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SCR 19

A concurrent resolution offered as a memorial for Nancy C. Cassis, former member of the Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives.

2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Thomas Albert and 37 co-sponsors

SCR 19 memorializes former Michigan legislator Nancy Cassis, recognizing her public service, leadership in tax policy, and privacy protections, and transmits the tribute to her fam

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Bill Summary · SCR 19

Summary — SCR 19 (Michigan): Memorial for Nancy C. Cassis

Status: Adopted by Senate Sept. 25, 2024; House concurrence received Sept. 26, 2024. Concurrent resolution offered as a memorial.

Purpose and intent

SCR 19 is a ceremonial, nonbinding concurrent resolution offered by Senators Brinks and Nesbitt to honor the life and public service of Nancy C. Cassis, a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1996–2002) and Michigan Senate (2003–2010). The resolution records condolences, summarizes her career and accomplishments, and directs that copies be transmitted to her family as an expression of the Legislature’s esteem.

Key provisions / content

  • Recites biographical and career highlights in a series of "Whereas" clauses:
    • Education: bachelor’s degree (Ohio University, 1966); master’s degree and additional study at the University of Michigan (education specialist degree).
    • Professional background: school psychologist with Novi Community Schools.
    • Local office: service on Novi City Council (first elected 1985; served through 1993 and returned 1995).
    • State legislative service: special election to the Michigan House in 1996; elected to the Senate in 2002 and served through 2010.
    • Leadership and legislative achievements: first woman Chair of the House Tax Policy Committee; Chair of the Senate Finance Committee; sponsor of Michigan’s original earned income tax credit; sponsor of the Michigan Business Tax Act (replacement for the Single Business Tax); sponsor of the Social Security Number Privacy Act; efforts to increase accountability and transparency in subsidy and tax credit programs.
    • Committee service: detailed list of House, Senate, and joint committees on which she served.
    • Personal/family information: retirement in Florida with her husband and family; survived by siblings, seven children, and 13 grandchildren.
  • Resolves to offer “the highest tribute” honoring Cassis’s memory and to transmit copies of the resolution to her family.

Who is affected

  • Primarily a memorial; directly affects the Cassis family as recipients of the Legislature’s formal tribute.
  • Affects the legislative record — it documents institutional recognition of Cassis’s public service.

Procedural / legal effect

  • As a concurrent resolution, SCR 19 is symbolic and does not create statutory law or impose fiscal obligations.
  • Adopted by the Michigan Senate and concurred in by the House (dates above); copies transmitted to the family as directed by the resolution.

Significance

The resolution publicly records and preserves Nancy Cassis’s legislative legacy—particularly in public finance, tax policy, and privacy protections—and communicates the Legislature’s formal condolences and recognition of her contributions to Michigan.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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