Maddy summaryThis bill updates Michigan laws regarding guardianship and conservatorship to strengthen the rights of individuals facing incapacity proceedings. It requires guardians ad litem, who represent vulnerable people during these hearings, to personally visit the individual and clearly explain their legal rights, such as the ability to contest the petition or limit a guardian's authority over medical decisions. The legislation also mandates that courts provide free legal counsel to indigent individuals who wish to contest a guardianship or request specific limits on a guardian's powers. Additionally, the bill directs guardians ad litem to explore alternatives to full guardianship, such as limited guardianship or patient advocacy designations, and ensures that compensation for these representatives is only granted if they have fulfilled their new reporting duties.
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Maddy summaryThis bill updates Michigan's Estates and Protected Individuals Code to regulate the appointment and duties of professional guardians and conservators. It requires courts to find that no suitable family member or friend is available before appointing a professional and mandates that these professionals submit criminal background checks and post a financial bond. The legislation also establishes strict rules for compensation, requiring professionals to disclose any outside income received for their role, and outlines specific care standards such as maintaining a visitation schedule and ensuring adequate staffing. Additionally, the bill clarifies notification procedures for interested parties and defines the limits on what support staff can do, prohibiting them from making major financial or medical decisions.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates the fees sheriffs in Michigan can charge for various legal services, including mortgage foreclosures, jury summoning, and prisoner handling. It specifically increases the cost for posting foreclosure sale notices from $16 to $26 and raises the fee for selling lands at foreclosure from $50 to $75. Additionally, the legislation adjusts other compensation rates for tasks like drafting inventories and attending court, while also clarifying the amount a homeowner must pay to redeem a property after a foreclosure sale. These changes directly affect sheriffs, their deputies, and individuals involved in civil litigation or foreclosure proceedings by standardizing and adjusting the financial compensation for these official duties.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act to clarify definitions and establish rules for how unused sick leave is carried over from one year to the next. It directly affects employers and employees by setting specific accrual rates and usage limits based on whether a business is classified as a small employer with fewer than 10 workers. Under the new provisions, employees of small businesses can carry over excess paid sick time to use as unpaid leave in future years, while employees of larger employers can carry over unused paid sick time. The legislation also updates definitions for terms like "domestic partner" and "small business" to ensure consistent application of the law.
Maddy summaryHB 6056 proposes to amend Michigan's minimum wage laws by establishing a new schedule of wage increases that begins in 2025, raising the rate to $12.00 by that year and continuing to rise annually through 2029. The bill also introduces an automatic adjustment mechanism starting in 2019, where the state treasurer would increase the minimum wage based on the Consumer Price Index, provided the increase does not exceed 3.5% and the state's unemployment rate remains below 7.5%. Additionally, the legislation maintains provisions allowing employers to pay reduced wages to employees under 20 years old for training purposes and those under 18, while prohibiting the displacement of existing workers to hire individuals at these lower rates.
Maddy summaryHB 6050 updates the fees and mileage reimbursement rates that process servers in Michigan can charge for various legal services, such as serving summonses, subpoenas, and eviction orders. The bill increases specific flat fees for these services from $26 to $36 and from $40 to $50, while also raising the fee for receiving and filing bonds in claim and delivery actions from $20 to $30. Additionally, it adjusts the compensation for verification services and clarifies rules regarding mileage calculations and the handling of illegal fee charges. These changes directly affect professional process servers and the courts that utilize their services to deliver legal documents.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends Michigan law to automatically remove certain criminal convictions from public records without requiring individuals to file a formal application. It establishes specific timeframes and eligibility criteria for expunging misdemeanors and felonies, such as requiring seven or ten years to pass since sentencing or release from prison. The law includes strict limitations, such as capping the number of convictions that can be cleared and excluding serious offenses like assaultive crimes, crimes of dishonesty, and those involving minors. Implementation of these automatic expungements is scheduled to begin two years after the bill's effective date, pending necessary funding and technological setup by state agencies.
Maddy summaryThis bill formally approves the recommendations of the State Officers Compensation Commission regarding the salaries and expense allowances for Michigan's top elected officials and judges. Specifically, it authorizes a 7 percent salary increase for Supreme Court Justices in both 2025 and 2026, along with a new $10,000 annual expense allowance for them. The resolution explicitly states that the salaries for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and legislators will remain unchanged. Once approved, these compensation changes will take effect starting January 1, 2025.
Maddy summaryThis bill modifies the Michigan Amber Alert Act to ensure that the state's emergency alert system is activated for missing children with special needs, alongside existing criteria for child abductions. It requires the Department of State Police to update its activation policies to include these specific cases, thereby expanding the scope of when an Amber Alert can be issued. The legislation does not change funding or penalties but focuses on clarifying the procedures law enforcement must follow to include vulnerable children in the alert system.
Maddy summaryThis bill directs the state department of education, working with the department of labor and economic opportunity, to develop educational materials on digital literacy and cybersafety. These resources, which include model curricula and lesson plans, must be made available for free on the department of labor and economic opportunity's website. The primary goal is to provide accessible tools to help individuals improve their online safety and digital skills without cost.