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SB0277 - Land use: farmland and open space; continued PA 116 enrollment; allow for farmland during deferment period of use for commercial solar facilities. Amends secs. 36101 & 36104a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36101 & 324.36104a) & adds secs. 36104c & 36104e.
Kristen McDonald Rivet, Samir Singh, Mallory McMorrow
Last updated 9 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB0050 - Holidays: other; "Juneteenth"; designate as a public holiday and observe on June 19. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101 & 435.102).
Sylvia A. Santana, Paul Wojno, Mary Cavanagh
Last updated about 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB0005 - Labor: collective bargaining; requirement for agency fee for nonunion members; allow in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public sector. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).
Darrin Camilleri, John D. Cherry, Jeff Irwin
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB0003 - Individual income tax: credit; earned income tax credit; increase. Amends sec. 272 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.272).
Kristen McDonald Rivet, Jeremy Moss, Mallory McMorrow
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0001 - Individual income tax: retirement or pension benefits; limitations and restrictions on deductions of certain retirement or pension benefits and revenue distribution to state school aid fund; revise. Amends secs. 30 & 51 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30 & 206.51).
Kevin Hertel, Paul Wojno, Rosemary Bayer
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0004 - Civil rights: general discrimination; sexual orientation and gender identity or expression; include as categories protected under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act. Amends title & secs. 102, 103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 301, 302, 302a, 402, 501, 502, 504, 505 & 506 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2102 et seq.).
Jeremy Moss, Jeff Irwin, Erika Geiss
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB0002 - Crimes: abortion; provision related to publication of cures for conceptive preventatives; repeal. Repeals sec. 40 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.40).
Erika Geiss, Rosemary Bayer, Dayna Polehanki
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SR0006 - A resolution to recognize February 2023 as Black History Month.
Sylvia A. Santana, Paul Wojno, Mary Cavanagh
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB0034 - Labor: collective bargaining; collective bargaining rights; revise to restore former provisions. Amends secs. 1, 2, 14 & 17 of 1939 PA 176 (MCL 423.1 et seq.).
Darrin Camilleri, Winnie Theresa Brinks, Jeremy Moss
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB0006 - Labor: hours and wages; prevailing wage; reenact. Creates new act.
Veronica Klinefelt, Sarah Anthony, Erika Geiss
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Enrolled
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Michigan district SD-029
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Michigan Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
State Rep. Winnie Brinks was elected to represent Michigan's 76th District in 2012. Brinks served on the Grand Rapids Community College Board from 2003-2012. She is Vice Chair of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee and served as Democratic Vice Chair of the House Education Committee from 2013-2014. Brinks is focused on issues related to education, health, workforce development and creating a climate conducive to job growth in West Michigan. She resides in Grand Rapids with her husband and five children.read less
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