Environment and Property Rights

2013 House Bill 4552 (Give NRC duty of designating huntable game species )

Votes Admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:14:15 GMT

Introduced in the House on April 16, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4496 (Authorize and regulate sinking ships for diving )

Votes Admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:13:58 GMT

Introduced in the House on April 9, 2013

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2013 Senate Bill 233 (Appropriate $23.5 million for state land acquisitions and recreation projects )

Votes Admin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:42:04 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on February 27, 2013

The vote was 31 in favor, 5 opposed and 1 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 41 at Senate Journal 0)

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2012 House Bill 5585 (Prohibit penalty for hunts and game legally taken in another state )

Votes Admin — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:52:59 GMT

Introduced in the House on May 1, 2012

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2013 House Bill 4297 (Give free state park admission to disabled veterans )

Votes Admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:03:11 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 20, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4197 (Appropriate $30 million for dredging )

Votes Admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:24:41 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 6, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4197 (Appropriate $30 million for dredging )

Votes Admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:24:27 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 6, 2013

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2013 Senate Bill 84

Votes Admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:49:03 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on January 30, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4122 (Restrict oil and gas drilling noise near residences )

Votes Admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:45:51 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 29, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4094 (Prohibit penalty for hunts and game legally taken in another state )

Votes Admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:05:28 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 24, 2013

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2013 Senate Bill 78 (Restrict setting aside state land for “biological diversity” )

Votes Admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:31:58 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on January 24, 2013

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2012 Senate Bill 1350 (Authorize gray wolf hunting season )

Votes Admin — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:09:03 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on October 17, 2012

The vote was 23 in favor, 15 opposed and 0 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 790 at Senate Journal 0)

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2012 Senate Bill 1276 (Restrict setting aside state land for “biological diversity” )

Votes Admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:15:32 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on September 13, 2012

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2012 Senate Bill 1340 (Increase fine for illegally shooting deer with big racks )

Votes Admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:11:22 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on October 17, 2012

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2012 Senate Bill 1341 (Increase trespass while hunting penalties )

Votes Admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:09:31 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on October 17, 2012

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2012 House Bill 5697 (Establish athlete concussion “time out” criteria: )

Votes Admin — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:53:06 GMT

Introduced in the House on May 29, 2012, to require coaches or other adults in charge to remove a student or young athlete from participation in a sports activity due to a suspected concussion until clearance is received from an "appropriate health professional." The bill would also require schools and youth sports associations to distribute specified educational materials about the nature and risk of concussion and head injury to coaches, young athletes and parents, and require parents and athletes to sign a statement indicating they have received and read them. The bill would not apply to the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), which has separate concussion guidelines

The vote was 104 in favor, 1 opposed and 5 not voting

(House Roll Call 545 at House Journal 0)

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2012 House Bill 5869 (Revise ocean ship ballast flushing requirements )

Votes Admin — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:36:26 GMT

Introduced in the House on September 11, 2012

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2012 House Bill 5414 (Establish more “dark sky preserves” )

Votes Admin — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:47:46 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 21, 2012, to designate Wilderness State Park, a portion of Port Crescent State Park in Huron County, and state forestland within Bliss Township, Cross Village Township, and Wawatam in Emmet County as “dark sky preserves.” The term is not defined in statute, but in general it means restricting outdoor lighting to a minimum

The vote was 80 in favor, 28 opposed and 2 not voting

(House Roll Call 188 at House Journal 0)

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2012 House Bill 5834 (Authorize gray wolf hunting season )

Votes Admin — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:04:49 GMT

Introduced in the House on August 15, 2012

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2012 House Bill 5798 (Exempt “waste diversion” facilities from certain regulations )

Votes Admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:20:32 GMT

Introduced in the House on August 15, 2012

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2011 House Bill 4295 (Impose regulations on amateur mixed martial competitions )

Votes Admin — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:13:09 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 17, 2011, to extend to amateur mixed martial competitions essentially the same regulations, licensure mandates and fees as professional events. The bill establishes a new comprehensive regulatory regime. Among other things, it would prohibit pros from participating in an amateur event

The vote was 101 in favor, 6 opposed and 3 not voting

(House Roll Call 261 at House Journal 0)

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2011 House Bill 4298 (Revise DNR roadway easement requirements )

Votes Admin — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:57:35 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 17, 2011, to require the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to grant a roadway easement over state land to an individual’s property if there is no other means of access, with several exceptions, if the owner grants similar easement to the department across the owner’s land, and subject to any other conditions the department wants to impose. Under current law the department “may” grant and easement, but is not required to

The vote was 99 in favor, 9 opposed and 2 not voting

(House Roll Call 263 at House Journal 0)

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2011 Senate Bill 449 (Increase landfill “tipping fee” tax )

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on June 15, 2011

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2009 Senate Bill 1015 (Promote “urban agriculture” )

Votes Admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:39:47 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on December 10, 2009, to revise the 2003 law that created local "land bank" authorities empowered to assemble and dispose of abandoned tax reverted property, so as to include "promote urban agriculture" among the things they are supposed to accomplish (along with "revitalize the economy, promote economic growth, and foster development"

The vote was 35 in favor, 1 opposed and 2 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 285 at Senate Journal 0)

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2011 House Bill 4111 (Provide limited liability to volunteer conservation workers )

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 20, 2011, to establish that a volunteer working on a Department of Natural Resources wildlife habitat improvement project has the same immunity from civil liability as a state employee working on the project

The vote was 79 in favor, 31 opposed and 0 not voting

(House Roll Call 40 at House Journal 0)

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