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In the Capitol
Committee meetings of interest for the week of 6/2
6/1 House Appropriations: Corrections
Agenda: Decision Making: SB 1153 Department of Corrections Budget.
6/1 House Appropriations
Agenda Item of Interest: SB 1153 Department of Corrections Budget for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.
6/2 House Judiciary
Agenda: HB 5040 Clarify definition of regularly employed in commission on law enforcement standards act and allow for certain waivers; SB 449 Clarify definition of regularly employed in commission on law enforcement standards act and allow for certain waivers; HB 4779 Provide for waiver of certain standards regarding law enforcement officer employment requirements under certain circumstances; HB 6038 Provide for penalties for possession, use, or sale of a chemically altered compound used for explicit purpose of getting high; Pending the introduction and referral of: HB 6226 Prohibit possession or use of certain substances that mimic effects of marihuana, and provide penalties; and any business properly before this committee.
6/2 House Senior Health, Security, and Retirement
Agenda Items of Interest: HB 4619 In the appointment of conservator, require court to consider if person under a guardianship has liquid assets of more than a certain limit; HB 4622 Require written disclosure of rights of account holders for joint accounts at savings banks; HB 4623 Require written disclosure of rights of account holders for joint accounts at credit unions; HB 4624 Require written disclosure of rights of account holders for joint accounts at banks; HB 4625 Require written disclosure of rights of account holders for joint accounts at savings and loan associations.
Complete Committee Meeting List
New Public Acts
Legislation Introduced 5/25 – 5/27
Of Interest to the Legal Community
SJR Y Legislature; other; commission to review the constitutionality of federal actions; create. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 15a to art. IV.
Of General Interest
SB 1350 Elections; primary; voting a split or mixed ticket; allow in primary elections. Amends secs. 559, 561, 562, 568, 570, 572, 575, 576, 582 & 795 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.559 et seq.) & repeals sec. 564 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.564). |
At The Bar
The State Bar of Michigan’s Public Policy, Image, and Identity Committee will meet on June 8, 2010. For more information, please contact elyon@mail.michbar.org.
Upper Michigan Legal Institute
Date: June 11–12, 2010
Location: Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island
Registration and More Information
The June 2010 Alternative Dispute Resolution issue of the Michigan Bar Journal is now available online at www.michbar.org/journal.
2010 State Bar of Michigan Election Information
How to Access Your Member Area of the Bar's Website
35th Michigan Legal Milestone - "Elk, Oil & the Environment" will be celebrated June 9
Federal News
Mere Silence Doesn’t Invoke Miranda, Justices Rule
(New York Times, 6/1/10)
State News
Law Degree No Guarantee for Jobs
(Lansing State Journal, 5/31/10)
Rookie Lawyers Often Find a Place in Legal Aid
(Lansing State Journal, 5/31/10)
Citizen Petitions Unlikely to Make it Onto Ballot
(Detroit News, 5/27/10)
Report Fuels New Push for Michigan Gas Tax Increase
(Lansing State Journal, 5/27/10) |
