Rep. Jaime Greene

Maddy summaryThis resolution declares January 27, 2025, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Michigan. It symbolically honors Holocaust victims, survivors, and liberators through a state-level recognition, emphasizing reflection on the historical atrocities committed during the Holocaust. The resolution encourages Michiganders to remember this history as a reminder to combat hatred through education and remembrance, without creating new legal requirements or affecting specific groups.

Maddy summaryHB 4015, the "Cash for Tolls Act," requires state and local governments to accept cash payments for tolls on public infrastructure like bridges, highways, and tunnels they own or operate. It mandates that cash must be accepted as a payment option and prohibits requiring electronic payments (like credit cards) instead. The bill applies only to tolls on publicly managed infrastructure, excluding privately owned toll roads. This change directly affects drivers who pay tolls with cash and public toll operators who must adjust their payment systems. The bill is currently in committee after being introduced on January 14, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 4016 designates May of each year as "Huntington's Disease Awareness Month" in Michigan. This symbolic resolution aims to raise public and medical awareness about Huntington's disease, which affects thousands of Michiganders and has no cure. It does not create new funding, regulations, or policy changes - it simply aligns Michigan with national recognition efforts for this progressive neurological condition. The bill was introduced in January 2025 and referred to committee for further review.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the state to create a program that offers extra reimbursement to public ground emergency medical transportation providers serving Medicaid recipients. To qualify, providers must be owned or operated by a government entity, such as a city, county, or fire authority, and be enrolled as Medicaid providers. The additional payments are calculated based on federal funding rules and are capped so that total reimbursement does not exceed the actual cost of the services provided. Participation in this supplemental reimbursement program is voluntary for eligible providers.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new Office of Tribal Legislative Liaison within Michigan's Legislative Council to strengthen government-to-government relationships between the state legislature and federally recognized tribes. The office will be led by a liaison appointed by the council from a list provided by the United Tribes of Michigan, who will be supported by at least two policy advisors. Key duties include visiting each tribe annually, advising lawmakers on how proposed legislation impacts tribal communities, and providing mandatory training for legislators on tribal history and consultation processes. Additionally, the office must submit an annual public report detailing tribal concerns raised during the legislative process to the governor and legislative leaders.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies how money from Michigan's Transportation Economic Development Fund is distributed to various road and infrastructure projects. It establishes specific funding tiers that prioritize forest road construction, rural road improvements, and urban traffic management based on population size. The legislation also allocates a portion of the remaining funds to economic development projects in targeted industries, with some temporary adjustments to these allocations for specific past fiscal years. By updating the distribution rules, the law ensures that state resources are directed toward maintaining roads in commercial forests, upgrading rural networks, and reducing congestion in larger cities.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands Michigan's workers' compensation rules to presume that certain heart and respiratory diseases are caused by work duties for a wider group of police, fire, and public safety employees. It specifically includes members of airport fire departments, county sheriff deputies, state police, conservation officers, and forest fire officers, alongside existing city and township personnel. Under the new provisions, these workers are automatically considered to have developed these conditions on the job unless there is clear scientific evidence that smoking or other non-work factors were the primary cause. The legislation also requires these individuals to apply for pension benefits before claiming workers' compensation for these specific illnesses.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget to sell or transfer two specific state-owned parcels of land in Arenac County. It establishes rules for determining fair market value and allows the property to be sold to the public, offered to local governments, or transferred to other state agencies under certain conditions. A key provision requires that if the land is sold to a local government for less than its full market value, the buyer must agree to use it exclusively for public purposes such as parks, education, or law enforcement. The legislation also mandates that any money earned from the sale must first cover the costs of the transaction before any remaining revenue goes to the state.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends Michigan's zoning enabling act to require local zoning ordinances to comply with several state laws, including the digital asset act, while explicitly preventing counties and townships from regulating oil and gas drilling operations. It also establishes a legal framework for mining valuable natural resources, allowing extraction unless it would cause very serious consequences, and shifts the initial burden of proof to anyone challenging a zoning decision regarding such resources. Additionally, the legislation protects renewable energy projects that received special land use approval after January 1, 2021, by classifying them as prior nonconforming uses that cannot be revoked or modified if substantial construction or specific expenditures have occurred. Local governments retain the ability to regulate operational details like noise, dust, and traffic, provided these rules reasonably accommodate customary mining activities.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the Digital Asset Act to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies and digital assets in Michigan while protecting specific rights for individuals and businesses. It prohibits local governments from taxing digital assets used for payment, restricting how people store their assets in wallets, or interfering with home and industrial digital asset mining operations. The legislation also bans state and local entities from accepting central bank digital currency as legal payment and prevents them from requiring it for taxes or services. Additionally, the bill limits noise complaints related to mining activities to general sound pollution rules and offers a legal remedy of treble damages for violations.