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A resolution urging the United States Department of Agriculture to recognize industrial hemp as a valuable agricultural commodity and take steps to remove barriers to the commercial production of this crop.

The House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors heard testimony on House Bills 4320 and 4321 and tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will take testimony for Senate Bills 229 and 230. These bills would impose harsh penalties on medical professionals providing legal abortions to Michigan women. The bills would criminalize standard medical practices and potentially force doctors to choose between offering medically necessary care or risk up to two years imprisonment and fines up to $50,000.

Pastor Ovella Davis from the United Communities of American in Detroit gives the Invocation for the Michigan House of Representatives.

A package of bills passed the Michigan House today which would raise the age for automatic prosecution as an adult from seventeen to eighteen. Currently, Michigan is one of only four remaining states that automatically considers seventeen-year-olds to be adults for criminal offenses, including Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin. House Bills 4133-4146 and 4443 are have been sent to the Senate for consideration.

House Resolution 11 declares January 2019 as Local School Board Recognition Month in the state of Michigan.

The House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors heard testimony on House Bills 4320 and 4321 and tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will take testimony for Senate Bills 229 and 230. These bills would impose harsh penalties on medical professionals providing legal abortions to Michigan women. The bills would criminalize standard medical practices and potentially force doctors to choose between offering medically necessary care or risk up to two years imprisonment and fines up to $50,000.

Representative Laurie Pohutsky, House District 19 introduced a resolution to declare April Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the state of Michigan, continuing to acknowledge and support those impacted by attempted or completed sexual assault.