2017-2018 Session | House Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs | |||
Friday, December 28, 2018 |
Bill/Resolution | Sponsor | Subject | Meetings | Status |
HB 4048 referred 1/18/2017 |
Graves | Veterans; veterans' homes; employment preference at veterans' facilities; provide for veterans. | 2/28/2017, 3/21/2017 | Reported out with recommendation 3/21/207 |
HB 4217 referred 2/15/2017 |
Farrington | Veterans; other; Michigan veterans' suicide prevention task force; create. | ||
HB 4263 referred 2/21/2017 |
Kosowski | Occupations; electricians; experience requirements for electrical licenses applicable to veterans; revise, and waive examination fees. | ||
HB 4380 referred 3/21/2017 |
Bizon | Recreation; state parks; waiver of passport recreational fees; provide in vehicle code for totally disabled veterans without special registration plates. | 11/28/2017, 12/5/2017 | Reported out (H-2) with recommendation 12/5/2017 |
HB 4381 referred 3/21/2017 |
Wentworth | Recreation; state parks; waiver of passport recreational fees; provide in natural resources and environmental protection act for totally disabled veterans without special registration plates. | 11/28/2017, 12/5/2017 | Reported out (H-1) with recommendation 12/5/2017 |
HB 4413 referred 3/28/2017 |
Hornberger | Military affairs; facilities; 1 full-time military employee stationed at each armory or military facility to be armed with a firearm; require. | ||
HB 4474 referred 4/19/2017 |
Glenn | Military affairs; facilities; possession of concealed firearms on military premises; allow. | 5/9/2017, 5/30/2017 | Adopted (H-1) 5/9/2017 Reported out (H-2) 5/30/2017 |
HB 4582 referred 5/4/2017 |
Bellino | Education; teachers; temporary licensing or certification of out-of-state military spouses; authorize. | ||
HB 4646 referred 5/23/2017 |
Guerra | Veterans; benefits; service bonus for certain Vietnam veterans; expand eligibility. | ||
HB 4701 referred 6/6/2017 |
Hughes | Businesses; limited liability companies; certain fees under Michigan limited liability company act; waive for certain veterans. | 10/24/2017, 11/28/2017 | Reported out with recommendation 11/28/2017 |
HB 4784 referred 6/20/2017 |
Hammoud | Recreation; state parks; recreation passport requirement; exempt veterans. | ||
HB 4785 referred 6/20/2017 |
Hughes | Animals; dogs; service dogs for veterans; provide grant program. | Discharged from committee on 12/12/2018. | |
HB 4786 referred 6/20/2017 |
Hughes | Animals; dogs; dog license application; allow for a voluntary $10.00 contribution and earmark revenue to the veterans service dog fund. | Discharged from committee on 12/12/2018. | |
HB 4817 referred 7/12/2017 |
Kosowski | Health facilities; medical records; access to veterans' health records; require to waive fee under certain circumstances. | ||
HB 4818 referred 7/12/2017 |
Kosowski | Veterans; other; Michigan veterans' bill of rights for veterans; establish. | ||
HB 4819 referred 7/12/2017 |
Kosowski | Individual income tax; credit; incentive for certain taxpayers to hire unemployed veterans; create. | ||
HB 4824 referred 7/12/2017 |
Jones | Veterans; health care; mental health and suicide prevention programs available to veterans and members of military; require department to conduct a study and provide recommendations. | ||
HB 4825 referred 7/12/2017 |
Liberati | Traffic control; driver license; Veterans Count Michigan fund; create, and allow individuals to donate to the fund when applying for or renewing a driver license. | ||
HB 4826 referred 7/12/2017 |
Scott | Veterans; other; entities providing services to veterans; establish grant program for. | ||
HB 4836 referred 7/12/2017 |
Barrett | Traffic control; driver license; notification on driver license for certain active duty military service personnel; provide for. | ||
HB 4843 referred 7/12/2017 |
Brann | Animals; dogs; pilot program for veterans to train their own service dogs; create. | ||
HB 4858 referred 7/12/2017 |
Albert | Labor; public service employment; military experience; allow state and political subdivisions to factor into starting salary. | 9/26/2017, 10/24/2017 | Adopted 2 amendments 9/26/2017 Reported out a (H-1) with recommendation 10/24/2017 |
HB 4868 referred 8/16/2017 |
Kosowski | Education; attendance; excused absence from public school for the purpose of sounding "Taps" at a military honor funeral for a deceased veteran; provide for. | ||
HB 4872 referred 8/16/2017 |
Byrd | Civil rights; housing discrimination; housing discrimination relating to military status; prohibit. | ||
HB 4875 referred 8/16/2017 |
Sabo | Property; mortgages; acceleration and foreclosure; prescribe time period for veterans. | ||
HB 4923 referred 9/12/2017 |
Faris | Veterans; other; charging veterans to process or provide replacement for DD214 forms; prohibit, and provide penalties. | ||
HB 4987 referred 9/19/2017 |
Maturen | State; identification cards; fee waiver on state identification cards for veterans; provide for. | ||
HB 5161 referred 10/24/2017 |
Dianda | Veterans; benefits; funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) employment opportunities; provide for. | ||
HB 5424 referred 1/17/2018 |
Kosowski | Veterans; cemeteries; state veterans cemetery burial grant program; create, and provide eligibility standards for certain spouses and dependents of veterans. | ||
HB 5425 referred 1/17/2018 |
Kosowski | Corporate income tax; credits; tax credit for development of qualified housing for veterans; provide for. | ||
HB 5429 referred 1/24/2018 |
Marino | Property tax; exemptions; exemption for surviving spouse of certain veterans; modify. | ||
HB 5448 referred 1/25/2018 |
Kosowski | Education; teachers; issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of a teaching certificate to a military spouse assigned to in-state active duty; expedite. | ||
HB 5455 referred 1/30/2018 |
Theis | Property tax; exemptions; exemption for spouses of veterans; allow. | ||
HB 5500 referred 1/31/2018 |
Kosowski | Veterans; benefits; joint advisory committee concerning initiative to increase awareness of veterans' benefits; establish between departments of health and human services and military and veterans affairs. | ||
HB 5502 referred 1/31/2018 |
Kosowski | Veterans; benefits; joint advisory committee concerning initiative to increase awareness of veterans' benefits; establish between departments of health and human services and military and veterans affairs. | ||
HB 5503 referred 1/31/2018 |
Kosowski | Traffic control; driver license; designation of veteran status on driver license; provide for certain individuals. | ||
HB 5527 referred 2/7/2018 |
Kosowski | Education; teachers; participation of military spouses in Troops to Teachers program; promote. | ||
HB 5536 referred 2/8/2018 |
Wentworth | Veterans; other; county veteran service fund; create, and provide for funding and expenditures. | 2/27/2018, 3/6/2018 | Adopted 1 amendment 2/27/2018, Reported out as amended with recommendation 3/6/2018 |
HB 5616 referred 2/20/2018 |
Kosowski | Veterans; veterans' homes; receipt by the department of health and human services of reports of abuse concerning adults residing in a veterans' facility; clarify, and create toll-free veterans' home abuse hotline. | ||
HB 5617 referred 2/20/2018 |
Kosowski | Veterans; veterans' homes; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman; require to receive reports of abuse and neglect in a veterans' facility and coordinate investigation with the department of health and human services. | ||
HB 5695 referred 3/7/2018 |
Peterson | Veterans; veterans' homes; veterans' home medical providers loan repayment program; create. | ||
HB 5781 referred 4/11/2018 |
Kosowski | Veterans; veterans' homes; internal reports of abuse and neglect in a veterans' facility; require department of military and veterans affairs to notify department of health and human services for independent investigation. | ||
HB 5875 referred 4/25/2018 |
Kosowski | Veterans; employment; written materials regarding apprenticeship opportunities; require the department of military and veterans affairs to provide to certain organizations for distribution to veterans and provide training to certain persons and organizations. | ||
HB 6045 referred 5/17/2018 |
McCready | Natural resources; hunting; hunting and fishing licensing fees for military career retirees; provide waiver. | ||
HB 6056 referred 5/23/2018 |
Farrington | Health occupations; health professionals; pilot program allowing certain military medical personnel to practice under the supervision of a licensed physician; create. | 10/2/2018, 10/4/2018 | Testimony Reported out with recommendation |
HB 6063 referred 5/23/2018 |
Wentworth | Land use; zoning and growth management; prohibition of local advertising ordinances from prohibiting signage for veterans or first responders who die in the line of duty; provide for. | 10/02/2018, 10/04/2018 | Testimony Reported out with recommendation |
HB 6121 referred 6/6/2018 |
Barrett | Individual income tax; deductions; student loan forgiveness under the total and permanent disability discharge program; provide for. | ||
HB 6264 referred 6/12/2018 |
LaSata | Law enforcement; investigations; "green alert" plan; create for the reporting of missing veterans at risk. | ||
HB 6403 referred 9/27/2018 |
Wentworth | Veterans; other; county veteran service fund; modify distribution. | 11/27/2018 | Reported out (H-1) with recommendation |
HB 6438 referred 10/4/2018 |
Yaroch | Military affairs; other; Michigan volunteer defense force; rename. | ||
SB 248 referred 4/19/2017 |
Warren | Veterans; other; World War I centennial commission; create. | 5/30/2017, 6/6/2017 | Reported out (H-3) with recommendation 6/6/2017 |
SB 404 referred 9/6/2017 |
O'Brien | State; identification cards; fee waiver on state identification cards for veterans; provide for. | 1/30/2018, 11/27/2018 | Tesstimony 1/30/2018 Reported out (H-1) with recommendation |
SB 434 referred 7/12/2017 |
MacGregor | Veterans; ombudsman; veterans' ombudsman; provide oversight of veterans' facilities. | 11/27/2018 | Reported out with recommendation |
SB 1177 referred 11/28/2018 |
O'Brien | Veterans; other; Michigan State Capitol Commission; provide recognition in the State Capitol Building for veterans and eliminate the report from the former custodian of the Michigan veterans' headquarters. | 12/19/2018 | Reported with recommendation |
SB 1180 referred 12/5/2018 |
Hildenbrand | Veterans; veterans' homes; role of the director of the department of military and veterans affairs within the Michigan veterans' facility authority; modify. | 12/19/2018 | Reported out with recommendation |
HJR U referred 8/16/2017 |
Kosowski | Higher education; admission; alternative admissions process for certain veterans; require. | ||
HR 30 referred 3/1/2017 |
Lucido | A resolution to urge the U.S. Air Force to station the F-35 Lightning II at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. | 3/7/2017 | Reported out with recommendation |
HR 36 referred 3/9/2017 |
Hughes | A resolution to express the Legislature's position that the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund board should return responsibility and control to the county Veterans Trust Fund Boards. | ||
HR 50 referred 3/28/2017 |
Wentworth | A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to eliminate the "widows' tax" on the surviving spouses of retired U.S. military service members. | 4/25/2017 | Reported out with recommendation |
HR 79 referred 5/3/2017 |
Hoadley | A resolution to support and encourage the International Criminal Court to conduct an independent investigation into the alleged human rights violations occurring in the Chechen Republic of Russia. | 6/13/2017 | Reported out (H-3) with recommendation |
HR 183 referred 10/18/2017 |
Hammoud | A resolution to urge Congress to condemn the violence against the Rohingya people in Myanmar and pursue policies that will permanently ensure their safety and protect their human rights. | ||
HR 191 referred 11/1/2017 |
Lasinski | A resolution of support for the initiative to bring the first Fisher House to Michigan. | 1/30/2018 | Reported out (H-2) with recommendation |
HR 210 referred 12/7/2017 |
Jones | A resolution to condemn the slave trade taking place in Libya. | ||
HR 233 referred 1/24/2018 |
Zemke | A resolution to urge the United States Congress to adopt legislation to change the manner in which sexual assaults are reported and prosecuted within the military. | ||
HR 304 referred 4/12/2018 |
Hammoud | A resolution to urge the United States government to publicly and formally call for a solution to Yemen's current crisis, condemn the fighting and war crimes, and recognize the suffering of the Yemeni people and their need for humanitarian aid. | ||
HR 336 referred 5/9/2018 |
Sabo | A resolution to declare June 15, 2018, as Women Veterans Recogntion Day in the state of Michigan. | 5/29/2018 | Reported out a (H-1) with recommendation |
HR 352 referred 5/24/2018 |
Barrett | A resolution to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Army Warrant Officer Corps. | 5/29/2018 | Reported out with recommendation |
HR 353 referred 5/24/2018 |
Barrett | A resolution to declare June 27, 2018, as Post Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day in the state of Michigan. | 5/29/2018 | Reported out with recommendation |
HR 464 referred 12/11/2018 |
Hammoud | A resolution to declare December 10-14, 2018, as International Human Rights Week in the state of Michigan. | ||
HCR 3 referred 3/7/2017 |
Albert | A concurrent resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to properly fund the Department of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans' Appeals and to urge the Board to streamline its process so that appeals are decided in a more timely manner. | 3/21/2017 | Reported out with recommendation |
HCR 4 referred 3/9/2017 |
Hughes | A concurrent resolution to express the Legislature's position that the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund board should return responsibility and control to the county Veterans Trust Fund Boards. | ||
HCR 14 referred 9/12/2017 |
Hernandez | A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to award a posthumous Medal of Honor to Sergeant Thomas Henry Sheppard for his actions during the Civil War. | 9/26/2017 | Reported out with recommendation |
HCR 19 referred 2/8/2018 |
Noble | A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to award the posthumous Medal of Honor to Lieutenant-Colonel Albert M. Edwards for his actions during the Civil War. | 3/6/208 | Reported out with recommendation |