Michigan Rep. Ray Franz (R)

MI - Education (House)

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Majority Vice-chair

MI - Energy and Technology (House)

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Member

MI - Local Government (House)

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Member

MI - Michigan Competitiveness (House)

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Member

MI - Military and Veterans Affairs (House)

Title:

Majority Vice-chair

MI - HB5700 Energy; alternative sources; siting of large wind turbines; prohibit within certain distance of a gas line. Amends title & sec. 10 of 1969 PA 165 (MCL 483.160) & adds sec. 10a.

MI - HB5562 Employment security; sanctions; penalty assessed for incomplete or erroneous report containing certain errors; eliminate under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 54 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.54).

MI - HR378 A resolution to urge all Michigan citizens to observe Memorial Day and to recognize and contemplate the true spirit of the holiday by remembering those brave and courageous souls who have laid down their lives in defense of our nation.

MI - HB4193 Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for Sleeping Bear dunes national lakeshore; create. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 811u.

MI - HR247 A resolution to declare October 23, 2013, as School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day and October 21-25, 2013, as School Bus Safety Week in the state of Michigan.

MI - HB5257 Highways; name; portion of highway M-116 in Mason county; designate as the "Trooper Paul K. Butterfield, II Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 81.

MI - HR76 A resolution to declare March 21, 2013, as Paralyzed Veterans Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.

MI - HB5380 Legislature; other; qualifications, appointment, and duties of delegates to an article V convention; provide for. Creates new act.

MI - HB4826 Education; school districts; instruction in certain United States historical information; require. Amends secs. 1278 & 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278 & 380.1279g) & adds secs. 1167 & 1259.

MI - HB4277 Liquor; licenses; conditional liquor license; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 525 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1525). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4709'13, HB 4710'13, HB 4711'13, SB 0504'13, SB 0505'13, SB 0506'13, SB 0507'13, SB 0650'13, SB 0651'13

MI - HB4309 Weapons; firearms; sentencing guidelines; update. Amends sec. 11b, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4308'13

MI - HB4724 Family law; marriage and divorce; veteran disability compensation; exclude from marital estate. Amends sec. 18 of 1909 PA 259 (MCL 552.18).

MI - HB4811 Military affairs; other; military family relief fund; revised procedure for application and disbursement of funds. Amends secs. 2 & 4 of 2004 PA 363 (MCL 35.1212 & 35.1214).

MI - HB5750 Weapons; firearms; definition of firearms; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1952 PA 10 (MCL 752.841).

MI - HB5321 Property; condemnation; departmental review of taking assessment guidelines before taking action that may result in taking; include department of agriculture and rural development. Amends sec. 4 of 1996 PA 101 (MCL 24.424). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5323'14

MI - HB5281 Education; teachers; credentials required for great start readiness program teachers; revise. Amends sec. 32d of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1632d).

MI - HB4475 Liquor; licenses; population requirement to obtain an on-premises liquor license; modify. Amends sec. 509 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1509).

MI - HB6041 Villages; home rule; public notice provided under the home rule village act; revise to make reference to the local government public notice act. Amends secs. 6, 11, 17 & 19 of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.6 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5560'14

MI - HB4779 Education; other; certain outdated provisions in school code requiring rule promulgation; repeal. Repeals secs. 1172 & 1296 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1172 & 380.1296).

MI - HB6034 Townships; public services; public notice regarding public improvements by townships; revise to make reference to the local government public notice act. Amends sec. 4a of 1954 PA 188 (MCL 41.724a).

MI - HJR29 Legislature; other; federal balanced budget amendment; petition congress. Petitions congress to propose amendments to constitution of the United States.

MI - HR408 A resolution to declare September 19, 2014, as POW/MIA Recognition Day in the state of Michigan.

MI - HB4778 Natural resources; Great Lakes; off-shore wind development; prohibit lease, conveyance, or permit for use of bottomlands. Amends secs. 32503 & 32512 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.32503 & 324.32512).

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

MI - HB4731 Law enforcement; fire personnel; firefighter examination requirement; allow waiver based on certain military training. Amends sec. 9 of 1966 PA 291 (MCL 29.369).

MI - HB5642 Construction; code; definition of building; modify to exclude certain uses of barns. Amends sec. 2a of 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1502a).

MI - HR125 A resolution to declare September 20, 2013 as POW/MIA Recognition Day in the state of Michigan.

MI - HB5763 Veterans; other; public notice of an opening on a county department of veterans' affairs; revise to make reference to the local government public notice act. Amends sec. 1 of 1953 PA 192 (MCL 35.621). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5560'14

MI - HB4702 Communications; telecommunications; public service commission report regarding pole attachment rates; require. Amends sec. 6g of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6g).

MI - HB5553 Recreation; trails; statewide trail network; include Pure Michigan Trails and provide for closure of trails under circumstances and funding from the Pure Michigan Trails fund. Amends secs. 72107 & 72109 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72107 & 324.72109). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5559'14, SB 0873'14, SB 0875'14, SB 0876'14, SB 0877'14

MI - HB5911 Transportation; motor carrier fuel tax; reference to motor bus transportation act; revise to commercial passenger transportation act in the motor carrier fuel tax act. Amends sec. 1 of 1980 PA 119 (MCL 207.211). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5908'14

MI - HB6040 Villages; general law; public notice; revise to make reference to the local government public notice act and open meetings act. Amends sec. 1, ch. II, secs. 5 & 8, ch. V, secs. 3a & 4, ch. VI, sec. 26, ch. VII & sec. 6, ch. XIV of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 62.1 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5560'14

MI - HB4026 State; interstate compacts and agreements; review by attorney general and filing with office of the great seal; require. Amends 1846 RS 12 (MCL 14.28 - 14.35) by adding sec. 32a.

MI - HB4027 Weapons; other; right to transportation and storage of firearms under certain circumstances; allow. Amends title of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) & adds secs. 1b & 16.

MI - HB4037 Traffic control; driver license; designation of veteran status on driver license; provide for, and allow secretary of state to report certain veteran information to certain other departments and agencies. Amends sec. 310 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.310).

MI - HB4073 Education; graduation requirements; Michigan merit curriculum; revise. Amends secs. 1278a & 1278b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a & 380.1278b).

MI - HB4081 Individual income tax; checkoff; contribution to Michigan Alzheimer's association fund; provide for check-off option. Amends sec. 435 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.435). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4082'13

MI - HB4084 Individual income tax; other; ALS of Michigan ("Lou Gehrig's disease") fund act; create. Creates new act.

MI - HB4089 Highways; name; certain bridge in Jackson county; designate as the "Officer James Bonneau Memorial Bridge". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 1077.

MI - HB4106 Natural resources; funding; Michigan natural resources trust fund; dredging of Great Lakes harbors for use by recreational watercraft; clarify allowable use of funds. Amends sec. 1903 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1903).

MI - HB4110 Property tax; exemptions; principal residence of certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses; exempt. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7oo.

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 - HB4120 Family law; child custody; joint custody in every custody dispute between parents; mandate except in certain circumstances. Amends secs. 5 & 6a of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.25 & 722.26a).

MI - HB4121 Property tax; exemptions; 5-year tax abatement for purchase of certain school district property; provide for. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7ll.

MI - HB4123 Torts; liability; personal injury or property damage caused by propane gas equipment or appliances; provide protection from liability. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2977.

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

MI - HB4145 Sales tax; exemptions; tax on purchase of materials used for construction of a county jail; exempt. Amends 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.51 - 205.78) by adding sec. 4dd.

MI - HB4156 Occupations; health care professions; special volunteer license; expand retired health professionals eligible to obtain and provide immunity under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 16184 & 16185 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16184 & 333.16185).

MI - HB4187 Health; abortion; performance of a diagnostic ultrasound examination on woman seeking an abortion; require, and require use of most technologically advanced equipment on site. Amends secs. 17014 & 17015 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17014 & 333.17015).

MI - HB4237 Communications; other; authorized use of Michigan public safety communications system; expand. Amends title & secs. 1, 2 & 3 of 1929 PA 152 (MCL 28.281 et seq.).

MI - HB4265 Traffic control; traffic regulation; exception for bicycles, motorcycles, mopeds, or 3-wheeled vehicles to proceed through automated stoplights if traffic control signal not detecting their presence; provide under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 611 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.611).

MI - HB4272 Education; safety; automated external defibrillator drills for schools; establish. Amends sec. 19 of 1941 PA 207 (MCL 29.19).

MI - HB4287 State; identification cards; veteran designation on state identification cards; allow. Amends sec. 2 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.292).

MI - HB4293 Vehicles; registration plates; service fee for special registration plate for veterans who have received the purple heart medal; waive. Amends sec. 803e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803e).

MI - HB4299 Natural resources; other; counties eligible to authorize off-road vehicles on road shoulders; extend to entire state and eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 81131 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81131).

MI - HB4308 Weapons; firearms; purchase of guns or ammunition; prohibit gun sellers and federally licensed firearms dealers from creating a visual representation of an individual who purchases a firearm or ammunition or linking such a visual representation to an individual under certain circumstances and eliminate pistol database entry. Amends secs. 2 & 2a of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422 & 28.422a) & adds sec 12c.

MI - HB4315 Public utilities; consumer services; utilities' use of advanced meters; provide for certain requirements and prohibitions. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding secs. 10ff & 10gg.

MI - HB4335 Food; restaurants; outdoor seating areas at restaurants; allow dogs to be present. Amends secs. 3113 & 6101 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.3113 & 289.6101).

MI - HB4365 Education; teachers; initial certification for teachers; require certain English language grammar, punctuation, and usage courses for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1531j.

MI - HB4369 Education; other; education achievement authority; establish as part of public education system and provide for its powers and duties. Amends secs. 3, 4, 5, 11a, 501, 502, 654, 921, 1147, 1212, 1228, 1229 & 1280c of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.3 et seq.) & adds sec. 1701b & pt. 7c.

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

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 - HB4410 Watercraft; marinas; marina dredging loan origination program; establish. Creates new act.

MI - HB4447 Education; teachers; alternative teaching certificate for individuals to teach 6 to 12 grade math and science; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1531j.

MI - HB4453 Economic development; renaissance zones; extension of certain existing renaissance zones; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 1996 PA 376 (MCL 125.2684).

MI - HB4455 Law enforcement; investigations; use of unmanned aerial vehicles; authorize under certain circumstances. Creates new act.

MI - HB4457 Weapons; other; enforcement of federal limitation on firearms; prohibit. Creates new act.

MI - HB4465 Education; graduation requirements; Michigan merit curriculum; revise. Amends sec. 1278a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4466'13

MI - HB4466 Education; graduation requirements; certain requirements of Michigan merit curriculum; modify, and modify personal curriculum requirements. Amends sec. 1278b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4465'13

MI - HB4471 Education; calendar; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather days; allow for 2012-2013 if minimum hours requirement is met. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1701).

MI - HB4496 Natural resources; Great Lakes; sinking of vessels and other recreational diving structures in the Great Lakes for scuba diving; allow. Amends secs. 1301, 32501, 32512, 76101, 76102, 76103, 76104, 76105, 76107, 76108, 76109, 76110, 76111, 76112, 76113, 76114, 76115 & 76118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1301 et seq.) & adds secs. 32512b & 76112a.

MI - HB4552 Natural resources; hunting; natural resources commission ability to designate species as game; provide for. Amends secs. 40103, 40110, 40113a & 43536a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40103 et seq.) & adds sec. 48703a.

MI - HB4553 Natural resources; hunting; right to hunt and fish; provide for. Amends title & sec. 40113a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40113a).

MI - HB4573 Liquor; licenses; licensing and transfer fees; allow to prorate quarterly. Amends secs. 525 & 529 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1525 & 436.1529).

MI - HB4591 Occupations; alarm systems; installation of certain home monitoring systems without electrician's permit; authorize for registered or licensed security alarm providers. Amends secs. 6 & 7 of 1956 PA 217 (MCL 338.886 & 338.887).

MI - HB4592 Occupations; mechanical contractors; installation of certain home thermostats under Forbes mechanical contractors act; authorize for security alarm system providers. Amends secs. 7 & 9 of 1984 PA 192 (MCL 338.977 & 338.979).

MI - HB4602 Individual income tax; rate; rate reduction and phase out; provide for. Amends sec. 51 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.51).

MI - HB4681 Occupations; auctioneers; licensure of auctioneers; repeal. Amends sec. 303a of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.303a) & repeals art. 29 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.2901 - 339.2919).

MI - HB4684 Occupations; auctioneers; reference to certain auctioneers in definition of snowmobile dealers in NREPA; revise. Amends sec. 82101 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.82101). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4683'13, SB 0476'13, SB 0477'13

MI - HB4707 State financing and management; purchasing; procurement process; modify for certain requests for proposals. Amends sec. 261 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1261).

MI - HB4713 Education; safety; reporting requirement for public school safety drills; provide for, and require cardiac emergency response plan. Amends sec. 19 of 1941 PA 207 (MCL 29.19).

MI - HB4729 Law enforcement; state police; intrastate Michigan emergency management assistance agreement; enact. Creates new act.

MI - HB4734 Appropriations; supplemental; funding for school mascot reimbursement; provide for. Amends 1965 PA 380 (MCL 16.101 - 16.608) by adding sec. 478. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4735'13

MI - HB4735 School aid; other; school mascot reimbursement fund; create, and provide for its expenditure. Amends 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1601 - 388.1896) by adding sec. 90. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4734'13

MI - HB4749 Health; occupations; midwives; provide for licensing and regulation. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16326 & pt. 171.

MI - HB4752 Occupations; other; use of certain military experience as the basis for registration; authorize for stationary steam engineers and boiler operators and waive initial license and registration fees for certain veterans. Amends secs. 2, 4a & 13d of 1965 PA 290 (MCL 408.752 et seq.).

MI - HB4754 Occupations; mechanical contractors; use of certain military experience as the basis for licensure; authorize. Amends sec. 6 of 1984 PA 192 (MCL 338.976).

MI - HB4756 Occupations; construction; use of certain military experience as the basis for licensure as residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor; authorize. Amends sec. 2404b of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.2404b).

MI - HB4761 State financing and management; purchasing; state contract preference to disabled veterans; provide for. Amends sec. 261 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1261).

MI - HB4784 Education; teachers; requirements for teacher certification; allow major in accounting or writing to count toward certification. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1531j.

MI - HB4788 Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for Michigan veterans; create. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 811x.

MI - HB4805 Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for "Right to Life of Michigan"; create. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 811x.

MI - HB4816 Insurance; health; insurance premium statement; require to itemize costs attributable to affordable care act. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec 2213e.

MI - HB4834 Local government; other; United States or state flags purchased in cities, villages, townships, and counties; require public disclosure of country manufactured in. Amends title & sec. 2a of 1911 PA 209 (MCL 2.22a).

MI - HB4835 Veterans; cemeteries; flags used to mark graves of veterans; require to be American made. Amends secs. 1 & 1a of 1915 PA 63 (MCL 35.831 & 35.831a).

MI - HB4837 Education; examinations; access to state-mandated tests; allow for certain individuals. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1279h.

MI - HB4874 Environmental protection; sewage; requirement to dispose of septage waste at receiving facilities; eliminate sunset on exemption for owners of certain storage facilities. Amends secs. 11708 & 11715 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11708 & 324.11715).

MI - HB4885 Taxation; severance; tax on production of oil and gas produced by enhanced recovery projects; reduce. Amends sec. 3 of 1929 PA 48 (MCL 205.303) & adds sec. 11a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5254'14, HB 5255'14

MI - HB4887 Property tax; millage; millage elections; limit to November general election. Amends sec. 24f of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.24f).

MI - HB4892 State financing and management; purchasing; payment of transportation construction contracts by state transportation department within certain time frame; require. Amends sec. 7a of 1964 PA 286 (MCL 247.807a) & adds sec. 7b.

MI - HB4898 Individual income tax; other; taxpayer freedom act; repeal individual income tax. Repeals pt. 1 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.532).

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 - HB4923 Highways; name; portion of I-94 in Van Buren county; designate as the "Trooper Rick Johnson Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 1077.

MI - HB4972 Education; curriculum; implementation of Next Generation Science Standards; prohibit. Amends sec. 1278 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278) & adds sec. 1278d.

MI - HB4985 Highways; name; certain portion of M-153; designate as the "Firefighter Brian Woehlke Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 89.

MI - HB4987 Vehicles; registration plates; Gold Star plate vehicles; exempt from requirement that registration renewal form contain language allowing payment of recreation passport fee. Amends sec. 805 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.805). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4988'13

MI - HB4988 Recreation; state parks; waiver of recreation passport fee; allow for military "Gold Star" family members. Amends secs. 74116 & 78119 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.74116 & 324.78119). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4987'13

MI - HB4993 Natural resources; hunting; Michigan wildlife management public education subaccount; create. Amends sec. 43532a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43532a) & adds sec. 43532b.

MI - HB4997 Tobacco; retail sales; sale of electronic cigarette or any oral device that provides vapor nicotine to minors; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 1, 2 & 4 of 1915 PA 31 (MCL 722.641 et seq.).

MI - HB4999 Local government; public services; town bands; repeal. Repeals 1923 PA 230 (MCL 123.861 - 123.863).

MI - HB5005 Environmental protection; solid waste; diverted waste; exempt from definition of solid waste and regulate collection centers. Amends secs. 11503, 11505 & 11506 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11503 et seq.) & adds sec. 11521b.

MI - HB5036 Higher education; community colleges; acceptance of an American council on education transcript; allow, and clarify transferable credits. Amends 1966 PA 331 (MCL 389.1 - 389.195) by adding sec. 123a.

MI - HB5064 Highways; name; designation of I-75 as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Highway"; provide for. Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 84.

MI - HB5072 Highways; name; designation of Michigan heritage routes; change to Pure Michigan byways. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8 of 1993 PA 69 (MCL 247.951 et seq.); adds sec. 7a & repeals sec. 5 of 1993 PA 69 (MCL 247.955).

MI - HB5103 Recreation; trails; terms of snowmobile advisory council members; stagger. Amends sec. 72110 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72110).

MI - HB5107 Natural resources; inland lakes; repair or replacement of a failed seawall; provide for a minor permit category. Amends secs. 30101 & 30105 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30101 & 324.30105).

MI - HB5108 Crimes; other; resale of event tickets at higher or lower prices; allow. Amends sec. 465 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.465).

MI - HB5158 Law enforcement; other; human trafficking commission act; enact. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5234'14, SB 0596'13

MI - HB5183 Individual income tax; property tax credit; income qualifier phaseout and taxable value of homestead limitation; increase, and index for inflation. Amends sec. 520 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.520).

MI - HB5189 Trade; business practices; gas stations and convenience stores; require certain customer safety practices. Creates new act.

MI - HB5191 Vehicles; off-road; helmet requirement; create exemption for property owner, family member, or guest. Amends secs. 81133 & 81147 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81133 & 324.81147).

MI - HB5226 Natural resources; hunting; issuance of crop damage permits; expand to include bear. Amends sec. 40114 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40114).

MI - HB5245 Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for the "Thin Blue Line"; provide for. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 811z.

MI - HB5248 Occupations; dental assistants; use of certain military experience as the basis for waiver of certain fees for licensure as a dental assistant; authorize. Amends sec. 16323 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16323).

MI - HB5258 Vehicles; registration plates; eligibility for disabled veteran registration plate; extend to partially disabled veterans. Amends sec. 803f of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803f).

MI - HB5261 Sales tax; exemptions; sale of vehicles to certain family members; exempt. Amends 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.91 - 205.111) by adding sec. 4bb.

MI - HB5264 Retirement; state employees; retiree performing substitute teaching services; allow under certain circumstances without forfeiture of retirement allowance or benefits and extend sunset. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361).

MI - HB5322 Property; condemnation; court costs and attorney fees; impose on agency that fails to review takings assessment guidelines prior to taking. Amends title of 1996 PA 101 (MCL 24.421 - 24.425) & adds sec. 6.

MI - HB5323 Property; condemnation; requirement to evaluate government actions that may result in takings; impose on department of agriculture and rural development. Amends sec. 2 of 1996 PA 101 (MCL 24.422). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5321'14

MI - HB5337 Elections; other; filing fee for candidates to township offices; permit. Amends secs. 349 & 351 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.349 & 168.351).

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

MI - HB5355 Weapons; other; no-carry zones; allow certain individuals with a personal protection order to carry concealed Amends sec. 5o of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425o).

MI - HB5374 Veterans; other; use of service dogs by veterans diagnosed with symptoms of certain injuries; allow. Amends sec. 502c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.502c).

MI - HB5387 Retirement; public school employees; requirement for school district to pay unfunded liability of pension and health benefits of certain substitute teachers; eliminate. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361).

MI - HB5412 Financial institutions; banks; savings promotion raffles by state banks; allow. Amends 1999 PA 276 (MCL 487.11101 - 487.15105) by adding sec. 4111.

MI - HB5413 Crimes; gambling; exclusion of savings promotion raffles by state banks from gambling and lottery crimes; clarify. Amends secs. 315a & 376a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.315a & 750.376a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5412'14

MI - HB5414 Traffic control; other; certain driver responsibility fees; shorten assessment period and provide for sunset. Amends sec. 732a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.732a).

MI - HB5420 Civil rights; privacy; state assistance of federal government data collection; restrict. Creates new act.

MI - HB5432 Natural resources; nonnative species; status of native swine; clarify. Amends secs. 41301 & 41302 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.41301 & 324.41302).

MI - HB5438 Vehicles; driver training; training to enhance motorcycle and bicycle awareness; provide for. Amends sec. 37 of 2006 PA 384 (MCL 256.657).

MI - HB5451 Military affairs; other; tuition assistance program for Michigan national guardsmen; create. Creates new act.

MI - HB5543 Highways; name; portion of M-57 within Montcalm county; designate as the "Joseph Prentler Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 81.

MI - HB5552 Property tax; assessments; definition of transfer of ownership; exclude certain transfers. Amends sec. 27a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.27a).

MI - HB5559 Recreation; trails; statewide trail network; include Pure Michigan Trails and authorize department of natural resources to grant easements, use permits, concessions, and leases. Amends secs. 1301 & 72108 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1301 & 324.72108). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5553'14, SB 0873'14, SB 0875'14, SB 0876'14, SB 0877'14

MI - HB5580 Civil rights; open meetings; open meetings act regarding county commissioners; expand to require minutes to include all topics of discussion, and eliminate anonymity in voting. Amends sec. 9 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.269).

MI - HB5581 Education; other; oversight for statewide assessments; transfer to department of treasury. Amends secs. 1278, 1279a, 1279c & 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278 et seq.); adds sec. 1279f & repeals secs. 1279 & 1279d of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279 & 380.1279d).

MI - HB5595 History and arts; historic sites; second amendment monument on the capitol grounds; provide for. Amends sec. 298c of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1298c).

MI - HB5651 Health; other; experimental therapies for certain individuals; facilitate use. Creates new act.

MI - HB5660 Counties; boards and commissions; county department of veterans' affairs; permit nonresident committee member under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 1 of 1953 PA 192 (MCL 35.621).

MI - HB5678 Townships; ordinances; definition of public nudity; clarify that it does not include breastfeeding or expressing of breast milk. Amends sec. 1 of 1945 PA 246 (MCL 41.181). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5679'14, HB 5680'14, HB 5681'14

MI - HB5679 Cities; home rule; definition of public nudity; clarify that it does not include breastfeeding or expressing of breast milk. Amends sec. 4i of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.4i). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5678'14, HB 5680'14, HB 5681'14

MI - HB5681 Villages; general law; definition of public nudity; clarify that it does not include breastfeeding or expressing of breast milk. Amends sec. 1, ch. VII of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 67.1). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5678'14, HB 5679'14, HB 5680'14

MI - HB5706 Local government; other; collection of fees for emergency police or fire services or emergency ambulance and inhalator services at motor vehicle accidents; prohibit. Amends sec. 6a of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 51.806a).

MI - HB5747 Traffic control; parking; automatic eligibility for permanent windshield placard; allow for totally disabled veterans. Amends sec. 675 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.675).

MI - HB5748 Weapons; firearms; reference to certain repealed definition in the penal code; eliminate. Amends sec. 2 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422).

MI - HB5749 Weapons; firearms; regulation of spring, gas, or air operated handguns; repeal. Repeals 1959 PA 186 (MCL 752.891 - 752.892).

MI - HB5751 Occupations; other; use of certain military experience as the basis for licensure; authorize for boiler installer, boiler repairer, and boiler special inspector. Amends secs. 2 & 13d of 1965 PA 290 (MCL 408.752 & 408.763d).

MI - HB5785 Criminal procedure; sentencing; permissible costs; revise. Amends sec. 1k, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.1k).

MI - HB5798 Liquor; beer; definition of brewpub, fingerprinting requirements, conditional licenses, and brand logoed items; increase number of barrels and clarify. Amends secs. 105, 405, 525 & 609 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1105 et seq.).

MI - HB5801 Health; smoking; smoking ban; exclude war veterans' organizations. Amends secs. 12601 & 12905 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.12601 & 333.12905).

MI - HB5818 Natural resources; hunting; requirement for 150-yard safe zone for discharge of a firearm or other hunting device around dwellings; exempt certain activities. Amends sec. 40111 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40111).

MI - HB5822 Records; public; transcripts and abstracts of records act; clarify fee for electronic copies. Amends sec. 1 of 1895 PA 161 (MCL 48.101).

MI - HB5832 Economic development; economic development corporations; certain funds of the Michigan strategic fund; require to be appropriated. Amends 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2001 - 125.2094) by adding sec. 15.

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

MI - HB5872 Energy; alternative sources; renewable energy mandates; repeal. Amends sec. 47 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1047) & repeals sec. 27 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1027).

MI - HB5955 Elections; candidates; candidates for governor, state senator, and state representative nominated at party conventions rather than at primary elections; require. Amends secs. 59, 68, 169, 179, 534 & 570 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.59 et seq.); adds secs. 52a, 54a, 56a, 162a, 164a & 166a & repeals secs. 52 to 58 & 162 to 168 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.52 et seq.).

MI - HB5956 Elections; primary; closed primaries; require. Amends secs. 495, 500a, 509q, 509gg, 523, 570 & 576 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.495 et seq.); adds sec. 495b & repeals sec. 615c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.615c).

MI - HB5958 Civil rights; religious discrimination; Michigan religious freedom restoration act; create. Creates new act.

MI - HR7 A resolution to declare January 2013 as Clinical Trial Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR12 A resolution to declare February 2013 as Heart Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR19 A resolution to declare February 3-9, 2013, as Boy Scout Week in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR48 A resolution to call for Michigan laborers and manufactured materials to be used in the design and construction of the New International Trade Crossing.

MI - HR71 A resolution to memorialize Congress to pass H.R. 1014 to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any order issued under that act.

MI - HR78 A resolution to oppose the International Olympic Committee's decision to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games and to urge its reinstatement.

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

MI - HR106 A resolution to declare April 24-30, 2013, as Black April Memorial Week in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR112 A resolution to declare May 3, 2013, as Community College Day in the state of Michigan.

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 - HR169 A resolution to urge Congress to enact legislation to adopt the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members of the Armed Forces who died while serving or as a result of serving.

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 - HR180 A resolution to declare July 2013 as Parks and Recreation Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR186 A resolution to oppose United Nations Agenda 21 and its impact 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 - HR190 A resolution to declare October 2013 as Emergency Vehicle Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR199 A resolution to urge the state of Illinois to recognize Michigan concealed pistol license holders as being automatically authorized to carry concealed handguns in Illinois.

MI - HR219 A resolution to declare September 2013 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR220 A resolution to declare October 2013 as Filipino-American Heritage Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR222 A resolution to declare September 15-October 15, 2013, as Hispanic Heritage Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR223 A resolution to declare September 2013 as Recovery Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR225 A resolution to declare September 21-28, 2013, as Trails Week in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR234 A resolution to declare October 2013 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR279 A resolution to support and endorse the proposal submitted by the Michigan Advanced Aerial Systems Consortium requesting that Michigan be named one of six federally identified UAS test sites.

MI - HR280 A resolution to support and endorse the proposal submitted by the Michigan Advanced Aerial Systems Consortium requesting that Michigan be named one of six federally identified unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites.

MI - HR281 A resolution to stand in solidarity with our Ukrainian community in Michigan and to commend Secretary of State John Kerry's timely response in requesting that the government of Ukraine not abandon the course of a democratic society where its citizens have the right to assemble peacefully.

MI - HR288 A resolution to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the addition of the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.

MI - HR300 A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to take a stronger role in investigating and eliminating delays in veterans' health care.

MI - HR326 A resolution to declare April 30, 2014, as Sons of the American Revolution Day in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR347 A resolution to declare July 12, 2014, as Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR349 A resolution to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association.

MI - HR351 A resolution to declare this legislative body's policy to protect life by extending legal protection to as many unborn children with heartbeats as possible under Michigan law.

MI - HR390 A resolution to urge the U.S. Department of Defense to provide toll-free calling to active duty military men and women serving overseas, so that they may call family members in the U.S. without cost.

MI - HR396 A resolution to condemn Boko Haram for its violent attacks on civilian targets and support efforts by the President and the Congress of the United States to assist the Nigerian government in the safe return of the abducted women and girls in Nigeria, to prevent further attacks, and to promote the human rights of women and girls in Nigeria.

MI - HR405 A resolution to urge the federal government to properly fund beach monitoring without additional new requirements and to support real-time monitoring of beaches.

MI - HR409 A resolution to declare September 15-October 15, 2014, as Hispanic Heritage Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR411 A resolution to declare October 2014 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR414 A resolution to declare October 2014 as Breast Cancer Detection Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

MI - HR420 A resolution to call on the federal government to take steps to protect Lake Superior from Asian carp.

MI - HR430 A resolution to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reverse its recent acceptance of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s proposed system support resource cost allocation tariff that would allocate approximately 99.5 percent of costs to utility customers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and to divide the costs in a more equitable manner

MI - HJR11 Natural resources; hunting; constitutional right to hunt, trap, and fish; provide for. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.

MI - HJR13 Higher education; community colleges; in-district tuition rates for active service and reserve members and honorably discharged veterans; provide for. Amends sec. 7, art. VIII of the state constitution.

MI - HJR14 Higher education; tuition; public universities to offer in-state tuition to certain veterans; require. Amends secs. 5 & 6, art. VIII of the state constitution.

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 - HJR33 Education; board members; state board of education; require members to be elected from single-member districts. Amends sec. 3, art. VIII of the state constitution.

MI - HCR2 A concurrent resolution to call for Michigan laborers and manufactured materials to be used in the design and construction of the New International Trade Crossing.

MI - HCR16 A concurrent resolution to support and endorse the proposal submitted by the Michigan Advanced Aerial Systems Consortium requesting that Michigan be named one of six federally identified unmanned aircraft system test sites

MI - HCR17 A concurrent resolution to support and endorse the proposal submitted by the Michigan Advanced Aerial Systems Consortium requesting that Michigan be named one of six federally identified UAS test sites.

MI - HCR22 A concurrent resolution to urge complete hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, to call for the formation of a regional body to negotiate terms of hydrologic separation, and to urge Congress and other entities to take interim steps to prevent Asian carp movement into the Great Lakes.

MI - HCR33 A concurrent resolution to urge the federal government to properly fund beach monitoring without additional new requirements and to support real-time monitoring of beaches.

MI - HCR37 A concurrent resolution to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reverse its recent acceptance of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s proposed system support resource cost allocation tariff that would allocate approximately 99.5 percent of costs to utility customers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and to divide the costs in a more equitable manner.

MI - SCR11 A concurrent resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Robert D. Young, former member of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

MI - SCR24 A concurrent resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for George C. Steeh, former member of the Senate and the House of Representatives.