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Because apparently, there is too much beauty and too little regulation in this world.
The health-related bill information is in bold.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 10:30 AM
PLACE: Room 519, House Office Building, Lansing, MI
AGENDA:
HB 5156 (Rep. Stone) Occupations; athletics; third-party sanctioning bodies; allow to supervise, conduct, and oversee contests of certain unarmed combat events, and modify licensure requirements for certain participants.
HB 5460 (Rep. Farhat) Consumer protection; retail installment sales; payments under motor vehicle installment sale contracts; modify.
SB 602 (Sen. Hertel) Occupations; real estate; right-to-list home sale agreement; require certain provisions of a valid agreement.
SB 702 (Sen. Singh) Occupations; cosmetologists; minimum hours of training for licensure as instructor, manicurist, and esthetician; increase.
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
And just like that, we have more regulatory bills.
Like rabbits, only instead of greens they eat people's ability to make a living.
Bills related to health policy are indicated by bold font.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:30 AM
AGENDA:
HB 5460 (Rep. Farhat) Consumer protection; retail installment sales; payments under motor vehicle installment sale contracts; modify.
SB 602 (Sen. Hertel) Occupations; real estate; right-to-list home sale agreement; require certain provisions of a valid agreement.
SB 702 (Sen. Singh) Occupations; cosmetologists; minimum hours of training for licensure as instructor, manicurist, and esthetician; increase.
HB 5156 (Rep. Stone) Occupations; athletics; third-party sanctioning bodies; allow to supervise, conduct, and oversee contests of certain unarmed combat events, and modify licensure requirements for certain participants.
HB 5683 (Rep. Liberati) Health occupations; other; certain esthetician and cosmetologist services; exempt from the practice of medicine and osteopathic medicine and surgery.
HB 5684 (Rep. Liberati) Occupations; cosmetologists; skin care services that may be performed by an esthetician or cosmetologist; modify.
HB 5546 (Rep. Snyder) Corporate income tax; credits; distributor credit for returnable containers; provide for.
SB 544 (Sen. Klinefelt) Occupations; individual licensing and registration; license for refrigeration facility for storage of a dead human body and certificate of registration for a removal service for a dead human body; provide for.
SB 545 (Sen. Klinefelt) Occupations; licensing fees; refrigeration facility and removal service for a dead human body; establish license, registration, and application fees.
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
Next week is probably these bills' final hearing in the House. A good time to remember that licensing cannot guarantee safety - only increase costs.
Health-related bills in bold font added by me.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 10:30 AM
AGENDA:
HB 5546 (Rep. Snyder) Corporate income tax; credits; distributor credit for returnable containers; provide for.
HB 5683 (Rep. Liberati) Health occupations; other; certain esthetician and cosmetologist services; exempt from the practice of medicine and osteopathic medicine and surgery.
HB 5684 (Rep. Liberati) Occupations; cosmetologists; skin care services that may be performed by an esthetician or cosmetologist; modify.
SB 544 (Sen. Klinefelt) Occupations; individual licensing and registration; license for refrigeration facility for storage of a dead human body and certificate of registration for a removal service for a dead human body; provide for.
SB 545 (Sen. Klinefelt) Occupations; licensing fees; refrigeration facility and removal service for a dead human body; establish license, registration, and application fees.
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
REVISED
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 10:30 AM
AGENDA:
HB 5546 (Rep. Snyder) Corporate income tax; credits; distributor credit for returnable containers; provide for.
HB 5683 (Rep. Liberati) Health occupations; other; certain esthetician and cosmetologist services; exempt from the practice of medicine and osteopathic medicine and surgery.
HB 5684 (Rep. Liberati) Occupations; cosmetologists; skin care services that may be performed by an esthetician or cosmetologist; modify.
SB 544 (Sen. Klinefelt) Occupations; individual licensing and registration; license for refrigeration facility for storage of a dead human body and certificate of registration for a removal service for a dead human body; provide for.
SB 545 (Sen. Klinefelt) Occupations; licensing fees; refrigeration facility and removal service for a dead human body; establish license, registration, and application fees.
SB 789 (Sen. Irwin) Liquor; licenses; license to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises of certain locations; modify.
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
And revised again on Monday, May 20.
AGENDA:
HB 5546 (Rep. Snyder) Corporate income tax; credits; distributor credit for returnable containers; provide for.
SB 544 (Sen. Klinefelt) Occupations; individual licensing and registration; license for refrigeration facility for storage of a dead human body and certificate of registration for a removal service for a dead human body; provide for.
SB 545 (Sen. Klinefelt) Occupations; licensing fees; refrigeration facility and removal service for a dead human body; establish license, registration, and application fees.
SB 789 (Sen. Irwin) Liquor; licenses; license to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises of certain locations; modify.
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
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