LEGISLATIVE REPORTS

their hearings before crossover day. A bill that stuck out to me this week was HB 1105 an act to restrict contracts and declarations that prohibit the use of commercial property for any healthcare service in municipalities and townships with populations of less than three thousand, in medically underserved areas, or in areas with a medically underserved population. This bill is important for our small communities andtheirfutureopportunitiesto provideneededservices.Ifoneof our local nursing homes closes this bill would restrict the seller fromlimitingfutureuses.While my hope is that no more of our nursing homes will close but if one does, I will hate to see the building sitting empty limiting opportunities. Another highly discussed bill was HB 1209 an act to require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide apenalty.Weallwantemployees to be legally working; this bill ensures verification.