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UPDATE 12/12: Yesterday the House and Senate both worked late into the evening. We were able to successfully see the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation legislation, House Bill 5695, pass the House by a vote of 69-40. That bill now moves to the Senate, and we need your senator to know [...]

There are many issues the League is tracking as the legislative session comes to a close. Several of the most important issues we are tracking are listed below. Each issue has links to the bills, a brief overview, and the League’s position as of 11:30am on December 11. We have [...]

The Senate is planning to begin floor action tomorrow on the minimum staffing legislation opposed by the League and its members. Senate Bill 1167 is the same as the House minimum staffing bill, HB 4688. We need all members to contact their state senator and encourage them to oppose Senate [...]

The first week of lame duck saw a frenzy of legislative activity in both the House and the Senate with several League interests being discussed. There are two weeks of session remaining before the end of the year. Lawmakers will continue to push a number of items, including hundreds of [...]

Four bills impacting local government were introduced in the House right before the legislature took a two-week break after the elections. As legislative activities resumed this week, the bills quickly bypassed the House Subcommittee on Housing and were taken up and voted out in one committee hearing of the Committee [...]

We are reaching out to ask for your help supporting a critical and timely initiative. In partnership, the Michigan Association of Counties, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Townships Association, and the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments are working to gather letters encouraging Governor Gretchen Whitmer to support the passage of the [...]

We wanted to let you know that House Bill 4688—the minimum staffing mandate—was pulled from the House agenda today where it was scheduled for a final vote. This is due to your effort in directly expressing to lawmakers how this could impact our communities, and we thank you for your [...]

We are reaching out to urge all members to take immediate action by contacting your state representative and strongly encourage them to oppose House Bill 4688, which was just scheduled for a final vote tomorrow, Wednesday, November 12th, in the Michigan House of Representatives. This legislation—sponsored by Rep. Jim Haadsma—will [...]

The following information was provided to MML by the Michigan State Police Emergency Management & Homeland Security Division. The newly revised deadline for submission of NOI’s is now November 24,2024. In anticipation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opening the application period for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Building Resilient [...]

A letter has been sent out to all municipalities within the state of Michigan regarding Public Act 480 of 2006 (the Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act). The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is the agency designated to implement the Act. Pursuant to Section 12(2) of the Act, the MPSC shall [...]