the state disbursement unit. Amends title & sec. 3 of 1996 IL 1 (MCL 432.203) & adds sec. 9e.

MI - HB5510 Family law; paternity; acknowledgment of parentage process; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 1996 PA 305 (MCL 722.1003 & 722.1005).

MI - HB5511 Civil procedure; other; collection of court-ordered financial obligations from judgments against the state; allow. Amends sec. 6458 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6458).

MI - HB5512 Human services; services or financial assistance; eligibility for family independence program assistance benefits; deny for certain noncompliance with child support provisions. Amends secs. 57 & 57g of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.57 & 400.57g).

MI - HCR27 A concurrent resolution to urge the President of the United States and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reverse their decision to exclude fresh white potatoes from Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program eligibility.