TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HOLIDAY COMPENSATION, ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE, AND SICK LEAVE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
HB 1600 clarifies terminology in laws affecting municipal law enforcement officers by replacing "full-time certified" with "full-time" throughout existing provisions. It also adds a definition for "presumptive illness list" as chronic or fatal illnesses for municipal police departments. The bill does not change leave benefits or compensation but standardizes how these policies are described in law. It directly affects all full-time municipal law enforcement officers in the state. The bill passed as Act 317 on March 18, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 317
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HB 1600
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 317 to HB 1600, removing the approval date and adding blank lines for spacing. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date line (3/18/25) that was present in the previous Act 317 version.
Added blank lines at the beginning of the document for formatting purposes.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1600 is now Act 317
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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