STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, January 22,
2019.
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
Kind Father, we thank You for the
privilege to be here. We thank You for these wonderful people who have been
elected by the people. We pray that they will receive the wisdom of Solomon,
the wisdom to decide what is best for the people who they represent, and that
we continue to work together to build our cities, our counties, our state, and
our country.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
The President,
Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions
and Communications
The following communications were
received:
Office of
Senator Dayna Polehanki
January 16, 2019
Per Senate Rule
1.110(c) I am requesting that my name be added as a co-sponsor the Senate Bill
10 which was introduced on 1/15/19, by Senator Wojno
and is currently in the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
January 16, 2019
Per Senate Rule
1.110(c) I am requesting that my name be added as a co-sponsor the Senate Bill
14 which was introduced on 1/15/19, by Senator Brinks and is currently in the
Senate Environmental Quality Committee.
Sincerely,
Senator Dayna Polehanki
District 7
The communications
were referred to the Secretary for record.
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, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist.
Resolutions
Senators McMorrow, Chang, Moss, Hertel, Ananich, Polehanki, Geiss, Bayer,
Brinks, McCann, Irwin, Hollier, Wojno, Alexander,
Santana and Bullock offered the following resolution:
Senate
Resolution No. 5.
A resolution
to urge the Congress and President of the United States to end the partial
federal government shutdown.
Whereas, The President and Congress failed to agree on sufficient appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 beyond December 21, 2018, leading to a partial federal government shutdown beginning on December 22, 2018; and
Whereas, Almost 400,000 federal employees have been furloughed as a result of the shutdown, while more than 400,000 others are working without pay. In Michigan, more than 5,200 federal workers are currently furloughed or working without pay. Missed paychecks and uncertainty about when the next one will come place an enormous strain on federal employees who we count on to provide important services and administer critical programs. Creating financial insecurity for these public servants is deeply unfair and harms our state and national interest; and
Whereas, With a limited number of federal employees authorized to work during the shutdown, many important programs, public services, and offices are closed or working at diminished capacity. The shutdown has already impacted park maintenance, food safety inspections, air travel, small business loans, federal correctional facilities, museums, research, and a host of other functions. If the shutdown continues, assistance programs, tax return processing, housing programs, and court operations will be impacted; and
Whereas,
The health of the entire economy is threatened by an extended shutdown. The
ongoing government shutdown has cost the economy $3.6 billion. For each
additional week where the government remains shut down, experts say that it
could cost the U.S. economy $1.2 billion of real gross domestic product; and
Whereas; Reaching agreement to resolve the budget impasse is essential for the safety and well-being of federal employees in Michigan and the people of the entire country. The current shutdown, already the longest in American history, must be ended before its impacts become even more severe; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That we urge the Congress and President of the United States to end the partial federal government shutdown; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.
Pursuant to rule 3.204, the resolution was
referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Introduction and Referral of Bills
Senators Irwin, Moss, Alexander, Geiss, Wojno and Hertel introduced
Senate Joint Resolution D, entitled
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 7 of article IX, to provide for a graduated state income tax.
The joint resolution was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Theis introduced
A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled “Legislative council act,” (MCL 4.1101 to 4.1901) by adding section 404.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Senators Santana, Geiss, McBroom, Ananich,
Moss, Polehanki, McMorrow, Hertel, Brinks, Chang,
Irwin, LaSata, Bayer and Bullock introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The
revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1526b.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education and Career Readiness.
Senator Lucido introduced
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 811d (MCL 257.811d), as amended by 2006 PA 562, and by adding section 811gg.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Senators Runestad and Zorn introduced
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending section 2b (MCL 205.92b), as amended by 2017 PA 220.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Zorn introduced
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” by amending section 1a (MCL 205.51a), as amended by 2017 PA 221.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Chang, Hollier, Moss, Geiss, Ananich,
Alexander, McMorrow, Irwin, Schmidt, Bayer and Bullock introduced
A bill to facilitate access to state services by individuals with limited English proficiency; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for biennial reports concerning equal language access; and to establish a process for submitting complaints and obtaining remedies for lack of equal language access.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to
the Committee on Government Operations.
Senator VanderWall introduced
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 27 (MCL 211.27), as amended by 2013 PA 162.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Barrett introduced
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending sections 27 and 34d (MCL 211.27 and 211.34d), section 27 as amended by 2013 PA 162 and section 34d as amended by 2014 PA 164.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Barrett introduced
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 9i (MCL 211.9i), as added by 2002 PA 549.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Statements
Senator Polehanki’s statement is as follows:
I rise
today to honor the Abbas family.
On Sunday,
January 6, the Abbas family was traveling home from vacation in Florida when
their vehicle was struck and their lives were tragically taken from us. Rima, a
doctor with Beaumont Health; Issam, a lawyer and
local real estate agent; and their children, Ali, Isabelle, and Giselle, lived
in Northville. They were pillars of the Northville- and Dearborn-area
communities where their absence is deeply mourned.
A moment
of silence was observed in memory of the Abbas family.
Announcements
of Printing and Enrollment
The Secretary announced that the
following bills were printed and filed on Thursday, January 17, and are
available on the Michigan Legislature website:
House Bill Nos. 4057 4058 4059 4060 4061 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069
Scheduled
Meetings
Appropriations -
Wednesday, January 23, 2:00 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor,
Capitol Building (373-5307)
Judiciary
and Public Safety -
Thursday, January 24, 8:30 a.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (373‑5312)
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate adjourn.
The motion
prevailed, the time being 10:54 a.m.
The
President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, declared the Senate adjourned until
Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary
of the Senate