No. 65

STATE OF MICHIGAN

Journal of the Senate

93rd Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

Senate Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, July 6, 2005.

10:00a.m.

The Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor John D. Cherry, Jr.

Pursuant to rule 1.205, the President, Lieutenant Governor Cherry, adjourned the Senate, the time being 10:01a.m.

Committee Reports

The Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform reported

House Bill No.4679, entitled

A bill to amend 1975 PA 197, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of a downtown development authority; to prescribe its powers and duties; to correct and prevent deterioration in business districts; to encourage historic preservation; to authorize the acquisition and disposal of interests in real and personal property; to authorize the creation and implementation of development plans in the districts; to promote the economic growth of the districts; to create a board; to prescribe its powers and duties; to authorize the levy and collection of taxes; to authorize the issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to authorize the use of tax increment financing; to reimburse downtown development authorities for certain losses of tax increment revenues; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state officials," by amending sections 1, 3, 4, and 7 (MCL 125.1651, 125.1653, 125.1654, and 125.1657), sections 1 and 3 as amended by 2005 PA 13, section 4 as amended by 1987 PA 66, and section 7 as amended by 2004 PA 196.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

Alan Sanborn

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Sanborn, Allen, Gilbert, Jacobs and Basham

Nays: None

The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.

The Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform reported

House Bill No.4915, entitled

A bill to amend 1974 PA 198, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of plant rehabilitation districts and industrial development districts in local governmental units; to provide for the exemption from certain taxes; to levy and collect a specific tax upon the owners of certain facilities; to impose and provide for the disposition of an administrative fee; to provide for the disposition of the tax; to provide for the obtaining and transferring of an exemption certificate and to prescribe the contents of those certificates; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state tax commission and certain officers of local governmental units; and to provide penalties," by amending section 2 (MCL 207.552), as amended by 2003 PA 5.

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

Alan Sanborn

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Sanborn, Allen, Gilbert, Jacobs and Basham

Nays: None

The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

The Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform reported

Senate Bill No.658, entitled

A bill to amend 1889 PA 39, entitled "An act to authorize the formation of corporations for the purchase and improvement of grounds to be occupied for summer homes, for camp-meetings, for meetings of assemblies or associations and societies organized for intellectual and scientific culture and for the promotion of the cause of religion and morality, or for any or all of such purposes; and to impose certain duties on the department of commerce," by amending section 4 (MCL 455.54), as amended by 1982 PA 85.

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

Alan Sanborn

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Sanborn, Allen, Gilbert, Jacobs and Basham

Nays: None

The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform submitted the following:

Meeting held on Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 3:00p.m., Rooms 402 and 403, Capitol Building

Present: Senators Sanborn (C), Allen, Gilbert, Jacobs and Basham

The Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism reported

House Bill No.4108, entitled

A bill to establish safety and security practices for certain persons involved in the retail or wholesale sale or use of certain fertilizers; to provide certain powers and duties for certain state agencies; and to provide for immunity from liability under certain circumstances.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

Gerald Van Woerkom

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Van Woerkom, Gilbert and Jelinek

Nays: None

The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.

Scheduled Meetings

Michigan Capitol Committee - Wednesday, July 27, 2:00p.m., Room 426, Capitol Building (373-0289)

In pursuance of the order previously made, the President, Lieutenant Governor Cherry, declared the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at 10:00a.m.

CAROL MOREY VIVENTI

Secretary of the Senate