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Senate Bill 1253: Limit state health department epidemic orders...
[Limit state health department epidemic orders without legislative approval] to restrict emergency orders issued by state health department (the Department of Health and Human Services) in response to an epidemic to 28 days unless an extension is approved by the legislature
• Senate Roll Call 620 on December 18, 2020.
Senate Bill 1182: Increase mortuary science fees
to increase the fee for a “mortuary science” licensure mandate imposed on funeral home operators and related businesses
• Senate Roll Call 609 on December 18, 2020.
Senate Bill 761: Airport forfeiture
Allow forfeiture without conviction for airport seizures to exclude property seizures at airports from provisions of the
• Senate Roll Call 584 on December 18, 2020.
House Bill 4910: Criminalize false emotional support animal claim
to make it a crime to falsely represent to a housing provider that a person has a disability or is in possession of an emotional support animal prescribed by a licensed medical service professio
• Senate Roll Call 594 on December 18, 2020.
Senate Bill 1097: Brownfield credits
Allows a certain Traverse City development to continue receiving brownfield tax credits
• Senate Roll Call 614 on December 18, 2020.
Senate Bill 669: CON Psych Hospitals
Creates a specific certificate of need carve out for rural, psychiatric hospitals that specialize in programming for children and adolescents. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 616 on December 18, 2020.
Senate Bill 77: Nursing home electronic monitoring
Allows families of nursing home patients to install a camera in their loved one's room. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 612 on December 18, 2020.
Senate Bill 1254: Drunk Driving Expungements
Makes certain drunk driving convictions eligible for expungement. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 629 on December 18, 2020.
House Bill 5024: Township Mosquito abatements
Allows townships to impose a six-year, 1 mill property tax for mosquito abatement. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 599 on December 18, 2020.
Senate Bill 1105: Solar installation tax break
Allows multi-acre industrial solar installations to provide a flat payment in lieu of taxes assessment as opposed to regular property taxes. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 577 on December 17, 2020.
House Bill 4792: Unattended Gas Stations
Allows for self-service gas stations under certain circumstances. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 527 on December 10, 2020.
Senate Bill 241: Water shut-offs
Prohibits a public utility from shutting off a customer's water service for falling behind on their bill. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 549 on December 10, 2020.
Senate Bill 1219: Concealed Pistol Licensing
Requires concealed pistol permits be processed in a timely manner during a state of emergency. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 542 on December 10, 2020.
Senate Bill 1153: Micro-Processing
Exempts certain goods-handling system from the personal property tax. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 1153 on December 3, 2020.
Senate Bill 1185: Health Care COVID Liability
Exempts health care providers from liability in dealing with the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 418 on November 5, 2020.
House Bill 6101: Employer Liability in COVID
Exempts an employer from being held liable for damages from the exposure of an employee to COVID if the operation is in compliance or reasonably consistent with local, state and federal rules. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 405 on October 14, 2020.
House Bill 5881: Criminalize ballot harvesting
Increased the penalty for making a fraudulent application go from a misdemeanor to a felony. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 390 on October 1, 2020.
House Bill 4332: Airbow hunting
Legalizes the use of pneumatic air bows to hunt game during any open season in which a firearm may be used. Conservative vote is yes
• Senate Roll Call 360 on September 30, 2020.
House Bill 5602: Electric Security Fences
Rolls back regulations on the construction of low-voltage electric security fences. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 380 on September 30, 2020.
Senate Bill 117: Military absentee ballots
Allows for the electronic return of military absentee ballots. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 349 on September 24, 2020.
House Bill 4985: Expungement Reform
Expands the number of low-level misdemeanors that can be wiped off someone's record through expungement in certain cases. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 337 on September 23, 2020.
Senate Bill 757: Early AV counting
Allows clerks in larger communities to get a one-day head start in counting absentee ballots. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 297 on September 15, 2020.
Senate Bill 892: R2D2 Delivery
Allows personal delivery devices to operate on roads and sidewalks as a way to drop off packages. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 282 on September 10, 2020.
House Bill 5134: Carnival ride operator age
Lowers the required age to operate a carnival-amusement ride from 18 years old to 16 years old. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 277 on September 2, 2020.
House Bill 5488: Court Fines
Allows courts until Oct. 2022 to impose any costs on guilty defendants that are related to the court's operating expenses, building maintenance, court employee benefits and other expenses. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 270 on September 1, 2020.
House Bill 5913: School assessments
A Sen. Jeff [IRWIN] (D-Ann Arbor) amendment that waived the requirement that school districts administer learning progress assessments to students in the 2020-21 school year. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 267 on August 15, 2020.
Senate Bill 935: Property Tax delay
Permit businesses negatively impacted the state's coronavirus epidemic lockdown to defer paying or turning over use taxes they have collected to months into the future. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 217 on June 18, 2020.
Senate Bill 783: Vape sales
Allows for the sale of flavored vaping product to adults 21 and older. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 201 on June 17, 2020.
Senate Bill 718: Roadside drug testing pilot program
Expands a roadside drug testing program. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 152 on May 28, 2020.
House Bill 5576: Michigan Reconnect
Allows for the Governor's last-dollar Michigan Reconnect scholarship program for those 25 and older.
• Senate Roll Call 114 on March 17, 2020.
Senate Bill 657: Special Ed Teaching Certificate
Allows those in the process of getting a teaching certificate to teach special education under an interim certificate.
• Senate Roll Call 98 on March 10, 2020.
Senate Bill 714: Ease high water erosion control permit mandates
Eases high water erosion control permits. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 32 on January 30, 2020.
Senate Bill 384: Ticket Scalping
Repeals the state's ban on scalping tickets. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 33 on January 30, 2020.
Senate Bill 294: Press Boxes
Exempts outdoor sports stadium press boxes from building code mandates. Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 15 on January 21, 2020.
Senate Bill 340: Satellite pharmacies
Authorizes the use of remote "satellite pharmacies." Conservative vote is yes.
• Senate Roll Call 3 on January 8, 2020.
House Bill 4051: Mental health hotline
Requires the state to create a mental health hotline. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 5 on January 9, 2020.
Senate Bill 1006: Drug Conviction Food Stamps
Removes drug convictions as a bar to receiving food stamps. Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 367 on September 30, 2020.
Senate Bill 54: Historic Tax Breaks
Grants developers business income tax credits for restoring a structure deemed "historic." Conservative vote is no.
• Senate Roll Call 464 on December 3, 2020.
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