Here are MNA positions on certain key state legislation, as decided by nurse-leaders. Updat MNA position Type Bill # Subject Sponsor LABOR SUPPORT House Bill 4146 Allow requirement for agency fee for nonunion members in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public John Chirkun sector. SUPPORT House Bill 4147 Revise collective bargaining rights to restore former provisions. Tom Cochran OPPOSE House Bill 4163 Make calendar and schedule for school year prohibited subjects of bargaining. Daniela Garcia SUPPORT House Bill 4112 Prohibit use of credit history in the hiring process. Henry Yanez SUPPORT House Bill 4018 Provide for pre-privatization cost-benefit analysis and process for public service workers to present alternate recommendations. Pam Faris OPPOSE Senate Bills 1, 2, 3 Repeal prevailing wage requirement. various SUPPORT Senate Bill 212 Require certain employers to provide paid sick leave. Jim Ananich SUPPORT House Bill 4307 Require certain employers to provide paid sick leave. Stephanie Chang SUPPORT Senate Bill 185 Increase minimum wage to $15 as of Jan. 1, 2018 Coleman Young II OPPOSE Senate Bill 40 Expand definition of "qualified new job" for Michigan strategic fund to include out-of-state resident employed by a company in a county that borders another state or country. Dale Zorn OPPOSE House Bill 4468 Remove requirement that employers disclose when their ads are soliciting strikebreakers. Steven Johnson OPPOSE House Bill 4594, Eliminate prevailing-wage requirement for public school 4597 construction projects. OPPOSE House Bill 4595 Require unions to submit detailed reports and financial information to department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. OPPOSE House Bill 4596 Prohibit public sector unions from including exclusive bargaining clause in labor agreements. OPPOSE House Bill 5409 Increase penalties for mass picketing and grant injunctions without proof of damage. OPPOSE House Bills 795, 796 Ban collective bargaining agreements that include employer-paid union release time. Marty Knollenberg HEALTH HBs 4629-4631 and SBs 387-389 are known collectively as the "Safe Patient Care Act," a top MNA legislative priority. SUPPORT House Bill 4629 Require hospitals to follow safe RN-to-patient ratios in all units at all times. Jon Hoadley SUPPORT House Bill 4630 Limit forced overtime for hospital RNs. Stephanie Chang SUPPORT House Bill 4631 Require hospitals to tell the public their actual RN-to-patient staffing ratios. Aaron Miller SUPPORT Senate Bill 387 Require hospitals to follow safe RN-to-patient ratios in all units at all times. Rebekah Warren SUPPORT Senate Bill 388 Limit forced overtime for hospital RNs. Tom Casperson
SUPPORT Senate Bill 389 Require hospitals to tell the public their actual RN-to-patient staffing ratios. Joe Hune WOULD Senate Bill 33 Expand crime of assaulting a person performing certain job-related SUPPORT WITH duties to include emergency room personnel. Ken Horn CHANGES SUPPORT House Bill 4074 Insurance; health insurers; abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug; require coverage. Klint Kesto SUPPORT House Bill 4128 Exempt sale of feminine hygiene products from use tax. Winnie Brinks SUPPORT House Bill 4129 Exempt sale of feminine hygiene products from sales tax. Brian Elder SUPPORT Senate Bill 91 Exempt sale of feminine hygiene products from sales tax. Rebekah Warren SUPPORT Senate Bill 92 Exempt sale of feminine hygiene products from use tax. David Knezek SUPPORT Senate Bill 28 Repeal legal immunity for pharmaceutical industry. Steve Bieda SUPPORT House Bill 4310 Exempt sale of feminine hygiene products, incontinence products Henry Yanez and urological supplies from state tax. OPPOSE House Bill 4598 Freeze the Medicaid expansion offered by the state of Michigan. SUPPORT Senate Bill 492 Require equal insurance overage of orally administered cancer medication. Goeff Hansen SUPPORT House Bill 4799 Prohibit insurance companies from requiring any payment for birth control. Winnie Brinks SUPPORT House Bill 4674 Require an impact study on Michigan's long-term care needs. Jon Hoadley SUPPORT House Bill 5223 Require price transparency from pharmaceutical manufacturers. Hank Vaupel OPPOSE Senate Bill House Bills 897, 5317, 5701, 5590 Add work requirements in order for certain Michigan residents to be eligible for Medicaid. SUPPORT Senate Bill 890 Require health care facilities, agencies and public health departments to have a workplace violence prevention plan in place and follow reporting and transparancy requirements. SUPPORT House Bill 5623 Require health care facilities, agencies and public health departments to have a workplace violence prevention plan in place and follow reporting and transparancy requirements. various Joe Hune SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE OPPOSE House Bill 4001 Repeal state income tax. Lee Chatfield SUPPORT House Bill 4049 Require catastrophic claims association to disclose actuarial computation used in rate setting (no-fault insurance). SUPPORT Senate Bill 121 Expand definition of ethnic intimidation to include gender identification and sexual orientation. Patrick Green DEMOCRACY SUPPORT House Bill 4122 Create citizens redistricting commission. Jeremy Moss SUPPORT Senate Bill 82 Create legislative redistricting commission. SUPPORT Senate Bill 54 Provides for preregistration to vote at age 16.
SUPPORT Senate Bill 55 Issue absentee voter ballot upon voter's request without requiring justification. SUPPORT Senate Bill 56 Allow electronic submission of voter registration application on secretary of state's website. SUPPORT House Bill 4033 Change definition of an absentee voter. SUPPORT House Bill 4034 Eliminate need to cite statutory grounds when requesting an absentee ballot. SUPPORT House Bill 4035 Ease restrictions on obtaining an emergency absentee ballot. Robert Wittenberg Jim Ellison Abdullah Hammoud SUPPORT House Bill 4036 Require disclosure for issue ads at all times. Abdullah Hammoud SUPPORT House Bills 4037, Make changes to enable automatic voter registration. 4038, Various 4039 SUPPORT House Bill 4116 Requires identification of payer of automated campaign telephone calls. SUPPORT House Joint B Create independent citizens redistricting commission. Resolution Jon Hoadley SUPPORT Senate Bill 206 Create congressional redistricting commission. Steve Bieda SUPPORT Senate Bill 64 Require certain candidates for elective office and state and local officials to file financial disclosure reports. Steve Bieda ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT House Bill 4175 Create drinking water emergency loan fund. Robert Kosowski SUPPORT House Bill 4121 Require public utilities to provide' annual water rate disclosure and specific information regarding shut-off statistics. Stephanie Chang SUPPORT House Bill 4051 Require annual lead screening test for certain children enrolled in Medicaid and MIChild. Andy Schor SUPPORT House Bill 4123 Require cleanups to residential and safe drinking water standards unless technically infeasible. Yousef Rabhi SUPPORT House Bill 4124 Provide program for testing and removing lead in drinking water used by schools and child care centers. Sheldon Neeley SUPPORT House Bill 4125 Require testing for lead and copper in drinking water and specify procedures. Phil Phelps SUPPORT Senate Bill 57 Establish childhood lead poisoning prevention and control commission. Jim Ananich SUPPORT Senate Bill 58 Provide for duties of the childhood lead poisoning prevention and control commission. Curtis Hertel SUPPORT Senate Bill 62 Modify provision related to rental unit containing lead-based paint Curtis Hertel hazard. SUPPORT Senate Bill 63 Reduce lead action level in water. Jim Ananich SUPPORT House Bill 4007 Modify setback for gas wells near certain residential areas under Peter Lucido certain circumstances. SUPPORT House Bill 4008 Establish and fund a gas and oil impact study. Peter Lucido SUPPORT House Bill 4199 Modify setback for gas wells near certain residential areas under Jeremy Moss certain circumstances.
SUPPORT House Bill 4120 Require testing for levels of lead and other contaminants in water supplied to public schools. Adam Zemke SUPPORT House Bill 4200 Establish air pollution control commission. Stephanie Chang SUPPORT Senate Bill 156 Establish air pollution control commission. Hoon-Yung Hopgood SUPPORT House Bill 4201 Give oversight of the safe drinking water act to the water resource commission. Sheldon Neeley SUPPORT House Bill 4202 Establish oil and gas commission to oversee issuance of permits and promulgation of rules. Jeremy Moss SUPPORT House Bill 4214 Establish water resource commission. Phil Phelps SUPPORT Senate Bill 154 Establish water resource commission. Jim Ananich SUPPORT House Bill 4256 Revise standard for air quality reporting and forecasting program and restrict emissions during thermal inversions. Stephanie Chang SUPPORT House Bill 4257 Require containment of petroleum coke piles. Stephanie Chang SUPPORT House Bill 4258 Require impact study and consideration of cumulative pollution Stephanie Chang levels for issuance of air quality permits in certain locations. SUPPORT Senate Bill 155 Modify process for collection of water samples. Coleman Young II SUPPORT Senate Bill 227 Adopt environmental justice plan. Jim Ananich