No. 16
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
99th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
House Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, February 16, 2017.
12:00 Noon.
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—excused 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—present 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 Steven Miller, Pastor of Inter-Lakes Baptist Church in Delton, offered the following invocation:
“Gracious heavenly Father, I thank and praise You for Your unconditional love, for Your grace that was revealed to all men through Your Son Jesus Christ, and for Your mercies that are new every morning.
I thank You for the men and women who have assembled in these chambers today to labor on behalf of the people of the great state of Michigan. I pray that You would bless and guide them as they perform their various duties today and throughout the year. I pray that through their leadership all people might have the freedom to lead quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and dignity.
Thank You for the cross and for the opportunity for all people to know You through faith in Christ. And it is in the name of Jesus Christ I ask these things. 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 Kivela be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Motions and Resolutions
Reps. Crawford, Hughes, Garcia, McCready, Kesto, VerHeulen, Vaupel, Webber, Iden, Cochran and Howrylak offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 24.
A resolution to declare February 19, 2017, as Japanese-American Internment Day of Remembrance in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, authorizing the mass removal and incarceration of roughly 127,000 Japanese-Americans from the West Coast because of ancestry; and
Whereas, Japanese-American families gave up ownership of their homes, business, and assets not knowing if their property and belongings will be there when they returned; and
Whereas, Civil liberties advocates brought lawsuits against the relocation, stating it was unconstitutional but the Supreme Court refused to overturn the internment orders; and
Whereas, Japanese-Americans were released in 1945, many who returned home faced legal battles for property rights, had no financial assets, and experienced trauma from their imprisonment; and
Whereas, In 1948, the Federal Government distributed $37 million in reparations, and in 1988, the Federal Government approved legislation providing an official apology and an additional payment of $20,000 to each surviving internee; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare February 19, 2017, as Japanese-American Internment Day of Remembrance in the state of Michigan.
The question being on the adoption of the resolution,
Rep. Crawford moved to substitute (H-1) the resolution as follows:
Substitute for House Resolution No. 24.
A resolution to declare February 19, 2017, as Japanese-American Internment Day of Remembrance in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, authorizing the mass removal and incarceration of 120,000 or more Japanese-Americans from the West Coast because of ancestry; and
Whereas, Japanese-American families gave up ownership of their homes, business, and assets not knowing if their property and belongings will be there when they returned; and
Whereas, Civil liberties advocates brought lawsuits against the relocation, stating it was unconstitutional but the Supreme Court refused to overturn the internment orders; and
Whereas, Japanese-Americans were released in 1945, many who returned home faced legal battles for property rights, had no financial assets, and experienced trauma from their imprisonment; and
Whereas, In 1948, the Federal Government distributed $37 million in reparations, and in 1988, the Federal Government approved legislation providing an official apology and an additional payment of $20,000 to each surviving internee; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare February 19, 2017, as Japanese-American Internment Day of Remembrance in the state of Michigan.
The motion prevailed and the substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the resolution,
The resolution was adopted.
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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.
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Wednesday, February 15:
House Bill Nos. 4209 4210 4211 4212 4213 4214 4215 4216 4217 4218 4219 4220 4221 4222
4223 4224 4225 4226 4227 4228 4229 4230 4231 4232 4233 4234 4235 4236
4237 4238 4239 4240 4241 4242 4243
Reports of Standing Committees
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Graves, Chair, of the Committee on Oversight, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Thursday, February 16, 2017
Present: Reps. Graves, Howrylak, Iden, Johnson, Hertel and Chirkun
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Theis, Chair, of the Committee on Insurance, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Thursday, February 16, 2017
Present: Reps. Theis, VanderWall, Barrett, Glenn, Runestad, Vaupel, Webber, Bellino, Hoitenga, LaFave, Wentworth, Greimel, Phelps, Gay-Dagnogo, Wittenberg, Hammoud and Lasinski
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Miller, Chair, of the Committee on Elections and Ethics, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Thursday, February 16, 2017
Present: Reps. Miller, Calley, Kesto, Garcia, Webber, Lilly, Guerra, Zemke and Moss
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Kelly, Chair, of the Committee on Education Reform, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Thursday, February 16, 2017
Present: Reps. Kelly, Hornberger, Crawford, Garcia, Roberts, Alexander, Griffin, Lilly, Noble, Reilly, Zemke, Brinks, Chang, Camilleri and Sowerby
Introduction of Bills
Reps. Yanez, Pagan, Faris, Green, Schor, Sabo, Chirkun, Sowerby, Moss, Elder, Lucido, Liberati, Geiss, Yaroch and LaGrand introduced
House Bill No. 4244, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding sections 243f, 243g, 243h, 243i, and 243j; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Reps. Yanez, Pagan, Faris, Green, Schor, Sabo, Chirkun, Sowerby, Moss, Elder, Lucido, Liberati, Geiss, Scott, Yaroch and LaGrand introduced
House Bill No. 4245, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 11b of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11b), as amended by 2016 PA 234.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Reps. Yanez, Pagan, Faris, Green, Schor, Sabo, Chirkun, Sowerby, Moss, Elder, Lucido, Liberati, Geiss, Yaroch and LaGrand introduced
House Bill No. 4246, entitled
A bill to amend 2011 PA 256, entitled “Michigan fireworks safety act,” by amending sections 2 and 12 (MCL 28.452 and 28.462), section 2 as amended by 2012 PA 257 and section 12 as amended by 2013 PA 65.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Reps. Hoitenga, Hornberger, Lower, Frederick, Alexander, Griffin, Wentworth, Barrett, LaFave, Marino, VanderWall, Runestad and Kahle introduced
House Bill No. 4247, entitled
A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled “The management and budget act,” (MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 255.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Reps. Chirkun, Green, Peterson, Dianda, Hoadley, Elder, Zemke, Moss, Sowerby, Yanez, Camilleri, Phelps, Jones, Hertel, Kesto, Greimel, Lasinski, Brinks, Wittenberg and Liberati introduced
House Bill No. 4248, entitled
A bill to amend 2016 PA 436, entitled “Unmanned aircraft systems act,” (MCL 259.301 to 259.331) by adding section 20.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Communications and Technology.
Reps. Green, Hoadley, Pagan, Hertel, Jones, Santana, Chirkun, Moss, Zemke and Yanez introduced
House Bill No. 4249, entitled
A bill to amend 2016 PA 436, entitled “Unmanned aircraft systems act,” by amending section 23 (MCL 259.323).
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Communications and Technology.
Reps. Sowerby, Green, Pagan, Zemke, Phelps, Chang, Elder and Greig introduced
House Bill No. 4250, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending sections 1147 and 1561 (MCL 380.1147 and 380.1561), section 1147 as amended by 2016 PA 192 and section 1561 as amended by 2016 PA 532.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
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Rep. Singh moved that the House adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 1:00 p.m.
The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, February 21, at 1:30 p.m.
GARY L. RANDALL
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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