Senator • Republican

Ruth Johnson

Michigan • District SD-024

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Nay: 718

Not Voting: 2

Other: 47

Yea: 1582

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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.).

Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370).

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

Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.1 - 117.38) by adding sec. 3c.

Individual income tax: rate; rollback of rate to 3.9%; provide for. Amends sec. 51 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.51).

Probate: guardians and conservators; financial duties; modify. Amends sec. 5423 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5423).

Insurance: health insurers; coverage for antineoplastic drugs; expand. Amends sec. 3406e of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406e).

Law enforcement: training; duty to intervene policy; require law enforcement agencies to adopt. Creates new act.

Education: safety; behavioral threat assessment and management program; require department to create and implement. Amends title of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.801 - 28.809) & adds sec. 6. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1176'24

Housing: landlord and tenants; return of security deposit by electronic transfer; allow. Amends sec. 9 of 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.609).

Education: other; prescreening for dyslexia in public schools; provide for. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0568'23

Education: other; certain requirements for the approval of teacher preparation institutions; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1531e. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0567'23

Elections: voting procedures; process for voting without identification for election purposes; modify to include proof of identity and proof of state residency. Amends secs. 523, 523a, 813 & 829 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.523 et seq.).

Appropriations: supplemental; funding for school safety and student mental health; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 31aa of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1631aa).

Food: service establishments; outdoor seating at restaurants; allow dogs to be present. Amends secs. 1105, 3113 & 6101 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.1105 et seq.).

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: SB 0898'24

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: SB 0899'24

Health: patient directives; Michigan medical treatment decisions act; enact. Creates new act.

Education: teachers and administrators; references regarding teacher performance evaluations; modify. Amends sec. 4, art. I, secs. 2a & 3b, art. II & sec. 3, art. III of 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4 (MCL 38.74 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0797'24

Sales tax: collections; credit for trade-in vehicles; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.51). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0776'24

Use tax: collections; credit for trade-in vehicles; modify. Amends sec. 2 of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.92). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0777'24

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for manufacturing, creating, delivering, or possessing with intent certain schedule 1 and 2 controlled substances; amend. Amends sec. 13m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13m). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0726'24

Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, creating, delivering, or possessing with intent certain schedule 1 and 2 controlled substances; modify penalties. Amends sec. 7401 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7401).

Local government: other; local government sanctuary policy prohibition act; create. Creates new act.

Counties: ordinances; county sanctuary policy prohibition act; create. Creates new act.

Health facilities: nursing homes; electronic monitoring devices in nursing homes; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 21702 & 21703 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.21702 & 333.21703) & adds secs. 21788, 21788a, 21788b, 21788c, 21788d, 21788e, 21788f, 21788g, 21788h & 21788i.

Education: teachers and administrators; science of reading training for tutors; require. Amends sec. 23g of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1623g).

Children: services; reference to "children's ombudsman" in social welfare act; amend to "child advocate". Amends sec. 115m of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.115m). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0432'23

Insurance: insurers; denying or limiting insurance to living organ donors; prohibit. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding secs. 3406z, 3901a & 4002.

Health: pharmaceuticals; program for the wholesale importation of pharmaceuticals from Canada; provide for. Creates new act.

Children: child abuse or child neglect; definition of child neglect; modify. Amends sec. 2 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.622).

Crimes: crimes against minors; definition of child abuse; modify. Amends sec. 136b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.136b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0547'23

Vehicles: registration; issuance of a restricted license requiring the installation of ignition interlock device and specialty court admission; modify. Amends secs. 83 & 304 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.83 & 257.304). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0134'23

Courts: drug court; specialty court authorization to issue a restricted license requiring an ignition interlock device; modify. Amends secs. 1084 & 1091 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1084 & 600.1091). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0135'23

School aid: penalties; school aid penalties for districts and intermediate districts; modify. Amends secs. 15 & 163 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1615 & 388.1763).

Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; definition of mentally incapacitated for criminal sexual conduct cases; modify. Amends sec. 520a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520a).

Family law: marriage and divorce; right for emancipated minor to marry; revoke. Amends secs. 4 & 4e of 1968 PA 293 (MCL 722.4 & 722.4e).

Children: other; reference to "marriage of minor child" in safe families for children act; remove. Amends sec. 5 of 2018 PA 434 (MCL 722.1555).

Probate: other; references to a "married minor" in the estates and protected individuals code; eliminate. Amends secs. 2519, 5103, 5204, 5206 & 5215 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.2519 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0209'23

Family law: marriage and divorce; marriage entered into by a person under 18 years of age; void. Amends title & sec. 1 of 1921 PA 352 (MCL 551.51). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4294'23, HB 4295'23, HB 4296'23, SB 0212'23

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