LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House and Senate have reintroduced many bills that died last session or were vetoed by Gov. Rick Snyder for various reasons.
Measures signed by Snyder as lawmakers head into a two-week break include laws that set the 2016 presidential primary election date for March 8 and give Michigan State Police rather than counties authority to approve concealed weapons licenses.
A measure allowing concealed carry for retired federal law enforcement officers in "gun-free" zones awaits Snyder's signature.
Bills that have been reintroduced but remain in legislative limbo include measures that would legalize medical marijuana products that are alternatives to smoking pot, form a new statewide evaluation system for public school teachers and administrators, and fashion an "early-warning" system so the state can intervene in financially distressed school districts.