STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, February
14, 2019.
10:00
a.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Garlin D.
Gilchrist II.
The
roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was
present.
Alexander—present Horn—present Outman—present
Ananich—present Irwin—present Polehanki—present
Barrett—present Johnson—present Runestad—present
Bayer—present LaSata—present Santana—present
Bizon—present Lauwers—present Schmidt—present
Brinks—present Lucido—present Shirkey—present
Bullock—present MacDonald—present Stamas—present
Bumstead—present MacGregor—present Theis—present
Chang—present McBroom—present VanderWall—present
Daley—present McCann—present Victory—present
Geiss—present McMorrow—present Wojno—present
Hertel—present Moss—present Zorn—present
Hollier—present Nesbitt—present
Father Ben Huynh of SS. John and Bernard Parish of Benton Harbor offered
the following invocation:
Almighty God, we thank You that You know each of us by name and have
caused us to walk with You and with each other. We are dependent on You and our
trust is in You completely as we surrender ourselves to Your providence and guidance.
So we ask You to be among us and send Your Holy Spirit to inspire our hearts.
Almighty Father, fill our lives with Your love so we can share love.
Fill our lives with Your grace and truth so we can serve the people who You
entrusted to us.
We ask this through Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
The President,
Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
Senator MacGregor
moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The motion
prevailed, the time being 10:03 a.m.
The Senate was
called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist.
The following communication was received and read:
Office of Senator Ed
McBroom
February 14, 2019
The Senate Oversight Committee has completed its review of Executive
Order 2019-02 (EO) as requested by your committee. The EO affects the
structure, policies, and initiatives of various departments, particularly the
current Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and was issued by the
governor pursuant to Article V, Section 2 of the State Constitution of 1963.
Article V, Section 2 of the State Constitution of 1963 also provides the
Legislature with the authority to review executive orders within 60 days, and
it is the responsibility of the Legislature to not only do so carefully and
judiciously, but also to disapprove when warranted. The Oversight Committee has
conducted hearings specific to the EO accordingly, which have included a review
of the recently passed laws that the EO seeks to overhaul. The findings of the
Committee are as follows:
• Michigan is blessed with
unique, abundant, and pristine natural resources. The responsibility of
protecting and conserving the State’s air, water, and other natural resources
falls primarily upon the Legislature under
the State Constitution. Article V, Section 52 states, “The conservation and
development of the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of
paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety and general
welfare of the people. The legislature shall provide for the protection of the
air, water and other natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment
and destruction.” Article V, Section 51 of the State Constitution similarly
charges the Legislature with passing
suitable laws for the protection and promotion of the public health.
• Through appropriations and the
enactment of public policies, the Legislature has been, and remains, committed
to fulfilling its constitutional and moral obligations to ensure the health and
safety of Michigan’s citizens and families. Striving for a state with a clean
environment, energy needs that are met, and drinking water that is safe is not
a partisan endeavor; it must be a universal effort consisting of cooperation
and coordination between the legislative and executive branches of government.
The Governor’s stated efforts to that end are commendable.
• The success of any republican
form of government depends on the strength of its most democratic institutions,
the consent of the governed, and the rule of law. While the executive branch
serves the critical function of administering laws, it is the Legislature, as
the branch closest to, and representative of, the people that expresses the
intent of the citizenry through the creation of laws. The tendency of executive
branch entities, particularly those with significant enforcement powers such as
the DEQ, to self-aggrandize and progress towards detached determinations is
incontrovertible. Administrative rules and procedures become tools to impede
public and legislative involvement, creating a quasi-legislative process
without the consent of the governed. It is incumbent on the Legislature, as an
extension of the people, to check those tendencies and ensure accountability in
government. A responsibility it arguably does not take on often enough.
• The Legislature created the
Environmental Permit Review Commission, Environmental Rules Review Committee,
and Environmental Science Advisory Board in June 2018 after hearing repeated
examples of citizens in this state struggling with inconsistent enforcement and
ever-changing regulatory schemes within the DEQ. These entities were designed
to provide an avenue for citizens to be heard without having to capitulate in a
sue-and-settle situation or spend hundreds-of-thousands of dollars pursuing
administrative or court appeals to simply receive a permit. These panels were
modeled after those in other states that have been highly successful in
creating collaboration between groups of varied opinions, obtaining consensus,
and expediting rules benefiting all interested parties.
• Elimination of these essential
panels, as well as the oversight and transparency that they provide, does not
provide justice or improve government for the citizens of this state.
Abolishing the boards is an objectionable step backward, especially for
property owners, farmers, and businesses large and small who have experienced
an unclear and often unreasonable permitting or regulatory process, sometimes
with a predetermined outcome.
• The EO, coupled with the veto
by the previous administration of senate bills 100 and 101, leaves the
department in the more powerful position in litigation because it costs the
departments and its personnel nothing to enter litigation against a citizen or
to defend its decision. Meanwhile, without these panels or the vetoed laws, the
citizen has to bear the full costs to attain justice through the courts.
• The EO creates new entities
made up of persons within the primary department and other executive agencies.
These entities do not contain the transparency or accountability of
citizen-member boards, nor do they seek to assure fidelity to laws regarding
the issuance of permits or create a mechanism for appeal of administrative
determinations and denials. In short, while they may serve admirable goals,
they do little to ensure a simple, citizen-accessible regulatory system.
• The EO creates panels and
positions, along with mandates to existing officers and offices, to
aggressively advance an undefined conceptual idea of environmental justice. It
is inherently antithetical to republican government and its democratic
processes to allow an agency with police powers to function under such a broad
mandate with no statutorily defined parameters.
The citizens of Michigan deserve a government that is responsive to
their needs. While we respect the Governor’s authority to reorganize that
branch of government, the changes proposed will not accomplish the stated goals
of less bureaucracy and more transparency. The evidence of trouble within the
DEQ predates the laws the EO alters without allowing them to be implemented
while returning the structure predating those laws. However, there are parts of
the EO which create new panels, change names, and relocate divisions which are
not necessarily reasons to reject the EO and are fair starting points for
future discussions on improving the agencies tasked with protecting our natural
resources.
Therefore, this Committee recommends that the Senate, in concurrence
with the House of Representatives, by HCR 1, disapprove Executive Order 2019-2.
Rather than abolishing the panels by executive decree before they have
begun to function, it is more appropriate, transparent, and accountable to the
citizens to address any specific problem or objection to the laws governing
those panels through the ordinary legislative process. It is also critical that
concepts such as environmental justice be defined by law so the regulatory and
penal actions not be subjectively implemented.
Should you
have any questions, the chair is pleased to meet with you and your committee.
Respectfully.
Ed
McBroom, Chair
Peter
J. Lucido
Lana
Theis
Michael
MacDonald
The communication
was referred to the Secretary for record.
The
following communication was received:
Office of Senator Dayna Polehanki
February
11, 2019
Per Senate
Rule 1.110(c) I am requesting that my name be added as a co-sponsor the Senate
Bills:
92 which
was introduced 2/7/19, by Senator Santana
93 which
was introduced 2/7/19, by Senator Chang
94 which
was introduced 2/7/19, by Senator Irwin
95 which
was introduced 2/7/19, by Senator Santana
96 which
was introduced 2/7/19, by Senator Hollier
97 which
was introduced 2/7/19, by Senator Hertel
98 which
was introduced 2/7/19, by Senator Bullock
All bills
were referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Sincerely,
Senator
Dayna Polehanki
District
7
The
communication was referred to the Secretary for record.
The
following communication was received:
Office of Senator Jeremy Moss
February
13, 2019
I would
like to add my name as co-sponsor to Senate Bill 14 introduced by Sen. Winnie
Brinks.
Jeremy
Moss
The
communication was referred to the Secretary for record.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 1
The motion did not prevail, a majority of the
members serving not voting therefor.
Senator
MacGregor requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting
therefor.
The
motion prevailed, a majority of the members voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 6 Yeas—22
Barrett LaSata Nesbitt Stamas
Bizon Lauwers Outman Theis
Bumstead Lucido Runestad VanderWall
Daley MacDonald Schmidt Victory
Horn MacGregor Shirkey Zorn
Johnson McBroom
Nays—16
Bayer Geiss McCann Santana
Brinks Hertel McMorrow Wojno
Alexander Bullock Hollier Moss
Ananich Chang Irwin Polehanki
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The
Chair: President
Resolutions
House Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
A concurrent resolution to
disapprove Executive Order No. 2019-02.
The
question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution,
The
concurrent resolution was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not
voting therefor.
Senator
MacGregor requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting
therefor.
Roll Call No. 7 Yeas—22
Barrett LaSata Nesbitt Stamas
Bizon Lauwers Outman Theis
Bumstead Lucido Runestad VanderWall
Daley MacDonald Schmidt Victory
Horn MacGregor Shirkey Zorn
Johnson McBroom
Nays—16
Bayer Geiss McCann Santana
Brinks Hertel McMorrow Wojno
Alexander Bullock Hollier Moss
Ananich Chang Irwin Polehanki
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Protests
Senators Irwin, Bayer, McMorrow, Chang,
Hollier, Brinks, Hertel and Wojno, under their constitutional right of protest
(Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the adoption of House Concurrent
Resolution No. 1.
Senators Irwin, Bayer, McMorrow, Chang, Brinks
and Hertel moved that the statements they made during the discussion of the
concurrent resolution be printed as their reasons for voting “no.”
The motion prevailed.
Senator
Irwin’s statement is as follows:
I rise
today to oppose House Concurrent Resolution No. 1 and to support Governor
Whitmer’s clean water executive order. In general, I just want to take a moment
to say that I’m really excited that we have a Governor who is serious about
protecting the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and Michigan’s amazing natural
resources. Our State Constitution sets this out as one of our most fundamental
responsibilities. Our state government needs to protect our natural resources
for the people today and for future generations.
It’s been
my observation since coming to this capitol in 2011, and from watching the
process as a young man even before I got to the Capitol, that this Michigan
Legislature—for many years before any of us got here—has been falling down on
its duties to protect our Great Lakes and to stand up for clean water. That’s
why we have a situation in the state right now where hundreds, really
thousands, of our citizens are drinking polluted water. Citizens in my district
are drinking water polluted with PFAS, and because of the inaction of this
Legislature, we don’t even have a clean-up standard for those chemicals. This
is just one example. This is true of the people of Rockford, of the people in
Oscoda, of the people in Parchment, and people up in Traverse City. We’ve got
people all over our state who are drinking dirty water—kids who are drinking
dirty water—while this Legislature debates a resolution to oppose the Governor’s
efforts to protect clean water.
You know, we heard a lot in committee about the problems at the DEQ. I
will be the first to admit that there are problems at any big department and it’s
important that we and the executive office try to get those problems sorted
out. We heard time and time again of these stories of—it was positioned to the
committee as—standing up for the little guy. In this case, the little guy was
someone who was trying to build a snowmobile shed or someone who was trying to
build a logging road. I don’t deny that there are those anecdotes, but when you
look at the permitting processes at the DEQ, over 99 percent of the permits
that are applied for are granted. Most of the action over at DEQ isn’t about
snowmobiling sheds and logging roads, mostly it’s about industrial pollution.
Big companies that are putting toxic, cancer-causing chemicals into our air and
water. Chemicals that we and our children then take into our bodies. Those are
the little guys that I’m standing up for. Those are the little guys that I’m
thinking about. The people here in our state, all over Michigan, who have to
deal with the outcomes here in Lansing. I think that those little guys, those
young people, they are counting on us.
The people
of Michigan are counting on us to follow through on our constitutional
obligations to protect the natural resources for people now and in the future.
But they’re not the only ones counting on us. I’m sure all of us, maybe some of
us more than others, have heard from another group that is counting on the
action of the Legislature today, and that’s the polluters. The polluters are
counting on us and that’s why we’re here—powerful
special interests last year passed legislation to create polluter panels. We
have an Environmental
Rules Committee and
an Environmental Permit Committee that have the power to veto regulatory
actions to protect clean water. They have the power to veto actions that our
professional scientists and our Governor’s appointee have taken to discharge
her responsibilities under the law and under our Constitution. I think that’s
fundamentally wrong. I think that it’s a conflict of interest. I think that if
we were talking about reinstituting real citizen oversight panels like we used
to have with the Natural Resources Commission before former Governor Engler
destroyed that kind of citizen accountability, if we were talking about that, I
think you would find a lot of agreement on this side of the aisle. I will speak
for myself—I agree with that.
I’ve been fighting for citizen review committees for the DEQ for a long
time, but that’s not what we’re talking about here today. We’re talking about
polluter panels. Panels that are loaded with people who are in regulated
industries, people who are polluters seeking permits to pollute who are now
going to have a veto power over the professional staff and the Governor who is
accountable to the people of Michigan.
That’s what we’re really debating here. These polluters are counting on
us. You know, what they are counting on is they are counting on us to support
their continued success in delaying our responsibilities to protect our
environment. They have been incredibly successful. The DEQ has been slow to
adopt new rules. We have chemicals that are in our environment now that we know
are causing our people’s cancer and we know are causing other people health
problems, and the DEQ is unable to act because this Legislature has been so
beholden to those same polluters who are now trying to be put in charge of the
process. I think that is wrong. I think it’s a conflict of interest and I, for
one, stand in support of the Governor’s action to support clean water and
oppose this resolution.
Senator Bayer’s statement is as follows:
I rise to explain my “no” vote on House Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
I have traveled all around my district in the last couple of years.
Everyone I talked to was afraid about their water. They were afraid whether or
not it was safe to drink the water coming out of their faucet. They were afraid
of having lead in the water. Now they are afraid of lead and PFAS in their
water. And a couple of months from now, they’re probably going to be afraid of
something else that we found in their water. We continue to identify new toxins
and we need to be able to respond quickly, to remediate, and to resolve those
problems as they come up so that the people of my district and the people of
Michigan are not afraid to drink their water.
Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order No. 2 makes the changes that we need
to put efficiency into our system that will enable us to be able to react
quickly and adequately to take care of these issues as soon as we understand
them, not wait years and put up with people being afraid and being hurt by
their water.
I urge my colleagues to support Executive Order No. 2 and to vote “no”
on House Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
Senator McMorrow’s statement is as follows:
I rise today in opposition to House Concurrent Resolution No. 1, the
effort to reject the executive order put forth by Governor Whitmer, to
reorganize and streamline the DEQ. I rise to explain my “no” vote because we
have a trust issue in Michigan. We rank dead last nationwide in terms of
government ethics and transparency, but we don’t need a ranking to know that.
Everybody in this room knows that. We were elected here by our residents who
lack trust in government to do the right thing—to protect people, to be nimble,
to be streamlined, to be able to be responsive in a timely fashion.
We don’t have that right now, and this effort by our current Governor
was one to improve on the efforts from the previous administration, not to
abolish it, because I trust that the previous administration and everybody in
this room who worked on the efforts to put these panels in place were
well-intentioned in terms of making government more responsive. But, what we’ve
seen is that it adds an extra layer of complication. We see the effects that
that has. We see it in the Flint water crisis. We see it in the looming PFAS
crisis. I see it when I walk around my district and I talk to a woman in
Clawson who tells me that she boils her water every day because she does not
trust the system. She does not trust that we are responsive, that we are
nimble, and that we are putting people first. Even members of the business
community want us to be more nimble, more responsive, and more transparent
about our processes.
This is an effort to put that transparency and that nimbleness in
place—not create extra layers of government, not create bloated government, but
to create streamlined government. I think all of us have had that asked from
our residents, from the residents of the state of Michigan, and frankly, in a
time when we are more divided than ever, that we should work together to
support our Governor, to support our residents, and to send a very loud and
clear message that we are here to streamline our processes, not make them more
bloated.
Senator Chang’s statement, in which
Senator Hollier concurred, is as follows:
I rise to explain my “no” vote on House
Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
Starting well before
I took office in 2015, I heard far too many stories from residents in and
around my district about waking up coughing in the middle of the night because
of the air pollution from a nearby refinery or plant that was triggering their
asthma.
I have heard far too
many stories from residents about how loved ones in their family died or
suffered from COPD, lung cancer, or other respiratory diseases because of the
pollution from industrial sites or the heavy truck traffic on their way to or
from the international bridge blocks away from their home. The asthma
hospitalization rate, as many of you might know, is actually three times the
state’s average. This is a reality that I can’t ignore.
I talked with
residents like Nicole Hill, who had her water shut off at her home because she
simply could not afford her water bill. She and her children suffered the
consequences that thousands of families in Detroit and metro Detroit know too
well—she ended up at a hospital because of a health situation that was a direct
result of not having access to water. She and about 100 other individuals from
around our state came to the Capitol in June 2015 to share their testimony at a
hearing that we organized here at the Capitol about water quality and
affordability. Yet, their voices are still not heard.
And of course, the
Detroit Public Schools Community District last fall dealt with the aftermath of
lead testing at the schools that found significant lead contamination,
affecting our youngest residents in multiple schools across my city.
Governor Whitmer’s
Executive Order No. 2019-2 took bold, necessary, and long-overdue action toward
addressing environmental injustices in our state. Whether it’s clean air to
breathe or safe and affordable water to drink, we are the Great Lakes State and
can and must do better. Creating an environmental justice public advocate
position and developing an environmental justice interagency task force that
will do the work that previous administrations failed to prioritize are
incredibly important actions that could dramatically impact the lives and the
public health of residents in my district and your district. And yes,
abolishing three corporate- and industry-led, all-too-powerful boards is
important so that we can set our state’s work back on track.
These critical actions will give my
residents and your residents greater access to address environmental justice
and public health. Being able to hold polluters more accountable and address
the ways in which pollution disproportionately impacts certain vulnerable
communities is something that residents and community leaders have been asking
for and demanding for literally decades.
Rejecting this
executive order is not simply about the last Legislature or the current
Governor. This resolution is a statement to my residents and Michiganders in
your districts too who have struggled for years to be heard, saying today that
their voices matter less, and that industry and corporate polluters’ voices
matter more.
This resolution puts a stop towards
progress toward environmental justice. And this resolution cuts at the very
heart of what we were sent here to do as public servants—to ensure that our
residents, especially those must vulnerable—have the quality of life that they
deserve.
I urge a “no” vote on House Concurrent
Resolution No. 1.
Senator Brinks’ statement is as follows:
I rise to offer my “no” vote explanation
on House Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
We have a duty in this state—of all
states, here in the Great Lakes State—to protect our drinking water. Families
should be able to trust the water flowing from their taps and to trust that it
is safe for them, for their children, and for the entire community. For too
many households in west Michigan and across the state, this is not the case.
Executive Order No. 2019-2 is intended to better protect the people of our
state and a vote against it is a vote to put the health of our residents in
jeopardy now and in the future.
The committees
driving today’s resolution add an extra layer to the rule-making and permitting
process that delay our ability to put in place basic, reasonable safeguards
from toxins like PFAS that could cause everything from developmental issues in
children to life-threatening diseases such as cancer. This system of the fox
guarding the henhouse would allow industries and corporations to overrule
environmental regulations they simply don’t like.
In west Michigan, we
know what happens when polluters go unchecked and people get sick. People face
fertility difficulties; it’s difficult to get pregnant. Babies who are born
have low birth weights and there’s a lifetime of worries about their children’s
health. Immune systems can be compromised. Vaccines in some cases don’t work.
Husbands die of cancer; wives get thyroid disease. Sisters and brothers live
with the uncertainty of wondering if they will suffer the same fate.
Grandparents wonder if they have contributed to making their grandchildren sick
by giving them a glass of water when they visit. But that’s not all. Property
values plummet; savings disappear; endless dollars are spent on filters, wells,
and doctor bills; and our economy suffers.
This effort to
overturn Executive Order No. 2019-2 is a move that disregards the health and
safety of the people we serve. That’s why I strongly oppose House Concurrent
Resolution No. 1 and I appreciate the opportunity to speak.
Senator Hertel’s statement, in which
Senator Wojno concurred, is as follows:
Pure Michigan.
What we are known for, what Michigan has that no one else can claim. From our
Great Lakes to our rivers and streams, clean, beautiful Michigan is who we are.
But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the news. From 9,000 kids poisoned in
Flint, from industrial corporate polluters making our water undrinkable for
thousands of Michiganders, to raw sewage in Lake St. Clair, Michigan’s
environment—our water, who we are—is under attack.
The Governor in her infinite wisdom
chose to use her power to fight for our people, to fight for who we are, to
fight for Michigan. Now, today, on Valentine’s Day, a day of affection for who
and what you love, you, my colleagues, have a choice. Do you show your love for
our greatest resources—to protect the environment, and to not stand in the way
of a Governor trying to remove the red tape that will slow down environmental
progress and protection?
Make no mistakes, my colleagues, on
this Valentine’s Day, a vote to reject this order is a love letter to corporate
polluters and it’s a Dear John letter to your constituents. I urge you to vote “no.”
Introduction
and Referral of Bills
Senator Lucido introduced
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175,
entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding
section 25c to chapter IV.
The bill was read a first and
second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public
Safety.
Senator Santana introduced
A bill to amend 1972 PA 284, entitled “Business
corporation act,” by amending section 1002 (MCL 450.2002), as amended by 2008
PA 402, and by adding section 505a.
The bill was read a first and second time by title
and referred to the Committee on Economic and Small Business Development.
Announcements of Printing and Enrollment
The
Secretary announced that the following bills and resolutions were printed and
filed on Wednesday, February 13, and are available on the Michigan Legislature
website:
Senate
Bill Nos. 108 109 110 111 112 113
Senate
Resolution Nos. 12 13
House
Bill Nos. 4165 4166 4167 4168 4169 4170 4171 4172 4173 4174 4175 4176 4177
4178 4179 4180 4181 4182 4183
Committee Reports
The Committee on Oversight reported
House Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
A concurrent resolution to
disapprove Executive Order No. 2019-02.
(For text of resolution, see Senate
Journal No. 12, p. 110.)
With the recommendation that the
concurrent resolution be adopted.
Ed
McBroom
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators McBroom, Lucido,
Theis and MacDonald
Nays: Senator Irwin
The concurrent resolution was placed
on the order of Resolutions.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Oversight submitted
the following:
Meeting held on Thursday, February
14, 2019 at 8:30 a.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators McBroom (C),
Lucido, Theis, MacDonald and Irwin
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Insurance and
Banking submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, February
13, 2019 at 8:30 a.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Theis (C),
Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Geiss, Bullock and McMorrow
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Oversight submitted
the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, February
13, 2019 at 9:15 a.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators McBroom (C),
Lucido, Theis, MacDonald and Irwin
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Advice and Consent
submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, February
13, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Lucido (C),
LaSata, Nesbitt, McBroom and Hertel
Scheduled
Meetings
Appropriations
-
Subcommittees
-
Justice
and Public Safety - Thursday, February 28, 1:30 p.m.,
Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
Licensing
and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)/Department of Insurance and Financial Services
(DIFS) - Thursday, February 21, 8:30 a.m.,
Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
Natural
Resources and Environmental Quality - Tuesday, February 19, 8:30 a.m.,
Rooms 402 and 403, Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
Energy
and Technology - Tuesday, February 19, 2:00 p.m.,
Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-1721
Environmental
Quality - Tuesday, February 19, 1:00 p.m.,
Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-5323
Finance
- Wednesday, February 20, 12:30 p.m.,
Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-5312
Senator MacGregor moved that the Senate
adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being
11:13 a.m.
The President, Lieutenant Governor
Gilchrist, declared the Senate adjourned until Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at
10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate