STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, March 12, 2020.
10:00
a.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Garlin D.
Gilchrist II.
The
roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was
present.
Alexander—present Horn—present Outman—present
Ananich—present Irwin—present Polehanki—present
Barrett—present Johnson—present Runestad—present
Bayer—present LaSata—present Santana—present
Bizon—present Lauwers—present Schmidt—present
Brinks—present Lucido—present Shirkey—present
Bullock—present MacDonald—present Stamas—present
Bumstead—present MacGregor—present Theis—present
Chang—present McBroom—present VanderWall—present
Daley—present McCann—present Victory—present
Geiss—present McMorrow—present Wojno—present
Hertel—present Moss—present Zorn—present
Hollier—present Nesbitt—present
Rabbi Simone Schicker of Temple B’Nai
Israel of Kalamazoo offered the following invocation:
We gather this morning in
gratitude for the blessings of democracy, debate, and cooperation. This
hallowed space where the governance of our great state of Michigan happens
where our elected leadership are charged with enacting the wills of the people.
The will that this great state be one of welcome to born and raised
Michiganders and those who are new to our shores. The will that this great
state place concern for our environment at the top of the agenda, that we may
always be Pure Michigan. The will that we continue to be a state that
recognizes the importance of diversity, in all its guises.
This week the Jewish people are
reading from the Book of Exodus where God commands Moses to take a census of
the people. As we begin to gather the data for our own Census, may we listen to
those in our community who are the most likely to be uncounted, undercounted,
passed over. May we use our privilege to make sure all are counted, as the
Jewish people are told that each person must be counted and that each person
must take responsibility as a member of the community. May each of us be
counted for the good of our community, and may we remember to count all those
we meet.
May each member of this congress
be blessed in their work, in their coming and in their going. Thank you.
The
President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, led the members of the Senate in
recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
Senator MacGregor moved that Senator
Shirkey be temporarily excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Chang moved that Senators
Ananich and Geiss be temporarily excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Ananich entered the Senate
Chamber.
Recess
Senator MacGregor moved that the
Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The motion prevailed, the time
being 10:04 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by
the President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt.
During the recess, Senators Geiss and
Shirkey entered the Senate Chamber.
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
Messages from the House
Senator MacGregor moved that the Senate
proceed to consideration of the following bill:
Senate
Bill No. 151
The motion prevailed.
A bill to make, supplement, and
adjust appropriations for various state departments and agencies and capital
outlay purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; to provide for
the expenditure of the appropriations; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
(This bill was returned from the
House with a substitute (H-1), immediate effect and title amendment, and was
laid over under the rules. See Senate Journal No. 27, p. 351.)
The question being on concurring
in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
Senator Stamas offered the following
substitute to the House substitute:
Substitute (S-1).
The substitute was adopted, a majority
of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the
House substitute as substituted,
The
substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor,
as follows:
Roll Call No. 103 Yeas—36
Alexander Geiss MacDonald Santana
Ananich Hertel MacGregor Schmidt
Barrett Hollier McBroom Shirkey
Bayer Horn McCann Stamas
Bizon Irwin McMorrow Theis
Brinks Johnson Moss VanderWall
Bullock LaSata Outman Victory
Chang Lauwers Polehanki Wojno
Daley Lucido Runestad Zorn
Nays—2
Bumstead Nesbitt
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
Senator MacGregor moved that the bill
be given immediate effect.
The
motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Senator Bumstead, under his
constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against concurring
in the House substitute, as substituted, to Senate Bill No. 151 and moved that
the statement he made during the discussion of the substitute be printed as his
reasons for voting “no.”
The motion prevailed.
Senator
Bumstead’s statement is as follows:
The
people of Michigan sent all 38 of us here to the Senate to honestly represent
them and to do what is right. I’m very concerned that we again are not doing
what is right for the people of Michigan. We have a supplemental spending bill
before us that includes some very good ideas which, on their own, I would be
happy to support. Unfortunately, we’re acting more like our counterparts in
Washington, D.C. and are including special district-specific projects that have
not gone through any sort of vetting process and will cost Michigan taxpayers
millions of their hard-earned dollars.
I
believe it is absolutely responsible for us to be spending money to ensure that
Michigan is ready to combat the coronavirus here in our state. It was just
announced that there are now a few cases here in Michigan and we as a state
must take action seriously. However, the taxpayers of this state should not be
forced to give the North American auto show $1 million so that we can combat
the coronavirus. Our taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to provide funds for garden
restorations, living and enhancement center greenspaces initiatives, art
centers, park developments, picnic shelters, museums, and special ops and
response vehicles that serve one township in our state. Are these good
projects? Well, maybe they are, but how do we know as a Legislature? These
projects have not been vetted. All the pet projects should be stripped out of
this supplemental budget and should be considered through the normal budget
process.
Supplemental
bills like this are a large part of the reason that people have a huge mistrust
in government. Lansing has a spending problem and this is a perfect example.
During this term, we have already heard the need to raise more revenue so that
we can fund our priorities like roads. The problem is that we can’t control ourselves
and continue to spend taxpayer dollars foolishly. We wouldn’t run our own
households this way, so why do we do it in Lansing? I’m certain that everyone
will send out their press releases and post on Facebook to pat themselves on
the back and say what a wonderful job they did when these bills pass. I’m
certain they will forget to tell their taxpayers that the wonderful job will
actually cost them and their families tens of millions of dollars.
I will
be voting “no” on this supplemental, and I encourage all of you to vote “no” as
well so that we can rework this spending plan to ensure it is addressing actual
needs of our state. I hope you vote “no” so we can run this supplemental
through the committee process and publicly ask questions and scrutinize these
special projects. I hope you vote “no” to make sure that we have honestly
represented the people who have elected us to be here and are doing what is
right for the state of Michigan.
By unanimous consent the Senate
returned to the order of
Motions
and Communications
Senate
Bill No. 268
The
motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
General
Orders
The motion prevailed, and the President
pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, designated Senator Bayer as Chairperson.
After some time spent therein, the
Committee arose; and the President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, having resumed
the Chair, the Committee reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a
substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 268, entitled
A bill to establish a financial aid
program for certain residents of this state seeking associate degrees or
industry-recognized certificates or credentials from certain educational and
jobs training programs; to provide for the administration of the financial aid
program; and to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state officers,
agencies, and departments.
Substitute (S-4)
Senate
Bill No. 268
The
motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
By unanimous consent the Senate
returned to the order of
Third
Reading of Bills
Senator MacGregor moved that the Senate
proceed to consideration of the following bill:
Senate
Bill No. 245
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third
time:
Senate Bill No. 245, entitled
A bill
to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” by amending
sections 2421b, 2421c, 2421d, and 2421e (MCL 600.2421b, 600.2421c, 600.2421d,
and 600.2421e), as added by 1984 PA 197.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The
bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 104 Yeas—23
Barrett Johnson McBroom Stamas
Bizon LaSata Nesbitt Theis
Bumstead Lauwers Outman VanderWall
Daley Lucido Runestad Victory
Hollier MacDonald Schmidt Zorn
Horn MacGregor Shirkey
Nays—15
Alexander Bullock Irwin Polehanki
Ananich Chang McCann Santana
Bayer Geiss McMorrow Wojno
Brinks Hertel Moss
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The Senate agreed to the title of the
bill.
The following bill was read a third
time:
Senate Bill No. 246, entitled
A bill
to amend 1969 PA 306, entitled “Administrative procedures act of 1969,” by
amending sections 71, 72, 80, 87, 115, 122, and 123 (MCL 24.271, 24.272,
24.280, 24.287, 24.315, 24.322, and 24.323), section 71 as amended by 1984
PA 28, section 80 as amended and section 123 as added by 1984 PA 196, section
115 as amended by 1996 PA 489, and section 122 as amended by 2011 PA 247.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The
bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 105 Yeas—23
Barrett Johnson McBroom Stamas
Bizon LaSata Nesbitt Theis
Bumstead Lauwers Outman VanderWall
Daley Lucido Runestad Victory
Hollier MacDonald Schmidt Zorn
Horn MacGregor Shirkey
Nays—15
Alexander Bullock Irwin Polehanki
Ananich Chang McCann Santana
Bayer Geiss McMorrow Wojno
Brinks Hertel Moss
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The Senate agreed to the title of the
bill.
The following bill was read a third
time:
Senate Bill No. 665, entitled
A bill
to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by
amending section 411 (MCL 436.1411), as amended by 2018 PA 403.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The
bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 106 Yeas—37
Alexander Geiss MacDonald Santana
Ananich Hertel MacGregor Schmidt
Barrett Hollier McCann Shirkey
Bayer Horn McMorrow Stamas
Bizon Irwin Moss Theis
Brinks Johnson Nesbitt VanderWall
Bullock LaSata Outman Victory
Bumstead Lauwers Polehanki Wojno
Chang Lucido Runestad Zorn
Daley
Nays—1
McBroom
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The Senate agreed to the title of the
bill.
The following bill was read a third
time:
Senate Bill No. 754, entitled
A bill
to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” by amending
section 8144 (MCL 600.8144), as amended by 2012 PA 18.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The
bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 107 Yeas—38
Alexander Geiss MacGregor Santana
Ananich Hertel McBroom Schmidt
Barrett Hollier McCann Shirkey
Bayer Horn McMorrow Stamas
Bizon Irwin Moss Theis
Brinks Johnson Nesbitt VanderWall
Bullock LaSata Outman Victory
Bumstead Lauwers Polehanki Wojno
Chang Lucido Runestad Zorn
Daley MacDonald
Nays—0
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The Senate agreed to the title of the
bill.
The following bill was read a third
time:
Senate Bill No. 812, entitled
A bill
to amend 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, entitled “Michigan employment security act,” by
amending section 28 (MCL 421.28), as amended by 2017 PA 228.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The
bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 108 Yeas—38
Alexander Geiss MacGregor Santana
Ananich Hertel McBroom Schmidt
Barrett Hollier McCann Shirkey
Bayer Horn McMorrow Stamas
Bizon Irwin Moss Theis
Brinks Johnson Nesbitt VanderWall
Bullock LaSata Outman Victory
Bumstead Lauwers Polehanki Wojno
Chang Lucido Runestad Zorn
Daley MacDonald
Nays—0
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The Senate agreed to the title of the
bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 268, entitled
A bill
to establish certain financial aid programs for certain residents of this state
seeking associate degrees or industry-recognized certificates or credentials
from certain educational and jobs training programs; to provide for the
administration of the financial aid programs; and to prescribe certain powers
and duties of certain state officers, agencies, and departments.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The
bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No. 109 Yeas—36
Alexander Geiss MacDonald Santana
Ananich Hertel MacGregor Schmidt
Bayer Hollier McBroom Shirkey
Bizon Horn McCann Stamas
Brinks Irwin McMorrow Theis
Bullock Johnson Moss VanderWall
Bumstead LaSata Nesbitt Victory
Chang Lauwers Outman Wojno
Daley Lucido Polehanki Zorn
Nays—2
Barrett Runestad
Excused—0
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The Senate agreed to the title of the
bill.
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
Introduction
and Referral of Bills
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled “Corrections
code of 1953,” (MCL 791.201 to 791.285) by adding section 65j.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators
Geiss, Chang, Santana, Irwin, Alexander, Hertel, Bullock, Bayer, Wojno and
Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1975 PA 46, entitled “An act
to create the office of the legislative corrections ombudsman; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the office, the ombudsman, the legislative council, and
the department of corrections; and to provide remedies from administrative
acts,” by amending sections 1 and 5 (MCL 4.351 and 4.355), section 1 as amended
by 1998 PA 318 and section 5 as amended by 2018 PA 571, and by adding section
4a.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators
Horn, Zorn, Daley, Hertel, Santana, Ananich, MacDonald and Barrett introduced
A bill to amend 1969 PA 312, entitled “An act
to provide for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in municipal police and
fire departments; to define such public departments; to provide for the
selection of members of arbitration panels; to prescribe the procedures and
authority thereof; and to provide for the enforcement and review of awards
thereof,” by amending section 2 (MCL 423.232), as amended by 2011 PA 116.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Senators
Moss, McBroom, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss,
Brinks, McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” by amending section 13 (MCL 15.243), as amended by 2018 PA
68.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
McBroom, Moss, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss,
Brinks, McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” by amending sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 10a, and 10b
(MCL 15.231, 15.232, 15.233, 15.234, 15.235, 15.236, 15.240, 15.240a, and
15.240b), section 1 as amended by 1997 PA 6, section 2 as amended by 2018 PA
68, section 3 as amended by 2018 PA 523, section 4 as amended by 2020 PA 38,
section 5 as amended by 2020 PA 36, section 6 as amended by 1996 PA 553, and
section 10 as amended and sections 10a and 10b as added by 2014 PA 563, and by
designating sections 1 to 16 as part 1.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
Moss, McBroom, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss,
Brinks, McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding sections 29e and 29f.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
Moss, McBroom, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss,
Brinks, McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding sections 29a and 29b.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
McBroom, Moss, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss,
Brinks, McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding part 2.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
McBroom, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss, Brinks,
McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding sections 26, 27, 28, and
29.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
Moss, McBroom, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss,
Brinks, McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding section 24.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
McBroom, Moss, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss,
Brinks, McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding section 25.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
McBroom, Moss, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss,
Brinks, McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom
of information act,” (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding sections 29c and 29d.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senators
McBroom, Moss, Lucido, Bullock, Bayer, Polehanki, McMorrow, Irwin, Geiss, Brinks,
McCann, Runestad, Wojno, Barrett, Hertel and Hollier introduced
A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled “Legislative
council act,” by amending section 104a (MCL 4.1104a), as amended by 2013 PA
241.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Senator
Lucido introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The
revised school code,” by amending section 1178 (MCL 380.1178), as amended by
2019 PA 38.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Human Services.
Senator
MacDonald introduced
A bill to amend 2019 PA 39, entitled “Administration
of opioid antagonists act,” by amending section 107 (MCL 15.677).
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Human Services.
House
Bill No. 5134, entitled
A
bill to amend 1966 PA 225, entitled “Carnival-amusement safety act of 1966,” by
amending section 10 (MCL 408.660), as amended by 2014 PA 163.
The
House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given
immediate effect.
The
bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on
Regulatory Reform.
A bill to create the kinship caregiver
advisory council; to prescribe the membership of the council; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the kinship caregiver advisory council; to prescribe the
powers and duties of certain state departments and agencies; to allow for
appropriations to carry out the provisions of this act; and to promulgate rules
to carry out the purposes of this act.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans.
A bill to create the kinship caregiver
navigator program; to provide for resources and services for kinship
caregivers; to make appropriations for the kinship caregiver navigator program;
and to prescribe the powers and duties for certain state departments and
agencies.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans.
A bill to amend 1941 PA 207, entitled “Fire
prevention code,” by amending section 22 (MCL 29.22), as amended by 1980 PA
247.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled “Stille-DeRossett-Hale
single state construction code act,” by amending section 28 (MCL 125.1528), as
amended by 2018 PA 307.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Statements
The motion prevailed.
Senator Hollier’s statement is as
follows:
I rise to
talk about the Census today. Over the next couple weeks you may begin receiving
the invitation to respond to the Census. This is
critically important as we talk about the impact that the coronavirus will have
because our self-reporting rate is going to be critical because afterwards,
individuals will have to be enumerated.
Over the next two weeks people
will receive cards in the mail. They’ll start to receive those and once you
have the invitation, you can respond online or by phone or by mail. It’s really
important that we do that. Ten years ago, we had a 78 percent response rate.
This year the goal is 82 percent. Over the next two weeks you can do a lot of
things to engage your constituents by having tele-town halls, telling them to
be on the lookout for these kinds of things, sharing when you respond to the Census
yourself, and having Facebook Lives as you talk about those things.
Many of the actions that the
Census Complete Count Committee was going to do over the next two weeks
involved large gatherings and involved reaching out to individuals. We will not
have the opportunity to do that as we respond to coronavirus and similarly as
we talk about individuals who, as of April 1, may not have been in the
residence that they were living. Similarly there are a number of college
students that will have returned home, so all of you that represent college
communities need to talk to your locals about how they are going to address
that so individuals that would have normally been counted in your
community—whether you are on the west side of the state, here in Lansing or
East Lansing, in Detroit, had constituents and individuals who lived in East Lansing,
lived in Detroit or Grand Rapids or Big Rapids—any of these places where we
have a significant transient population that will now be counted in different
communities. We need to be conscious of those kind of changes and how it will
impact them.
Most importantly, come April 1,
anybody who has not responded to the Census will get a knock on their door.
Enumerators will start to come out and say, “Hey how many people live here? Are
you being counted?” And because of the spread of the coronavirus, there will be
people who will be less apt to answer their doors and to respond to those types
of things, particularly amongst some of our communities that are more at risk,
whether that be individuals who have underlying health conditions or seniors.
So it’s really important that we dig in and engage in this Census process and
with our local communities to talk to their Complete Count Committees and their
advocacy on this issue because the only people that are going to lose from not
being counted are us. It’s going to be a huge impact on whether or not this
state will get everybody counted. Our response rate will be critical as we deal
with this coronavirus.
Senator Horn’s statement is as
follows:
I rise today to talk about our
state of Michigan and the talent shortage that we face. This isn’t unique to
the state of Michigan but we’ve been working on this problem for some period of
time. My first weeks as chairman of the Economic Development and International
Investment Committee in 2015 consisted of hearings on the talent shortage. We
included stakeholders from around the state including people from business,
colleges, and trades. My colleagues and I talked endlessly over this obstacle
to hiring new people.
Today I thank my colleagues for
their vote on the Reconnect. I thank the Governor and her office, the executive
branch, and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity for all the work
that they’ve put in to making this Reconnect a reality. It was an idea that the
Governor brought to us that she spied in Tennessee. We worked together to make
it a Michigan program.
The oversight of this program is
very tight. We have oversight of the department’s actions. We know exactly what
they’ll be doing and working with legislative intent in this case. We have oversight
of the institutions, both public and private, that will be implementing this
program. We have great oversight in managing the students who will be coming
into this new program. We want them committed and dedicated.
We are working in many different arenas.
We are working with people that are incarcerated to make sure that they come
out with a skill to fill our talent gap. We want to make sure that people with
disabilities know that we need them to aid in our work force. And that students
of all ages know that we do need them in the state of Michigan.
It is an important part of our
work, but I would like to additionally thank the business and education
coalition that came together to help us to find this program. A special thanks
to Representative Ben Frederick who has a twin idea in the House and has worked
tirelessly on this with our office. I’d like to thank Madelyn Omietanski for
all the hard work you put
in. You came in in the middle of this stream and got caught up right away.
Thank you for your hard work. Most importantly, I’d like to thank Jami Des
Chenes, my chief of staff, for all the tireless hours she put into this
program. I couldn’t have done this without her constantly working with our team
and our coalition. With that, I thank my colleagues for the Reconnect. We
promise that we will always make this program work for you.
Recess
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 12:23 p.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt.
By unanimous consent the Senate
returned to the order of
Motions and Communications
The
following communication was received and read:
Office
of the Senate Majority Leader
March 12, 2020
Pursuant
to Senate Rule 1.105 I hereby announce the appointments of Senators to standing
committees for this the 100th Legislature.
Advise and Consent Committee
1. Remove Senator Lucido
2. Remove Senator LaSata
3. Senator Nesbitt, Chair
4. Add Senator Theis, Majority Vice-Chair
K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
1. Add Senator Theis
DNR/EGLE Appropriations Subcommittee
1. Add Senator Bizon
2. Remove Senator Outman
Agriculture Committee
1. Senator Polehanki, Minority Vice Chair
Economic and Small Business Development
Committee
1. Add Senator LaSata
2. Remove Senator Theis
If you
have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mike
Shirkey
Senate
Majority Leader
Michigan’s
16th Senate District
The
appointments were approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The
communication was referred to the Secretary for record.
Announcements of Printing and
Enrollment
The
Secretary announced that the following House bills were received in the Senate
and filed on Wednesday, March 11:
House
Bill Nos. 5502 5503
The
Secretary announced that the following bills and resolution were printed and
filed on Wednesday, March 11, and are available on the Michigan Legislature
website:
Senate
Bill Nos. 827 828 829
Senate
Concurrent Resolution No. 23
House
Bill Nos. 5611 5612 5613 5614
Committee Reports
The Committee on Insurance and Banking
reported
House Bill No. 4449, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218,
entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3107b (MCL
500.3107b), as amended by 2014 PA 263.
With the recommendation that the
substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
The committee further recommends that
the bill be given immediate effect.
Lana
Theis
Chairperson
To
Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Theis, Lauwers, LaSata,
Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock and McMorrow
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended
by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Insurance and
Banking submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, March 11,
2020, at 9:00 a.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Theis (C), Lauwers,
LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock and McMorrow
Excused: Senator Geiss
The Committee on Natural Resources
reported
House Bill No. 4740, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451,
entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending
sections 75102, 75103, and 75104 (MCL 324.75102, 324.75103, and 324.75104),
section 75102 as amended by 2016 PA 11, section 75103 as added by 1995 PA 58,
and section 75104 as amended by 2012 PA 251.
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.
Ed
McBroom
Chairperson
To
Report Out:
Yeas: Senators McBroom, Bumstead,
Outman, Schmidt and McCann
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended
by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Natural
Resources reported
House Bill No. 5401, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451,
entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending
section 80146 (MCL 324.80146), as amended by 2007 PA 8.
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.
Ed
McBroom
Chairperson
To
Report Out:
Yeas: Senators McBroom, Bumstead,
Outman, Schmidt and McCann
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended
by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Natural
Resources reported
House Bill No. 5402, entitled
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236,
entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” by amending sections 113, 8701, and
8703 (MCL 600.113, 600.8701, and 600.8703), section 113 as amended by 1996 PA
79, section 8701 as added by 1994 PA 12, and section 8703 as amended by 1996 PA
388.
With the recommendation that the bill
pass.
The committee further recommends that
the bill be given immediate effect.
Ed
McBroom
Chairperson
To
Report Out:
Yeas: Senators McBroom, Bumstead,
Outman, Schmidt and McCann
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
The Committee on Natural
Resources reported
House Bill No. 5463, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451,
entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending
sections 80104 and 80110 (MCL 324.80104 and 324.80110), section 80104 as
amended by 2014 PA 402 and section 80110 as amended by 2006 PA 237, and by
adding section 80112a.
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.
Ed
McBroom
Chairperson
To
Report Out:
Yeas: Senators McBroom, Bumstead,
Outman, Schmidt and McCann
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended
by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Natural Resources
submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, March 11,
2020, at 9:00 a.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators McBroom (C),
Bumstead, Outman, Schmidt and McCann
The Committee on Appropriations
reported
Senate Bill No. 268, entitled
A bill to establish a financial
aid program for certain residents of this state seeking associate degrees or
industry-recognized certificates or credentials from certain educational and
jobs training programs; to provide for the administration of the financial aid
program; and to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state officers,
agencies, and departments.
With the recommendation that the
substitute (S-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
The committee further recommends that the
bill be given immediate effect.
Jim
Stamas
Chairperson
To
Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Stamas, Bumstead,
Bizon, LaSata, MacDonald, MacGregor, Nesbitt, Outman, Schmidt, Victory, Hertel,
Bayer, Hollier, Irwin, McCann and Santana
Nays: Senators Barrett and Runestad
The bill and the substitute recommended
by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Appropriations
submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, March
11, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol
Building
Present: Senators Stamas (C),
Bumstead, Barrett, Bizon, LaSata, MacDonald, MacGregor, Nesbitt, Outman,
Runestad, Schmidt, Victory, Hertel, Bayer, Hollier, Irwin, McCann and Santana
The Committee on Elections reported
House Bill No. 5141, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116,
entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 765 and 765a (MCL
168.765 and 168.765a), section 765 as amended by 2018 PA 603 and section 765a
as added by 2018 PA 123, and by adding section 764d.
With the recommendation that the bill
pass.
The committee further recommends that
the bill be given immediate effect.
Ruth
A. Johnson
Chairperson
To
Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Johnson, Lucido,
VanderWall and Wojno
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Elections
submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, March 11,
2020, at 2:00 p.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Johnson (C), McBroom,
Lucido, VanderWall and Wojno
The
Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health/Human Services submitted the
following:
Meeting
held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 12:30 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations
Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
Present:
Senators MacGregor (C), Bizon, Daley, LaSata, MacDonald, Outman, Schmidt,
Hertel, Brinks, Irwin and Santana
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
Appropriations Joint Subcommittee on Capital Outlay submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., Room 519, House Office
Building
Present:
Senators Horn (C), Outman, Zorn, Runestad, Bizon, Schmidt, Hertel and McCann
Excused:
Senator Santana
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations
Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
Present:
Senators Victory (C), Bumstead, MacDonald and Irwin
Scheduled
Meetings
Appropriations -
Subcommittees
-
Agriculture
and Rural Development - Thursday, March 19, 3:00 p.m., Room
1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
General
Government - Wednesday, March 18, 3:00 p.m., Harry
T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
Justice
and Public Safety - Thursday, March 26, 1:00 p.m., Room
1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
Natural
Resources and Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy -
Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor,
Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
Education and Career Readiness - Tuesday,
March 17, 12:00 noon, Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-5314
Legislative Council - Thursday, March 19, 8:30 a.m., Room 352, House Appropriations Room,
Capitol Building (517) 373-0212
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate adjourn.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 12:32 p.m.
The
President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, declared the Senate adjourned until
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate