No. 3

State of Michigan

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

95th Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

House Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, January 27, 2009.

1:30 p.m.

The House was called to order by the Clerk.

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was not present.

Rep. Fred Durhal, Jr., from the 6th District, offered the following invocation:

“Gracious Lord, thank You for giving us the opportunity to be here to serve You and to serve the people of the state of Michigan. Thank You, Lord, for giving us the wisdom, the strength, and the judgment to make the right kinds of decisions. Bless us today as we deliberate. Bless us as we try to determine the best course of action for Michigan. Be with us always, keep us from all hurt, harm and danger. We ask this is Jesus’ holy name. Amen.”

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

The Clerk announced that the following bills and joint resolutions had been printed and placed upon the files of the members on Friday, January 23:

House Bill Nos. 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014

4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028

4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042

4043 4044 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4054 4055 4056

4057 4058 4059 4060 4061 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069 4070

4071 4072 4073 4074 4075 4076 4077 4078 4079 4080 4081 4082 4083 4084

4085 4086 4087 4088 4089 4090 4091 4092 4093 4094 4095 4096 4097 4098

4099 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4105 4106 4107 4108 4109 4110 4111 4112

4113 4114 4115 4116 4117 4118 4119

House Joint Resolutions A B C D E

Messages from the Senate

House Concurrent Resolution No. 1.

A concurrent resolution prescribing the Joint Convention Rules for the Legislature.

(For text of resolution, see House Journal No. 1, p. 26.)

The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution and named Senators Birkholz, Brater, Cherry, Clark-Coleman, Clarke, Gleason, Jansen, Olshove, Pappageorge, Prusi, Scott and Switalski as co‑sponsors.

The concurrent resolution was referred to the Clerk for record.

House Concurrent Resolution No. 2.

A concurrent resolution providing for a joint convention of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

(For text of resolution, see House Journal No. 1, p. 26.)

The concurrent resolution was referred to the Clerk for record.

Introduction of Bills

Reps. Rogers, Stamas, Kowall, Daley, Crawford, Agema, Genetski, Marleau, Haines, Walsh, Opsommer, Proos, Rick Jones, Meekhof, Green, Paul Scott, McMillin, Knollenberg, Denby, Tyler, Bolger, Schuitmaker, Wayne Schmidt, Moss, Caul, Pearce, Kurtz, Moore, Hildenbrand, Lori, DeShazor, Horn and Haveman introduced

House Bill No. 4120, entitled

A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” by repealing section 281 (MCL 208.1281).

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

Reps. McMillin, Agema, Knollenberg, Genetski, Rick Jones, Lund, Calley, Crawford, Moss, Opsommer, DeShazor, Amash, Daley, Haines and Rogers introduced

House Bill No. 4121, entitled

A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled “The management and budget act,” (MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 447.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations.

Rep. LeBlanc introduced

House Bill No. 4122, entitled

A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” (MCL 211.1 to 211.155) by adding section 7nn.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

Rep. Griffin introduced

House Bill No. 4123, entitled

A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “Occupational code,” by amending section 2506 (MCL 339.2506), as amended by 1988 PA 463.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

Rep. Opsommer introduced

House Bill No. 4124, entitled

A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” (MCL 208.1101 to 208.1601) by adding section 454.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.

Rep. Spade introduced

House Bill No. 4125, entitled

A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled “Child protection law,” (MCL 722.621 to 722.638) by adding section 7k.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Families and Children’s Services.

Rep. LeBlanc introduced

House Bill No. 4126, entitled

A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” by amending the title and sections 201, 403, 405, 451, and 601 (MCL 208.1201, 208.1403, 208.1405, 208.1451, and 208.1601), the title and sections 405 and 601 as amended and section 451 as added by 2007 PA 145, section 201 as amended by 2008 PA 168, and section 403 as amended by 2008 PA 434; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

Rep. Rick Jones introduced

House Bill No. 4127, entitled

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 310 (MCL 257.310), as amended by 2008 PA 36.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.

Rep. Rogers introduced

House Joint Resolution F, entitled

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by adding section 55 to article IV, to reduce compensation of state legislators who have absences from legislative session.

The joint resolution was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

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Rep. Angerer announced that pursuant to House Rule 1(2), the House will stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 3, at 6:00 p.m.

The Clerk declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, February 3, at 6:00 p.m.

RICHARD J. BROWN

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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