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Sowerby, William (D)

Office: N795 HOB Term: 3rd Phone: (517) 373-0159 Email: WilliamSowerby@house.mi.gov Home Address: 37860 Saddle Lane, Clinton Township, MI 48036 Website: http://housedems.com/state-rep-william-sowerby Seat Number: 82 Standing Committees: Natural Resources & Outdoor Recreation(VC), Local Government & Municipal Finance (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Rep. Bill Sowerby was elected to his first term in November 2016. Prior to becoming state representative, he served four terms on the Macomb County Board of Commissioners after first being elected in 1989. He was elected to the post of Clinton Township Treasurer in 1996, serving through November 2016.

As Treasurer, Sowerby served on the Clinton Township Board of Trustees. He also chaired the township's Budget, Ways and Means Committee, the Ambulance Committee, the Refuse Committee - and the Transportation Committee. He also served as treasurer of the township’s Police and Fire Pension Board, and also as Clinton Township’s appointee on the 41-B District Court Council, as well as the Grosse Pointes Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Rep. Sowerby previously worked in automotive sales

To read MIRS biography of Rep. Sowerby, click here.

EDUCATION

He attended St. Gertrude Elementary, then Lake Shore High School before graduating from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

PERSONAL

He has been married for 20 years to Martha Higgins and has one son.

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Since 2000, Rep. Sowerby has served as chair of the Annual Clinton Township Community Blood Drive and has served as a local coordinator for Green Michigan, a nonprofit organization that seeks to keep the environment a priority.

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 HB 4062  - NEW, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS, Ethics, NEW, Requires certain candidates for executive office to file financial disclosure report.
(Status: 01/28/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS )

 HB 4069  - HUMAN SERVICES, Medical Services, Eliminates Healthy Michigan language related to cost exceeding savings. Amends sec. 105d of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105d).
(Status: 02/02/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY )

 HB 4169  - NATURAL RESOURCES, Gas and Oil, Requires notice and an opportunity for a public hearing prior to authorizing hydraulic fracturing.
(Status: 02/09/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY )

 HB 4170  - NATURAL RESOURCES, Gas and Oil, Increases penalties for pollutant and oil spills into the Great Lakes.
(Status: 02/09/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION )

 HB 4442  - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, Other, Modify certain causes of action based on accusations of fraud associated with a claim for unemployment benefits accrual of causes of action and statute of limitations.
(Status: 03/04/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE, TRADES AND TALENT )

 HB 4456  - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Solid Waste, Revises regulation of disposal areas and waste diversion centers. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4457'21, HB 4458'21, HB 4461'21, HB 4460'21, HB 4454'21
(Status: 04/27/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM )

 HB 4515  - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, Payday Lending, Modifies notices related to and requirements for deferred presentment service transactions.
(Status: 03/16/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES )

 HB 4564  - EDUCATION, Attendance, Modifies attendance requirements for kindergarten.
(Status: 03/23/2021 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION )

 HB 4769  - CONSTRUCTION, Asbestos, NEW, Requires public contracts for asbestos abatement projects disclosure of environmental violations.
(Status: 05/27/2021 - HOUSE - TO SECOND READING )

 HB 4771  - LABOR, Health and Safety, Modifies provisions related to civil penalties with respect to repeated violations and asbestos-related violations.
(Status: 05/27/2021 - HOUSE - COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE H-1 - TO SECOND READING )

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