Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain; audio on mobility device legislation
Rep. LaFave talks about his testimony in the House Transportation Committee this week on his HB 5834, which exempts persons with a mobility disability from being required to obtain a drivers license to operate a powered wheelchair or similar mobility device. Rep. LaFave uses a prosthetic leg and says current Michigan law literally would require…
Rep. Gary Glenn, R-Williams Township; audio on bipartisan renewable energy legislation
Rep. Glenn talks about his legislation in a bi-partisan package of bills unveiled Tuesday designed to remove regulatory barriers to clean energy producers. Rep. Gary Glenn says the five-bill measure restores fair-value pricing for renewable energy sold back to utility companies.
Rep. Hank Vaupel, R-Fowlerville; audio on Resolution making May Mental Health Awareness Month
Rep. Vaupel talks about House passage Tuesday of his HR 305, which designates May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Michigan. Rep. Vaupel, the Chair of the House Health Policy Committee, says awareness of mental health issues can lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment.
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp.; audio on prescription drug cost transparency
Rep. Whiteford talks about her HB 5858, which would allow pharmacists to provide the current selling price of a drug upon receipt of a prescription. A pharmacist in Rep. Whiteford’s district spoke with her about contract clauses that force pharmacists to stay silent when a consumer would save money by paying for a prescription with…
Speaker of the House Tom Leonard, R-DeWitt; audio on Board of Canvassers ballot language decisions
Speaker Leonard talks to reporters on the House floor Thursday afternoon and says the House will not vote on marijuana legalization language approved by the State Board of Canvassers Thursday and send it right to the voters, adding he will watch further developments on language to repeal the prevailing wage after the Board deadlocked on the…
Rep. Lana Theis, R-Brighton; audio on final passage on legislation protecting underage victims of sex crimes
Rep. Theis talks about final House passage Thursday of her HB 5530, which is part of a three-bill package that requires schools to permanently expel students who are convicted of criminal sexual conduct against another pupil enrolled in the same school district. The plan is a response to a situation that unfolded in Rep. Theis’…
Rep. Beau LaFave; audio on school safety legislation
Rep. LaFave talks about testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on his HB 5851, requiring schools to submit incident reports to a proposed statewide school safety commission. The reports would provide the commission with examples of how incidents and threats were handled to develop best practices for other Michigan schools to follow. The measure remains…
Rep. Sue Allor, R-Wolverine; audio on passage of highway naming legislation
Rep. Allor talks about Wednesday’s House passage of her HB 5673, which names a portion of US-23 in Alpena County the “Trooper Larry Forreider Memorial Highway” in honor of a Michigan State Police trooper killed in the line of duty in 1974.
Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain; audio on chronic wasting disease funding
Rep. LaFave talks about first House passage this week of the state’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget, which includes $2.6 million to fight Chronic Wasting Disease in Michigan and the U.P.
Rep. Laura Cox, R-Livonia; audio on first House passage of omnibus state budget for 2019 Fiscal Year
Rep. Cox speaks with Capitol reporters Tuesday evening, following House passage of the state’s omnibus budget for Fiscal Year 2019, which she says contains government spending while focusing on priorities like school safety and roads. The measure now moves to the Michigan Senate, while the House will prepare to review budget plans coming over from…
Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Twp.; audio on first house passage of 2018-2019 school funding plan
Rep. Kelly, the Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid, says the spending plan approved by the House Tuesday afternoon will provide record funding for Michigan’s K-12 schools during the 2018-2019 school year.
Rep. Rob VerHeulen, R-Walker; audio on initial House passage of FY 2019 budget
Rep. VerHeulen speaks on the House floor Tuesday, before initial House passage of the state’s omnibus budget for the 2019 Fiscal Year, saying the spending plan focuses on school safety and roads.
Rep. Hank Vaupel, R-Fowlerville; audio on expansion of mental health law
Rep. Vaupel talks about his HB 5810, which expands the criteria for individuals needing assisted outpatient treatment if they pose a significant threat of physical harm to themselves or others. The legislation will be taken up on Wednesday in the House Health Policy Committee, where Representative Vaupel serves as chairman. The plan stems from the…
Rep. Klint Kesto, R-Commerce Twp.; audio on committee testimony on sexual predator legislation
House Law and Justice Committee Chair Rep. Klint Kesto talks about Tuesday’s continuing testimony on a 30-bill package designed to better protect both Michigan youth and adults from sexual predators and to avoid a repeat of the Larry Nassar case. Representative Kesto says the Committee benefited Tuesday by hearing from members of the health care…
Speaker of the House Tom Leonard, R-DeWitt; audio on progress of Nassar legislation
Speaker Leonard talks with reporters on the House floor Thursday and says he is pleased with the progress of the work done by the House Law and Justice Committee this week on the multi-bill, bipartisan package that came out of the House inquiry into the Larry Nassar scandal at Michigan State.
Rep. Brandt Iden, R-Oshtemo Twp.; audio on child protection legislation
Rep. Iden talks about his testimony this week before the House Law and Justice Committee on his legislation toughening the penalties for violations of Michigan’s child pornography laws. HB 5794 is part of a bipartisan reform plan developed following the House’s inquiry into the recent Larry Nassar scandal.