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Senate introduces a slate of bills including public disclosure, public health and tax increment financing measures
Summary
During the morning session the Michigan Senate gave first readings to 11 bills (SB 99–SB 109) on topics from public officers' financial disclosure to emergency management and referred each to the committee named on the floor.
The Michigan Senate opened its session by taking first readings of 11 Senate bills and referring each to a committee for consideration.
Senate bill 99, offered by Senator Moss, was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Oversight; the text was described on the floor as "a bill to amend public officers financial disclosure act." Senator McBroom offered Senate bill 100, also described as relating to financial disclosure for candidates, and it was similarly referred to the Committee on Oversight. Senator Singh offered Senate bill 101, described on the floor as "a bill to amend an act to regulate political activity," and the bill was referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Other measures introduced included Senate bill 102 (Senator Voino) to require county treasurers to furnish transcripts and abstracts of records, referred to the Committee on Local Government; Senate bills 103 and 104 (Senators Weber and Singh) to amend the public health code, both referred to the Committee on Health Policy; Senate bill 105 (Senator Erwin) to amend the insurance code, referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection; Senate bill 106 (Senator Paul Henke) to amend the Michigan Vehicle Code, referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate bill 107 (Senator Santana) to amend the insurance code, referred to Health Policy; Senate bill 108 (Senator Bolino) to recodify the Tax Increment Financing Act, referred to the Committee on Economic and Community Development; and Senate bill 109 (Senator McCann) to amend the Emergency Management Act, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The Senate clerk confirmed the introductions and the president recessed the body until the evening session. The bills were read on first and second reading in sequence during the introduction and referral portion of the floor session; no committee hearings or floor votes on the bills were recorded in the transcript.
