STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
100th
Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF
2020
House Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
1:30 p.m.
The House was called to order by the Assistant
Clerk.
The roll was called by the Assistant Clerk of
the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was not present.
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and
Enrollment
The
Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available
electronically on Thursday, November 5:
House
Bill Nos. 6316 6317 6318 6319 6320
Senate
Bill Nos. 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214
The
Clerk announced that the following Senate bills had been received on Thursday, November
5:
Reports of Standing Committees
The
Committee on Oversight, by Rep. Hall, Chair, issued
SUBPOENA
Order
to Produce Documents
IN THE
NAME OF THE SENATE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND
HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Pursuant
to the authority provided to the Legislature, the Senate Oversight Committee,
and the House Oversight Committee by Michigan law, including but not limited to
Sections 16 and 17 of Article IV of the 1963 Constitution of the State of
Michigan, MCL 4.541, Senate Resolution 117 of 2020, and the rules of the
Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives:
To:
Michigan
Bureau of Elections
c/o
Jonathan Brater, Director of Elections
Richard
H. Austin Building
430 W.
Allegan St., 1st Floor
Lansing,
MI 48933
You are ordered to produce, for the Committee’s examination,
the documents and communications listed in Appendix A to this Subpoena,
under “Document Requests.”
Provide
the requested documents and communications either in person, by certified mail,
or by electronic mail submission no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2020 to:
Chairman
Senator Ed McBroom
201
Townsend Street Suite #7200
Lansing,
MI 48933
EMcBroom@senate.michigan.gov
Failure
to obey the commands of this Subpoena may be punished as contempt of the
Legislature, in addition to any other remedy available by law.
Sen. Ed McBroom, Chairman Rep.
Matt Hall, Chairman
Senate Oversight Committee House
Oversight Committee
APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
1. The term “communication” shall be interpreted in its broadest sense
and means the transmittal of information by any means including oral, written,
or electronic.
2. The term “documents” means and includes, without limitation, all
written or graphic matter of every kind and description, however produced or
reproduced, whether draft or final, original or reproduction, internal or
otherwise, whether stored in tangible, electric, mechanical, or electronic form
or representation of any kind.
3. “Relating to” or “related to” mean referring to, reflecting,
concerning, or pertaining to in any manner, logically, factually, indirectly,
or directly to the matter discussed.
4. Documents and communications must be produced in a form that is
reasonably usable, such as fully unitized and text-searchable PDFs or native
files, and in native format for Excel / spreadsheets and database files
DOCUMENT
REQUESTS
A. All documents and communications relating to the mass mailing
beginning on or about May 19, 2020, by or at the direction of the Michigan
Secretary of State, of absent voter ballot applications.
B. All documents and communications relating to the mailing beginning
on or about August 20, 2020 and continuing through September 2020, by or at the
direction of the Michigan Secretary of State, of approximately 4.4 million
postcards “informing voters of their right to vote from home in the November
presidential election and encouraging them to do so by applying online or at
their local election clerk’s office[.]”
C. All documents and communications relating to the mailing beginning
on or about September 9, 2020, by or at the direction of the Michigan Secretary
of State, of approximately 700,000 letters to individuals who purportedly had a
Michigan driver’s license or state ID and were eligible but not registered to
vote in Michigan.
Favorable
Roll Call
To
Adopt:
Yeas:
Reps. Hall, Reilly, Webber, Steven Johnson, LaFave and Schroeder
Nays:
Cynthia Johnson, Camilleri and LaGrand
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
following report, submitted by Rep. Hall, Chair, of the Committee on Oversight,
was received and read:
Meeting
held on: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Present:
Reps. Hall, Reilly, Webber, Steven Johnson, LaFave, Schroeder, Cynthia Johnson,
Camilleri and LaGrand
The
Committee on Health Policy, by Rep. Vaupel, Chair,
referred
House
Bill No. 5297, entitled
A bill
to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to
380.1852) by adding section 1176.
to the
Committee on Ways and Means with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1)
be adopted.
Favorable
Roll Call
To
Refer:
Yeas:
Reps. Vaupel, Frederick, Alexander, Calley, Hornberger, Lower, Whiteford, Afendoulis,
Filler, Mueller, Wozniak and Garrett
Nays:
Reps. Liberati, Clemente, Ellison, Koleszar, Pohutsky, Stone and
Witwer
The
bill and substitute were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The
Committee on Health Policy, by Rep. Vaupel, Chair,
referred
House
Bill No. 6188, entitled
A bill
to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending section 165
(MCL 330.1165), as added by 2020 PA 12.
to the
Committee on Ways and Means with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1)
be adopted.
Favorable
Roll Call
To
Refer:
Yeas:
Reps. Vaupel, Frederick, Alexander, Calley, Hornberger, Lower, Whiteford, Afendoulis,
Filler, Mueller, Wozniak, Liberati, Garrett,
Clemente, Ellison, Koleszar, Pohutsky,
Stone and Witwer
Nays:
None
The
bill and substitute were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The
Committee on Health Policy, by Rep. Vaupel, Chair,
referred
House
Bill No. 6189, entitled
A bill
to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending section 151
(MCL 330.1151), as added by 2018 PA 658.
to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Favorable
Roll Call
To
Refer:
Yeas:
Reps. Vaupel, Frederick, Alexander, Calley, Hornberger, Lower, Whiteford, Afendoulis,
Filler, Mueller, Wozniak, Liberati, Garrett,
Clemente, Ellison, Koleszar, Pohutsky,
Stone and Witwer
Nays:
None
The
bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
following report, submitted by Rep. Vaupel, Chair, of
the Committee on Health Policy, was received and read:
Meeting
held on: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Present:
Reps. Vaupel, Frederick, Alexander, Calley, Hornberger, Lower, Whiteford, Afendoulis,
Filler, Mueller, Wozniak, Liberati, Garrett,
Clemente, Ellison, Koleszar, Pohutsky,
Stone and Witwer
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
following report, submitted by Rep. Afendoulis,
Chair, of the Committee on Tax Policy, was received and read:
Meeting
held on: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Present:
Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel,
Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O’Malley, Schroeder, Yancey, Ellison,
Lasinski and Whitsett
Absent:
Reps. Wittenberg and Cynthia Neeley
Excused:
Reps. Wittenberg and Cynthia Neeley
Messages from the Senate
A bill to amend 1978 PA 90, entitled “Youth employment standards act,”
by amending sections 5 and 6 (MCL 409.105 and 409.106).
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Senate Bill No. 1185, entitled
A bill to provide immunity for health care
providers and health care facilities in the event of a pandemic; and to clarify
the time frame for the immunity.
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.
Cherry, Love and Howell introduced
House Bill
No. 6321, entitled
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 time by its title and referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
House
Bill No. 6322, entitled
A bill
to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” by amending section 25
(MCL 205.75), as amended by 2020 PA 29.
The
bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
Reps.
Peterson, Cambensy, Chirkun,
Garrett, Cherry, Sneller, Elder, Brixie,
Kuppa, Hood, Stone, Sowerby, Anthony, Rabhi, Coleman and Jones introduced
House
Bill No. 6323, entitled
A bill
to designate the official native grain of this state.
The
bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on
Government Operations.
Reps.
Greig, Koleszar, Warren, Sowerby, Hoadley,
Pagan, Rabhi and Bolden introduced
House
Bill No. 6324, entitled
A bill
to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” (MCL 333.1101 to
333.25211) by adding section 10251.
The
bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health
Policy.
House
Bill No. 6325, entitled
A bill
to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 22203
(MCL 333.22203), as amended by 2002 PA 619.
The
bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health
Policy.
House
Bill No. 6326, entitled
A bill
to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled “Corrections code of 1953,” (MCL 791.201 to
791.285) by adding section 8b.
The
bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on
Government Operations.
Reps.
Steven Johnson and Hall introduced
House
Bill No. 6327, entitled
A bill
to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection
act,” by amending section 82103 (MCL 324.82103), as added by 1995 PA 58.
The
bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
Rep.
Steven Johnson introduced
House
Bill No. 6328, entitled
A bill
to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection
act,” by amending section 82118 (MCL 324.82118), as amended by 2010 PA 371.
The
bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
November
6, 2020
Received from the Auditor General
a copy of the:
·
Performance audit report on the Flint
Water Service Line Replacement Expenditures, Department of Environment, Great
Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) (761-3017-20), November
2020.
Gary
L. Randall
Clerk
of the House
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The Assistant Clerk declared the
House adjourned until Thursday, November 12, at 12:00 Noon.
GARY L. RANDALL
Clerk of the House of
Representatives