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MICHIGAN BILLS

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SB 25 - require all state departments and agencies to establish certain water affordability criteria

This act may be cited as the "human right to water act".

SB 90 -  A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled "Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act”

Generally, the ELCRA prohibits discrimination in employment, public accommodations and public services, educational facilities, and housing and real estate based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status.

The bill would define "race" as inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. "Protective hairstyles" would include such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.

SB 137 & 138 - bills to amend 2008 PA 260, entitled "Guardianship assistance act”.

Senate Bills 137 and 138 would amend the Guardianship Assistance Act to provide for guardianship assistance program (GAP) eligibility for guardianship arrangements made by tribal and out-of-state courts.

SB 802  & HB 6323 - "Manoomin (Zizania palustris and Zizania aquatica), also known as Michigan wild rice, is designated as the official native grain of this state. Let it be known that Manoomin is a sacred and important component to many wetlands and has a cultural significance to the indigenous people of this state."

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