League of Women Voters of Michigan Public Policy/Legislation Legislation Support/Oppose

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1 League of Women Voters of Michigan /Legislation Legislation / HB4001 Chatfield Eliminate State Income Tax MI: Taxation and Budgeting Did not pass House vote (52:55) on 2/23/17 HB HB Lucido Easier to carry a concealed weapon US: Social - Gun Control House Judiciary Committee - 1/11/17 Wittenberg, Ellison, Hammoud No Reason Absentee Voting US: Representative Government - Voting Rights; MI: Election Law - ease & accessibility Elections and Ethics Comm - 1/12/17 HB4036 Hammoud Strengthen Reporting Requirements for Issue Ads US: Representative Government - campaign finance Elections and Ethics Comm - 1/12/17 HB4105 HB HB4157 Hornberger Chatfield, Moss, VanderWall, Allor, LaFave, Hauck, Iden, Bellino, Lasinsky, Guerra Prohibit local units of government from declaring 'sanctuary' status Legislative Opoen Records Act to FOIA. US: Equality of Opportunity & Immigration Local Government Comm - 1/26/17 Of note: the bills include Governor and Lt Gov under FOIA; specify that "public record" is a record in the possession of a public body for 15 days or more; address fees for searching and copying; establishes a LORA coordinator; and addresses appeals procedures for denials Passed the House 3/16/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations 3/21/17 HB 4192 (& SB 81) Glenn Amend Revised School Code: terminate Common Core & not require individual school (districts) to follow state standards Michigan would terminate all plans, programs, activities, efforts, and expenditures relating to the implementation of Common Core standards. Additionally, the bill would Referred to Michigan Competitiveness prohibit Michigan from adopting, aligning to, or Committee 2/9/17 implementing standards or assessments adopted nationally or by a group of other states. HB4199 HB4205 HB 4459 Moss Cole Webber Limits location of oil and gas wells in highly populated counties >75K Prohibits state depts from promulgating rules more stringent than Federal standards Allows any clerk in the state of Michigan to certify identity of a person who registered to vote by mail US: Nat Resources - environmental protection, pollution control, land use US: Nat Resources - environmental protection, pollution control US: Citizen's Right to Vote and Representative Government Energy Comm - 2/14/17 Oversight Comm - 2/14/17; substituted with H- 3 and referred for 2nd reading 3/23/17; passed House 5/1/17 Referred to Elections and Ethics 3/30/17 Page 1 of 5

2 League of Women Voters of Michigan /Legislation Legislation / HB HB4520 Love, Geiss, Brinks, Faris, 12 Bills aimed at amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Pagan, Greig, Rights Act to correct gender pay inequity Guerra, Lasinski, Hertel In Michigan, women are (overall) making some headway but are still lagging well behind their male counterparts in pay. This is on top of women being a large majority of single heads of household with minor children. 2/15/17 Referred to Commerce & Trade; HJRB & HB4122 HJR G & SJR F Hoadley, Moss Establishes Redistricting Commission of: 5 ea Dem/Rep and 4 Independent (concept) Vaupel, Bieda Elimination of Age restriction for Judges MI: supports an Independent Redistricting Commission Elections and Ethics Comm - 1/31/17 Would eliminate the rule that does not allow the election or appointment of judges 70 yrs and older Referred to Judiciary Comm 2/9/17; referred for 2nd reading 4/25/17 HJR O Voting Rights - Constitutional Amendment This bill would be the voting rights in the MI Constitution: including the right to a secret ballot; military will receive absentee ballot in the mail at least 45 days before an election; portable registration; automatic registration at SOS offices unless you decline; ability to register to vote up to 15 prior to election; right to vote in person or by mail 15 days prior to the election; no-reason absentee Introduced 5/3/17; referred to Ethics and Elections Committee HR 51 Rabhi Shut Down Line 5 A resolution to urge the Governor and Attorney General to exercise their authority as guardians of the public trust to terminate the 1953 easement and shut down Referred to Comm on Energy 3/28/17 the Enbridge Energy Line 5 pipelines on the bottomlands of the Straits of Mackinac. HR 55 Pagan Resolution declaring April 4, 2017 as Equal Pay Day in Michigan Resolution SB54,55, 56 Bieda SB54: pre-register at 16 yrs; SB55: no-reason absentee; SB56: on-line voter registration US: Rep Gov't; MI: Election Law Elections and Govt Reform Comm - 1/24/17 Page 2 of 5

3 League of Women Voters of Michigan /Legislation Legislation / SB63 Ananich Lowers the actionable level of lead in drinking water; appropriations, as necessary, to local governments to comply US: Nat Resources - water resources. There is NO safe level of lead in drinking water Government Operations Comm - 1/24/17 SB64 Bieda Require finanical disclosures of elected officials to identify potential conflicts of interest US: Rep Gov't - campaign finance Elections and Govt Reform Comm - 1/25/17 SB 91 & SB 92 Warren Elimination of the PINK Tax Under State law, certain medical products are exempt from taxation. This bill recognizes that feminine hygiene Comm on Finance 2/1/17; Referred to comm is not an "optional luxury item." For our (LWV) purposes, of the whole 3/23/17 it recognizes that to tax these single gender necessary items is discriminatory. SB129 Casperson Small Native Copper Mine Regulations - Lessen US: Nat Resources - environmental protection and pollution control Senate Natural Resource Committee has recommended passage 2/23/17; passed Senate 3/9/17; passed House 4/25/17 SB154/ HB4201; SB156/ HB4200; HB4202 SB154, HB4201: Create a state water resource S: Hopgood, commission; SB156, HB4200: Create an air Ananich; R:Moss, pollution oversight commission; HB4202: Create a Neeley & Chang state oil/gas commission SB155 Young Municipal Water Testing SB162 & SB164 SB173 Colbeck Ananich SB 162: Prohibits state funding for organizations that provide abortions SB 164: Requires facilities providing abortions to be licensed surgical clinics Distribution of Assets & Student Record Keeping for Terminated Charter Schools SB 292 Jones Ban new underwater pipelines SB 335 & SB336 Robertson Changes to Campaign Finance; establishes penalty class for violations US: Nat Resources - Environmental Protection, Pollution Control and Participation US: Nat Resources - environmental protection and pollution control Senate: Government Operations Comm - 2/14/17; House: Natural Resources 2/14/17 Government Operations Comm - 2/14/17 US: Representative Government, Citizen Rights Oversight Comm - 2/15/17 MI: Education - Sect B.3.c and B.8.b Education Committee - 2/21/17 Provide for risk analysis and possible termination of easement for pipelines and prohibit new grants Allows candidates to establish their own campaign committees that would not be subject to reporting obligations. Unleashes great potential for dark money in campaigns. Referred to Comm on Natural Resources 3/30/17 Referred to Comm on Elections and Government Reform 4/27/17 Page 3 of 5

4 League of Women Voters of Michigan /Legislation Legislation / EO Sign-On Letter with Healing Our Waters This was board support to sign on as a supporter of the HOW letter for maintaining funding levels for the Great Lakes for restoration and protection Page 4 of 5

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