2023-2024 Michigan Bill Tracker.xlsx

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1		BILL #	RECENT CHANGE	BILL SUBJECT/DESCRIPTION	COMMITTEE ACTION	ACTION IN HOUSE OF ORIGIN	COMMITTEE ACTION	ACTION IN SECOND HOUSE	CONFERENCE COMMITTEE	GOVERNOR	PUBLIC ACT (EFFECTIVE DATE)	MRA POSITION	NOTES

2	GROCERY/CONVENIENCE
3	ALCOHOL	SB 730		Co-branded beverage product placement: A bill to prohibit placing "co-branded" alcoholic beverages "immediately adjacent" to nonalcoholic beverages, candy, snacks, toys or water.	Hearing in Senate Reg. Affairs on 5/8/24							Concerns. Requesting changes	The companion bills, SB 731-732, deal with financial matters related to wholesalers including establishing financial viability of a vendor.
4		HB 4022		Donations to charitable organizations: A bill that would allow establishments with liquor licenses to donate a portion of their profits on the sale of alcohol to a charitable organization.	Referred to House Reg. Reform							Monitoring
5		SB 141		Drinks to-go: A bill that eliminated the Jan. 1 2026 sunset on the temporary law allowing on-premises licensees to offer drinks to-go for off-premises consumption.	Reported by Senate Reg. Affairs on 3/16/23	Passed Senate 37-1 on 3/22/23	Reported by House Reg. Reform on 6/13/23	Passed House 103-5 on 6/28/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 7/18/23	P.A. 95 of 2023 effective 7/18/23	Monitored
7		HB 4561		Electronic rebate coupons: A bill that modifies the law on manufacturers or suppliers offering electronic rebate coupons to clarify that the product cannot be offered for free and that it is permissible to allow the purchase of another product to receive the rebate.	Reported by House Reg. Reform on 6/13/23	Passed House 100-9 on 6/28/23	Reported by Senate Reg. Affairs on 10/3/23	Passed Senate 36-2 on 10/19/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 11/7/23	P.A. 183 of 2023 effective 11/7/23	SUPPORT	Would treat electronic coupons the same as paper coupons.
8		SB 731-732		Financial viability & fines: Legislation that would allow a late or nonpayment from a retailer to a wholesale vendor to trigger a required financial viability review of a retailer by MLCC. Reviews could result in fines or suspension of licenses.	Hearing in Senate Reg. Affairs on 5/8/24							OPPOSE	The companion bill, SB 730, deals with cobranded alcohol products.
9		HB 4865		Inventory threshold for gas station license: Legislation that would remove the $250,000 inventory threshold requirement (in product other than alcohol or fuel) to obtain a liquor license at a location with fuel pumps.	Amended and reported by House Reg. Reform on 10/3/23	Passed House 107-2 on 10/25/23	Referred to Senate Reg. Affairs					SUPPORT
10		SB 286		License violations: Legislation that would set a time period of two years after which violations of the Michigan Liquor Control Code cannot be held against licensees in applications for transfers or new licenses or used to suspend or revoke a license.	Referred to Senate Reg. Affairs							SUPPORT	This is a reintroduction of a bill from last term MRA supported.
11		HB 4758		License violations: Legislation that would set a time period of two years after which violations of the Michigan Liquor Control Code cannot be held against licensees in applications for transfers or new licenses or used to suspend or revoke a license.	Referred to House Reg. Reform							SUPPORT
12		HB 5579		Liquor license quota exemption for grocery: A bill that would exempt grocery stores over 25,000 square feet from the community-driven SDD license quota in localities. The bill has requirements on the amount of fresh food offered on a site to make it eligible for an exemption to sell spirits products.	Referred to House Reg. Reform							SUPPORT
13		SB 247		University venues: A bill that allows the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to issue liquor licenses to sporting venues located at public universities.	Amended and reported by Senate Reg. Affairs on 6/13/23	Passed Senate 36-2 on 6/14/23	Reported by House Reg. Reform on 6/20/23	Passed House 85-23 on 6/27/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 7/18/23	P.A. 96 of 2023 effective 7/18/23	Monitored
14	TOBACCO/VAPING	HB 5198		Marketing/flavors: A bill to expressly prohibit the sale of and use of term in marketing tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products that references a type or brand of cake, candy, cupcake, pastry, or pie. The bill includes a July 1, 2024 effective date.	Referred to House Reg. Reform							Monitoring
15	TOBACCO/VAPING	SB 647- 654		Tobacco retail license/flavor ban/taxes: A eight bill package that would create a new retail license requirement to sell tobacco or nicotine products, increase taxes on all tobacco and nicotine products including electronic smoking devices, ban the sale of flavored products, and change signage requirements.	Referred to Senate Reg. Affairs							Under review with concerns
16	FOOD	SB 35		Asset test for food assistance: Eliminates the asset test for food assistance program eligibility and instead allow the state to accept a client's statement of assets.	Reported by Senate Human Services on 3/1/23	Passed Senate 25-13 on 3/9/23	Reported by House Economic Dev. on 5/16/23	Passed House 56-53 on 6/27/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 7/11/23	P.A. 53 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	Monitored
17		HB 4333		Cottage food regulations: A bill to allow the sale of cottage food products over the internet using third party delivery and increase sales threshold to $40,000 from $25,000 annually and adjust that by CPI each year.	Referred to House Agriculture							Monitoring
18		HB 5024		Cottage food sales online: A bill that would allow the sale of cottage food products online, with delivery from a third-party, but requires the option for virtual conversation.	Referred to House Agriculture							Monitoring
19		HB 4461		Cottage food sales threshold: A bill that would increase the sales threshold for cottage food products from $25,000 annually to $55,000.	Referred to House Agriculture							Monitoring
20		HB 4653		Lab grown meat labeling: A bill that would amend the Michigan Food Law to prohibit labeling as meat a laboratory-grown meat substitute.	Referred to House Agriculture							OPPOSE
21	OTHER	SB 453		Bottle deposit expansion: A bill to expand Michigan's 10-cent bottle deposit law to all non-milk beverage containers. The bill would also require retailers take back all beverage container brands and would modify the reimbursement formula.	Referred to Senate Reg. Reform							OPPOSE
22		HB 4904		Bottle deposit expansion: A bill to expand Michigan's 10-cent bottle deposit law to all non-milk beverage containers. The bill would also require retailers take back all beverage container brands and would modify the reimbursement formula.	Referred to House Reg. Reform							OPPOSE
23		HB 5421		Bottle deposit hours of operation: Legislation to require deposit container take back while the business is open, with an exception between 11pm and 8am.	Hearing in House Reg. Reform on 3/12/24							Under review	MRA suggested a few other changes be included to codify COVID flexibilities
24		HCR 14		Double Up Food Bucks: A concurrent resolution to urge the federal government to increase funding for Double Up Food Bucks programs.	NA	Adopted on 4/30/24	NA	Adopted on 5/2/24	NA	NA	NA	SUPPORT
25		HB 4462		Egg-laying hens: A bill that would require the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development to set generally accepted management practices for site selection for residential areas with minimum 1/4 acre size for every 5 hens and a max of 25 hens.	Referred to House Agriculture							No position
26		HB 4061		Kratom products: A bill that would regulate the sale of food products represented to be Kratom products by creating a kratom consumer protection act.	Hearing in House Reg. Reform on 4/13/23							Under review
27		HB 4757		License waiver/discount extension: A bill that would double the liquor license discount on uniform prices for SDD and on-premises licensees from 17% to 35%.	Referred to House Reg. Reform							Under review	During COVID the 17% discount was increased temporarily to 23% through July 1, 2021.
28		HB 4592		Lottery sales commission increase: A bill that would increase sales commission to retailers for tickets sold from 6% to 7%. For tickets sold between 9-30-23 and 10-1-24, sales commission to retailers for tickets sold would be 9%. The bill includes a redemption commission of 2% for licensed agents and adds a bonus commission of 1% if the winning ticket is $1 million or more.	Referred to House Reg. Reform							Under review
29		SB 327		PFAS in food packaging: A bill that would prohibit the use of PFAS, bisphenols, and phthalates in food packaging.	Referred to Senate Energy & Environment							Monitoring
30		SB 228		Plastic bag preemption repeal: Legislation that would repeal the current preemption of local ordinances banning or taxing plastic bags and other containers.	Referred to Senate Energy & Environment							OPPOSE	Cosponsored by 17 members of the majority party including the committee chair and senate majority leader, this bill is likely to see movement.
31		HB 4359		Plastic bag preemption repeal: Legislation that would repeal the current preemption of local ordinances banning or taxing plastic bags and other containers.	Amended and reported by House Natural Resources on 11/9/23							OPPOSE	The bill has 27 cosponsors from the majority party.
32	HUMAN RESOURCES/LABOR
33	BENEFITS	HB 5618- 5627		Pay equity: A package of bills seeking to diminish the discrepancies between pay by providing equal pay certification, requiring employers to educate employees of their equal pay rights, requiring employers to follow certain protocol such as prohibiting inquiries about previous wage situations, or wage discrimination, and allows for anonymous wage discrimination reporting.	Referred to House Labor							Monitoring
34		SB 27		Insurance coverage for mental health: A bill that would require insurance companies to cover mental health and substance abuse disorders at a level of benefits that is no less favorable than the level provided for physical illness.	Referred to Senate Health Policy							Monitoring
35		HB 4071		Insurance coverage for oral chemotherapy: A bill that requires insurance companies to cover oral chemotherapy treatments the same as other chemo treatments by either applying the same financial requirements for the two methods or setting a maximum co-pay on the oral medication.	Reported by House Health Policy on 5/18/23	Amended, Passed House 70-37 on 5/24/23	Amended, reported by Senate Health Policy on 10/5/23	Passed Senate 36-2 on 10/11/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 10/24/23	P.A. 170 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	Monitored	The senate's changes increased the maximum co-pay to $250 per 30-day supply (up from the $150) and pushed back the implementation date to apply to health insurance policies starting January 1, 2026.
36		SB 332-333		Optimal Family Leave: A bill that would create a state-run program, similar to unemployment, to provide for 15-weeks of paid family leave coverage for workers. Benefits would be paid for by the employer at an amount set by the state to fund each employees benefits. Employers may deduct up to 50% of the contribution from the employee's wages. A business may opt out if they offer equivalent benefits and usage but must gain approval from the state and pay for the review. SB 333 would create an individual income tax credit to exempt benefits received from taxation.	Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services							OPPOSE
37		HB 4574- 4575		Optimal Family Leave: A bill that would create a state-run program, similar to unemployment, to provide for 15-weeks of paid family leave coverage for workers. Benefits would be paid for by the employer at an amount set by the state to fund each employees benefits. Employers may deduct up to 50% of the contribution from the employee's wages. A business may opt out if they offer equivalent benefits and usage but must gain approval from the state and pay for the review. HB 4575 creates an individual income tax credit to exempt benefits received from taxation.	Referred to House Labor							OPPOSE
38		HB 5734		Termination benefits: A bill to require an employer to pay to an employee time off accrued including holidays and vacation pay when employment is terminated.	Referred to House Labor							Under review
39		HB 5294		UIA plain language: A bill that would require the unemployment agency to use plain language in communications and determinations.	Referred to House Labor							Monitoring
40		SB 40		Unemployment benefits: A bill that would expand and increase unemployment benefits from 20 to 26 weeks.	Referred to Senate Labor							Monitoring with concerns, likely opposed
41	HIRING PROCESS	HB 4240		Credit history: A bill that would prohibit an employer from using the job candidate's credit history in the hiring process. The bill exempts banks and credit unions, licensed public accounting firms, and casinos.	Re-referred to House Labor							Monitoring
42		HB 4960		Criminal history: Legislation to make it illegal for an employer (or landlord) to request information related to an expunged misdemeanor offense or a charged offense if it did not result in a conviction.	Reported by House Criminal Justice on 10/10/23	Passed House 57-53 on 10/31/23	Reported by Senate Civil Rights on 4/18/23					Monitoring
43		SB 140		Disclose family leave policies: Legislation that would require an employer disclose the company's paid or unpaid leave policies upon the birth or adoption of a child to a potential employee and current employees. Disclosures must include the amount of leave both before and after birth/adoption and the procedure to request family leave.	Referred to Senate Econ Dev.							Monitoring	The bill was introduced by the chair of the Senate Economic and Development Committee and is likely to move.
44		SB 142		Written job descriptions: Legislation that would require companies with more than five employees to prepare and provide job applicants with a written job description.	Referred to Senate Econ. Dev.							Monitoring	The bill was introduced by the chair of the Senate Economic and Development Committee and is likely to move.
45		HB 4035		Restrictive scheduling: A bill that would require employers with two or more locations and 100 or more employees in the retail, hotel/motel, or food service industry follow various scheduling standards. The bill includes requirements for providing a written schedule available to all employees 14 days in advance, voluntary on-call list requirements, expected monthly hours, and compensation for changed/canceled shifts. Would add a new posting requirement.	Referred to House Labor							OPPOSE
46		HB 4034		Temporary labor service agencies: A bill that creates a new act regulating temporary labor service agencies and prohibiting the temporary filling of positions where an ongoing strike is happening.	Referred to House Labor							Under review
47		HB 4218		Vaccine status discrimination: A bill that would add vaccination status as a protected class from discrimination under the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act. It would also prohibit local governments from denying services based on vaccine status including education.	Referred to House Gov. Operations							Monitoring	Given the committee referral and sponsor, this bill is unlikely to move.
48		HB 5594		Youth employment changes: Legislation that would require youth employees to register with the state (instead of just filing paperwork with their local school district) and creating an “authorized employer” database housed by the state.	Hearing in House Labor on 5/23/24							OPPOSE as introduced
49		HB 5664		Youth employment work permit: A bill to allow the parent or legal guardian of a minor being educated at the minor's home to directly issue a work permit for the minor vs going through the local school district.	Referred to House Labor							Monitoring
51	OTHER	HB 5461		Auto-enrollment payroll deduction IRA: Legislation that would create the state-run, “Michigan Secure Retirement Savings Program” to auto-enroll employees into an IRA with payroll deduction if the employer does not offer another retirement plan.	Hearing in House Labor on 4/18/24							OPPOSE
52		SB 4		Civil rights protections: Amends the civil rights act to extend protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.	Reported by Senate Civil Rights on 2/9/23	Passed Senate 23-15 on 3/1/23	Reported by House Judiciary on 3/8/23	Passed House 64-45 on 3/8/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 3/16/23	P.A. 6 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	Neutral
53		HB 4972- 4973		Civil rights violations - employee agreements: Bills that would ban agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act or in settlement agreements.	Referred to House Labor							Monitoring
54		HB 4327		Discrimination on ethnicity including Jewish heritage: Legislation that would prohibit discrimination against ethnicity specifically including Jewish heritage.	Referred to House Judiciary							Monitoring
55		SB 90		Racial hair traits/crown act: The bill, referred to as the "Crown Act" would prohibit workforce discrimination based on traits historically associated with race such as natural hair textures and styles including braids, locks, and twists.	Amended and reported by Senate Civil Rights on 5/18/23	Passed Senate 33-5 on 5/23/23	Reported by House Criminal Justice on 6/6/23	Passed House 100-7 on 6/8/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 6/15/23	P.A. 45 of 2023 effective June 15, 2023	Monitored
56		HB 4585		Local right-to-work zones: A bill that would allow local units of government to designate “Right-to-Work” zones was introduced as HB 4585. The bill also seeks to strike the appropriation in the repeal of the Right to Work law which would make it subject to referendum.	Referred to House Gov. Operations							Monitoring	The bill was referred to the House Government Operations Committee, a sure sign the bill will not see any movement.
57		HB 4932 & HB 4962		Minor employee - violations and penalties: Legislation that would severely increase the max penalties for violating the youth employment act or rules for a first violation to a misdemeanor and a fine from $500 to $5,000, make a second or third offense a felony and increases the fines from $5,000 to $25,000 and a third offense fine from $10,000 to $50,000 and adds felony jail time for employers if a minor dies from a work injury.	Amended and reported by House Labor on 10/19/23							Monitoring with concerns
58		HB 4537		Noncompete agreements: A bill that would prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to sign a noncompete agreement after the date it's signed into law.	Referred to House Labor							OPPOSE	Would need amendments added to exempt highly compensated employees at a minimum.
59		SB 143		Noncompete agreements for low wage workers: Legislation that would prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to sign a noncompete agreement unless certain circumstances are met. Specifically "low wage" employees would not be eligible which is defined as those earning less than $15/hr, less than 150% of that state's minimum wage, or a salary earning less than $31,200 annually.	Referred to Senate Econ. Dev.							Monitoring	The bill was introduced by the chair of the Senate Economic and Development Committee and is likely to move.
60		HB 5292		Nursing breaks: A bill to require employers to provide additional paid breaks for employees to breastfeed a nursing child or express breast milk for a nursing child and places to clean and store expressed milk and equipment.	Referred to House Labor							Monitoring	The bill creates the new “Breastfeeding Privacy Act” and includes penalties for violations starting at $1,500.
61		HB 4237		Repeal local preemption on labor benefits: Legislation that would repeal the local government labor regulatory limitation act, 2015 PA 105, which prohibits local jurisdictions from adopting labor and benefit requirements stricter than state law.	Hearings in House Labor on 6/15/23 and 6/22/23							OPPOSE	The current preemption law covers scheduling requirements, minimum wage, ban the box, prevailing wage, paid/unpaid leave, training requirements, fringe benefits, discrimination, and setting regulations over how administrative or judicial remedies for wage, hour, or benefit disputes occur. In the House HB 4237 has 39 cosponsors including the House Labor Committee Chair.
62		SB 171		Repeal local preemption on labor benefits: Legislation that would repeal the local government labor regulatory limitation act, 2015 PA 105, which prohibits local jurisdictions from adopting requirements stricter than state law.	Reported by Senate Labor on 9/21/23							OPPOSE
63		HB 5533		Repeal local preemption on labor benefits: Legislation that would repeal the local government labor regulatory limitation act, 2015 PA 105, which prohibits local jurisdictions from adopting labor and benefit requirements stricter than state law.	Referred to the House Labor Committee							OPPOSE
65		SB 34		Right to Work repeal: A bill that would restore previous (2011) union labor provisions in statute.	Amended, reported by Senate Labor on 3/14/23	Passed Senate 20-17 on 3/14/23	Discharged to the floor	Passed House 56-52 on 3/21/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 3/16/23	P.A. 8 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	OPPOSED	A $1M appropriation was added to the bill to make it referendum-proof.
66		HB 4050		Unemployment agency fund balance: A bill that would require the unemployment agency to post the balance of the UI Trust Fund on its website.	Referred to House Labor							Under review, likely support
67		HB 4051		Unemployment benefit error payments: A bill that would prohibit recovering improperly paid benefits including errors by the agency and prohibit those errored benefits from being charged to employer accounts.	Referred to House Labor							Monitoring
68		HB 4369- 4374		Unemployment reform package: A package of five Republican bills making reforms to the timeliness of UI hearings/requests, and adding transparency and reporting requirements for the agency.	Referred to House Ethics and Oversight							Monitoring
69		HB 4390- 4406		Wage theft/employee misclassification package: A 16-bill package that would reclassify gig workers as employees, and add whistleblower protections, non compete language, wage disclosures, and penalties under the guise of protecting workers from "wage theft."	Hearing in House Labor on 4/13/23							OPPOSE	A high-level overview of the 16-bill package from the Miller Johnson law firm is available here.
70	PHARMACY
71	CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES	HB 4024- 4025		Controlled substance delivery causing death: Legislation to ensure violations of controlled substances causing death that violate the Public Health Code are prosecuted locally.	Referred to House Criminal Justice							Monitoring	This would bring Michigan in line with surrounding states, allowing the prosecution to happen where the event occurred.
72	CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES	SB 133		Overdose fatality review act: A bill to create an overdose fatality review team to investigate local drug overdoses that may include an invitation to a pharmacist who has expertise in addressing prescription drug misuse and diversion.	Amended and reported by Senate Health Policy on 9/28/23	Passed Senate 38-0 on 10/10/23	Reported by House Health Policy on 11/2/23	Passed House 69-40 on 11/8/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 12/13/23	P.A. 313 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	Monitored
73	DRUG COST/INSURANCE	HB 5350		340B pharmacies: Would prohibit drug manufacturers from engaging in discriminatory conduct related to reimbursement with 340B pharmacies related to 340B pricing.	Referred to House Health Policy							Under review
74		SB 685		90-day maintenance drugs: A bill that would require health insurers to provide coverage for 90-day refills of maintenance prescription drugs.	Referred to Senate Health Policy							Monitoring	This issue has continued to see discussion about coverage around renewal dates where insurers deny coverage for prescription coverage that will extend beyond the renewal.
75		HB 4409		Manufacturer drug cost transparency: Would require drug manufacturers to file reports to the state on drugs with a wholesale acquisition cost of $500 or more for a 30-day supply if the price increases 15% or more in a year or 40% or more over three years.	Reported by House Health Policy on 5/26/23							Under review
76		HB 4276		Medicaid PBM contracts: A bill to regulate Michigan Medicaid managed care contracts with PBMs, include transparency reporting by PBMs, and set CMS-level reimbursement to pharmacies with seven or fewer locations.	Amended and reported by House Health Policy on 10/19/23	Passed House 105-4 on 10/25/23	Discharged from Senate Health Policy on 11/9/23	Passed Senate 36-0 on 11/9/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 12/7/23	P.A. 279 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	Monitored
77		SB 563		Pharmaceutical imports: A bill that would create a program for the wholesale importation of pharmaceuticals from Canada.	Referred to Senate Health Policy							Monitoring
78		SB 483-485		Prescription Drug Affordability Board: A three-bill package creating the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) and requiring compliance with PDAB established upper payment limits for certain drugs. It would also prohibit reimbursements to pharmacies in amounts less than the upper payment limit.	Amended and reported by Senate Finance on 9/27/23	Amended, passed Senate 20-17 on 10/4/23	Referred to House Insurance					Concerns, amendments requested
80	OTHER	HB 4434		90-day emergency refills: Legislation to allow pharmacists to fill 90-day emergency prescription refills of non-controlled substance maintenance drugs without a prescription. This was allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic but expired in 2022.	Hearing in House Health Policy on 6/22/23							SUPPORT
81		SB 638		COVID emergency refills: Legislation that would strike language added in 2020 to temporarily allow emergency 30-day prescription refills. The bill appears to be a clean up of 2020 policy that expired back in March 2021.	Hearing in Senate Health Policy on 11/2/23							Monitoring	The bill is part of a package to implement a state-based insurance exchange for qualified health and dental plans in the state like the federal exchange (SB 633-638).
82		HB 5435- 5436		Pharmacists prescribe/dispense birth control: Legislation to allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal birth control to patients. The companion bill would require insurers cover that prescription and reimburse pharmacies.	Amended and reported by House Health Policy on 4/18/24							SUPPORT
83		SB 113		Pharmacy abortion services opt-out: Legislation that would not require a pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide medical abortion medication to a patient if it went against their beliefs.	Referred to Senate Gov. Operations							Monitoring	This legislation is unlikely to move given its committee referral.
84		HB 4316		PREP Act codification: Legislation to codify the Federal PREP Act and grant pharmacists independent authority to order and administer vaccines and CLIA-waived tests. Would allow them to continue treating based on results and delegate similar tasks to technicians.	Referred to House Health Policy
85		SB 219		PREP Act codification: Legislation to codify the Federal PREP Act and grant pharmacists independent authority to order and administer vaccines and CLIA-waived tests. Would allow them to continue treating based on results and delegate similar tasks to technicians.	Amended and reported by Senate Health Policy on 4/19/23	Amended, passed Senate 36-1 on 5/11/23	Amended and reported by House Health Policy on 6/22/23	Amended, passed House 96-12 on 6/27/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 7/18/23	P.A. 97 of 2023 effective 7/18/23	SUPPORTED
86		HB 5077- 5078		Opioid antagonists - naloxone distribution: Legislation that would clarify the ability for any government agency to purchase/obtain, possess and distribute free doses of naloxone (typically from MDHHS) and distribute it directly to organizations and others who need it outside of the pharmacy.	Reported by House Health Policy on 3/6/24	Passed House 96-11 on 4/24/24	Referred to Senate Health Policy					Monitoring
87		SB 592		Opioid settlements: A bill that would amend the Opioid Liability Litigation Act to prohibit a political subdivision of the State from commencing or maintaining a legal action related to the released claims in the Allergen, CVS, Teva, Walgreens, and Walmart settlements.	Reported by Senate Civil Rights on 10/19/23	Passed Senate 38-0 on 10/25/23	Reported by House Judiciary on 11/1/23	Passed House 104-5 on 11/8/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 11/22/23	P.A. 228 of 2023 effective 11/22/23	SUPPORTED	This follows laws passed in 2022 that similarly protected the state’s share from the Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen nationwide settlement in the Michigan Opioid Healing and Recovery Fund.
88		HB 5177- 5178		Syringe Services Program: Legislation would allow local governments to create a needle and hypodermic syringe access program for the purposes of distributing sterile needles or hypodermic syringes to individuals or providing additional services, items, or equipment to individuals to decrease the spread of communicable diseases. It also amends to say fentanyl test strips and hypodermic syringes are not considered drug paraphernalia.	Hearing in House Health Policy Subcommittee on Behavioral Health on 10/26/23							Under review
89		HB 5259 & SB 624		Vaccine adverse effects reporting: Legislation that would require the inclusion and reporting of additional data if adverse effects occur from a vaccination into the Michigan care improvement registry (MCIR).	Referred to House/Senate Gov. Operations							Monitoring	Both bills were introduced by minority party members and were sent to Government Operations Committees, a sign they will not receive consideration.
90		HB 5013		Year-supply coverage for birth control: Legislation to require insurers to cover the cost of a year's supply of birth control dispensed at one time.	Hearing scheduled in House Health Policy on 3/5/24							Monitoring	Introduced by the committee chair.
92	REGULATIONS
93		HB 4843		Automatic online renewals: A bill that would require notice be provided about automatic renewals and allow a consumer to cancel automatic renewal and continuous service contracts online if it was offered online.	Hearing in House Economic Dev. on 10/3/23							Monitoring
94		SB 283		Cash sales: Would prohibit retailers from refusing to accept cash for any sale. Doing so would be a violation of the Consumer Protection Act.	Referred to Senate Reg. Affairs							Monitoring
95	SALES	HB 4030		Dishware lead leachate levels: A bill to add specific thresholds for lead leachate levels appropriate for various types of dishes sold.	Re-referred to House Health Policy on 2/28/23							Monitoring
97		HB 4491		E-bike voucher program: Legislation that would create a voucher program for lower-income individuals to purchase e-bikes.	Amended and reported by House Tax Policy on 5/22/24							SUPPORT	Voucher credits range between $300-600 for qualified e-bikes. Retailers would need to register to participate in the program.
98		HB 4138		Firearm background check: Legislation to prohibit the sale of a firearm to an individual without first performing a background check.	Reported by House Judiciary on 3/8/23	Passed House 56-53 on 3/8/23	Skipped committee referral	Passed Senate 20-17 on 3/16/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 4/13/23	P.A. 19 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	Monitored
99		HB 4203- 4204		Firearm purchase age: Legislation to prohibit the sale of a firearm to an individual under the age of 21. HB 4203 specifically applies to guns over 26 inches in length.	Referred to House Criminal Justice							Monitoring
101		HB 4146		Firearm red flag law: Legislation to prohibit the sale of a firearm to an individual with an extreme risk order on file.	Reported by House Judiciary on 4/12/23	Passed House 56-51 on 4/13/23	Skipped committee referral	Passed Senate 20-18 on 4/19/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 5/22/23	P.A. 37 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	Monitored
102		HB 4456		Gun safety materials: Legislation that would require gun locks and a pamphlet on gun safety to be included with every point of sale gun purchase.	Referred to House Judiciary							Monitoring
103		SB 57-58		Nitrous oxide devices: A bill that would prohibit the sale of an object specifically designed for inhaling nitrous oxide for recreational purposes, knowing that the object will be used to inhale nitrous oxide for recreational purposes. Commonly called whippets.	Reported by Senate Health Policy on 10/4/23	Passed Senate 37-1 on 10/18/23	Reported by House Health Policy on 2/14/24	Passed House 87-18 on 2/27/24	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 3/12/24	P.A. 18-19 of 2024 took effect 3/12/24	Monitored
104		HB 4347- 4348		Nitrous oxide devices: A bill that would prohibit the sale of an object specifically designed for inhaling nitrous oxide for recreational purposes, knowing that the object will be used to inhale nitrous oxide for recreational purposes. Commonly called whippets.	Referred to House Health Policy							Monitoring
105		HB 4596		Non flushable wipes warning: A bill that would prohibit the sale of disposable wipes used for cleaning, hygiene or other use without a warning label on the product noting the product is not flushable.	Amended and reported by House Natural Resources on 6/22/23	Passed House 69-39 on 10/4/23	Reported by Senate Natural Resources on 3/5/24	Passed Senate 23-13 on 4/16/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 5/22/24	P.A. 43 of 2024 takes effect 90 days after sine die	Monitored	The product labeling and symbol placement requirements would apply to covered products that are regulated pursuant to either the Federal Hazardous Substances Act or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
106		HB 4494		Non flushable wipes warning: A bill that would prohibit the sale of disposable wipes that are not septic safe without a warning label on the product or near the display noting the products are not flushable.	Referred to House Natural Resources							Monitoring	Introduced by and cosponsored by Republicans, it's unclear if this bill will move.
107		SB 262		Nontoxic camping tent exemption from fire resistance: A bill that would allow non-toxic camping tents to be exempt from requirements for fire resistance. Updates federal references per federal code.	Amended and reported by Senate Reg. Affairs on 5/18/23	Passed Senate 38-0 on 5/23/23	Reported by House Reg. Reform on 9/12/23	Passed House 90-20 on 11/1/23	NA	Signed by Gov. Whitmer on 11/22/23	P.A. 223 of 2023 effective 2/13/24	SUPPORTED	This is a reintroduction of a bill from last session.