Representative • Democrat

Laurie Pohutsky

Michigan • District HD-017

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Nay: 410

Yea: 2024

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Laurie Pohutsky

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State: symbol; stonefly; designate as the official state insect. Creates new act.

Gaming: other; redemption games allowed under penal code; revise. Amends secs. 303 & 310b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.303 & 750.310b).

Health: other; syringe service programs; provide for. Amends secs. 7401, 7403, 7453 & 7457 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7401 et seq.) & adds sec. 5137.

Controlled substances: drug paraphernalia; definition of drug paraphernalia; modify. Amends sec. 7451 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7451).

Insurance: health insurers; coverage for the dispensing of a 12-month supply of birth control; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406jj.

Gaming: other; redemption games allowed under penal code; revise. Amends sec. 16o, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16o). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4494'25

Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update. Amends sec. 11b, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4479'25

Retirement: county employees; employment of retirant in a county sheriff's office; allow without forfeiting retirement allowance. Amends sec. 12a of 1851 PA 156 (MCL 46.12a).

Weapons: firearms; requirement for all firearm components to contain serial numbers; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding sec. 14c. TIE BAR WITH: HR 0002'25

Health: pharmaceuticals; allow patients to take unused portion of eye drops or eye ointments after certain procedures for continued patient care; provide for. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 17773, 20817 & 21539.

Labor: collective bargaining; exclusive bargaining representative of public employees; allow the commission to certify labor organization as based on petition and hearing. Amends secs. 12 & 14 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.212 & 423.214).

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the employment of minors; provide for. Amends sec. 14b of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.14b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4441'25

Labor: fair employment practices; certain physical characteristics of employees; prohibit employers from discriminating based on. Creates new act.

Labor: other; cause for termination of employment; require. Creates new act.

Labor: fair employment practices; employees who perform certain lawful activities during nonworking hours; prohibit employers from discriminating against. Creates new act.

Labor: health and safety; employee communication regarding an occupational safety and health practice or hazard related to a communicable disease; prohibit an employer from taking an adverse employment action based on. Amends 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1001 - 408.1094) by adding sec. 66.

Labor: other; local government labor regulatory limitation act, 2015 PA 105; repeal. Repeals 2015 PA 105 (MCL 123.1381 - 123.1396).

Labor: collective bargaining; status as permanent replacement employee; prohibit employees from offering or granting to certain individuals who work for the employer during a labor dispute. Amends sec. 16 of 1939 PA 176 (MCL 423.16).

Labor: youth employment; youth employment standards act; modify penalties for certain violations. Amends secs. 3, 21 & 22 of 1978 PA 90 (MCL 409.103 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4441'25

Labor: health and safety; prohibition related to promulgation of rules regarding workplace ergonomics; repeal. Repeals sec. 17 of 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1017).

Labor: health and safety; Michigan occupational safety and health violations; modify civil penalties. Amends sec. 35 of 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1035).

Labor: fair employment practices; employer taking adverse employment action against an employee who raises concern over infection control; prohibit. Creates new act.

Labor: fair employment practices; worker freedom act; create. Creates new act.

Elections: election officials; review of voter registration instructions; require. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 495b.

Labor: other; fair and open competition in governmental construction act; repeal. Repeals 2011 PA 98 (MCL 408.871 - 408.883).

Courts: juries; one-person grand jury provisions; repeal. Repeals secs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a & 6b, ch. VII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 767.3 et seq.).

Labor: health and safety; infectious disease worker safety commission; create. Amends 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1001 - 408.1094) by adding sec. 47.

Labor: fair employment practices; employer monitoring of employee communications; prohibit unless the employer establishes an employee monitoring policy and discloses that policy to employees. Creates new act.

Elections: registration; review of voter eligibility by the secretary of state; require under certain circumstances.

Labor: fair employment practices; employment decisions based on the health or illness of an employee's family member; prohibit. Creates new act.

Labor: health and safety; employee communication regarding an occupational safety and health practice or hazard; prohibit an employer from taking an adverse employment action based on. Amends 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1001 - 408.1094) by adding sec. 66a.

Elections: election officials; procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file who have not recently voted; provide for.

Labor: collective bargaining; public employer ceasing or subcontracting its operations; prohibit if done less than 1 year after its employees elect a bargaining representative. Amends sec. 10 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.210).

Labor: collective bargaining; relocation of an employer's operations less than 1 year after its employees elect a bargaining representative; make an unfair labor practice. Amends sec. 23 of 1939 PA 176 (MCL 423.23) & adds sec. 18.

Health facilities: employees; use of state funds to discourage unionization; prohibit and provide remedies for. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20176b.

Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.

Health occupations: advanced practice registered nurses; scope of practice of registered professional nurses who hold specialty certifications as nurse practitioners; modify. Amends secs. 17201, 17210, 17211a & 17212 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17201 et seq.) & adds sec. 17210a.

Labor: fair employment practices; written job descriptions; require employers to create and disclose to job applicants and certain employees, and establish sanctions and remedies for a violation. Amends title & sec. 18 of 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.488) & adds sec. 9a.

Human services: medical services; MIcare act; create. Creates new act.

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; guidelines for dissemination of deep fake sexual images; enact. Amends sec. 17b, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.17b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4047'25

Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual engaging in sexual conduct; provide for. Creates new act.

Recreation: athletics and sports; safety standards for youth sports programs; provide for. Creates new act.

Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 - 78.28) by adding sec. 24e.

Law enforcement: reports; notification of the public by text message of a missing senior or vulnerable adult; provide for. Amends title & sec. 5 of 2012 PA 176 (MCL 28.715).

Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends secs. 4, 5 & 13, ch. II & sec. 3, ch. V of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 62.4 et seq.).

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