District 7 News & Updates

Jeremy Moss 
President Pro Tempore of the Michigan Senate 
State Senator 
District 7 

News and Updates

Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Access to Care for Michigan Accident Victims

October 19, 2023

Senate Bills 530, 531 and 575 were passed by the Michigan Senate with bipartisan support. Introduced by Sens. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.), Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) and Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), respectively, this legislative package will enhance the 2019 auto no-fault reform and improve access to affordable post-acute and home care.

“As we’ve witnessed the devastating effects of the 2019 auto no-fault changes, I firmly believe we cannot afford to sacrifice healthcare in the name of ‘rate relief’ that never actually came. It is our responsibility to try to restore some of what was lost and ensure auto accident survivors have access to the high-quality care they need,” said Sen. Moss. “By reevaluating the Medicare reimbursement structure and expanding in-home care services, we can provide further support for their recovery. This new legislation prioritizes the wellbeing of accident survivors and their families and does not allow our healthcare system to be gutted.”

Read more here.

State Senate Financial Disclosure Bills a Great and Long-Awaited First Step Toward Improved Government Transparency

October 25, 2023

Senate Oversight Committee members heard testimony on the newly introduced, bipartisan financial disclosure bills put forth to help improve government transparency and codify Proposal 1 of 2022 — which was supported by 2.8 million Michigan voters just last year.

Senate Bills 613–616 would improve government transparency by requiring financial disclosure of assets and income above certain limits from elected officials and candidates for public office. According to Sen. Jeremy Moss (D–Southfield), it is a long-awaited first step in the process.

“For those of us who have been on this years-long journey of pushing for more transparency from legislators and other officeholders, this is a huge step forward to holding our elected officials accountable to the citizens they represent,” said Moss. “This is a full-circle moment to achieve the goals we set out years ago to enact Michigan’s first-ever financial disclosure law that would reveal conflicts of interests from lawmakers. Our Prop. 1 legislation is not an end but a long-overdue beginning to finally implementing transparency laws.”

Read more here.

Sen. Moss on Sponsoring Bill to Set More-Protective Pollution Cleanup Standards 

October 26, 2023

Sen. Jeremy Moss (D–Southfield) issued the following statement on sponsoring Senate Bill 606, part of the Polluter Pay legislative package — SBs 605–611 — that will set more stringent cleanup standards, increase transparency, prevent sites from becoming “orphaned” and make it easier for those harmed by pollution to seek justice.

“Michigan residents can still recall the green ooze that seeped into my district in 2019. It was extraordinary how a bad actor could pollute that site for so long — and therefore our response must be extraordinary to change policies so that it never happens again in another community in our state. We must get tougher on polluters and require better cleanup standards, and I am proud to be a part of a bill package that will achieve that.”

To learn more about the bill package, click here.

Senator Jeremy Moss and Representative Brenda Carter Celebrates Passage of Supplemental Budget, Debt Relief for Pontiac School District

November 2, 2023 

Sen. Jeremy Moss (D–Southfield) issued the following statement regarding the passage of House Bill 4292, which includes $18.3 million to eliminate school debt for the Pontiac School District — helping to free up additional resources in its operating budget to best serve the needs of students:

“After tirelessly advocating for debt relief for the Pontiac School District, I was proud to support House Bill 4292 and send it to the Governor’s desk. This legislation ensures that the funding for our schools is directed to resources and opportunities in the classroom that are vital to providing students with the adequate education they rightfully deserve. Pontiac has been overlooked for too long, and this support from the state — in addition to funding for downtown development and critical infrastructure that we fought to include in our fiscal budget — reverses the years disinvestment.”

Read more here.

Senate Democrats Finalize ‘Clean Energy Future’ Plan to Create Jobs, Improve Energy Reliability and Affordability

November 8, 2023