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• Introduced by Sen. Jim Barcia (D) on December 17, 2009, to include professional employer organizations (PEOs) under the 2003 “small group” employee health insurance law that subjected the for-profit insurance companies to extensive new government regulations, while easing some of the existing regulations on Blue Cross Blue Shield. See Senate Bill 1037.

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• Introduced by Sen. Jason Allen (R) on December 17, 2009, to require and establish regulations for professional employer organizations to operate under the state unemployment insurance system law. PEOs are companies that "lease" employees to other firms on a long term basis but remain the employer of record for purposes of paying payroll taxes. See Senate Bill 1037.

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• Introduced by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R) on December 17, 2009, to impose licensure, regulation, training, apprenticeship, testing requirements, and annual license fees of $100 with a $250 application fee on professional employer organizations (PEOs). PEOs are companies that "lease" employees to other firms on a long term basis but remain the employer of record for purposes of paying payroll taxes.

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• Introduced in the Senate on December 17, 2009, to raise by $10 the amount charged by the State Police for taking a person’s fingerprints for a criminal background check (now mandated under many occupational licensure and other laws) and use that money to pay for the state Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) criminal record database. See also Senate Bill 1034.

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• Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on December 17, 2009, to raise by $5 the amount charged by the State Police for criminal background checks (now mandated under many occupational licensure and other laws) and use that money to pay for the state Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) criminal record database. See also Senate Bill 1034.

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• Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on December 17, 2009, to phase out charges to users of the state Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) criminal record database (primarily government agencies). Senate Bill 1035 would raise replace the money by increasing the amount charged by the State Police for criminal background checks of citizens (now mandated under many occupational licensure and other laws).

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• Introduced by Rep. Marie Donigan (D) on December 10, 2009, to impose licensure, regulation, and certification requirements on genetic counselors, with license fees of $150 per year (plus a $40 “application fee”) .

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• Introduced by Rep. Dudley Spade (D) on December 9, 2009, to deposit licensure fees paid by interpreters for the deaf into an existing “Division on Deafness Fund,” where it would be used to cover costs incurred by the Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing within the Commission on Disability Concerns within the Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth.

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• Introduced by Rep. Roy Schmidt (D) on December 1, 2009, to require the state to investigate allegations that a person subject to occupational licensure mandates under the Public Health Code is operating without a license, which can be prosecuted as a felony. The bill does not allow for discretion or specify any criteria for assessing the credibility of an allegation or motives of the accuser.
• Passed in the House (95 to 4) on January 27, 2010. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 2, 2010.

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• Introduced by Rep. David Agema (R) and Rep. Alma Smith (D) on November 12, 2009, to increase license fees on nurses from $20 to $30, and also increase application and other related fees.
• Passed in the House (58 to 50) on December 10, 2009, to increase license fees on nurses from $20 to $30, and also increase application and other related fees. The bill would also give the Department of Community Health the authority to use money from these fees to assess nursing staff levels and working conditions, and make recommendations for new mandates or prohibitions related to these. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 17, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (32 to 3) on December 17, 2009, to increase license fees on nurses from $20 to $30, and also increase application and other related fees. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 17, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed in the House (60 to 42) on December 17, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]

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• Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R) on November 5, 2009, to impose licensure and regulation on interior designers, with annual license fees, at least six years of education and/or professional experience prerequisites, testing requirements to standards established by a board of incumbent designers, and more. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 974 to 976 .

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• Introduced by Sen. Ray Basham (D) on November 5, 2009, to impose licensure and regulation on interior designers, with annual license fees, at least six years of education and/or professional experience prerequisites, testing requirements to standards established by a board of incumbent designers, and more. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 974 to 976 .

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• Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R) on November 5, 2009, to impose licensure and regulation on interior designers, with annual license fees, at least six years of education and/or professional experience prerequisites, testing requirements to standards established by a board of incumbent designers, and more. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 974 to 976 .

Public Act 227 of 2009

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• Introduced by Sen. Jason Allen (R) on November 5, 2009, to establish that health insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. Senate Bill 968 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.
• Passed in the Senate (33 to 1) on December 3, 2009, to establish that health insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. Senate Bill 968 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 3, 2009.
• Passed in the House (102 to 5) on December 9, 2009, to establish that health insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. Senate Bill 968 and House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 17, 2009, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed in the Senate (35 to 2) on December 17, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 5, 2010.

Public Act 226 of 2009

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• Introduced by Sen. Randy Richardville (R) on November 5, 2009, to establish that workers compensation insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. Senate Bill 968 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.
• Passed in the Senate (33 to 1) on December 3, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 3, 2009.
• Passed in the House (101 to 7) on December 9, 2009, to establish that workers compensation insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. Senate Bill 968 and House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 17, 2009, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed in the Senate (35 to 2) on December 17, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 5, 2010.

Public Act 225 of 2009

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• Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R) on November 5, 2009, to establish that Blue Cross Blue Shield policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.
• Passed in the Senate (32 to 1) on December 3, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 3, 2009.
• Passed in the House (102 to 6) on December 9, 2009, to establish that Blue Cross Blue Shield policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 17, 2009, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed in the Senate (35 to 2) on December 17, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 5, 2010.

Public Act 224 of 2009

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• Introduced by Sen. Gilda Jacobs (D) on November 5, 2009, to establish that “prudent purchaser agreement” type health insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. Senate Bill 968 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.
• Passed in the Senate (33 to 1) on December 3, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 3, 2009.
• Passed in the House (102 to 6) on December 9, 2009, to establish that “prudent purchaser agreement” type health insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. Senate Bill 968 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 17, 2009, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed in the Senate (35 to 2) on December 17, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 5, 2010.

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• Introduced by Sen. Randy Richardville (R) on November 5, 2009, to establish that the personal injury protection coverage mandated by the no-fault auto insurance law would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. Senate Bill 968 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.
• Passed in the Senate (33 to 1) on December 3, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 3, 2009.

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• Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on October 22, 2009, to establish revised operational regulations and procedures for bail bond agents, and court interactions with these services. House Bill 5536 would impose a new licensure mandate on these services.

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• Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on October 22, 2009, to impose state licensure and regulation on bail bond agents, runners, and “fugitive recovery persons” (“bounty hunters”). In particular the bill would mandate an extensive list of regulations, conditions and requirements for “fugitive recovery persons”.

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• Introduced by Rep. Mike Huckleberry (D) on October 14, 2009, to revise references in the law regulating child care organizations to accommodate House Bill 5514’s exemption “babysitting services" from state licensure mandates.

Public Act 155 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Brian Calley (R) on October 14, 2009, to exempt “babysitting services" from state licensure mandates. This is defined as “temporarily caring for a child on behalf of the child's parent or guardian whether or not compensation is received as long as the care is not provided as part of the individual's vocation.” The bill was introduced after the state Department of Human Services made national headlines for seeking to prosecute for not having a license an individual who kept on eye on her neighbors children while they were waiting for the school bus.
• Passed in the House (107 to 0) on October 28, 2009, to exempt “babysitting services" from state licensure mandates. This is defined as “temporarily caring for a child on behalf of the child's parent or guardian where the annual compensation is less than $600," or an amount that would trigger IRS payroll deduction mandates. The bill was introduced after the state Department of Human Services made national headlines for seeking to prosecute for not having a license an individual who kept on eye on her neighbors children while they were waiting for the school bus. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on October 29, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on November 12, 2009, to exempt “babysitting services" from state licensure mandates. This is defined as “temporarily caring for a child on behalf of the child's parent or guardian where the annual compensation is less than $600," or an amount that would trigger IRS payroll deduction mandates. The bill was introduced after the state Department of Human Services made national headlines for seeking to prosecute for not having a license an individual who kept on eye on her neighbors children while they were waiting for the school bus. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on November 20, 2009.

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• Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on September 30, 2009, to impose licensure on “bail enforcement agents” (“bounty hunters”), and require them to follow certain specified procedures before apprehending those accused of crimes who have “jumped bail”.

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• Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on September 30, 2009, to revise references in the criminal code to accommodate the “bail enforcement agent” procedures and licensure mandate that House Bill 5493 would require and impose.

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• Introduced by Rep. Kenneth Horn (R) on September 23, 2009, to establish that if state government shuts down (due to a failure to adopt a budget before the start of a new fiscal year), then late fees and sanctions that would otherwise be imposed on licensed professionals and businesses needing to renew their licenses during the shutdown period would be waived. .

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• Introduced by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D) on September 22, 2009, to impose “gem and (precious) metal dealer” licensure mandates on a business or individual who holds an invitation-only “gold party” selling jewelry in a residence.

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• Introduced by Rep. Andy Neumann (D) on September 9, 2009, to impose licensure, regulation, training, apprenticeship, and testing requirements on fire sprinkler installers and servicers, with license fees of $50 per year (plus $40 for each additional scope of practice “endorsement”).

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• Introduced by Rep. John Proos, IV (R) on August 26, 2009, to exempt a “cottage food operation,” defined as a person who produces or packages “non-potentially hazardous food” in a kitchen of that person's primary domestic residence, from the licensure and regulation mandates that apply to regular commercial food producers. “Non-potentially hazardous food” would be defined as “baked goods, jams, jellies, candy, snack food, cereal, granola, dry mixes, vinegar, and dried herbs. It would not include home-canned low-acid or acidified vegetables, home-canned salsa, or home-canned food; food service items; ready-to-eat meals, meat, sandwiches, cheese, or custard pies; garlic in oil; food that requires temperature control for safety; and bottled water, home-produced ice products, and other beverages and products.

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• Introduced by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D) on August 26, 2009, to impose licensure, regulation, training, apprenticeship, and testing requirements on fire sprinkler installers and servicers, with license fees of $50 per year (plus $40 for each additional scope of practice “endorsement”).

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• Introduced by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on June 16, 2009, to establish that health insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.

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• Introduced by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on June 16, 2009, to establish that workers compensation insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.

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• Introduced by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on June 16, 2009, to establish that “prudent purchaser agreement” type health insurance policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.

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• Introduced by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on June 16, 2009, to establish that Blue Cross Blue Shield policies would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.

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• Introduced by Rep. Marie Donigan (D) on June 16, 2009, to establish that the personal injury protection coverage mandated by the no-fault auto insurance law would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion.
• Passed in the House (99 to 9) on December 9, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 10, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 2) on December 17, 2009, to establish that the personal injury protection coverage mandated by the no-fault auto insurance law would not have to cover services authorized under any easing of the scope of practice restrictions for chiropractors, beyond what was allowed under the licensure law as of Jan. 1, 2009. House Bill 5091 would authorize such a scope of practice expansion. [Vote Details and Comments]

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• Introduced by Rep. Robert Dean (D) on June 10, 2009, to authorize the Department of Labor, Energy and Economic Growth to create an abbreviated cosmetology licensure test for practitioners who have experience in another state or country, and to revise at its discretion the 1,500 hours of courses at a cosmetology school licensure mandate for these cosmetologists.

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• Introduced by Rep. Robert Dean (D) on June 10, 2009, to authorize the Department of Labor, Energy and Economic Growth to create an abbreviated barber licensure test for barbers who have experience in another state or country, and to revise at its discretion the 2,000 hours of courses at a barber college licensure mandate for these barbers.

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• Introduced by Rep. Sharon Tyler (R) on June 9, 2009, to authorize a separate licensure category for cosmetology schools that offer training in "skin care services".

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• Introduced by Rep. Deb Kennedy (D) on June 9, 2009, to clarify that solid waste transfer facilities that come under an exemption from state construction permit and operating license requirements because they are limited to certain quantities of waste must only accept waste that is “uncompacted”.

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• Introduced by Rep. Dudley Spade (D) on May 27, 2009, to deposit licensure fees paid by interpreters for the deaf into a segregated fund to cover costs incurred by the Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing within the Commission on Disability Concerns within the Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth.

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• Introduced by Sen. Michael Switalski (D) on May 20, 2009, to revise the law that mandates licensure to work as an architect so that an applicant must provide documentation of eight years of professional experience, including six years of education. Current law has the same provision, but applies it as a condition “to be examined as an architect”.

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• Introduced by Rep. Lesia Liss (D) on May 5, 2009, to exempt from the state clinical laboratory licensure mandate labs that are operated by a home care agency or hospice and that have a certificate of waiver issued by the U.S. Department of Health And Human Services.

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• Introduced by Rep. Pam Byrnes (D) on April 29, 2009, to increase the hearing aid dealer licensure fee from $80 to $130.

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• Introduced by Rep. Bob Constan (D) on April 23, 2009, to give local governments the authority to inspect mobile homes that are rented to a tenant, including ones in mobile home parks, and to impose licensure on mobile home owners who rent out their unit.
• Passed in the House (100 to 7) on October 27, 2009, to give local governments the authority to inspect mobile homes that are rented to a tenant, including ones in mobile home parks, and to impose registration (licensure) on mobile home owners who rent out their unit. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on October 28, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on December 17, 2009, to give local governments the authority to inspect mobile homes that are rented to a tenant, including ones in mobile home parks, and to impose registration (licensure) on mobile home owners who rent out their unit. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 17, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed in the House (97 to 7) on December 17, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]

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• Introduced by Sen. Alan Sanborn (R) on April 23, 2009, to amend the state consumer financial services act to comply with the federal “Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing” Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”) mandate. This creates a nationwide mortgage licensing registry; specifies for loan officer testing and training qualifications, and their continuing education courses; mandates criminal background checks and fingerprinting; and more.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on June 24, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 24, 2009.
• Passed in the House (105 to 1) on July 15, 2009, to amend the state consumer financial services act to comply with the federal “Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing” Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”) mandate. This creates a nationwide mortgage licensing registry; specifies for loan officer testing and training qualifications, and their continuing education courses; mandates criminal background checks and fingerprinting; and more. [Vote Details and Comments]

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• Introduced by Sen. Dennis Olshove (D) on April 23, 2009, to amend the state mortgage brokers and lenders act to comply with the federal “Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing” Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”) mandate. This creates a nationwide mortgage licensing registry; specifies for loan officer testing and training qualifications, and their continuing education courses; mandates criminal background checks and fingerprinting; and more.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on June 24, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 24, 2009.
• Passed in the House (105 to 1) on July 15, 2009, to amend the state mortgage brokers and lenders act to comply with the federal “Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing” Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”) mandate. This creates a nationwide mortgage licensing registry; specifies for loan officer testing and training qualifications, and their continuing education courses; mandates criminal background checks and fingerprinting; and more. [Vote Details and Comments]

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• Introduced by Sen. Tony Stamas (R) on April 23, 2009, to amend the state Mortgage Brokers, Lenders, and Servicers Licensing Act to comply with the federal “Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing” Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”) mandate. This creates a nationwide mortgage licensing registry; specifies for loan officer testing and training qualifications, and their continuing education courses; mandates criminal background checks and fingerprinting; and more.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on June 24, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 24, 2009.
• Passed in the House (105 to 1) on July 15, 2009, to amend the state Mortgage Brokers, Lenders, and Servicers Licensing Act to comply with the federal “Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing” Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”) mandate. This creates a nationwide mortgage licensing registry; specifies for loan officer testing and training qualifications, and their continuing education courses; mandates criminal background checks and fingerprinting; and more. [Vote Details and Comments]

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• Introduced by Sen. Randy Richardville (R) on April 23, 2009, to impose a new mortgage loan officer licensure regulatory regime that complies with the federal “Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing” Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”) mandate. This creates a nationwide mortgage licensing registry; specifies for loan officer testing and training qualifications, and their continuing education courses; mandates criminal background checks and fingerprinting; and more.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on June 24, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 24, 2009.
• Passed in the House (105 to 1) on July 15, 2009, to impose a new mortgage loan officer licensure regulatory regime that complies with the federal “Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing” Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”) mandate. This creates a nationwide mortgage licensing registry; specifies for loan officer testing and training qualifications, and their continuing education courses; mandates criminal background checks and fingerprinting; and more. [Vote Details and Comments]

Public Act 143 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Barb Byrum (D) on April 2, 2009, to revise the law that mandates licensure to work as an architect so that an applicant must provide documentation of eight years of professional experience, including up to six years of education. Current law has the same provision, but applies it as a condition to take the licensure test. The bill would let potential architects as soon as they get out of school.
• Passed in the House (107 to 0) on June 10, 2009, to revise the law that mandates licensure to work as an architect so that an applicant must provide documentation of eight years of professional experience, including up to six years of education. Current law has the same provision, but applies it as a condition to take the architect licensure test. The bill would let potential architects as soon as they get out of school. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 11, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (34 to 0) on November 4, 2009, to revise the law that mandates licensure to work as an architect so that an applicant must provide documentation of eight years of professional experience, including up to six years of education. Current law has the same provision, but applies it as a condition to take the architect licensure test. The bill would let potential architects as soon as they get out of school. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on November 10, 2009.

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• Introduced by Rep. Rick Jones (R) on March 12, 2009, to establish that a person who inherits a pistol would have 180 days in which he or she could transfer ownership of the pistol to himself or herself or to another person.
• Passed in the House (105 to 1) on December 17, 2009, to establish that a person who inherits a pistol would have 10 days in which he or she could transfer ownership of the pistol to himself or herself or to another person. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 18, 2009.

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• Introduced by Rep. Jeff Mayes (D) on March 12, 2009, to establish that it is lawful to transport an unlicensed pistol purposes of getting a permit as required by state law, if the pistol is in a case in the trunk or an inaccessible area of the vehicle.
• Passed in the House (100 to 6) on October 29, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on November 4, 2009.