Advocacy

2024

Oppose House Bill 4688– Makes minimum staffing levels for all local government levels unit a mandatory topic of collective bargaining.

Oppose House Bill 4965– Exempts streaming services from the Video Service Act.

Support House Bill 4866 – Would amend the Charter Township Act to prohibit the annexation and detachment of territory in a charter township with a population of over 20,000 if the township fulfills certain requirements

 

2023

Support House Bill 124 and 125– To create local grade separation grant program

Support House Bill 32- To allow law enforcement agencies to recoup training academy costs in certain circumstances

2021

Support House Bill 5026- Extends Sunset on the 9-1-1 Enabling Act and Provides Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1

Support House Bills 5465 and 5466- Retains Local Control on Short Term Rentals

Oppose House Bill 4722- Limits Local Control on Short Term Rentals

 

2019

Support Senate Bills 26 and 39- Senate Tax Tribunal Reform

Support House Bills 4025 and 4047- House Tax Tribunal Reform

Oppose House Bill 4046- Limits local control on rental housing

2018

Oppose House Bill 6049 and Senate Bill 1025: Require Municipalities to Consolidate Assessing Services

Oppose House Bill 6093- Requires Cities to Get Voter Approval in Order to Sell More than Five Acres of Land

Oppose Senate Bill 1031- Exempts Utility Companies from Personal Property Tax

Oppose House Bill 5634- Removes prohibition on window tinting and obstruction of driver’s vision

Oppose House Bill 4814- Limits Millage Elections to November Election

Oppose House Bill 5207- Single Party Primary Ballots

2017

Oppose House Bill 5098- Utility Relocation Regulations

Support Senate Bill 400 and House Bill 4651- Next Generation 911 Funding

Support House Bill 4290- Limiting local government liability in heavy rain events

Support House Bill 4100- Stormwater Utility Funding 

Oppose House Bill 4503 and Senate Bill 329- Limits local control on rental housing

Oppose House Bills 4431 and 4432- Expands legislative subpoena power into local government records 

Oppose Senate Bills 305-310- Restricts TIFAs from capturing increments from library millages

Oppose House Bill 4160- Allows solicitation for funds in public roadways

Oppose Senate Bill 221- Exempts Masonic Lodges from property taxes

Support House Bill 4397- Tax Tribunal Reform

Support House Bills 4150-4157- Expands FOIA to the legislature

 

Legislative priorities

 

2016

GLWA to be Involved in Lead Testing Rules

Support Wayne County Parks Millage

2015

Fireworks opposition

Oppose Presumptive Parole

Support Text to 9-1-1

2014

Regional Water Authority

Repeal Consumer Firework Sales