MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

HB 4998(Jackson)

HB 4998 wouldconvert the deal to transfer Cobo Hall to a regional authority proposed by Senate Bill 585 into a 30 year lease, and consider the $20 million the authority would pay to Detroit under that deal to be the lease payment. Also, to require the authority to make a “good faith effort” to hire city residents for Cobo jobs.

• Senate Substitute was not concurred in [RC 334: 0 yes, 108 no]

FINAL PASSAGE

HB 4476 (Angerer)

HB 4476 would impose a new coverage mandate that would require Blue Cross Blue Shield to include in all their health care insurance policies coverage for treatments related to autism, without requiring any dollar limit, deductible or co-pay for these that does not apply to other disorders.

• Substitute H-1 was not adopted
• Angerer H-3 was adopted
• Angerer amendment 3-A was adopted
• HB 4476 was advanced to 3rd reading
• HB 4476 was passed [RC 330: 83 yes, 25 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 5122 (Kandrevas)

HB 5122 would exempt service club and religious sign structures less than eight square feet in area from regulations and restrictions on highway billboards.

• Substitute H-2 was not adopted
• Kandrevas H-3 was adopted
• HB 5122 was advanced to 3rd reading
• HB 5122 was passed [RC 329: 109 yes, 0 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4467 (Meadows)

HB 4467 would prohibit an employer from requiring its employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or participate in any communication if the primary purpose is to communicate the employer's opinion about religious or political matters, except as necessary to comply with another law. Employees would be allowed to sue for “exemplary damages.” The bill would not apply to employees of a religious, political, or labor organization, or to college lectures and coursework.

• Substitute H-1 was not adopted
• Calley 2 was not adopted
• McMillin 3 was not adopted
• Amendment 4 was not adopted
• HB 4467 was advanced to 3rd reading
• HB 4467 was passed [RC 335: 68 yes, 42 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4183 (Ball)

HB 4183 would impose a new coverage mandate that would require health insurance companies to include in all their policies coverage for treatments related to autism, without requiring any dollar limit, deductible or co-pay for these that does not apply to other disorders.

• Substitute H-1 was not adopted
• Ball H-3 was adopted
• 3-A was adopted
• HB 4183 was advanced to 3rd reading
• HB 4183 was passed [RC 331: 84 yes, 25 no]
• IE was ordered

SB 249 (Cropsey)

Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Judiciary budget appropriations.

• Substitute H-1 was adopted
• Booher 1-A was not adopted
• SB 249 was advanced to 3rd reading
• SB 249 was passed [RC 333: 106 yes, 3 no]
• IE was ordered

SB 254 (Hardiman)

Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department of Transportation appropriations.

• Substitute H-1 was adopted
• Agema 1-A was not adopted
• Agema 1-B was not adopted
• Agema 1-C was not adopted
• Opsommer 1-D was not adopted
• Agema 1-E was not adopted
• Gonzales 1-F was adopted
• Gonzales 1-G was adopted
• Tlaib 1-H was adopted
• SB 254 was advanced to 3rd reading
• SB 254 was passed [RC 332: 96 yes, 13 no]
• IE was ordered