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Podcast 83 Legislative Update April 15, 2024
Two special elections being held today (April 16) for the
Michigan House should break the long-standing legislative logjam in Lansing ― a logjam that has trapped key MAC priorities for counties, the Podcast 83 Team reported in their newest episode.
“There are two House seats that need to be filled: the 13th
District down in Macomb County and the 25th House District in Wayne County,” explained Governmental Affairs Associate Madeline Fata. “We do expect that both of those seats will be filled by Democrats, which would then bring the House up to 56 Democrats 54 Republicans moving forward after this week.”
“It's been … four weeks since we've had any potential
traction on the two House bills (on trial court funding),” said Governmental Affairs Associate Samantha Gibson. “Those two bills are crossed tie-barred, meaning they cannot move forward to the governor's desk without one another. … Assuming that the Democratic majority is reinstated, I think, whenever those seats are filled, then the elections are certified, we will see progress on those bills getting out of the House.”
“We keep talking about the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund bills, and I can't, for the life of me, understand how it's wrapped up in different issues,” said Governmental Affairs Director Deena Bosworth, “But we've been waiting on them to move (the bills) since November. … And we really do need somebody to have a majority in the state House so that we can get some stuff moving.”
Other topics discussed in this week’s episode:
· Legislation governing short-term rental regulations
will get a hearing this week
· The upcoming Michigan Counties Legislative Conference
will feature a keynote address on leadership plus workshops on such policy topics as Michigan’s new energy siting law and dealing with the state’s burgeoning deer herd
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By DerekTwo special elections being held today (April 16) for the
Michigan House should break the long-standing legislative logjam in Lansing ― a logjam that has trapped key MAC priorities for counties, the Podcast 83 Team reported in their newest episode.
“There are two House seats that need to be filled: the 13th
District down in Macomb County and the 25th House District in Wayne County,” explained Governmental Affairs Associate Madeline Fata. “We do expect that both of those seats will be filled by Democrats, which would then bring the House up to 56 Democrats 54 Republicans moving forward after this week.”
“It's been … four weeks since we've had any potential
traction on the two House bills (on trial court funding),” said Governmental Affairs Associate Samantha Gibson. “Those two bills are crossed tie-barred, meaning they cannot move forward to the governor's desk without one another. … Assuming that the Democratic majority is reinstated, I think, whenever those seats are filled, then the elections are certified, we will see progress on those bills getting out of the House.”
“We keep talking about the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund bills, and I can't, for the life of me, understand how it's wrapped up in different issues,” said Governmental Affairs Director Deena Bosworth, “But we've been waiting on them to move (the bills) since November. … And we really do need somebody to have a majority in the state House so that we can get some stuff moving.”
Other topics discussed in this week’s episode:
· Legislation governing short-term rental regulations
will get a hearing this week
· The upcoming Michigan Counties Legislative Conference
will feature a keynote address on leadership plus workshops on such policy topics as Michigan’s new energy siting law and dealing with the state’s burgeoning deer herd