STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
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 Filler—present Kahle—present Reilly—present
Albert—present Frederick—present Kennedy—present Rendon—present
Alexander—present Garrett—present Koleszar—present Robinson—present
Allor—present Garza—present Kuppa—present Sabo—present
Anthony—present Gay-Dagnogo—present LaFave—present Schroeder—present
Bellino—present Glenn—present LaGrand—present Shannon—present
Berman—present Green—present Lasinski—present Sheppard—present
Bolden—present Greig—present Leutheuser—present Slagh—present
Bollin—present Griffin—present Liberati—present Sneller—present
Brann—present Guerra—present Lightner—present Sowerby—present
Brixie—present Haadsma—present Lilly—present Stone—present
Byrd—present Hall—present Love—present Tate—present
Calley—present Hammoud—present Lower—present VanSingel—present
Cambensy—present Hauck—present Maddock—present VanWoerkom—present
Camilleri—present Hernandez—present Manoogian—present Vaupel—present
Carter, B.—present Hertel—present Marino—present Wakeman—present
Carter, T.—present Hoadley—present Markkanen—present Warren—present
Chatfield—present Hoitenga—present Meerman—present Webber—present
Cherry—present Hood—present Miller—present Wendzel—present
Chirkun—present Hope—present Mueller—present Wentworth—present
Clemente—present Hornberger—present Neeley—present Whiteford—present
Cole—present Howell—present O’Malley—present Whitsett—present
Coleman—present Huizenga—present Pagan—present Wittenberg—present
Crawford—present Iden—present Paquette—present Witwer—present
Eisen—present Inman—present Peterson—present Wozniak—present
Elder—present Johnson,
C.—present Pohutsky—present Yancey—present
Ellison—present Johnson, S.—present Rabhi—present Yaroch—present
Farrington—present Jones—present
e/d/s = entered during session
“Dear Lord,
I want to thank You for the privilege of
serving You and Your people.
I want to thank You for the privilege of being
a servant among these, Your great servants.
As privileged servants we ask that You bless
us with the courage and judgement to serve in the best interest of the People
of The Great state of Michigan.
Dear God, let Michigan bless America immensely
and have a profound impact in increasing the US domestically, and the US
leading the world abroad, to Your glory.
We ask for Your Holy Spirit of wisdom to bless
us and rest upon our hearts and minds; that we may serve the poor and support
the building of wealth in our state for the purpose of blessing all people.
Give us the courage to right wrongs, and to
speak our convictions, but over riding our personal prejudices and preferences,
for the good of those we serve.
Bless this session and the women and men who
have dedicated this time in their lives to serve Your creation, O Lord to
consider and execute what is good and right for all.
Bless their families Lord, and their friends,
who are making sacrifices for the members to serve.
May the richness of Your glory, and the
vastness of Your power, be made manifest by the decision made here, both now
and in the future.
In the precious name of Jesus, Let, it be so.
Amen and Amen and Halleluiah!”
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The
Speaker called the Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair.
Motions and Resolutions
Reps. Garrett, Ellison, Haadsma, Kuppa,
Liberati, Manoogian, Shannon, Sneller and Sowerby offered the following
resolution:
House
Resolution No. 22.
A resolution to declare February 2019 as
Transparency in Government Month in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, Transparency in Government Month
calls attention to the fact that the government has an obligation to its
citizens to share information; and
Whereas, Governments exist to serve their
citizens. Therefore, their citizens should receive information on what their
representatives are doing, how their officials are spending taxpayers’ money,
and how their government is handling various issues; and
Whereas, In 2015, a study by the Center of
Public Integrity ranked Michigan last among all the states concerning
government accountability and transparency. A lack of government transparency
creates mistrust and frustration and increases the risk for corruption. The
absence of government transparency impacts every person in Michigan; and
Whereas, Government
transparency fosters government participation, promotes good governance,
improves government efficiency and effectiveness, and
combats corruption. Information on the activities and policies of government allows the public to participate in
the democratic process and hold their government accountable and allows
residents to influence the decisions affecting their lives and encourage their
representatives to use their power to affect
change. Knowledge of government decisions and processes empowers Michiganders
to give feedback on how policies are working in practice and how the allocation
of government resources can be improved. Access to information increases the
likelihood of discovering corrupt practices, acting as a deterrent to
corruption in the future; and
Whereas, Our state and local governments must
be committed to government transparency and accountability. When we actively
increase information between the government and its citizens, we can foster
good governance, improve government efficiency, and combat corruption. We must
work together to promote information flowing freely between our government and
its citizens; now, therefore be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That
the members of this legislative body declare February 2019 as Transparency in
Government Month in the state of Michigan. We strongly support the efforts of
national, state, and local partners to actively engage in efforts to encourage
government transparency.
The question being on the adoption of the
resolution,
The resolution was adopted.
Rep. Cole 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
and joint resolution had been reproduced and made available electronically on
Thursday, February 7:
House Bill Nos. 4160 4161 4162 4163 4164
House
Joint Resolution D
The Clerk announced that the following bills
had been reproduced and made available electronically on Tuesday, February 12:
The Clerk announced that the following bills
had been reproduced and made available electronically on Wednesday, February
13:
Senate Bill Nos. 108 109 110 111 112 113
The Clerk announced that the following bill
had been received on Wednesday, February 13:
Senate
Bill No. 2
Reports of Standing Committees
The
Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance, by Rep. Lower, Chair,
referred
House Bill No. 4101, entitled
A bill to amend 2018 PA 57, entitled “Recodified tax increment financing act,” by amending
section 204 (MCL 125.4204).
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Favorable Roll Call
To Refer:
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley,
Howell, Eisen, Meerman, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Hope and Kuppa
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Lower,
Chair, of the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance, was received
and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Present: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Meerman,
Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Hope and Kuppa
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep.
Crawford, Chair, of the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors, was
received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Present: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Garrett,
Liberati, Brenda Carter and Cynthia Johnson
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep.
Afendoulis, Chair, of the Committee on Tax Policy, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Present: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber,
Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O’Malley, Schroeder, Yancey, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson and Whitsett
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted
by Rep. Hoitenga, Chair, of the Committee on Communications and Technology, was
received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Present: Reps. Hoitenga, Steven Johnson, Wozniak, Coleman and Chirkun
Messages from the Senate
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending
section 7523 (MCL 333.7523), as amended by 2016 PA 418, and by adding section
7521a.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
Introduction of Bills
Reps. Elder,
Yancey, Koleszar, Garza, Anthony, Rabhi, Kennedy, Shannon, Hood, Pohutsky,
Chirkun, Stone, Hertel, Sowerby, Peterson, Ellison, Coleman, Warren, Brixie,
Wittenberg, Clemente, Hammoud, Tate, Sabo, Kuppa, Paquette, Manoogian, Hope,
Sneller, Cambensy, Robinson, Pagan, Yaroch and Haadsma introduced
House Bill No. 4165, entitled
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General
sales tax act,” by amending section 4a (MCL 205.54a), as amended by 2018 PA
113.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
House Bill No. 4166, entitled
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending section
4 (MCL 205.94), as amended by 2018 PA 114.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the
Committee on Tax Policy.
Reps. Elder, Koleszar,
Shannon, Cambensy, Robinson, Ellison, Hope, Coleman, Sowerby, Cynthia Johnson, Green, Pagan, Kennedy, Haadsma and
Hertel introduced
House Bill No. 4167, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The
insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 2111f.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Reps. Kahle and Byrd introduced
House Bill No. 4168, entitled
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General
sales tax act,” by amending section 4x (MCL 205.54x), as amended by 2009 PA 53.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
Reps. Byrd and Kahle introduced
House Bill No. 4169, entitled
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax
act,” by amending section 4k (MCL 205.94k), as amended by 2012 PA 429.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
House Bill No. 4170, entitled
A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled “Michigan
memorial highway act,” (MCL 250.1001 to 250.2080) by adding section 6b.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Reps. Alexander, Miller, Cynthia Johnson,
Kahle and Paquette introduced
House Bill No. 4171, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income
tax act of 1967,” by amending section 30 (MCL 206.30), as amended by 2018 PA
589.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
House Bill No. 4172, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 382, entitled “Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman
bingo act,” by amending sections 2, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 8, 9, 10, 11b, 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17, and 19 (MCL 432.102, 432.103, 432.103a, 432.104, 432.104a,
432.108, 432.109, 432.110, 432.111b, 432.112, 432.113, 432.114, 432.115,
432.116, 432.117, and 432.119), sections 2 and 9 as amended by 2008 PA 401,
sections 3, 4a, and 12 as amended by 2012 PA 189, sections 3a, 8, 10, and 11b
as amended by 2006 PA 427, sections 4, 13, 14, 15, and 16 as amended by 1999 PA
108, and section 19 as amended by 1995 PA 263, and by designating sections 1 to
20 as article 1; 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.
House Bill No. 4173, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 382, entitled “Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman
bingo act,” (MCL 432.101 to 432.120) by adding article 2.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
House Bill No. 4174, entitled
A bill to amend 1943 PA 148, entitled “Proprietary
schools act,” by amending section 1a (MCL 395.101a), as amended by 2016 PA 146.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Education.
House Bill No. 4175, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled “Stille-DeRossett-Hale single
state construction code act,” by amending section 13b (MCL 125.1513b), as added
by 1988 PA 146.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
House Bill No. 4176, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The
general property tax act,” by amending section 7b (MCL 211.7b), as amended by
2013 PA 161.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security.
Reps. Cherry, Ellison, Kennedy, Sneller,
Neeley, Byrd, Cynthia Johnson, Hood and Hoadley introduced
House Bill No. 4177, entitled
A bill to create the office of government
accountability; to prescribe the powers and duties of the office, the
legislative council, and state departments and agencies; and to provide
remedies.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Reps. Neeley, Ellison, Cherry, Kennedy,
Sneller, Byrd, Cynthia Johnson, Hood and Hoadley introduced
House Bill No. 4178, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The
code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 11a of chapter XVII (MCL
777.11a), as amended by 2005 PA 265.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Rep. Miller introduced
House Bill No. 4179, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled “Open
meetings act,” by amending section 11 (MCL 15.271).
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Reps. Coleman, Kuppa, Cynthia Johnson,
Gay-Dagnogo, Robinson, Sneller, Ellison, Kennedy, Whitsett, Bellino and Jones
introduced
House Bill No. 4180, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA
281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.713) by adding
section 672.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
Rep. Manoogian introduced
House Bill No. 4181, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan
vehicle code,” by amending sections 320a, 602b, 602c, and 732 (MCL 257.320a,
257.602b, 257.602c, and 257.732), section 320a as amended by 2018 PA 349,
section 602b as amended by 2016 PA 332, section 602c as added by 2012 PA 592,
and section 732 as amended by 2017 PA 160.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Reps. Lasinski, Anthony, Shannon, Love, Hood,
Clemente, Pagan, Cynthia Johnson, Gay-Dagnogo, Kennedy, Hope, Pohutsky and
Ellison introduced
House Bill No. 4182, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA
281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.713) by adding
section 675.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
Reps. Anthony, Lasinski,
Shannon, Love, Hood, Clemente, Pagan, Cynthia Johnson, Gay-Dagnogo, Kennedy, Hope, Pohutsky and Ellison introduced
House Bill No. 4183, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA
281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.713) by adding
section 275.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
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Rep. VanWoerkom moved that the House adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 2:45 p.m.
The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House
adjourned until Thursday, February 14, at 12:00 Noon.
GARY L. RANDALL
Clerk of the House of Representatives