Social and Civil Liberty Issues

2013 House Bill 4457 (“Nullify” federal firearms restrictions )

Votes Admin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:05:49 GMT

Introduced in the House on March 14, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4457 (“Nullify” federal firearms restrictions )

Votes Admin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:05:19 GMT

Introduced in the House on March 14, 2013

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2013 Senate Bill 63 (Assert immunity of "Michigan-made" firearms from federal gun bans)

Votes Admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:53:47 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4001 (Cap FOIA charges and increase government FOIA scofflaw penalties )

Votes Admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:31:24 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2013

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2013 Senate Bill 60 (Revise gun dealer reference)

Votes Admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:25:40 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2013, to make a technical change to a statutory reference to federal firearms dealers. Reportedly this is necessary because under current state law, many licensed firearms dealers could be considered in violation every time they sell a pistol

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

(Senate Roll Call 2 at Senate Journal 0)

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2013 Senate Bill 213 (Allow concealed pistols in schools; revise CPL procedures )

Votes Admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:26:42 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on February 20, 2013

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2013 Senate Bill 213 (Allow concealed pistols in schools; revise CPL procedures )

Votes Admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:29:43 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on February 20, 2013

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2013 Senate Bill 49 (Make government firearms ownership databases non-public information )

Votes Admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:45:14 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2013

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2011 Senate Bill 612 (Ban abortion coverage in state "Obamacare“ exchange )

Votes Admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:29:43 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on September 7, 2011

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2013 House Bill 4134 (Eliminate CPL training for military; revise “gun free zone” exceptions )

Votes Admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:52:44 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 30, 2013

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2012 Senate Bill 1063 (Prohibit gender identity/sexual orientation discrimination )

Votes Admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:19:37 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on April 17, 2012

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2011 House Bill 4435 (Revise “gun free zone” CPL exception )

Votes Admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:33:49 GMT

Introduced in the House on March 15, 2011, to revise the “gun free zone” provision of the concealed pistol permit law to exempt retired state probation officers who have concealed pistol licenses from the restrictions

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

(House Roll Call 128 at House Journal 0)

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2013 House Bill 4105 (Expand concealed pistol law “gun free zone” to libraries )

Votes Admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:14:44 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 24, 2013

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2013 House Bill 4105 (Expand concealed pistol law “gun free zone” to libraries )

Votes Admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:53:35 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 24, 2013

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2011 House Bill 4051 (Ban welfare “bridge cards” for lottery, tobacco, alcohol )

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

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2011

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2011 Senate Bill 59 (Move CPL issuance to Secretary of State )

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

Introduced in the Senate on January 25, 2011

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2012 House Bill 5546 (Revise horse race gambling )

Votes Admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:04:02 GMT

Introduced in the House on April 19, 2012

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2012 House Bill 5620 (Expand state home loan guarantee and subsidy program )

Votes Admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:20:07 GMT

Introduced in the House on May 10, 2012, to expand the authority of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to administer federal home loan subsidies to individuals with “low and moderate income.” Specifically, the bill would increase the family income cap for such loans to 175 percent of statewide median gross income ($105,700), up from the current cap of $65,000 (or $74,750 in a designated “distressed area)

The vote was 90 in favor, 15 opposed and 5 not voting

(House Roll Call 524 at House Journal 0)

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2012 Senate Bill 1125

Votes Admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:29:53 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on May 15, 2012

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2012 House Bill 5335 (Ban local government body “phone-in” voting )

Votes Admin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:30:28 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 1, 2012, to establish that if a member of a public body is allowed to cast a vote on a decision by the body without being physically present, this is a violation of the state Open Meetings Act

The vote was 94 in favor, 11 opposed and 3 not voting

(House Roll Call 75 at House Journal 0)

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2012 House Bill 5962 (Authorize merchant sanctions for lottery welfare money sales )

Votes Admin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:01:41 GMT

Introduced in the House on October 17, 2012

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2011 House Bill 4151 (Place horserace reps on state gaming control commission )

Votes Admin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:43:02 GMT

Introduced in the House on January 26, 2011

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2012 Senate Bill 1077 (Revise charitable gambling details )

Votes Admin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:42:19 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2012, to allow fraternal organizations that are not associated with a national organization to hold charitable bingo games. The bill would also prohibit state regulators from imposing regulations on charitable gambling and bingo that are not specifically authorized by statute

The vote was 38 in favor, 0 opposed and 0 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 360 at Senate Journal 0)

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2011 Senate Bill 712 (Ban welfare for big lottery winners )

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

Introduced in the Senate on September 28, 2011

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2012 Senate Bill 1222 (Let multistate lottery winner remain anonymous )

Votes Admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:15:19 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on August 15, 2012

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