Government Operations

MI - Representative Pete Lund (R)

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Committee Chair

MI - Representative Bradford Jacobsen (R)

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Majority Vice-chair

MI - Representative Mike Shirkey (R)

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Member

MI - Representative Rudy Hobbs (D)

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Minority Vice-chair

MI - Representative Tim Greimel (D)

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Member

MI - HJR35 Public employees and officers; state; insurance commissioner; establish as elected head of a principal department. Amends sec. 12, art. IV & secs. 3, 21, 23 & 30, art. V of the state constitution.

MI - HJR36 Legislature; legislators; part-time legislature; provide for and modify the legislative process. Amends secs. 12 & 13, art. IV & repeals secs. 15, 25, 26, 28, 36 & 37, art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HJR37 Legislature; sessions; unicameral nonpartisan legislature; provide for. Amends sec. 9, art. II, sec. 8, art. III, secs. 1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 43, 53 & 54, art. IV, secs. 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28 & 29, art. V, secs. 1 & 25, art. VI, sec. 6, art. VIII, secs. 15 & 27, art. IX, sec. 5, art. X, secs. 5 & 7, art. XI & secs. 1 & 3, art. XII; adds sec. 1a to art. IV & a schedule and temporary provisions & repeals secs. 2, 3, 4, 6 & 21, ...

MI - HB5941 Elections; scheduling; certain officers elected at countywide elections in optional unified forms of county government; modify election schedule to the gubernatorial election years. Amends secs. 192 & 200 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.192 & 168.200) & adds sec. 192a.

MI - HB5953 Elections; scheduling; election of county executive in a county with a population of more than 1,000,000; modify election schedule to the gubernatorial election years. Amends sec. 9 of 1973 PA 139 (MCL 45.559).

MI - HB5664 Occupations; lobbyists; definition of "official in the executive branch" in lobbyist registration statute; expand. Amends sec. 5 of 1978 PA 472 (MCL 4.415).

MI - HB4879 Public employees and officers; state; requirement for legislators, state board of education members, state superintendent, and the governor to take every required assessment test given to third, eighth, and eleventh graders in Michigan public schools, and publish the results; mandate. Creates new act.

MI - HB4747 State; symbol; eastern gray tree frog; designate as the official state amphibian. Creates new act.

MI - HB4730 Taxation; administration; disclosure of revenue estimating methodologies, data, and information for financial audits; require to expedite in a timely manner. Amends sec. 28 of 1941 PA 122 (MCL 205.28).

MI - HB4621 State agencies (existing); boards and commissions; study commission to assess the economic, social, and security impact of issuing driver licenses and state identification cards only to individuals lawfully in the United States; create. Creates new act.

MI - HB4618 Higher education; state universities; in-state tuition for certain noncitizen students; require. Amends 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1601 - 388.1896) by adding sec. 265b.

MI - HB4516 Labor; fair employment practices; disclosure of certain wage information upon request; require of employer. Amends sec. 13a of 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.483a).

MI - HB4505 State; other; accurate boundaries of the state; establish in statute. Amends title & secs. 1 & 2 of 1945 PA 78 (MCL 2.1 & 2.2).

MI - HB4372 State; symbol; English; establish as official state language. Creates new act.

MI - HB4263 State; symbol; official state song; designate. Creates new act.

MI - HB4180 Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; salary for governor's appointees; restrict to a civil service pay range. Creates new act.

MI - HB4109 Retirement; legislative; 5% of compensation to fund retiree health care costs; require current legislators to contribute. Amends sec. 22c of 1957 PA 261 (MCL 38.1022c).

MI - HB4306 Legislature; other; legislative website; require certain information to be available to the public. Amends sec. 204a of 1986 PA 268 (MCL 4.1204a) & repeals secs. 204b, 204c, 204d, 204e, 204f & 204g of 1986 PA 268 (MCL 4.1204b et seq.).

MI - HB4282 Legislature; committees; publicly accessible online repository of house and senate committee meetings; create. Amends 1986 PA 268 (MCL 4.1101 - 4.1901) by adding sec. 204h.

MI - HB4108 Retirement; legislative; retirement health care benefits; limit to 80% of premium. Amends secs. 50b & 79 of 1957 PA 261 (MCL 38.1050b & 38.1079).

MI - HB4107 Retirement; legislative; annual 4% increase in retirement allowance; eliminate. Amends sec. 23c of 1957 PA 261 (MCL 38.1023c).

MI - HB4519 Crimes; other; provision regarding wage discrimination based on sex; modify, and increase fines. Amends sec. 556 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.556).

MI - HB4518 Civil rights; employment discrimination; discrimination for failing to provide equal compensation for comparable work; prohibit under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 102, 103 & 202 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2102 et seq.).

MI - HB4517 Labor; fair employment practices; commission on pay equity; establish, and specify duties. Amends 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2101 - 37.2804) by adding sec. 202b.

MI - HB4302 Civil rights; public records; legislative branch; include in freedom of information act. Amends sec. 2 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.232).

MI - HB4256 State; other; concession operations by blind persons; modify exceptions. Amends sec. 10 of 1978 PA 260 (MCL 393.360).

MI - HB4181 Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; cap on state contribution to legislature's health care coverage; provide for. Creates new act.

MI - HB5853 Public employees and officers; state; office of state poet laureate; create. Creates new act.

MI - HR424 A resolution to urge Governor Snyder to terminate the prisoner food service contract with Aramark.

MI - HJR28 Legislature; other; constitutional amendment to restrict amount of independent political spending; petition congress to call a convention. Petitions congress to propose amendment to constitution of the United States.

MI - HR38 A resolution to declare June 8, 2013, as Remember The USS Liberty Day in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR179 A resolution to oppose United Nations Agenda 21 and its destructiveness to the founding principles of the United States, and to encourage local governments to be well-informed about the underlying harmful implications of adopting its strategies.

MI - HJR34 Legislature; legislators; reduction of legislative salaries; provide for. Amends sec. 12, art.IV of the state constitution.

MI - HB4508 Labor; public service employment; employment with same governmental entity in which a defined benefit pension is drawn; prohibit. Creates new act.

MI - HB5662 State financing and management; purchasing; conflict of interest disclosures during contract application process; expand to include certain familial relationships. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 261e.

MI - HB5663 Public employees and officers; state; financial disclosure report; require for unclassified state employees. Creates new act.

MI - HB6094 State; symbol; monarch butterfly; designate as the official state insect. Creates new act.

MI - SB652 Courts; judges; court of claims; provide for certain number of court of appeals judges to serve as court of claims judges, and expand jurisdiction. Amends secs. 308, 841, 6404, 6407, 6410, 6413, 6419, 6421, 6422 & 8304 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.308 et seq.) & repeals sec. 6419a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6419a).

MI - HJR5 Legislature; other; appropriation bills subject to referendum; modify. Amends sec. 9, art. II of the state constitution.

MI - HR24 A resolution to demand quality health care for residents of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.

MI - HJR4 Legislature; legislators; part-time legislature, reduction of legislators' salaries and certain health care benefits and reduced compensation for absences from legislative session, and limit on legislative budget; provide for. Amends secs. 12 & 13, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HJR10 Legislature; legislative agencies; fiscal impact statement; prohibit bill from being considered until house and senate fiscal agencies have prepared. Amends sec. 26, art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HR31 A resolution to urge the Speaker to recognize the Independent Urban Democracy Caucus, and provide it with the opportunity to negotiate the terms and privileges of the caucus, consistent with that of the two major party caucuses.

MI - HJR8 Legislature; legislators; reduction of legislators' salary; provide for. Amends secs. 12, art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HR259 A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives.

MI - HJR19 Legislature; legislators; term limits; revise, and impose 2-year moratorium on lobbying for legislators. Amends sec. 54, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HJR18 Legislature; legislators; reduced compensation of legislators who have a certain number of unexcused absences from legislative session; provide for. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 55 to art. IV.

MI - HJR1 Legislature; legislators; health care benefits for legislators; modify, and modify salaries and expense allowances of members of the legislature. Amends sec. 12, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HR159 A resolution to call upon the U.S. Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice to cease and desist forthwith the prosecution of the Romeike family and to make permanent the grant of asylum in which they were initially vested.

MI - HB5156 Courts; judges; court of claims exceptions to trial by court without jury; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 6421 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.6421).

MI - HB5114 Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; health care benefits for certain elected officials; temporally suspend. Amends 2011 PA 152 (MCL 15.561 - 15.569) by adding sec. 7a.

MI - HB4742 Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; prohibition on public employers providing medical benefits for domestic partners; repeal. Repeals 2011 PA 297 (MCL 15.581 - 15.585).

MI - HB4007 State; symbol; tart cherry; designate as the official state fruit. Creates new act.

MI - SCR9 A concurrent resolution prescribing the legislative schedule.

MI - HB4124 Veterans; other; veteran's ombudsman; create. Creates new act.

MI - HB4531 Gaming; lottery; sale of lottery tickets; prohibit sales over internet. Amends sec. 9 of 1972 PA 239 (MCL 432.9).

MI - HB4922 Human services; services or financial assistance; Michigan bridge card; prohibit certain uses. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 57w.

MI - HJR38 Legislature; other; budget process; require legislature to present and the governor to sign all general appropriation bills 30 days before the start of a fiscal period and require forfeiture of salaries of the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators for failure to present or sign these bills by that date. Amends sec. 31, art. IV & adds sec. 55, art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HR91 A resolution to urge Congress to continue to investigate and determine what happened in Benghazi on September 11, 2012.

MI - HB5834 Natural resources; gas and oil; drilling oil and gas wells in cities or townships with a population of 20,000 or more; prohibit except in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 61506b of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.61506b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1026'14

MI - HJR41 Legislature; other; constitutional amendment to create a congressional delegation oversight committee; petition congress to call a convention. Petitions congress to propose amendment to constitution of the United States.

MI - HB5382 Legislature; committees; legislative commission on state agencies; create. Amends 1986 PA 268 (MCL 4.1101 - 4.1901) by adding ch. 7C.

MI - HB5449 State; symbol; Blanchard's cricket frog; designate as the official state amphibian. Creates new act.

MI - HB5577 State; symbol; northern spring peeper; designate as the official state amphibian. Creates new act.

MI - HR149 A resolution to memorialize Congress to investigate actions taken by the Internal Revenue Service and its agents that targeted and scrutinized specific organizations seeking tax-exempt status.

MI - HR160 A resolution to recognize Congressman John D. Dingell as the longest serving member of the United States Congress.

MI - HB5599 Civil rights; public records; fee for FOIA request; waive for an elected official. Amends sec. 4 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.234).

MI - HJR32 Legislature; rules; bills take effect upon the expiration of 90 days after the date they are filed with the secretary of state; provide for. Amends sec. 27, art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - SB302 State; symbol; "Purple Heart State"; designate. Creates new act.

MI - HJR17 State financing and management; funds; appropriation bills subject to referendum; clarify. Amends sec. 9, art. II of the state constitution.

MI - HJR7 Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; salary for governor when annual income outside of state government exceeds $1,000,000.00; eliminate. Amends sec. 12, art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HJR6 Legislature; legislators; part-time legislature; reduction of legislator's salaries and reduced compensation for absences from legislative session; provide for. Amends secs. 12 & 13, art. IV & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.

MI - HB5727 Law; other; method used for calculation of age; codify. Amends sec. 6 of 1846 RS 1 (MCL 8.6).

MI - SB509 Property; conveyances; sale of Farnum building; allow, and earmark revenue. Creates land transfer act.

MI - HB5821 State; symbol; official state poem; adopt. Creates new act.

MI - HB5843 Legislature; other; distribution of state flags to eligible legislators' survivors; allow. Creates new act.

MI - HB5286 State agencies (existing); technology, management, and budget; state agency compliance with Michigan progress board benchmarks; monitor. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 218.

MI - HB5287 State agencies (existing); technology, management, and budget; Michigan progress board; create. Creates new act.

MI - SB934 Labor; hours and wages; minimum wage act; repeal, and enact new minimum wage law. Creates new act & repeals 1964 PA 154 (MCL 408.381 - 408.398).