Sen. Jim Stamas

Primary SB 700

Passed · Michigan Senate · Lead sponsor

Retirement: state employees; method to calculate unfunded actuarial liability; revise. Amends secs. 7, 20g, 38, 49 & 68b of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.7 et seq.).

Passed Nov 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 308

Passed · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

Elections: election officials; signature verification training for clerks and election inspectors; require, and require the secretary of state to promulgate rules regarding an objective signature verification process. Amends sec. 31 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.31).

Passed Nov 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 304

Vetoed · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

Elections: election officials; notice to a voter who votes a provisional ballot concerning the burden of proof to verify his or her identity to have the provisional ballot tabulated and his or her ability to obtain an official state personal identification card without a fee; require. Amends sec. 523a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.523a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0303'21

Vetoed Nov 2, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 303

Vetoed · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

Elections: voting procedures; provisional ballot process; modify, require providing identification to obtain an absent voter ballot, prohibit the sending of unsolicited absent voter ballot applications to electors, and require elections to be funded with public money. Amends secs. 495, 523, 759, 759a, 759b, 761, 764b, 813 & 829 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.495 et seq.) & adds secs. 760a & 946.

Vetoed Nov 2, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 230

Passed · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

Liquor: spirits; entitlement of discount on uniform prices; extend sunset, and waive certain license renewal fees. Amends secs. 233 & 525 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1233 & 436.1525).

Passed Oct 26, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 695

In committee · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

Public utilities: electric utilities; eligibility to purchase electricity from an alternative electric supplier; expand to include eligible industrial customers. Amends sec. 10a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.10a).

In committee Oct 20, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 280

Vetoed · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

Elections: initiative and referendum; time frame for the board of state canvassers to complete the canvass of an initiative petition; provide for and clarify. Amends secs. 471 & 477 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.471 & 168.477).

Vetoed Oct 19, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 277

Vetoed · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

Elections: election officials; county clerks to update the qualified voter file to cancel the voter registration records of deceased voters; require, require electronic notification to city and township clerks of canceled voter registration records, and require the secretary of state to post data on the department's website regarding canceled voter registration records. Amends secs. 509o & 510 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509o & 168.510).

Vetoed Oct 19, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 85

Passed · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

A resolution to urge the United States Congress to oppose unnecessary and harmful changes to Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements for Michigan’s financial institutions.

Passed Oct 19, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJR K

In committee · Michigan Senate · Co-sponsor

Civil rights: other; involuntary servitude for the punishment of crime; prohibit. Amends sec. 9, art. I of the state constitution.

In committee Oct 19, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track