THREE (3) HOUSE BILLS NEEDING TO BE MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE March 14, 2013
Education Committee: (Republicans): Lisa Lyons (Chair) lisalyons@house.mi.gov Ray Franz rayfranz@house.mi.gov Hugh Crawford hughcrawford@house.mi.gov Kevin Daley kevindaley@house.mi.gov Bob Genetski bobgenetski@house.mi.gov Pete Lund petelund@house.mi.gov Tom McMillin tommcmillin@house.mi.gov Tom Hooker thomashooker@house.mi.gov Bradford Jacobsen bradjacobsen@house.mi.gov Amanda Price amandaprice@house.mi.gov Ken Yonker kenyonker@house.mi.gov (Democrats): Ellen Lipton ellenlipton@house.mi.gov David Knezek davidknezek@house.mi.gov Winnie Brinks winniebrinks@house.mi.gov Thomas Stallworth thomasstallworth@house.mi.gov Collene Lamonte collenelamonte@house.mi.gov Theresa Abed theresaabed@house.mi.gov Ben Cook, Clerk 517-373-2002 1. Representative Tom McMillin’s House Bill 4276 to end Common Core in Michigan has been referred to the Education Committee above. Please urge these committee members to move this bill out of committee and on to the House for a full vote. 2. Representative Greg MacMaster’s House Bill 4098 to allow certain teachers, administrators, and employees to carry concealed pistols in schools and on school property has been referred to the Education Committee above. Please urge these committee members to move this bill out of committee and on to the House for a full vote. Judiciary Committee: (Republicans) Kevin Cotter (Chair) kevincotter@house.mi.gov Klint Kesto klintkesto@house.mi.gov Kurt Heise kurtheise@house.mi.gov Brad Jacobsen bradjacobsen@house.mi.gov Joel Johnson joeljohnson@house.mi.gov Andrea LaFontaine andrealafontaine@house.mi.gov Tom Leonard tomleonard@house.mi.gov (Democrats) Phil Cavanagh philcavanagh@house.mi.gov Ellen Lipton ellenlipton@house.mi.gov Jeff Irwin jeffirwin@house.mi.gov Paul Clemente paulclemente@house.mi.gov Angie Lake, Clerk 517-373-5795 1. Representative Mike Shirkey has introduced House Bill 4308 which would eliminate registration of pistols. It has been referred to the above House Judiciary Committee. Please urge these committee members to move this bill out of committee and on to the House for a full vote.
H.B. 4111 HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE - CURRENTLY IN THE MICHIGAN SENATE Just in today, 3/14/13, from Jack Hoogendyk (January’s speaker at Lenawee 9.12 Forum) regarding H.B. 4111 - votes are not there in the Republican caucus to pass H.B. 4111, but Governor Snyder would like to see the bill passed by “spring break,“ which means they have until next Thursday, March 21 to get the bill out of the Senate and on to the Governor’s desk. Please contact the following to say NO HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE IN MICHIGAN: Senator Bruce Caswell sencaswell@senate.michigan.gov or 517-373-5932 Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville senrichardville@senate.michigan.gov (866-556-7917) Governor Rick Snyder Rick.Snyder@michigan.gov (517)373-3400