Current State Bills Introduced - Keyword Veteran or Military for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session Type Bill # Primary Sponsor Subject Amends Date of Last History Action House Bill 4054 Primary Sponsor Steve Marino Subject Property tax: exemptions; exemption for surviving spouse of certain veterans; modify. Amends Amends sec. 7b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b). Date of Last History Action 2/2/21 House Bill 4058 Primary Sponsor Steven Johnson Subject Military affairs: other; release of the Michigan National Guard into active duty combat without an official act of Congress; prohibit. Amends Amends 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.501 - 32.851) by adding sec. 203. Date of Last History Action 2/2/21 House Bill 4065 Primary Sponsor Robert Bezotte Subject Military affairs: generally; Michigan Vietnam veteran recognition certificate; establish, and provide eligibility requirements. Amends Amends sec. 182 of 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.582). Date of Last History Action 2/2/21 Saturday, June 26, 2021 Page 1 of 12 Type Bill # House Bill 4122 Primary Sponsor Annette Glenn Subject Military affairs: other; distribution structure of the county veteran service fund; modify. Amends Amends sec. 3a of 1953 PA 192 (MCL 35.623a). Date of Last History Action 6/24/21 House Bill 4221 Primary Sponsor Mary Cavanagh Subject Individual income tax: credit; incentive for certain taxpayers to hire unemployed veterans; create. Amends Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.713) by adding secs. 277 & 677. Date of Last History Action 2/16/21 House Bill 4253 Primary Sponsor Amos O'Neal Subject Veterans: benefits; grant program to provide membership fee reimbursements for certain fitness facilities for the benefit of eligible veterans; create. Creates new act. Amends Date of Last History Action 2/17/21 House Bill 4343 Primary Sponsor Kevin Coleman Subject Education: attendance; excused absence from public school for the purpose of sounding "Taps" at a military honor funeral for a deceased veteran; provide for. Amends Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1138a. Date of Last History Action 4/15/21 House Bill 4376 Primary Sponsor Andrea Schroeder Subject Occupations: individual licensing and registration; waiver of licensing fees for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed forces, and their dependents; provide for. Amends Amends sec. 4 of 1979 PA 152 (MCL 338.2204). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0312'21 Date of Last History Action 6/9/21 Saturday, June 26, 2021 Page 2 of 12 Type Bill # House Bill 4377 Primary Sponsor Sarah Anthony Subject Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing reciprocity for certain skilled trades for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed services, and their dependents who hold an out-of-state license; provide for. Amends Amends secs. 103, 105, 107, 219 & 417 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5103 et seq.) & adds sec. 223. Date of Last History Action 6/9/21 House Bill 4380 Primary Sponsor Richard Steenland Subject Veterans: other; Michigan military and veteran services support fund; provide for. Creates new act. Amends Date of Last History Action 6/16/21 House Bill 4466 Primary Sponsor Tommy Brann Subject Appropriations: zero budget; department of military and veterans affairs; provide for fiscal year 2021- 2022. Creates appropriation act. Amends Date of Last History Action 6/1/21 House Bill 4616 Primary Sponsor Amos O'Neal Subject Veterans: benefits; bonus pay for veterans who served on inactive reserve service; allow under certain conditions. Amends Amends sec. 2 of 1974 PA 370 (MCL 35.1022). Date of Last History Action 4/14/21 Saturday, June 26, 2021 Page 3 of 12 Type Bill # House Bill 4624 Primary Sponsor Beau LaFave Subject Property tax: exemptions; veterans property tax exemption; modify. Amends Amends sec. 7b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4626'2 Date of Last History Action 5/18/21 House Bill 4625 Primary Sponsor Jeff Yaroch Subject Property tax: exemptions; disabled veteran exemption; hold local taxing units harmless for. Amends Amends sec. 7b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b). Date of Last History Action 5/18/21 House Bill 4626 Primary Sponsor Kevin Coleman Subject Property tax: payment in lieu of taxes; use of to reimburse local units; provide for with respect to disabled veterans property tax exemption. Amends Amends sec. 2154 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.2154). Date of Last History Action 5/18/21 House Bill 4765 Primary Sponsor Sarah Anthony Subject Veterans: benefits; penalties for military or veterans who are convicted of domestic terrorism offenses; provide for. Amends Amends sec. 1 of 1965 PA 190 (MCL 35.61). Date of Last History Action 5/5/21 House Bill 4787 Primary Sponsor Gregory Markkan Subject Traffic control: driver license; waiver of knowledge test for an individual with military commercial motor vehicle experience; provide for. Amends Amends sec. 312f of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.312f). Date of Last History Action 6/24/21 Saturday, June 26, 2021 Page 4 of 12 Type Bill # House Bill 4908 Primary Sponsor Beau LaFave Subject Gaming: bingo and charitable gaming; veterans' organization conducting a charity game using a video charity game dispenser; allow, and allocate net proceeds to the Michigan veterans affairs agency. Amends Amends sec. 7a of 1972 PA 382 (MCL 432.107a) & adds sec. 7e. Date of Last History Action 5/26/21 House Bill 4913 Primary Sponsor Andrew Beeler Subject Education: teachers; requirements for professional teaching certificate; revise for certain qualified military veterans. Amends Amends sec. 1531 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531). Date of Last History Action 5/26/21 House Bill 4914 Primary Sponsor Phil Green Subject Property tax: exemptions; affidavit filing requirements for disabled veteran exemption; modify. Amends Amends sec. 7b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b). Date of Last History Action 5/26/21 House Bill 4954 Primary Sponsor Kyra Harris Bolde Subject Veterans: benefits; joint advisory committee concerning initiative to increase awareness of veterans' benefits; establish between departments of health and human services and military and veterans affairs. Amends Amends 1965 PA 380 (MCL 16.101 - 16.608) by adding sec. 130. Date of Last History Action 6/2/21 Saturday, June 26, 2021 Page 5 of 12 Type Bill # House Bill 4955 Primary Sponsor Regina Weiss Subject Veterans: benefits; joint advisory committee concerning initiative to increase awareness of veterans' benefits; establish between departments of health and human services and military and veterans affairs. Amends Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 89. Date of Last History Action 6/2/21 House Bill 4993 Primary Sponsor Joseph Tate Subject State financing and management: purchasing; eligibility for procurement projects; modify to include a veteran-owned small business preference. Amends Amends secs. 241 & 261 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1241 & 18.1261). Date of Last History Action 6/16/21 House Bill 5008 Primary Sponsor Sara Cambensy Subject Property tax: exemptions; exemption for surviving spouses of certain military service members who died from service-connected causes; create. Amends Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7c. Date of Last History Action 6/16/21 House Bill 5009 Primary Sponsor Gary Howell Subject Property tax: local community stabilization share; reimbursement to certain municipalities for lost property tax revenue due to homestead exemptions for certain disabled veterans; provide for. Amends Amends sec. 17 of 2014 PA 86 (MCL 123.1357). Date of Last History Action 6/16/21 Saturday, June 26, 2021 Page 6 of 12 Type Bill # House Bill 5010 Primary Sponsor Sara Cambensy Subject Property tax: exemptions; reporting requirements for reimbursement of lost tax revenue due to the disabled veterans property tax exemption; provide for. Amends Amends sec. 7b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b). Date of Last History Action 6/16/21 House Bill 5021 Primary Sponsor Abraham Aiyash Subject Law enforcement: other; restrictions on receiving military weapons and other equipment from the federal government; provide for. Creates new act. Amends Date of Last History Action 6/16/21 House Resolution 0044 Primary Sponsor Jim Haadsma Subject A resolution to memorialize the federal government to continue to stand with the Burmese people against the military coup in Burma. Amends Date of Last History Action 3/2/21 House Resolution 0051 Primary Sponsor Jewell Jones Subject A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States and the United States Department of Defense to strengthen policies to prevent and respond to sexual assault and harassment in the military. Amends Date of Last History Action 3/9/21 Saturday, June 26, 2021 Page 7 of 12 Type Bill # House Resolution 0068 Primary Sponsor Angela Witwer Subject A resolution to declare March 29, 2021, as Vietnam Veterans Day in the state of Michigan. Amends Date of Last History Action 3/25/21 House Resolution 0090 Primary Sponsor David Martin Subject A resolution to declare May 2021 as Veteran Suicide Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. Amends Date of Last History Action 4/29/21 House Resolution 0109 Primary Sponsor Abdullah Hammo Subject A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to enact policies that halt United States funding of the Israeli military and encourage the end of the longest military occupation in the world. Amends Date of Last History Action 5/13/21 Senate Bill 0009 Primary Sponsor Paul Wojno Subject Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by military voters and their spouses; provide for. Amends Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0008'21 Date of Last History Action 1/13/21 Senate Bill 0010 Primary Sponsor Lana Theis Subject Records: veterans; veteran services boards; allow to hold closed sessions when interviewing veterans' applications for benefits.