Dumb Laws in Michigan

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Dumbs Laws in Michigan

Andrew Roth

The good folks at the MacKinac Center for Public Policy sent me dozens of dumb bills that were recently proposed in the Michigan Legislature. A special thanks to MacKinac's Ken Braun and Jack McHugh.

Here are a few that caught my eye:

SB 68 (introduced by Sen. Tupac Hunter) would authorize manicurist training. As MacKinac's Michigan Votes website explains, "Under current law, licensure is required for schools that teach cosmetology and electrology, but there is no separate category for the teaching of fingernail clipping."

SB 920 (introduced by Sen. John Gleason) would revise current law "in such a way" that would prevent Wal-Mart from using its own bank to process credit card transactions.

SB 906 (introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen) would ban the disposal of corrugated cardboard in a landfill.

SB 1194 (introduced by Sen. Gretchen Whitmer) would authorize the state fire marshall to ban the ownership of novelty lighters.

HB 4314 (introduced by Rep. Gino Polidori) that would "require any water bottled in Michigan for sale at market to have a label stating that the water is from Michigan and showing a small map outline of the state."

And here is my favorite one:

HB 5885 (introduced by Rep. Edward Gaffney) would "exempt individuals age 62 or older from the “driver responsibility fees” (“bad driver fees”) that are assessed for various violations."

According to his office website, Gaffney was 64 years old when he introduced this bill.