by | Sep 9, 2021 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 9, 2021) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced Senate Bill 632 to eliminate an outdated fire prevention code that is forcing retailers to sell tents with harmful chemical coatings. The proposed legislation would amend...
by | Sep 2, 2021 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 2, 2021) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) has introduced Senate Bill 619 that would remove language allowing the Marijuana Regulatory Agency to deny a license to any applicant on account of their “moral character” or if they...
by | Aug 11, 2021 | Press release
DETROIT, Mich. (Aug. 10, 2021) — Today, Democratic legislators from the Michigan Senate and House proposed a bold climate resilience plan to enact systemic changes and provide much-needed funding to Michigan’s aging infrastructure, and to address the devastating...
by | Jul 26, 2021 | Press release
The legislation provides financial resources for flooding recovery and additional support for local police. LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Senate Bill 27 to appropriate $384.7 million in supplemental...
by admin | Jul 1, 2021 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. (July 1, 2021) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) introduced Senate Bill 591 and House Bill 5250 this week. This legislation would ban toxic PFAS, BPA, and phthalate ‘forever chemicals’ from the...
by | Jun 3, 2021 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. (June 3, 2021) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced a bill that would change the definition of “mental incapacitation” as it pertains to sexual assault and rape in the Michigan Penal Code, and make it absolutely clear that it is illegal...
