Economy

2009 Senate Bill 943 (Allow wine “set ups” at non-liquor license restaurants )

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Introduced in the Senate on October 22, 2009

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2009 Senate Bill 204 (Exempt military from self-store nonpayment enforcement )

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Introduced in the Senate on February 10, 2009, to establish that the right of the owner of a self-service storage facility to deny a customer who has not paid his or her bills access to the stored property, and to sell the property if the rent remains unpaid, does not apply for certain members of the military. Specifically, if the military person was deployed overseas on active duty for at least 180 days, the storage owner could not enforce a lien until 90 days after the overseas service

The vote was 36 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 266 at Senate Journal 0)

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2009 Senate Bill 418 (Increase energy business subsidies )

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Introduced in the Senate on March 31, 2009

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2009 Senate Bill 966 (Suspend “prevailing wage” when unemployment taxes increased )

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Introduced in the Senate on November 4, 2009

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2009 House Bill 5574 (Impose up to $1 million (aggregate) tax on video service providers )

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Introduced in the House on November 5, 2009

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2009 House Bill 5556 (Preempt certain local amateur radio ordinances )

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Introduced in the House on October 28, 2009

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2009 House Bill 4997 (Revise campaign finance law )

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Introduced in the House on May 26, 2009, to make a number of revisions to the state campaign finance law, including exempting unions from certain restrictions on contribution limits; requiring certain disclosures for “robocalls;” prohibiting a candidate from taking a salary from his or her candidate committee; raising the threshold on reporting campaign contributions from $1 to $20; and more

The vote was 62 in favor, 43 opposed and 5 not voting

(House Roll Call 519 at House Journal 0)

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2009 Senate Bill 166 (Ban setting auto insurance rates by location )

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Introduced in the Senate on February 3, 2009

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2009 Senate Bill 786 (Impose “accreditation” mandate on trade schools )

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Introduced in the Senate on September 9, 2009

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2009 House Bill 5524 (Repeal “prevailing wage” law )

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Introduced in the House on October 20, 2009

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2009 Senate Bill 264 (Ban non fire-safe cigarettes )

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Introduced in the Senate on February 19, 2009

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2009 House Bill 5522 (Repeal “prevailing wage” law )

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Introduced in the House on October 20, 2009

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Save Michigan with changes to taxes

Tori2432 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:05:34 GMT

With all the unemployment and jobs and people leaving michigan, wouldn't it be smarter to remove the income tax and start taxing food? People will always buy food, Michigan will have money to keep going. Why don't we do something good for Michigan instead of making more detramental decisions that in effect hurt Michigan in the long run...

2009 House Bill 4394 (Ban texting while driving )

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Introduced in the House on February 24, 2009

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2009 House Bill 4370 (Ban driving while using hand-held cell phone )

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Introduced in the House on February 19, 2009

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2009 Senate Bill 468 (Ban driving while using hand-held cell phone )

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Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2009

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2009 House Bill 4922 (Lower eligibility for certain MEGA tax breaks )

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Introduced in the House on May 12, 2009, to increase the number of selective tax breaks that can be granted by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) each year, and reduce another eligibility standard to get a tax break, this one requiring at least 25 percent of the total operating expenses of certain “high technology” businesses to be for research and development for the first three years of their tax break deals

The vote was 92 in favor, 15 opposed and 3 not voting

(House Roll Call 287 at House Journal 0)

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2009 House Bill 5159 (Mandate infertility insurance coverage )

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Introduced in the House on June 25, 2009

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2009 Senate Bill 852 (Authorize more energy efficiency and renewables subsidies )

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Introduced in the Senate on September 21, 2009, to create a government program to give grants, loans and other forms of subsidy to public or private entities for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Initial money would come from federal "stimulus" spending

The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed and 0 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 530 at Senate Journal 0)

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2009 House Bill 5499 (Ban entering for-sale property without licensed real estate agent )

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Introduced in the House on October 1, 2009

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2005 Senate Bill 632 (Increase contractor license requirements and penalties )

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Introduced in the Senate on June 22, 2005, to authorize criminal penalties of up to one year in jail, plus both criminal and civil fines of $5,000 to $25,000, for residential building, maintenance or alteration contractors who are unlicensed; impose a 60 hour pre-licensure class on new contractors; raise contractor license fees; impose continuing education requirements; and more. Also, to require the state to keep more detailed records of complaints against contractors and their disposition, and to post certain complaint dispositions on the internet

The vote was 36 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 495 at Senate Journal 57)

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2009 Senate Bill 879 (Regulate “sexually oriented business” signs )

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Introduced in the Senate on September 29, 2009

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2009 Senate Bill 825 (Allow insurer to risk half of funds on one risk or hazard )

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Introduced in the Senate on September 15, 2009

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2009 House Bill 5465 (Ban off-hours state purchasing agent lobbyist meetings )

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Introduced in the House on September 24, 2009

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2009 Senate Bill 376 (Allow certain item pricing exemptions )

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Introduced in the Senate on March 12, 2009

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