No. 17

STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

House Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, February 21, 2017.

1:30 p.m.

The House was called to order by the Speaker.

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.

Afendoulis—present Garcia—present Kesto—present Reilly—present

Albert—present Garrett—excused Kivela—present Rendon—present

Alexander—present Gay-Dagnogo—present Kosowski—present Roberts—present

Allor—present Geiss—present LaFave—present Robinson—present

Barrett—present Glenn—present LaGrand—present Runestad—present

Bellino—present Graves—present LaSata—present Sabo—present

Bizon—present Green—present Lasinski—present Santana—present

Brann—present Greig—present Lauwers—present Schor—present

Brinks—present Greimel—present Leonard—present Scott—present

Byrd—present Griffin—present Leutheuser—present Sheppard—present

Calley—present Guerra—excused Liberati—present Singh—present

Camilleri—present Hammoud—present Lilly—present Sneller—present

Canfield—present Hauck—present Love—present Sowerby—present

Chang—present Hernandez—present Lower—present Tedder—present

Chatfield—present Hertel—present Lucido—present Theis—present

Chirkun—present Hoadley—present Marino—present VanderWall—present

Clemente—present Hoitenga—present Maturen—present VanSingel—present

Cochran—present Hornberger—present McCready—present Vaupel—present

Cole—present Howell—present Miller—present VerHeulen—present

Cox—present Howrylak—present Moss—present Victory—present

Crawford—present Hughes—present Neeley—present Webber—present

Dianda—present Iden—present Noble—present Wentworth—present

Durhal—present Inman—present Pagan—present Whiteford—present

Elder—present Johnson—present Pagel—present Wittenberg—present

Ellison—present Jones—present Peterson—present Yanez—present

Faris—present Kahle—present Phelps—present Yaroch—present

Farrington—present Kelly—present Rabhi—present Zemke—present

Frederick—present

e/d/s = entered during session

Pastor John Gunden, Pastor of The River’s Edge Community Church in Caseville, offered the following invocation:

“Dear Heavenly Father,

Many in this chamber believe that You rule over the universe. We all wrestle with being obedient to Your Sovereign Rule over our hearts. But I pray that Your will would seriously be reflected in this house that represents 110 districts across our state of Michigan and especially the 84th district.

Your Scriptures remind us that You ultimately select all who are in authority. Because You are truly King of Kings & Lord of Lords, You have selected each member here. I pray that every representative would willingly bow to Your Sovereignty -that as a result, the people of Michigan might be blessed and that You would be credited with the Glory that is due Your name.

Give these men and women wisdom that they would know what is beneficial and what is not; what is right and what is wrong; what would please You and what would not. Visit them with Wisdom on every matter that comes before them. And may those who advise them, advise them according to the wisdom You grant them.

Give Our representatives motivation, a will and desire to implement the wisdom and directives You give. Inspire them with Courage to face the obstacles Your enemies put in their way. Let these representatives be willing to lose their seat for the sake of righteousness in the face of adversity. Give them courage to truly represent You in this chamber and thereby represent the people of their districts best.

Give our representatives Strength because You are all powerful. Lord show them ways they can exert influence for Godly outcomes. Give them strength, for surely some face personal battles, family disappointments and loss, give strength to those who battle cancer and other illnesses. And may the battles You enable them to win, return to the glory due Your name.

Give them Patience with one another. Even today, let them be kind, loving and forgiving toward each other, may they take an interest in one another and the lives they lead, may they actually trust one another and do the impossible: work to fix the problems they face rather than complicate the lives of many for the benefit of a few powerful.

God may pride, hatred and greed be destroyed in this chamber and may Your goodness & righteousness reign.

I pray these things in the matchless name of Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior, the name above all names, Who alone is worthy of our praise. Amen.”

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The Speaker called the Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair.

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Rep. Greig moved that Reps. Garrett and Guerra be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

Motions and Resolutions

Reps. Canfield, Bizon, Vaupel, Calley, Schor, Cochran, Lucido, Allor, Whiteford, Chang, Inman, Crawford, Faris, Greig, Howrylak, Kelly, Lauwers and Moss offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 25.

A resolution to declare February 19-25, 2017, as Family Medicine Week in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, Michigan’s family physicians have historically demonstrated their dedication to the health and well-being of this state’s citizens by emphasizing the family and providing care to all patients; and

Whereas, Family physicians have studied for a minimum of seven years from medical school through residency and have received specialized training to provide primary care and medical treatment for the families of this state; and

Whereas, This care is based on knowledge of the whole person in the context of the family and the community and is not limited by age, sex, race, religion, or type of health problem; and

Whereas, Michigan’s family medicine practices provide high quality care, and reduce costs to the health care system through leadership, collaboration, and innovation; and

Whereas, Family physicians play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal health of families across the state; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare February 19-25, 2017, as Family Medicine Week in the state of Michigan. We support a robust primary-care based health care system and recognize the key role family physicians play in making Michigan healthy; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians and the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians with our highest esteem.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4001, entitled

A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” by amending section 51 (MCL 206.51), as amended by 2016 PA 266.

The bill was read a second time.

Rep. Camilleri moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Amend page 3, line 14, after “2018,” by inserting “AS FOLLOWS:

(i) FOR EVERY PERSON OTHER THAN A CORPORATION WITH A TAXABLE INCOME OF $70,000.00 OR MORE, 4.25%.

(ii) FOR EVERY PERSON OTHER THAN A CORPORATION WITH A TAXABLE INCOME OF LESS THAN $70,000.00,”.

The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.

Rep. Wittenberg moved to substitute (H-1) the bill.

The motion did not prevail and the substitute (H-1) was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.

Rep. VerHeulen moved to substitute (H-3) the bill.

The motion prevailed and the substitute (H-3) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

Rep. Lauwers moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.

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Rep. Lauwers moved that House Committees be given leave to meet during the balance of today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Thursday, February 16:

House Bill Nos. 4244 4245 4246 4247 4248 4249 4250

The Clerk announced that the following Senate bill had been received on Tuesday, February 21:

Senate Bill No. 44

The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Tuesday, February 21:

Senate Bill Nos. 169 170 171 172 173 174 175

Reports of Standing Committees

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, by Rep. Cole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4057, entitled

A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled “Michigan memorial highway act,” (MCL 250.1001 to 250.2080) by adding section 7a.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Cole, Webber, Lucido, Maturen, Roberts, Howell, Alexander, Calley, Noble, Chirkun, Love, Clemente, Sabo and Sneller

Nays: None

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Cole, Chair, of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, was received and read: