SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
| 2015-2016 Session |
Thursday, December 29, 2016 |
| Bill/Resolution | Sponsor | Subject | Status |
| HB 4017 Referred 4/14/2015 |
Farrington | Food; other; persons donating food to nonprofit organizations or corporations that distribute donated food; provide immunity for. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/11/2015 |
| HB 4175 Referred 4/22/2015 |
Johnson | Torts; liability; liability of persons under equine activity liability act; limit to willful or wanton acts under certain circumstances. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/11/2015 |
| HB 4408 Referred 12/8/2015 |
Crawford | Health occupations; veterinarians; veterinarian continuing education requirement; modify, and include veterinary technicians and a license cycle for veterinarian and veterinary technician licenses. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 2/11/2016 |
| HB 4850 Referred 5/18/2016 |
Sheppard | State financing and management; purchasing; biobased procurement plan for state of Michigan purchasing; create. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 12/1/2016 |
| HB 4898 Referred 3/3/2016 |
McCready | Animals; animal shelters; pet shop, dog pound, and animal shelters act; modify to include large-scale commercial dog breeders and to make other general revisions. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 on 12/1/2016 |
| HB 4999 Referred 12/8/2015 |
McBroom | Health; pharmaceuticals; dispensing prescription drug or device requirements; expand to include an out-of-state veterinary prescriber, and amend certain other provisions relating to veterinary licensing. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 2/11/2016 |
| HB 5050 Referred 3/1/2016 |
Pagel | Agriculture; animals; provision related to breeding of horses; repeal. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5051 Referred 3/1/2016 |
Canfield | Taxation; specific tax; provision related to collection of specific taxes; repeal. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5052 Referred 3/1/2016 |
Cole | Agriculture; animals; provision related to immature or unwholesome calves, pigs, kids, and lambs; repeal. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5053 Referred 3/1/2016 |
Hughes | Animals; dogs; certain provisions related to dog identification; repeal. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5054 Referred 3/1/2016 |
Howrylak | Agriculture; diseases and pests; provision related to nursery agent permit and fee; repeal. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5055 Referred 3/1/2016 |
Bizon | Agriculture; other; provision related to silos treated with polychlorinated biphenyls; repeal. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5059 Referred 3/2/2016 |
Barrett | Agriculture; animals; provision related to started pullets; repeal. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5060 Referred 3/2/2016 |
Sheppard | Agriculture; animals; provision related to livestock and poultry remedies; repeal. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5189 Referred 3/2/2016 |
Lauwers | Land use; farmland and open space; development rights agreements; modify terms for processing and relinquishment. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 4/21/2016 |
| HB 5190 Referred 3/2/2016 |
Brett Roberts | Individual income tax; administration; earmark for unclaimed farmland tax credits and filing requirements; provide for and clarify. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 4/21/2016 |
| HB 5191 Referred 3/2/2016 |
Lauwers | Taxation; administration; calculation of interest penalties related to certain credits; provide for. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 4/21/2016 |
| HB 5392 Referred 3/24/2016 |
Brett Roberts | Agriculture; products; regulation of purity, germination, and other seed testing; provide for. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 5/24/2016 |
| HB 5532 Referred 6/1/2016 |
Cole | Food; other; morel mushroom buyers; eliminate requirement to be certified. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/8/2016 |
| HB 5889 Referred 12/2/2016 1:27:57 PM |
Lauwers | Sales tax; exemptions; exemption for certain agricultural equipment; clarify. | |
| HB 5890 Referred 12/2/2016 1:28:37 PM |
Lauwers | Use tax; exemptions; exemption for certain agricultural equipment; clarify. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/1/2016 |
| HB 5912 Referred 12/7/2016 1:06:11 PM |
Nesbitt | Property tax; payment and collection; forfeiture of recorded and unrecorded interests; clarify. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/6/2016 |
| HB 5987 Referred 12/7/2016 1:06:37 PM |
Lauwers | Agriculture; animals; requirements that confined animals be provided space to allow certain movements; delay application of to certain livestock. | |
| SB 0144 Referred 2/18/2015 |
Casperson | Food; service establishments; exemption from inspection and managerial certification requirements; provide for if serving low-risk foods. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 5/7/2015 |
| SB 0146 Referred 2/18/2015 |
Hune | Animals; other; facilities accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association or the zoological association of America; exempt from certain provisions of large carnivore act. | |
| SB 0239 Referred 3/26/2015 |
Robertson | Animals; other; breed discrimination; eliminate. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE ON Agriculture on 5/19/2015 | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 9/17/2015 |
| SB 0339 Referred 5/19/2015 |
Bieda | Animals; animal shelters; pet shop, dog pound, and animal shelter act; modify to include large-scale commercial dog breeders and to make other general revisions. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 on 12/2/2016 |
| SB 0403 Referred 6/16/2015 |
Knollenberg | Animals; animal shelters; methods of euthanizing animals; restrict to injection of certain commercially prepared solutions. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| SB 0423 Referred 6/30/2015 |
Stamas | Food; enforcement; food service establishment fee charged by local health department; provide cap. | |
| SB 0477 Referred 9/10/2015 |
Green | Food; milk; reference to federal recommendations in the definition of pasteurized milk ordinance in the grade A milk law of 2001; update. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 9/17/2015 |
| SB 0504 Referred 9/24/2015 |
Robertson | Gaming; horse racing; simulcast races; revise provisions related to, and make other general amendments. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 on 4/21/2016 |
| SB 0505 Referred 9/24/2015 |
Robertson | Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for accepting wagers on live or simulcast horse races without a license; enact. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 4/21/2016 |
| SB 0506 Referred 9/24/2015 |
Green | Agriculture; weights and measures; date reference in handbook; revise to 2014. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 2/11/2016 |
| SB 0526 Referred 9/29/2015 |
Jones | Agriculture; aquaculture; fish farms in the Great Lakes and connecting waters; prohibit. | |
| SB 0637 Referred 12/3/2015 |
Hune | Agriculture; other; grass seed test period and certain label requirements; modify. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 4/14/2016 |
| SB 0658 Referred 12/10/2015 |
Jones | Animals; exotic; facilities holding large carnivores; modify obligations under large carnivore act. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4 on 12/1/2016 |
| SB 0671 Referred 12/15/2015 |
Hansen | Liquor; other; membership on and duties of the wine and grape council; expand. | |
| SB 0681 Referred 12/16/2015 |
Booher | Agriculture; aquaculture; Michigan aquaculture development act; expand to allow aquaculture facilities within the waters of the state. | |
| SB 0682 Referred 12/16/2015 |
Booher | Natural resources; other; aquaculture facilities; authorize and provide for consolidated permitting. | |
| SB 0683 Referred 12/16/2015 |
Booher | Animals; other; definition of aquaculture; provide for in the animal industry act. | |
| SB 0727 Referred 2/2/2016 |
O'Brien | Food; restaurants; outdoor seating areas at restaurants; allow dogs to be present. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/24/2016 |
| SB 0774 Referred 2/9/2016 |
Hune | Food; other; vending machine locations; classify as food establishments, provide for state inspections, and assess fees against base location. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 5/24/2016 |
| SB 1031 Referred 9/7/2016 3:18:35 PM |
Hune | Agriculture; other; urban agriculture act; create. | |
| SB 1032 Referred 9/14/2016 11:53:18 AM |
Warren | Land use; zoning and growth management; zoning ordinance to regulate the raising of livestock in urban and suburban areas; provide for under certain circumstances. | |
| SB 1052 Referred 9/12/2016 4:20:52 PM |
Green | Agriculture; weights and measures; motor fuel retail license fee; eliminate. | DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 9/21/2016 |
| SB 1053 Referred 9/12/2016 4:20:52 PM |
Green | Agriculture; weights and measures; regulatory fee; modify and earmark a portion for gasoline inspection programs. | DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 9/21/2016 |
| SR 0059 Referred 5/19/2015 |
Green | A resolution to urge the United States Congress to enact legislation that requires uniform and science-based food labeling nationwide. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 3/17/2016 |
| SR 0083 Referred 9/9/2015 |
Bieda | A resolution to recognize and support the efforts of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to protect pollinators through constructing a Pollinator Protection Plan as outlined by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States. | |
| SR 0087 Referred 9/9/2015 |
Hansen | A resolution to urge the United States Senate to concur with the United States House of Representatives and repeal the country-of-origin labeling regulations. | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 9/17/2015 |