The legislation needed to extend the sunset on the current funding system for trial courts is on the path to the governor's desk ahead of its May 1 sunset, but the bill that would examine a new mechanism to fund the courts is dead on the House floor, for now.
To overcome the onslaught of misinformation around the hate crime legislation the House passed last year, Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) has introduced a new set of bills aimed at protecting people from violence based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, age and disability.
Legislation to extend the current funding system for local trial courts made it through the House under the wire ahead of the current law's May 1 sunset.
The Senate will soon begin moving its own version of legislation to extend the sunset of a law enabling courts to impose costs in criminal cases, ensuring passage as soon as possible given the currently tied House.
Senate Democrats said Wednesday disparities in maternal health are growing in the state and must be addressed, which was why they introduced legislation that seeks to create equity while enhancing accountability for maternal health care providers.
A draft Senate map for the Detroit area drawn by professors at Michigan State University, done as a potential guide for the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission as they redraw the area under court order, could mean at least one open seat, an opportunity for a Republican pickup and some changes for incumbent senators.
Sweeping changes to how and when recounts take place in the state's elections were reported Wednesday to the full Senate in party-line votes.
A bill package intended to authorize contractual surrogacy relationships cleared its final major hurdle in the Senate following debate over the intent of the proposal and votes largely along party lines Tuesday.
The first step toward making kindergarten mandatory for Michigan children 5-year-olds was taken with a Tuesday vote along party lines in a Senate committee to report legislation to do just that.
Wholesale changes in how and when recounts take place in Michigan elections came up for discussion Wednesday at a Senate committee.