Representative • Republican

Sarah Lightner

Michigan • District HD-045

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62% Positive

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Nay: 645

Yea: 1596

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Food: other; labeling lab-grown meat as meat; prohibit. Amends sec. 7129 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.7129).

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for delivering, manufacturing, or possessing with intent to deliver certain controlled substances; amend. Amends sec. 13m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13m). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4255'25

Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver certain controlled substances; modify penalties. Amends secs. 7401, 7410 & 7417 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7401 et seq.) & adds secs. 7410b & 7417a.

Gaming: horse racing; Michigan agriculture and equine industry development fund; modify. Amends secs. 2 & 20 of 1995 PA 279 (MCL 431.302 & 431.320). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4346'25

Gaming: other; allocation of revenue under the lawful internet gaming act to the Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund; remove cap. Amends sec. 15 of 2019 PA 152 (MCL 432.315). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4347'25

Land use: zoning and growth management; provision subjecting zoning authority to part 8 of clean and renewable energy and energy waste reduction act; delete. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4028'25

Energy: alternative sources; zoning exemptions for large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage facilities; eliminate. Amends title & sec. 13 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1013) & repeals pt. 8 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1221 - 460.1232). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4027'25

Sales tax: exemptions; motor and aviation fuel sales; exempt. Amends secs. 6a & 6c of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.56a & 205.56c) & adds secs. 4gg & 4hh. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4185'25, HB 4186'25, HB 4187'25, HB 4184'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4181'25

Streamline sales and use tax: exemptions; tax on motor fuel; exclude. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 2004 PA 175 (MCL 205.173 & 205.175). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4183'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4185'25, HB 4186'25, HB 4187'25, HB 4184'25

Use tax: exemptions; motor and aviation fuel sales; exempt. Amends sec. 6c & 21 of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.96c & 205.111) & adds secs. 4gg & 4hh. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4185'25, HB 4186'25, HB 4187'25, HB 4184'25

Corporate income tax: revenue distribution; distribution of corporate income tax revenue; modify. Amends secs. 623 & 695 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.623 & 206.695). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4185'25, HB 4186'25, HB 4184'25

Sales tax: distribution; distribution of revenue; modify. Amends sec. 25 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.75). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4183'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4186'25, HB 4187'25, HB 4184'25

Labor: health and safety; penalty for failure to report a death; decrease by the maximum allowable amount if the death occurs to a certain individual on a family farm. Amends sec. 35 of 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1035).

Natural resources: hunting; deer baiting license; provide for. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).

Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14.

Property: conveyance of state property; conveyance of certain state-owned property in Jackson County; provide for. Creates land transfer act.

Labor: benefits; requirements for an employer to provide earned sick time, modify. Amends title and secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 12 of 2018 PA 338 (MCL 408.962 et seq.) & adds sec. 3a.

Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify. Amends secs. 4 & 4b of 2014 PA 138 (MCL 408.414 & 408.414b) & repeals 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.931 - 408.945). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4053'25

Highways: memorial; portion of I-94; designate as the "Officer Mohamed Said Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 117.

Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.).

Legislature: legislative agencies; office of tribal legislative liaison; create. Creates new act.

Elections: registration; registering to vote and voting by individuals who are not United States citizens; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 492c.

Environmental protection: solid waste; reporting and compliance requirements for anaerobic digesters; modify. Amends secs. 11502 & 11503 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11502 & 324.11503). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5790'24

Employment security: other; contribution rate increase for certain employers; prohibit. Amends 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.1 - 421.75) by adding sec. 19b.

Criminal procedure: sentencing; sunset on certain costs that may be imposed upon criminal conviction; modify. Amends sec. 1k, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.1k).

Highways: memorial; portion of M-125; designate as the "Captain Joseph M. Liedel Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 103a.

Civil rights: public records; certain FOIA provisions relating to appeals that may be taken for alleged violations of FOIA; modify. Amends secs. 10 & 10a of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.240 & 15.240a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5426'24, HB 5425'24, HB 5424'24, HB 5423'24

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