capitol buildingOne of the most effective ways to influence policy is to present information directly to legislators through testimony. The League is proud to provide testimony on the issues that matter to Michiganders, including healthcare, the state budget, jobs, racial equity, immigration and more. Below you will find a listing of testimony that the Michigan League for Public Policy has presented to the Michigan Legislature in various hearings.

2024

Feb 28: Testimony Supporting Senate Bill 632 – Amendment to the Deferred Presentment Service Transactions Act

2023

Nov 27: Memo on Proposed Rule: Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a Safety Net and Work Program, RIN: 0970–AC97
Oct 24:
 Testimony Presented to the House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business HB 5104-5107 – Make it in Michigan Fund Reforms
Oct 12:
Testimony Presented to the Senate Committee on Labor Improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Program
Oct 12:
Testimony Presented to the Senate Committee on Economic and Community Development SB 559-562 – Make it in Michigan Fund Reforms
Oct 11:
Testimony in Support of House Bills 4720 and 4721- Equal Language Access to State Services
Oct 5: Testimony Presented to Chair Carter and Members of the House Committee on Insurance and Financial Services – Support for HB 4740 (Farhat)—Ensuring Ongoing Medical Coverage of Children and Pregnant People
Sept 20:
Testimony Presented to the Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection SB 483-485 – Prescription Drug Cost and Affordability Review Act
Sept 19:
Support for House Bills 4634-4637 and Senate Bills 428-431
Sept 19:
Support for Senate Bills 382 and 383 – Equal Language Access to State Services
Sept 19:
Testimony Presented to the Senate Education Committee SB 500 – Permanent healthy school meals for all
Sept 14:
Testimony Presented to the House Insurance and Financial Services Committee SB 356-358 – State Codification of Affordable Care Act Provisions
Sept 14:
Testimony Presented to the House Health Policy Committee HB 4949-4959 – Reproductive Health Act and Accompanying Amendments
Sept 13:
Testimony Presented to the Senate Health Policy Committee HB 4619-4623 – State Codification of Affordable Care Act Provisions
June 8:
Memo in support of HB 4619-4623, State Codification of ACA Provisions
May 16:
Testimony supporting Senate Bills 205-207—Protect families that pay rent with Housing Choice Vouchers and other non-wage sources of income from discrimination by landlords
May 9:
Testimony supporting Senate Bill 35 to eliminate the asset test as an eligibility requirement for food assistance through SNAP
April 12:
Memo in support of eliminating the five-year waiting period for lawfully residing children and pregnant people, as proposed in FY24 budget recommendation
April 3: Memo to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services on League FY 2024 Department of Health and Human Services Budget Recommendations
March 16: Testimony Presented to the House Health Policy Committee HB 4224 – Repeal workforce engagement requirements for Healthy Michigan Plan
Feb 21:
Testimony supporting Senate Bill 35 to eliminate the asset test as an eligibility requirement for SNAP
Jan 24:
 Testimony supporting Senate Bill 3 to increase Michigan’s Working Families Tax Credit/Earned Income Tax Credit

2022

May 25: Testimony in support of expanding the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
May 16: Memo to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Recommendations for Michigan’s public health emergency unwinding plan
April 29:
Testimony on Farm Bill Reauthorization
March 24:
Memo in support of the Double Up Food Bucks Program
Mar 16: League priorities for the 2023 Health and Human Services budget
Mar 8:
Memo to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer requesting her veto of SB  SB 768 (bill targets tax cuts to wealthy Michigan residents)
Mar 8: League priorities for the 2023 budget in opportunities and housing presented to the Senate Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity
Feb 22: Testimony opposing House Bill 5461 regarding SNAP waivers
Feb 8: Testimony opposing House Bill 5464 regarding child support as a condition of eligibility for food assistance

2021

Dec 8: Testimony supporting Senate Bill 417 regarding an increase to the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit
Sep 21: Testimony on House Bills 5041-5048 regarding child care financing 
Mar 23:
Testimony Supporting Funding of Michigan Reconnect and Futures for Frontliners
Mar 18:
Priorities of the League for the 2022 Health and Human Services budget

2020

Sep 22: Support of SB 1006 regarding access to food assistance benefits for individuals convicted of drug felonies
Sep 16:
League supports HB 5846-5852 regarding eliminating license suspension for violations of the law
unrelated to dangerous driving 
May 26:
Sign on letter presented to Michigan House of Representative Ways and Means Committee
May 21:
 Presented to the Joint Select Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Reform in Michigan
May 6:
Letter in support of additional COVID fiscal relief
Apr 30: 
Priorities for COVID-19 Fiscal Relief
Mar 11:
Testimony opposing House Concurrent Resolution 17 House Government Operations Committee
Mar 9: Letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee for the 2021 Health and Human Services and the Department of Health and Human Services 
Mar 4:
Letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee in support of 2021 School Aid and Department of Education budgets
Feb 21:
Letter in support of the Economic Development Accountability & Transparency Package 
Feb 14:
Sign on letter opposing payday lending bill—HB 5097
Feb 5: Memorandum to the Michigan Poverty Task Force
Jan 16: Presented to the House Commerce and Tourism Committee House Bill 4874 to prohibit noncompete agreements for certain employees
Jan 14: Presented to the State Board of Education on a resolution supporting driver’s license for all legislation (Drive SAFE)

2019

Nov 15: Sign-on Letter to Sen. Gary Peters urging support for working families in tax legislation
Nov 15: Sign-on Letter to Sen. Debbie Stabenow urging support for working families in tax legislation
Oct 22:
 Presented to the House Committee on Regulatory Reform House Bill 5019 to overturn ban on flavored nicotine vaping products
Sept 12:
 Memo presented to the House Committee on oversight protection of youth from nicotine product addiction emergency rules 
July 9:
The League opposes HUD proposal to take housing assistance away from families with mixed immigration status
June 13:
 The League weighs in on Senate Bills 362 and 363 — Healthy Michigan Plan Work Compliance
May 21:
The League supports the HB 4488-4493, regarding eligibility requirements for certain licenses and regulations 
April 25:
 Presented to members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on K-12 and Education
April 11:
Memorandum to members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (DHHS)  concerning 2020 DHHS budget recommendations
April 10:
 Testimony Presented to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid and Department of Education — Section 107 Adult Education Funding
April 8:
The League supports the Raise the Age bills package: House Bills 4133-4146
March 18: 
Proposed Rule: supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents RIN 0584-AE57
March 7:
The League supports the Raise the Age bills package: Senate Bills 84 and 90-102

2018

Dec 4: Letter requesting the Honorable Justin Amash to join us in protecting Michigan families by cosponsoring H.R. 7052 to block any funding for this harmful proposed regulation
Dec 4:
The League asks the House Committee on Michigan Competitiveness to reject Senate Bill 1171 regarding Minimum Wage and Tipped Wage Increases
Dec 4:
Presented to the House Committee on Michigan Competitiveness regarding Senate Bill 1175 – Paid Sick Leave
Nov 28:
The League urges Members of Michigan House of Representatives to support Senate Bill 541, which would expand access to dental care for children and families
Nov 13:
Sign-on letter sent to the Michigan Congressional Delegation regarding Public Charge Immigrants
Oct 25:
League has concerns about this proposal: Healthy Michigan Plan Project No. 11-@-00245/5 — Section 1115 Demonstration Extension Application
Oct 3: Letter: League requesting the Honorable Phil Pavlov to hold a hearing of the Senate Education Committee to consider Senate Bill 1078, a bipartisan bill to add a Hunger-Free Student Bill of Rights to the Revised School Code
Oct 2:
The League supports Senate Bill 541, which will expand access to dental care for children and families
Sept 25:
League supports Raise the Age bill package presented to the House Committee on Law and Justice
Sept 4:
 Letter to Representative Fred Upton concerning SNAP/2018 Farm Bill
Aug 27:
Letter from the Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration to Governor Rick Snyder and Michigan Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington supporting the closure of Ojibway Correctional Facility
Aug 10:
Public Comments: Healthy Michigan waiver plan
June 4:
Letter: League calls on Governor Snyder to veto work requirements bills
May 2: 
Presented to the House Appropriations Committee: SB 897 — Medicaid Work Requirements
Apr 2:
Letter: The League supports funding for the reinstatement of the Part-Time Independent Student Grant, which assists older students, in the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget
Apr 2:
Letter sent to full Congressional Delegation asking that they protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the Farm Bill
March 21: 
Presented to Senate Michigan Competitiveness Committee: SB 897 Medicaid Work Requirements
March 14:
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on K-12, School Aid and Education — Section 107 Adult Education Funding
March 13: 
FY 2019 School Aid/Education Budgets — Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
March 6: 
FY 2019 School Aid/Education Budgets — House Appropriations Subcommittee
March 1: 
The League Opposes House Bill 5560 — Restrictions on Bridge Card Usage
Feb 28: 
Memorandum to House Appropriations Committee: Regarding Continued Investments and New Funding Recommendations to Ensure the Health and Safety of Michigan Families
Feb 27: 
Memorandum to the Senate Appropriations Committee: Regarding Continued Investments and New Funding Recommendations to Ensure the Health and Safety of Michigan Families
Feb 22: 
Memorandum to the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Health and Human Services on the 2019 Budget
Feb 20: 
Memorandum to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Health and Human Services on the 2019 Budget
Jan 17: 
Memorandum to House Tax Policy Committee: Michigan’s personal exemption fix — HB 5420
Jan 16:
Memorandum to Senate Finance Committee: Michigan’s personal exemption fix — SB 748

2017

Oct 2: Letter sent to Honorables Greg Walden and Frank Pallone regarding Extension of Children’s Health Insurance Program
Sept 19: 
Letter sent to Gov. Snyder on Cassidy-Graham healthcare bill
Sept 19: 
League supports Senate Bill 541 which will expand access to vital dental care for children and families
June 22:
Letter sent to Federal Congressional Delegation on budget
May 3:
Submitted to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
March 22:
Presented to the Senate Appropriations Committee concerning Section 107 Adult Education Funding
March 22:
Memorandum: FY 2018 K-12 School Aid Education Budget — Senate
March 22:
Memorandum: FY 2018 School Aid Education — House
Mar 14:
Memorandum: League supports HB 4207 — Community Revitalization Program
Mar 13:
League supports reinstatement of the Part-Time Independent Student Grant
Feb 28:
Memorandum: FY 2018 Budget for Health and Human Services
Feb 15:
State Income Tax Reduction — HB 4001

2016

Dec 6: Memorandum: Concerns about Business Incentive Packages
Nov 28: 
Memorandum: League supports HB 4598 — to provide licensure for Certified Professional Midwives
Oct 17: 
Juvenile Justice Legislation — HB 4947-4966
June 2: 
Letter sent to Representatives Tim Walberg and Mike Bishop regarding opposition to the House Education and the Workforce Child Nutrition bill, specifically the three-state block grant proposal
Apr 11
: Letter sent to House and Senate Appropriations Committees on reinstating the Part-Time Independent Student Grant
Apr 11
: Letter sent to members of the legislative conference committee on HB 4822, third-grade reading legislation
Mar 16
: Memorandum: Presented to House Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Mar 16
: Memorandum: 2017 School Aid and Michigan Department of Education budgets
Mar 15
: Presented to the House Appropriations on School Aid Funding — Section 107
Mar 9
: Section 107 adult education funding
Mar 8
: Third-grade reading — HB 4822
Mar 7
: Presented to the House Appropriations Committee concerning Detroit public schools
Mar 3
: League comments about the Governor’s proposed DHHS budget to the House Appropriations
Mar 1
: League comments about the Governor’s proposed DHHS budget for the upcoming fiscal year to the Senate Appropriations
Feb 2
: Removal of charitable tax credits took Michigan in the wrong direction
Feb 2
: The League opposes SB 542 which would hinder the DHHS from reaching out to eligible clients qualifying for enrollment in the Healthy Michigan Plan
Jan 27
: The League supports HB 5220, Flint supplemental

2015

Dec 1: Supporting Raise the Age criminal justice reforms to treat certain 17-year-olds as juveniles, HB 4947-4954
Nov 4
: Opposing SB 306 – Balanced Budget Compact
Sept 10:
Third-grade reading initiative — HB 4822
June 11:
Opposing HB 4052 prohibiting local governments from passing a paid sick leave ordinance
June 2:
Opposing HB 4609, eliminating the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit
May 12:
Opposing HB 4052, prohibiting local governments from passing a paid sick leave ordinance
May 5: 
Opposing HB 4041, terminating cash assistance to families, if a child ages 6-15 is considered truant from school, and terminating cash assistance for the child alone if that child is over age 16
April 22: 
Opposing House Bills 4188, 4189 and 4190, allowing faith-based agencies to reject potential adoptive and foster placements based on religious grounds
April 15: 
Letter urging increase for adult education | Senate appropriations | House appropriations
March 18: 
Supporting Gov. Snyder’s proposals to improve child care | House | Senate
March 12: 
Governor’s proposed DHS budget (House and Senate)
March 11:
Opposing HB 4041 terminating cash assistance to families, if a child ages 6-15 is considered truant from school, and terminating cash assistance for the child alone if that child is over age 16
March 11:
Requesting boost to adult education funding
March 3:
Governor’s proposed DCH budget (Senate)
March 2: 
Governor’s proposed DCH budget (House)
Feb. 26:
Governor’s proposed Community Colleges funding

2014

Dec 11: Letter urging governor’s veto on drug-testing legislation
Sept 10: 
Drug testing SB 275
Sept 4:
Letter: U.S. Sens. Levin and Stabenow are urged to support the Marketplace and Internet Fairness Act
May 21: Senate Bill 934 (minimum wage)
Mar 12: State need-based financial aid grants
Mar 4: 
Early childhood education funding
Mar 4: 
Governor’s budget cuts funding for the DHS by 6.6%
Feb 27: Governor’s proposed DCH budget for upcoming fiscal year
Feb 26: K-12 School Aid &Education
Feb 19: Budget cuts funding for DHS
Feb 12: Income tax rollback
Jan 29:
Senate Bill 402

2013

Nov 5: Senate Joint Resolution V
Nov 5: House Education Committee on HB 5111
July 30: 
Senate Substitute for HB 4714
May 23: 
HB 4714 proposal for Medicaid expansion (mailed after cancellation of May 23 committee meeting)
May 3: 
Michigan Partners – Letter to Senator Stabenow
Mar 13: 
League opposes HB 4118 which proposes to implement a drug testing program for applicants and recipients of FIP
Mar 13: K-12 School-Aid and Education
Mar 13: 
Governor’s Budget Cuts Funding for DHS
Mar 7: Higher Education — Financial Aid Grants
Mar 5: 
School Aid
Feb 21: 
DCH Budget — Community Health
Feb 20: DCH Budget House — Community Health

2012

Dec 11: SB1386 — Family Independence Program Eligibility Requirements
Dec 5: 
Personal Property Tax
Dec 4:
SB1386 — Family Independence Program Eligibility Requirements
June 12: League opposes H. B. 5729 which reduces the income tax rate to 3.9% by 2018
June 6: Suspicion-Based Drug Testing for Public Assistance Recipients
June 6: Misconceptions about FIP recipients in Michigan
May 29: Reduction of LIHEAP Funding Case No. U-16978
May 8: Families, Children and Seniors House Standing Committee
Apr 25: Business Tax Revenue
Apr 10: Letter to Department of Community Health
Mar 29: House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health
Mar 28: Michigan League for Human Services Opposes S. B. 351
Mar 27: Higher Education
Mar 27: Community Colleges

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