Doctors would be required to upload death certificates electronically, under legislation taken up in a House committee Thursday, something funeral director Sarah Jensen Vatter said would address issues that arise from forcing religious families to wait on burial plans.

Planning committees and master plans would be required to consider housing needs under an amended version of the Michigan Planning Enabling Act brought forth by Rep. Kristian C. Grant (D-Grand Rapids).

Legislation requiring the Secretary of State to team up with a public Michigan university to create an expansive election database received a fourth public hearing Wednesday.

A two-bill package requiring hotels and rental car companies to provide customers with their policy on smoking fees before renting a vehicle or a room received opposition in committee Wednesday from the lodging and rental car industry association.

Every high school in Michigan would need to take a “byte” out of the computer science “pi” by offering at least one computer science course under legislation computed by Rep. Carol Glanville (D-Grand Rapids).