Lansing Update

Lansing Update publishes on Fridays when the Michigan Legislature is in session and chronicles legislative activity of interest to Michigan Catholic Conference. Join the Catholic Advocacy Network to receive Lansing Update in your inbox.

USCCB President Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on HHS Mandate; The Word from Lansing: Standing Up Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; Revenue Estimating Conference Forecasts Lower Than Expected Revenues; House Members Approve, Send Human Trafficking Expungement Bills to Senate; Bill Terminating Parental Rights Passes Senate With Unanimous Support.

MCC Emphasizes Need to Keep All Michigan Students Safe and Healthy; House Passes Bill Regarding the Role of Successor Judges in Parole Decisions; Reciprocity for Foreign Drivers Licenses Measure Amended, Passed by House; USCCB Blog Highlights 10 Tips from Pope Francis to Improve Dialogue.

Michigan Senate Approves Budget Bills, Including $5 Million for Non-Public School Mandates; MCC Submits Comments on Proposed State Board of Education Statement; Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Bills Signed Into Law; MCC Testifies On Behalf of Abortion Coercion Bills; House Committee Unanimously Approves Human Trafficking Expungement Bills; Medicaid Services Available for Flint Children and Pregnant Woman.

House Approves Education Budget; Funding for Non-Public School Mandates; Omnibus Budget Proposal Passed In Michigan House; Action Next Week in Senate; Michigan Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting the Sale of Fetal Tissue, Body Parts; Juvenile Justice Bills Pass State House, Continue Forward to Senate; Michigan Supreme Court: Juvenile Lifers to Be Re-Sentenced.

Department of Health and Human Services Budget Continues Forward to Full Chambers; Education Measures Approved by House and Senate Appropriations Committees; The Word from Lansing Column: Just Governance — A Lesson in Loving Our Neighbors; Additional Briefs Submitted in Little Sisters HHS Mandate Case.

Committees Include Funding for Health, Welfare, and Safety Mandates for Non-Public Schools; Budget Measures Impacting Education Funding Continue to Full House and Senate; State Health and Human Services Budget Proposals Move Forward from Subcommittees; Senate Unanimously Approves Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Package; State Board of Ed Drafts Guidelines for Transgender Students; Public Comment Period Open; Flint Emergency Disaster Period Extended to August.

Urge U.S. House to Pass Federal Conscience Protection Act; Watch New CRS Video and Support Federal Human Trafficking Bills; Human Trafficking Hotline Bill Becomes Law; Pope Francis Issues New Document on Love in the Family: Amoris Laetitia.

U.S. Supreme Court Requests Additional Briefs in HHS Case; Governor Snyder Approves Funding for Detroit Public School District; USCCB Calls for Congress to Adopt the Conscience Protection Act; Spring Legislative Recess Continues Until April 12; Happy Feast of the Divine Mercy This Sunday.

Abortion Coercion Bills Continue to Michigan Senate; State Budget Discussions Continue; Lawmakers Head for Spring Recess; Bill to Provide Information About Spina Bifida to Parents Considered in Committee; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Little Sisters of the Poor HHS Mandate Case; Detroit Archbishop Opens House Session With Prayer.

House Committee Approves Bills to Combat Vulnerable Adult Abuse; Human Trafficking Hotline Legislation Awaits Action from the Full Senate; Michigan House Approves Emergency Funding for Detroit Public Schools; Three New Lawmakers Take Their Seats in Lansing This Week; MCC Detroit Free Press Article Highlights Need for Juvenile Justice Bills; The Word from Lansing Column: Practicing Mercy in the State Budget.

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