STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, September
29, 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—excused 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
Senator
Jim Stamas of the 36th District offered the following invocation:
Dear Lord, we thank You for this opportunity to come together. We ask
that You bless this state, You bless each individual, our families, and be with
those who call out Your name. Lord, we ask for Your blessing.
In Your name we pray. Amen
The President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, led the members of the
Senate in recital of the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
The motion prevailed.
Senator
Chang moved that Senators Hertel and Hollier be temporarily excused from today’s
session.
The motion prevailed.
Senator
Chang moved that Senator Ananich be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senators
Hertel and McBroom entered the Senate Chamber.
The following communication was received and
read:
Office of the Auditor General
September 24, 2020
Enclosed is a copy of the following report:
• Performance audit on the
Special Alternative Incarceration Program for Men, Michigan Department of
Corrections (471-0202-19).
Sincerely,
Doug
Ringler
Auditor
General
The audit report was referred to the Committee
on Oversight.
The following communication was received:
Office of Senator Lana Theis
September 29, 2020
Per Senate Rule, 3.105 I request to be added
as an official co-sponsor to Senate Bills 0020 and 0021.
Sincerely,
Lana
Theis
State
Senator
22nd
District
The communication was referred to the
Secretary for record.
Senate Bill No. 1054
Senate Bill No. 1097
Senate Bill No. 813
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The following message from the Governor was
received on September 25, 2020, and read:
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
No.
2020-183
Safe Start
Where Michigan was once among the states most
heavily hit by COVID-19, our per-capita rate of new daily cases has plateaued
at a level well below the national average. Despite gradually reopening our
economy, Michigan’s seven-day case positivity rate has remained between 3.0%
and 3.7% since early July. Over the same time period, case growth has also
remained within a narrow band of 63 to 71 daily new cases per million
population, by date of symptom onset. Nevertheless, flareups continue to occur
in discrete geographic locations, underscoring the importance of ongoing
vigilance, and vigorous enforcement at the local level.
Notwithstanding a few outlier counties, our
careful approach to reopening in this emergency situation is working. Our state
can therefore take another step toward reopening today. An incremental
approach—where some activities reopen before others—remains essential to avoid
uncontrolled spread, allow us to measure the result of changes, and keep our
reopening on track. Beginning October 9, 2020, this order therefore allows for
a new set of previously closed business to come back to return with safety
precautions, including theaters and cinemas, other performance venues, and a
wide variety of recreational facilities.
Moreover, this order relaxes the restrictions
on attendance at social gatherings and organized events, which were previously
fixed at 10 people indoors and 100 people outdoors for most of the state.
Beginning October 9, 2020, most non-residential indoor venues can host social
gatherings and organized events so long as they maintain fewer than 20 people
per 1,000 square feet and require facial coverings. Performance venues and
stadiums, similarly, will be permitted to operate at 20% seating capacity. Such
gatherings and events must be no larger than 500 people in the largest indoor
venues, in order to reduce the risk of a “superspreader” event. Outdoor
gathering and event restrictions will also be relaxed, so long as they maintain
fewer than 30 people per 1,000 square feet, or 30% seating capacity, up to
1,000 people in the largest outdoor spaces.
Additional safeguards specific to the
workplace can be found in Executive Order 2020-184 or any order that may follow
from it.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a
respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death. It is caused
by a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans and easily
spread from person to person. There is currently no approved vaccine for this
disease.
On March 10, 2020, the Department of Health
and Human Services identified the first two presumptive-positive cases of
COVID-19 in Michigan. On that same day, I issued Executive Order 2020-4. This
order declared a state of emergency across the state of Michigan under section
1 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Emergency Management
Act, 1976 PA 390, as amended (EMA), MCL 30.401 et seq., and the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945, 1945
PA 302, as amended (EPGA), MCL 10.31 et
seq.
Since then, the virus spread across Michigan,
bringing deaths in the thousands, confirmed cases in the tens of thousands, and
deep disruption to this state’s economy, homes, and educational, civic, social,
and religious institutions. On April 1, 2020, in response to the widespread and
severe health, economic, and social harms posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, I
issued Executive Order 2020-33. This order expanded on Executive Order 2020-4
and declared both a state of emergency and a state of disaster across the State
of Michigan under section 1 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963,
the Emergency Management Act, and the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of
1945. And on April 30, 2020, finding that COVID-19 had created emergency and
disaster conditions across the State of Michigan, I issued Executive Order
2020-67 to continue the emergency declaration under the EPA, as well as
Executive Order 2020-68 to issue new emergency and disaster declarations under
the EMA.
Those executive orders have been challenged in
Michigan House of Representatives and
Michigan Senate v. Whitmer. On August 21, 2020, the Court of Appeals ruled
that the Governor’s declaration of a state of emergency, her extensions of the
state of emergency, and her issuance of related EOs clearly fell within the
scope of the Governor’s authority under the EPGA.
On September 3, 2020, I issued Executive Order
2020-177, again finding that the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a disaster and
emergency throughout the State of Michigan. That order constituted a state of
emergency declaration under the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945. And,
to the extent the governor may declare a state of emergency and a state of
disaster under the Emergency Management Act when emergency and disaster
conditions exist yet the legislature had declined to grant an extension
request, that order also constituted a state of emergency and state of disaster
declaration under that act.
The Emergency Powers of the Governor Act
provides a sufficient legal basis for issuing this executive order. In relevant
part, it provides that, after declaring a state of emergency, “the governor may
promulgate reasonable orders, rules, and regulations as he or she considers
necessary to protect life and property or to bring the emergency situation
within the affected area under control.” MCL 10.31(1).
Nevertheless, subject to the ongoing
litigation and the possibility that current rulings may be overturned or
otherwise altered on appeal, I also invoke the Emergency Management Act as a
basis for executive action to combat the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate the
effects of this emergency on the people of Michigan, with the intent to
preserve the rights and protections provided by the EMA. The EMA vests the
governor with broad powers and duties to “cop[e] with dangers to this state or
the people of this state presented by a disaster or emergency,” which the
governor may implement through “executive orders, proclamations, and directives
having the force and effect of law.” MCL 30.403(1)–(2). This executive order
falls within the scope of those powers and duties, and to the extent the governor
may declare a state of emergency and a state of disaster under the Emergency
Management Act when emergency and disaster conditions exist yet the legislature
has not granted an extension request, they too provide a sufficient legal basis
for this order.
Acting under the Michigan Constitution of 1963
and Michigan law, I find it reasonable and necessary, for the reasons outlined
above, to order:
1. Remote work. Except in Regions 6 and 8,
any work capable of being performed remotely (i.e., without the worker leaving
his or her home or place of residence) must be performed remotely. Although not
required, in Regions 6 and 8, any work capable of being performed remotely
should be performed remotely.
2. Individual responsibility. Any
individual who leaves his or her home or place of residence must:
(a) Follow
social distancing measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (“CDC”), including remaining at least six feet from people from
outside the individual’s household to the extent feasible under the
circumstances; and
(b) Follow
the rules described in Executive Order 2020-153, Masks, or any order that may
follow from it.
3. Public accommodations restrictions.
Until 12:01 a.m. on October 9, 2020, and subject to the exceptions in section 9
(“Exceptions”), the following places are closed to entry, use, and occupancy by
members of the public:
(a) Indoor
theaters, cinemas, and performance venues;
(b) Millionaire
Parties licensed by the Michigan Gaming Control Board; and
(c) Except
as provided in subsection (d) of this section, indoor services or facilities,
or outdoor services or facilities involving close contact of persons, for
amusement or other recreational or entertainment purposes, such as amusement
parks, arcades, bingo halls, bowling centers, indoor climbing facilities,
indoor dance areas, roller rinks, ice rinks, trampoline parks, carnival or
amusement rides as defined by MCL 408.652(a), waterparks, and other similar
recreational or entertainment facilities.
(d) While
the restrictions in subsection (c) of this section are in effect, bowling
centers, roller rinks, and ice rinks may nevertheless be open for the sole
purpose of serving as a venue for organized sports under section 7 of this
order.
4. Bars, Restaurants, and Nightclubs. Food
service establishments, as defined in section 1107(t) of the Michigan Food Law,
2000 PA 92, as amended, MCL 289.1107(t), must close common areas in which
people can congregate, dance, or otherwise mingle.
(a) Food
service establishments that hold on-premises retailer licenses to sell
alcoholic beverages must close for indoor service if they earn more than 70% of
their gross receipts from sales of alcoholic beverages.
(b) Food
service establishments that are closed for indoor service under subsection (a)
but open for outdoor service must prohibit patrons from entering the
establishment, except to pass through in order to access the outdoor area, to
pick up a carry-out order, to leave the establishment, or to use the restroom.
(c) For
purposes of calculating its percentage of gross receipts from sales of
alcoholic beverages under this section, a food service establishment must use:
(1) Gross
receipts from 2019 (for purposes of calculating gross receipts, sales of
lottery tickets do not count because they are remitted to the state, although
commissions, incentives, bonuses and other payments from the Michigan Lottery
do count); or
(2) If
the establishment was not in operation in 2019, gross receipts from the date
the establishment opened in 2020 until the present date.
5. Liquor license restrictions. Dance and
topless activity permits issued under subsections 2 or 3 of section 916 of the
Michigan Liquor Control Code, 1998 PA 58, as amended, MCL 436.1916(2) and (3),
are temporarily suspended. Combination dance–entertainment permits and topless
activity–entertainment permits issued under subsection 4 of section 916 of the
Michigan Liquor Control Code, MCL 436.1916(4), are suspended to the extent they
allow dancing and topless activity, but remain valid to the extent they allow
other entertainment.
(a) In
enforcing the Michigan Liquor Control Code, the Michigan Liquor Control
Commission will consider whether the public health, safety or welfare requires
summary, temporary suspension of a license under section 92(2) of the
Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, as amended, MCL 24.292(2).
(b) Nothing
in this order or in Executive Order 2020-184, Workplace Safeguards, prevents
food service establishments from selling alcoholic beverages for off-premises
consumption to patrons who are not seated at a table, or requires such patrons
to remain seated when ordering such beverages.
(c) Nothing
in this order or in Executive Order 2020-184, Workplace Safeguards prevents the
holder of a social district license under section 551 of the Michigan Liquor
Control Code, MCL 436.1551, from selling alcoholic beverages for consumption in
a commons area within a designated social district to patrons who are not
seated at a table, or requires such patrons to remain seated when ordering such
beverages.
6. Gatherings and events. Social
gatherings and organized events among persons not part of the same household
are permitted only to the extent provided in this section. In all cases, organizers
and venues must ensure that the gathering or event complies with this section,
and that persons not part of the same household maintain six feet of distance
from one another, including by designing the gathering or event to encourage
and maintain social distancing. This section does not apply to an incidental
gathering of persons in a shared space, including an airport, bus station,
factory floor, restaurant, shopping mall, public pool, or workplace (although
it does apply to social gatherings and organized events held in such places).
(a) An
indoor social gathering or indoor organized event of 10 people or fewer is
permitted.
(b) An
indoor social gathering or indoor organized event of more than 10 and fewer
than 500 people occurring at a non-residential venue is permitted only to the
extent that the organizers and venue:
(1) In
cases where the gathering or event occurs in a venue with fixed seating, limit
attendance to 20% of seating capacity (or 25% of seating capacity in Regions 6
and 8);
(2) Otherwise,
limit attendance to 20 people per 1,000 square feet of venue space, including
no more than 20 people per 1,000 square feet in each room (or 25 people per
1,000 square feet in Regions 6 and 8);
(3) Consistent
with Executive Order 2020-153, Masks, require individuals at the venue to wear
a facial covering.
(c) An
outdoor social gathering or outdoor organized event of 100 people or fewer is
permitted.
(d) An
outdoor social gathering or outdoor organized event of more than 100 and fewer
than 1,000 people occurring at a non-residential venue is permitted only to the
extent that the organizers and venue:
(1) In
cases where the gathering or event occurs in a venue with fixed seating, limit
attendance to 30% of seating capacity;
(2) Otherwise,
limit attendance to 30 people per 1,000 square feet of event space, including
no more than 30 people per 1,000 square feet in any distinct area within the
event space.
7. Organized sports.
(a) For
purposes of this order, “organized sports” means competitive athletic activity
requiring skill or physical prowess and organized by an institution or by an
association that sets and enforces rules to ensure the physical health and
safety of all participants (“sports organizer” or “sports organizers”).
(b) Notwithstanding
sections 2(b) and 2(d) of Executive Order 2020-153, Masks, section 13(c) of
Executive Order 2020-184, Workplace Safeguards, or sections 2(a), 2(b), and
6(b)(3) of this order, athletes training for, practicing for, or competing in
an organized sport must wear a facial covering (except when swimming) or
consistently maintain 6 feet of social distance (except for occasional and
fleeting moments). For example, an athlete participating in a football, soccer,
or volleyball game would not be able to consistently maintain 6 feet of
distance, and therefore would need to wear a facial covering. Sports organizers
shall ensure that athletes comply with this section for each organized sporting
event.
(c) Sports
organizers should follow the guidance [https://www.michigan.gov/documents/coronavirus/Public_Guidance_for_Contact_Sports_701311_7.pdf]
of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services regarding whether and
how a sport can be played safely.
(d) For
organized sports competitions, sports organizers must ensure either that the
live audience is limited to the guests of the athletes with each athlete
designating up to two guests, or that the event complies with section 6 of this
order.
(e) For
indoor organized sports, sports organizers must ensure that no concessions are
sold at the venue.
(f) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this order, professional sports leagues and teams,
including professional athletes engaged in individual sports, may engage in
professional sports operations, provided that:
(1) The
activities are conducted pursuant to a COVID-19 safety plan that is consistent
with any guidance from the CDC and the Michigan Department of Health and Human
Services; and
(2) Participants
maintain six feet of distance from one another to the extent compatible with
the sporting activity.
8. <Reserved>.
9. Exceptions.
(a) The
public accommodations restrictions imposed by section 3 of this order do not
apply to any of the following:
(1) Services
necessary for medical treatment as determined by a licensed medical provider;
(2) Health
care facilities, residential care facilities, congregate care facilities, and
juvenile justice facilities;
(3) Crisis
shelters or similar institutions;
(4) Food
courts inside the secured zones of airports; and
(5) Employees,
contractors, vendors, or suppliers who enter, use, or occupy the places
described in section 3 of this order in their professional capacity.
(b) The
indoor gathering and event limitations imposed by sections 6(a) and 6(b) of
this order do not apply to any of the following:
(1) Aspects
of training of law enforcement, correctional, medical, or first responder
personnel not capable of being performed remotely;
(2) Polling
places.
10. Parks. Unless otherwise prohibited by
local regulation, outdoor parks and recreational facilities may be open,
provided that they make any reasonable modifications necessary to enable
employees and patrons not part of the same household to maintain six feet of
distance from one another, and provided that areas in which social distancing
cannot be maintained are closed, subject to guidance issued by the Michigan
Department of Health and Human Services.
11. <Reserved>.
12. Region definitions. For purposes of this
order, Michigan comprises eight separate regions.
(a) Region
1 includes the following counties: Monroe, Washtenaw, Livingston, Genesee,
Lapeer, Saint Clair, Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne.
(b) Region
2 includes the following counties: Mason, Lake, Osceola, Clare, Oceana,
Newaygo, Mecosta, Isabella, Muskegon, Montcalm, Ottawa, Kent, and Ionia.
(c) Region
3 includes the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Van Buren, Kalamazoo,
Calhoun, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, and Branch.
(d) Region
4 includes the following counties: Oscoda, Alcona, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin,
Arenac, Midland, Bay, Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac, and Huron.
(e) Region
5 includes the following counties: Gratiot, Clinton, Shiawassee, Eaton, and
Ingham.
(f) Region
6 includes the following counties: Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon,
Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego,
Montmorency, Alpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, and Emmet.
(g) Region
7 includes the following counties: Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Jackson.
(h) Region
8 includes the following counties: Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw,
Iron, Baraga, Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee, Delta, Alger, Schoolcraft, Luce,
Mackinac, and Chippewa.
13. Separation of powers. Nothing in this
order should be taken to interfere with or infringe on the powers of the
legislative and judicial branches to perform their constitutional duties or
exercise their authority. Similarly, nothing in this order shall be taken to
abridge protections guaranteed by the state or federal constitution under these
emergency circumstances.
14. Religious worship. Consistent with
prior guidance, neither a place of religious worship nor its owner is subject
to penalty under section 18 of this order for allowing religious worship at
such place. No individual is subject to penalty under section 18 of this order
for engaging in religious worship at a place of religious worship.
15. Consistency with state and federal law.
Nothing in this order, or any other executive order, should be taken to modify,
limit, or abridge protections provided by state or federal law for a person
with a disability.
16. Effective
date and effect on prior orders. Except as otherwise specified, this order
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on October 9, 2020. At that time, Executive Orders
2020-176, 2020-180, and 2020-181 are rescinded, except that nothing in this
order shall be construed to affect any prosecution based on conduct that
occurred before the effective date of this order. Except as otherwise specified,
nothing in this order supersedes any other executive order.
17. Future orders. In determining whether
to maintain, intensify, or relax the restrictions in this order,
I will consider, among other factors, (1) data on COVID-19 infections and the
disease’s rate of spread;
(2) whether sufficient medical personnel, hospital beds, and ventilators exist
to meet anticipated medical need; (3) the availability of personal protective
equipment for the health care workforce; (4) the state’s capacity to test for
COVID-19 cases and isolate infected people; and (5) economic conditions in the
state.
18. Penalty. Consistent with MCL 10.33 and
MCL 30.405(3), willful violation of this order is a misdemeanor.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
State of Michigan.
Date: September 25, 2020
Time: 3:45 p.m.
Gretchen
Whitmer
[SEAL] Governor
By
the Governor:
Jocelyn
Benson
Secretary
of State
The executive order was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
The following message from the Governor was
received on September 25, 2020, and read:
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
No.
2020-184
Safeguards to protect Michigan’s workers from
COVID-19
Rescission of Executive Order 2020-175
Businesses
must continue to do their part to protect their employees, their patrons, and
their communities. Many businesses have already done so by implementing robust
safeguards to prevent viral transmission. But we can and must do more: no one
should feel unsafe at work. With a series of prior executive orders, I created
workplace standards that apply to all businesses across the state. I am now
rescinding and reissuing an amended version of those standards to reflect
recent changes in the Safe Start order.
The
safeguards in this order are in addition to any other requirements provided by
law, including the Safe Start order and any other relevant emergency orders.
The
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease that can result in serious
illness or death. It is caused by a new strain of coronavirus not previously
identified in humans and easily spread from person to person. There is
currently no approved vaccine or antiviral treatment for this disease.
On
March 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services identified the
first two presumptive-positive cases of COVID-19 in Michigan. On that same day,
I issued Executive Order 2020-4. This order declared a state of emergency
across the state of Michigan under section 1 of article 5 of the Michigan
Constitution of 1963, the Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390, as amended
(EMA), MCL 30.401 et seq., and the
Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945, 1945 PA 302, as amended (EPGA),
MCL 10.31 et seq.
Since
then, the virus spread across Michigan, bringing deaths in the thousands,
confirmed cases in the tens of thousands, and deep disruption to this state’s
economy, homes, and educational, civic, social, and religious institutions. On
April 1, 2020, in response to the widespread and severe health, economic, and
social harms posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, I issued Executive Order 2020-33.
This order expanded on Executive Order 2020-4 and declared both a state of
emergency and a state of disaster across the State of Michigan under section 1
of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Emergency Management
Act, and the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945. And on April 30,
2020, finding that COVID-19 had created emergency and disaster conditions
across the State of Michigan, I issued Executive Order 2020-67 to continue the
emergency declaration under the EPA, as well as Executive Order 2020-68 to
issue new emergency and disaster declarations under the EMA.
Those
executive orders have been challenged in Michigan
House of Representatives and Michigan Senate v. Whitmer. On August 21,
2020, the Court of Appeals ruled that the Governor’s declaration of a state of
emergency, her extensions of the state of emergency, and her issuance of
related EOs clearly fell within the scope of the Governor’s authority under the
EPGA.
On
September 3, 2020, I issued Executive Order 2020-177, again finding that the
COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a disaster and emergency throughout the State of
Michigan. That order constituted a state of emergency declaration under the
Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945. And, to the extent the governor
may declare a state of emergency and a state of disaster under the Emergency
Management Act when emergency and disaster conditions exist yet the legislature
had declined to grant an extension request, that order also constituted a state
of emergency and state of disaster declaration under that act.
The
Emergency Powers of the Governor Act provides a sufficient legal basis for
issuing this executive order. In relevant part, it provides that, after
declaring a state of emergency, “the governor may promulgate reasonable orders,
rules, and regulations as he or she considers necessary to protect life and
property or to bring the emergency situation within the affected area under
control.” MCL 10.31(1).
Nevertheless,
subject to the ongoing litigation and the possibility that current rulings may
be overturned or otherwise altered on appeal, I also invoke the Emergency
Management Act as a basis for executive action to combat the spread of COVID-19
and mitigate the effects of this emergency on the people of Michigan, with the
intent to preserve the rights and protections provided by the EMA. The EMA
vests the governor with broad powers and duties to “cop[e] with dangers to this
state or the people of this state presented by a disaster or emergency,” which
the governor may implement through “executive orders, proclamations, and
directives having the force and effect of law.” MCL 30.403(1)–(2). This
executive order falls within the scope of those powers and duties, and to the
extent the governor may declare a state of emergency and a state of disaster
under the Emergency Management Act when emergency and disaster conditions exist
yet the legislature has not granted an extension request, they too provide a
sufficient legal basis for this order.
Acting
under the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law, I find it reasonable
and necessary, for the reasons outlined above, to order:
1. Workplace safeguards for all businesses.
All businesses or operations that require their employees to leave the homes or
residences for work must, at a minimum:
(a) Develop
a COVID-19 preparedness and response plan, consistent with recommendations in
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19, developed by the Occupational
Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) and available here [https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf].
Within two weeks of resuming in-person activities, a business’s or operation’s
plan must be made readily available to employees, labor unions, and customers,
whether via website, internal network, or by hard copy.
(b) Designate
one or more worksite supervisors to implement, monitor, and report on the
COVID-19 control strategies developed under subsection (a) of this section. The
supervisor must remain on-site at all times when employees are present on site.
An on-site employee may be designated to perform the supervisory role.
(c) Provide
COVID-19 training to employees that covers, at a minimum:
(1) Workplace
infection-control practices.
(2) The
proper use of personal protective equipment.
(3) Steps
the employee must take to notify the business or operation of any symptoms of
COVID-19 or a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.
(4) How
to report unsafe working conditions.
(d) Provide
any communication and training on COVID-19 infection control practices in the
primary languages common in the employee population.
(e) Place
posters in the languages common in the employee population that encourage
staying home when sick, cough and sneeze etiquette, and proper hand-hygiene
practices.
(f) Conduct
a daily entry self-screening protocol for all employees or contractors entering
the workplace, including, at a minimum, a questionnaire covering symptoms and
suspected or confirmed exposure to people with possible COVID-19.
(g) Keep
everyone on the worksite premises at least six feet from one another to the
maximum extent possible, including through the use of ground markings, signs,
and physical barriers, as appropriate to the worksite.
(h) Provide
non-medical grade face coverings to their employees, with supplies of N95 masks
and surgical masks reserved, for now, for health care professionals, first
responders (e.g., police officers, fire fighters, paramedics), and other
critical workers.
(i) Require
face coverings to be worn when employees cannot consistently maintain six feet
of separation from other individuals in the workplace, and consider face
shields when employees cannot consistently maintain three feet of separation
from other individuals in the workplace.
(j) Require
face coverings in shared spaces, including during in-person meetings and in
restrooms and hallways.
(k) Increase
facility cleaning and disinfection to limit exposure to COVID-19, especially on
high-touch surfaces (e.g., door handles), paying special attention to parts,
products, and shared equipment (e.g., tools, machinery, vehicles).
(l) Adopt protocols to clean and disinfect the
facility in the event of a positive COVID-19 case in the workplace.
(m) Make
cleaning supplies available to employees upon entry and at the worksite and
provide time for employees to wash hands frequently or to use hand sanitizer.
(n) When
an employee or known patron is identified with a confirmed case of COVID-19:
(1) Immediately
notify the local public health department, and
(2) Within
24 hours, notify any co-workers, contractors, or suppliers who may have come
into contact with the person with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
(o) Allow
employees with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 to return to the
workplace only after they are no longer infectious according to the latest
guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and they
are released from any quarantine or isolation by the local public health
department.
(p) Follow
Executive Order 2020-172, and any executive orders that follow it, that
prohibit discharging, disciplining, or otherwise retaliating against employees
who stay home or who leave work when they are at particular risk of infecting
others with COVID-19.
(q) Establish
a response plan for dealing with a confirmed infection in the workplace,
including protocols for sending employees home and for temporary closures of
all or part of the workplace to allow for deep cleaning.
(r) Restrict
business-related travel for employees to essential travel only.
(s) Encourage
employees to use personal protective equipment and hand sanitizer on public
transportation.
(t) Promote
remote work to the fullest extent possible.
(u) Adopt
any additional infection-control measures that are reasonable in light of the
work performed at the worksite and the rate of infection in the surrounding
community.
2. Outdoor work. Businesses or operations
whose work is primarily and traditionally performed outdoors must:
(a) Prohibit
gatherings of any size in which people cannot maintain six feet of distance
from one another.
(b) Limit
in-person interaction with clients and patrons to the maximum extent possible, and
bar any such interaction in which people cannot maintain six feet of distance
from one another.
(c) Provide
and require the use of personal protective equipment such as gloves, goggles,
face shields, and face coverings, as appropriate for the activity being
performed.
(d) Adopt
protocols to limit the sharing of tools and equipment to the maximum extent
possible and to ensure frequent and thorough cleaning and disinfection of
tools, equipment, and frequently touched surfaces.
3. Construction. Businesses or operations
in the construction industry must:
(a) Conduct
a daily entry screening protocol for employees, contractors, suppliers, and any
other individuals entering a worksite, including a questionnaire covering
symptoms and suspected or confirmed exposure to people with possible COVID-19,
together with, if possible, a temperature screening.
(b) Create
dedicated entry point(s) at every worksite, if possible, for daily screening as
provided in subsection (a) of this section, or in the alternative issue
stickers or other indicators to employees to show that they received a
screening before entering the worksite that day.
(c) Provide
instructions for the distribution of personal protective equipment and
designate on-site locations for soiled face coverings.
(d) Require
the use of work gloves where appropriate to prevent skin contact with
contaminated surfaces.
(e) Identify
choke points and high-risk areas where employees must stand near one another
(such as hallways, hoists and elevators, break areas, water stations, and
buses) and control their access and use (including through physical barriers)
so that social distancing is maintained.
(f) Ensure
there are sufficient hand-washing or hand-sanitizing stations at the worksite
to enable easy access by employees.
(g) Notify
contractors (if a subcontractor) or owners (if a contractor) of any confirmed
COVID-19 cases among employees at the worksite.
(h) Restrict
unnecessary movement between project sites.
(i) Create
protocols for minimizing personal contact upon delivery of materials to the
worksite.
4. Manufacturing. Manufacturing facilities
must:
(a) Conduct
a daily entry screening protocol for employees, contractors, suppliers, and any
other individuals entering the facility, including a questionnaire covering
symptoms and suspected or confirmed exposure to people with possible COVID-19,
together with temperature screening.
(b) Create
dedicated entry point(s) at every facility for daily screening as provided in
subsection (a) of this section, and ensure physical barriers are in place to
prevent anyone from bypassing the screening.
(c) Train
employees on, at a minimum:
(1) Routes
by which the virus causing COVID-19 is transmitted from person to person.
(2) Distance
that the virus can travel in the air, as well as the time it remains viable in
the air and on environmental surfaces.
(3) The
use of personal protective equipment, including the proper steps for putting it
on and taking it off.
(d) Reduce
congestion in common spaces wherever practicable by, for example, closing salad
bars and buffets within cafeterias and kitchens, requiring individuals to sit
at least six feet from one another, placing markings on the floor to allow
social distancing while standing in line, offering boxed food via delivery or
pick-up points, and reducing cash payments.
(e) Implement
rotational shift schedules where possible (e.g., increasing the number of
shifts, alternating days or weeks) to reduce the number of employees in the
facility at the same time.
(f) Stagger
meal and break times, as well as start times at each entrance, where possible.
(g) Install
temporary physical barriers, where practicable, between workstations and
cafeteria tables.
(h) Create
protocols for minimizing personal contact upon delivery of materials to the
facility.
(i) Adopt
protocols to limit the sharing of tools and equipment to the maximum extent
possible.
(j) Ensure
there are sufficient hand-washing or hand-sanitizing stations at the worksite
to enable easy access by employees, and discontinue use of hand dryers.
(k) Notify
plant leaders and potentially exposed individuals upon identification of a
positive case of COVID-19 in the facility, and maintain a central log for
symptomatic employees or employees who received a positive test for COVID-19.
(l) Send potentially exposed individuals home upon
identification of a positive case of COVID-19 in the facility.
(m) Require
employees to self-report to plant leaders as soon as possible after developing
symptoms of COVID-19.
(n) Shut
areas of the manufacturing facility for cleaning and disinfection, as
necessary, if an employee goes home because he or she is displaying symptoms of
COVID-19.
5. Research labs. Research laboratories,
other than laboratories that perform diagnostic testing, must:
(a) Assign
dedicated entry point(s) or times into lab buildings.
(b) Conduct
a daily entry screening protocol for employees, contractors, suppliers, and any
other individuals entering a worksite, including a questionnaire covering
symptoms and suspected or confirmed exposure to people with possible COVID-19,
together with, if possible, a temperature screening.
(c) Create
protocols or checklists as necessary to conform to the facility’s COVID-19
preparedness and response plan.
(d) Establish
and implement a plan for distributing face coverings.
(e) Limit
the number of people per square feet of floor space permitted in a particular
laboratory at one time.
(f) Close
open workspaces, cafeterias, and conference rooms.
(g) As necessary,
use tape on the floor to demarcate socially distanced workspaces and to create
one-way traffic flow.
(h) Require
all office and dry lab work to be conducted remotely.
(i) Minimize
the use of shared lab equipment and shared lab tools and create protocols for
disinfecting lab equipment and lab tools.
(j) Provide
disinfecting supplies and require employees to wipe down their work stations at
least twice daily.
(k) Implement
an audit and compliance procedure to ensure that cleaning criteria are followed.
(l) Establish a clear reporting process for any
symptomatic individual or any individual with a confirmed case of COVID-19,
including the notification of lab leaders and the maintenance of a central log.
(m) Clean
and disinfect the work site when an employee is sent home with symptoms or with
a confirmed case of COVID-19.
(n) Send
any potentially exposed co-workers home if there is a positive case in the
facility.
(o) Restrict
all non-essential work travel, including in-person conference events.
6. Retail, libraries, and museums. Retail
stores that are open for in-store sales, as well as libraries and museums,
must:
(a) Create
communications material for customers (e.g., signs or pamphlets) to inform them
of changes to store practices and to explain the precautions the store is
taking to prevent infection.
(b) Establish
lines to regulate entry in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, with
markings for patrons to enable them to stand at least six feet apart from one
another while waiting. Stores should also explore alternatives to lines,
including allowing customers to wait in their cars for a text message or phone
call, to enable social distancing and to accommodate seniors and those with
disabilities.
(c) Except
in Regions 6 and 8, adhere to the following restrictions:
(1) Stores
of less than 50,000 square feet of customer floor space must limit the number
of people in the store (including employees) to 25% of the total occupancy
limits established by the State Fire Marshal or a local fire marshal.
(2) Stores
of 50,000 square feet or more must:
(A) Limit
the number of customers in the store at one time (excluding employees) to 20
people per 1,000 square feet of customer floor space.
(B) Create
at least two hours per week of dedicated shopping time for vulnerable
populations, which for purposes of this order are people over 60, pregnant
women, and those with chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and
lung disease.
(3) The
director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is authorized
to issue an emergency order varying the capacity limits described in this
subsection as necessary to protect the public health.
(d) Post
signs at store entrances instructing customers of their legal obligation to
wear a face covering when inside the store.
(e) Post
signs at store entrances informing customers not to enter if they are or have
recently been sick.
(f) Design
spaces and store activities in a manner that encourages employees and customers
to maintain six feet of distance from one another.
(g) Install
physical barriers at checkout or other service points that require interaction,
including plexiglass barriers, tape markers, or tables, as appropriate.
(h) Establish
an enhanced cleaning and sanitizing protocol for high-touch areas like
restrooms, credit-card machines, keypads, counters, shopping carts, and other
surfaces.
(i) Train
employees on:
(1) Appropriate
cleaning procedures, including training for cashiers on cleaning between
customers.
(2) How
to manage symptomatic customers upon entry or in the store.
(j) Notify
employees if the employer learns that an individual (including a customer or
supplier) with a confirmed case of COVID-19 has visited the store.
7. Offices. Offices must:
(a) Assign
dedicated entry point(s) for all employees to reduce congestion at the main
entrance.
(b) Provide
visual indicators of appropriate spacing for employees outside the building in
case of congestion.
(c) Take
steps to reduce entry congestion and to ensure the effectiveness of screening
(e.g., by staggering start times, adopting a rotational schedule in which only
half of employees are in the office at a particular time).
(d) Increase
distancing between employees by spreading out workspaces, staggering workspace
usage, restricting non-essential common space (e.g., cafeterias), providing
visual cues to guide movement and activity (e.g., restricting elevator capacity
with markings).
(e) Prohibit
social gatherings and meetings that do not allow for social distancing or that
create unnecessary movement through the office. Use virtual meetings whenever
possible.
(f) Provide
disinfecting supplies and require employees wipe down their workstations at
least twice daily.
(g) Post
signs about the importance of personal hygiene.
(h) Disinfect
high-touch surfaces in offices (e.g., whiteboard markers, restrooms, handles)
and minimize shared items when possible (e.g., pens, remotes, whiteboards).
(i) Institute
cleaning and communications protocols when employees are sent home with
symptoms.
(j) Notify
employees if the employer learns that an individual (including a customer,
supplier, or visitor) with a confirmed case of COVID-19 has visited the office.
(k) Restrict
all non-essential travel, including in-person conference events.
8. Restaurants and bars. Restaurants and
bars must:
(a) Limit
capacity to 50% of normal seating.
(b) Require
six feet of separation between parties or groups at different tables or bar
tops (e.g., spread tables out, use every other table, remove or put up chairs
or barstools that are not in use).
(c) Require
patrons to wear a face covering except when seated at their table or bar top
(unless the patron is unable medically to tolerate a face covering).
(d) Require
patrons to remain seated at their tables or bar tops, except to enter or exit
the premises, to order food, or to use the restroom.
(e) Sell
alcoholic beverages only via table service, not via orders at the bar except to
patrons seated at the bar.
(f) Prohibit
access to common areas in which people can congregate, dance, or otherwise
mingle.
(g) Create
communications material for customers (e.g., signs, pamphlets) to inform them
of changes to restaurant or bar practices and to explain the precautions that
are being taken to prevent infection.
(h) Close
waiting areas and ask customers to wait in cars whenever possible, or else
outside the restaurant or bar, for a notification when their table is ready.
Restaurants and bars should take measures to encourage social distancing among
those customers waiting for tables who are not waiting in their cars.
(i) Close
self-serve food or drink options, such as buffets, salad bars, and drink
stations.
(j) Provide
physical guides, such as tape on floors or sidewalks and signage on walls to
ensure that customers remain at least six feet apart in any lines.
(k) Post
signs at store entrances informing customers not to enter if they are or have
recently been sick.
(l) Post signs instructing customers to wear face
coverings until they are seated at their table.
(m) Require
hosts, servers, and staff to wear face coverings in the dining area.
(n) Require
employees to wear face coverings and gloves in the kitchen area when handling
food, consistent with guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).
(o) Limit
shared items for customers (e.g., condiments, menus) and clean high-contact
areas after each customer (e.g., tables, chairs, menus, payment tools).
(p) Train
employees on:
(1) Appropriate
use of personal protective equipment in conjunction with food safety
guidelines.
(2) Food
safety health protocols (e.g., cleaning between customers, especially shared
condiments).
(3) How
to manage symptomatic customers upon entry or in the restaurant.
(q) Notify
employees if the employer learns that an individual (including an employee,
customer, or supplier) with a confirmed case of COVID-19 has visited the store.
(r) Close
restaurant immediately if an employee shows symptoms of COVID-19, defined as
either the new onset of cough or new onset of chest tightness or two of the
following: fever (measured or subjective), chills, myalgia, headache, sore
throat, or disorders of taste or smell, and perform a deep clean, consistent
with guidance from the FDA and the CDC. Such cleaning may occur overnight.
(s) Install
physical barriers, such as sneeze guards and partitions at cash registers,
bars, host stands, and other areas where maintaining physical distance of six
feet is difficult.
(t) To the
maximum extent possible, limit the number of employees in shared spaces,
including kitchens, host stands, break rooms, and offices, to maintain at least
a six-foot distance between employees.
9. Health care. Outpatient health-care
facilities, including clinics, primary care physician offices, dental offices,
and veterinary clinics, must:
(a) Post
signs at entrance(s) instructing patients to wear a face covering when inside.
(b) Limit
waiting-area occupancy to the number of individuals who can be present while
staying six feet away from one another and ask patients, if possible, to wait
in cars for their appointment to be called.
(c) Mark
waiting rooms to enable six feet of social distancing (e.g., by placing X’s on
the ground and/or removing seats in the waiting room).
(d) Enable
contactless sign-in (e.g., sign in on phone app) as soon as practicable.
(e) Add
special hours for highly vulnerable patients, including the elderly and those
with chronic conditions.
(f) Conduct
a common screening protocol for all patients, including a temperature check and
questions about COVID-19 symptoms.
(g) Place
hand sanitizer and face coverings at patient entrances.
(h) Require
employees to make proper use of personal protective equipment in accordance
with guidance from the CDC and OSHA.
(i) Require
patients to wear a face covering when in the facility, except as necessary for
identification or to facilitate an examination or procedure.
(j) Install
physical barriers at sign-in, temperature screening, or other service points
that normally require personal interaction (e.g., plexiglass, cardboard,
tables).
(k) Employ
telehealth and telemedicine to the greatest extent possible.
(l) Limit the number of appointments to maintain
social distancing and allow adequate time between appointments for cleaning.
(m) Employ
specialized procedures for patients with high temperatures or respiratory
symptoms (e.g., special entrances, having them wait in their car) to avoid
exposing other patients in the waiting room.
(n) Deep
clean examination rooms after patients with respiratory symptoms and clean
rooms between all patients.
(o) Establish
procedures for building disinfection in accordance with CDC guidance if it is
suspected that an employee or patient has COVID-19 or if there is a confirmed
case.
10. In-home services. All businesses or
operations that provide in-home services, including cleaners, repair persons,
painters, and the like, must:
(a) Require
their employees (or, if a sole-owned business, the business owner) to perform a
daily health screening prior to going to the job site.
(b) Maintain
accurate appointment record, including date and time of service, name of
client, and contact information, to aid with contact tracing.
(c) Limit
direct interaction with customers by using electronic means of communication
whenever possible.
(d) Prior
to entering the home, inquire with the customer whether anyone in the household
has been diagnosed with COVID-19, is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, or has
had close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19. If so, the
business or operation must reschedule for a different time.
(e) Limit
the number of employees inside a home to the minimum number necessary to
perform the work in a timely fashion.
(f) Ensure
that gloves are worn when practical and disposed of in accordance with guidance
from the CDC.
11. Personal-care services. All businesses
or operations that provide barbering, cosmetology services, body art services
(including tattooing and body piercing), tanning services, massage services, or
similar personal-care services must:
(a) Maintain
accurate appointment and walk-in records, including date and time of service,
name of client, and contact information, to aid with contact tracing.
(b) Post
signs at store entrances informing customers not to enter if they are or have
recently been sick.
(c) Restrict
entry to customers, to a caregiver of those customers, or to the minor
dependents of those customers.
(d) Require
in-use workstations to be separated by at least six feet from one another and,
if feasible, separate workstations with physical barriers (e.g., plexiglass,
strip curtains).
(e) Limit
waiting-area occupancy to the number of individuals who can be present while
staying six feet away from one another and ask customers, if possible, to wait
in cars for their appointment to be called.
(f) Discontinue
all self-service refreshments.
(g) Discard
magazines in waiting areas and other non-essential, shared items that cannot be
disinfected.
(h) Mark
waiting areas to enable six feet of social distancing (e.g., by placing X’s on
the ground and/or removing seats in the waiting room).
(i) Require
employees to make proper use of personal protective equipment in accordance
with guidance from the CDC and OSHA.
(j) Require
employees and customers to wear a face covering at all times, except that
customers may temporarily remove a face covering when receiving a service that
requires its removal. During services that require a customer to remove their
face covering, an employee must wear a face shield or goggles in addition to
the face covering.
(k) Install
physical barriers, such as sneeze guards and partitions at cash registers,
where maintaining physical distance of six feet is difficult.
12. Public accommodations. Sports and
entertainment facilities, including arenas, cinemas, concert halls, performance
venues, sporting venues, stadiums and theaters, as well as places of public
amusement, such as amusement parks, arcades, bingo halls, bowling centers,
skating rinks, and trampoline parks, must:
(a) Post
signs outside of entrances informing customers not to enter if they are or have
recently been sick.
(b) Maintain
accurate records, including date and time of entry, names of patrons, and
contact information, to aid with contact tracing; and deny entry to any visitor
who does not provide at a minimum their name and phone number.
(c) Mandate
wearing of facial coverings at all times while in the facility.
(d) Establish
crowd-limiting measures to meter the flow of patrons (e.g., digital queuing,
delineated waiting areas, parking instructions, social distance markings on
ground or cones to designate social distancing, etc.).
(e) Use
physical dividers, marked floors, signs, and other physical and visual cues to
maintain six feet of distance between persons.
(f) Limit
seating occupancy to the extent necessary to enable patrons not of the same
household to maintain six feet of distance from others (e.g., stagger group
seating upon reservation, close off every other row, etc.).
(g) For
sports and entertainment facilities, establish safe exit procedures for patrons
(e.g., dismiss groups based on ticket number, row, etc.).
(h) For
sports and entertainment facilities, to the extent feasible, adopt specified
entry and exit times for vulnerable populations, as well as specified entrances
and exits.
(i) Train
employees who interact with patrons (e.g., ushers) on how to:
(1) Monitor
and enforce compliance with the facility’s COVID-19 protocols.
(2) Help
patrons who become symptomatic.
(j) Frequently
disinfect high-touch surfaces during events or, as necessary, throughout the
day.
(k) Disinfect
and deep clean the facility after each event or, as necessary, throughout the
day.
(l) Close self-serve food or drink options, such as
buffets, salad bars, and drink stations.
13. Sports and exercise facilities.
Gymnasiums, fitness centers, recreation centers, exercise facilities, exercise
studios, bowling centers, roller rinks, ice rinks, and like facilities must:
(a) Use
best efforts to provide opportunities for patrons to exercise outdoors.
(b) Maintain
accurate records, including date and time of entry and exit, names of patrons,
and contact information, to aid with contact tracing; and deny entry to any
visitor who does not provide at a minimum their name and phone number.
(c) Mandate
wearing of facial coverings at all times except when swimming.
(d) Limit
capacity in the facility to 25% of the total occupancy limits established by
the State Fire Marshal or a local fire marshal.
(e) Configure
workout stations or implement protocols to enable six feet of distance between
individuals during exercise sessions.
(f) Reduce
class sizes, as necessary, to enable at least six feet of separation between
individuals, and comply with relevant restrictions on social gatherings and
organized events in Executive Order 2020-183, Safe Start, or any order that
follows from it.
(g) Provide
equipment-cleaning products throughout the facility for use on equipment.
(h) Make
hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, soap and water, or similar disinfectant
readily available.
(i) Regularly
disinfect exercise equipment, including immediately after use. If patrons are
expected to disinfect, post signs encouraging patrons to disinfect equipment.
(j) Ensure
that ventilation systems operate properly.
(k) Increase
introduction and circulation of outdoor air as much as possible by opening
windows and doors, using fans, or other methods.
(l) Regularly clean and disinfect public areas,
locker rooms, and restrooms.
(m) Close
steam rooms, saunas, hot tubs, and cold plunge pools.
(n) Post
signs outside of entrances instructing individuals not to enter if they are or
have recently been sick.
14. Pools. Swimming pools must:
(a) If
they are outdoors, limit capacity to 50% of the bather capacity limits
described in Rule 325.2193 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(b) If
they are indoors, limit capacity to 25% of the bather capacity limits described
in Rule 325.2193 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(c) Limit
capacity on the pool deck to ensure that persons not part of the same household
maintain six feet of distance from one another.
15. Meat and poultry processing. Meat and
poultry processing plants must:
(a) Conduct
a daily entry screening protocol for employees, contractors, suppliers, and any
other individuals entering the facility, including a questionnaire covering
symptoms and suspected or confirmed exposure to people with possible COVID-19,
together with temperature screening.
(b) Create
at least one dedicated entry point at every facility for daily screening as
provided in subsection (a) of this section, and ensure physical barriers are in
place to prevent anyone from bypassing the screening.
(c) Configure
communal work environments so that employees are spaced at least six feet apart
in all directions (e.g., side-to-side and when facing one another).
(d) Require
employees to wear a face covering whenever present at the facility, except when
removal is necessary to eat or drink.
(e) Provide
clean cloth face coverings or disposable mask options for employees to use when
the coverings become wet, soiled, or otherwise visibly contaminated over the
course of a workday.
(f) Use
face shields in addition to face coverings as necessary when engineering and
administrative controls are difficult to maintain and there may be exposure to
other workplace hazards, such as splashes or sprays of liquids on processing
lines.
(g) Install
physical barriers, such as strip curtains, plexiglass, or other impermeable
dividers or partitions, to separate meat and poultry processing employees from
each other.
(h) Take
measures to ensure adequate ventilation in work areas to help minimize
employees’ potential exposures.
(i) Encourage
single-file movement with a six-foot distance between each employee through the
facility.
(j) Stagger
employees’ arrival, departure, break, and lunch times to avoid congregations of
employees in parking areas, locker rooms, lunch areas, and near time clocks.
(k) Provide
visual cues (e.g., floor markings, signs) as a reminder to employees to
maintain social distancing.
(l) Designate employees to monitor and facilitate
social distancing on the processing floor.
(m) Reduce
processing capacity or modify the processing or production lines or stagger
workers across shifts to minimize the number of employees in the facility at
any one time.
(n) Adopt
sick leave policies that discourage employees from entering the workplace while
sick and modify any incentive programs that penalize employees for taking sick
leave.
(o) Group
employees together in cohorts, if feasible, in a manner that allows a group of
employees to be assigned to the same shifts with the same coworkers, so as to
minimize contacts between employees in each cohort.
(p) If an
employee becomes or reports being sick, disinfect the workstation used and any
tools handled by the employee.
(q) Provide
personal protective equipment that is disposable if possible or else, if
reusable equipment is provided, ensure proper disinfection and storage in a clean
location when not in use.
16. Casinos. Casinos must:
(a) Conduct
a daily entry screening protocol for customers, employees, contractors,
suppliers, and any other individuals entering the facility, including a
questionnaire covering symptoms and suspected or confirmed exposure to people
with possible COVID-19, together with temperature screening.
(b) Limit
and enforce patron occupancy of 15% of total occupancy limits established by
the State Fire Marshal or a local fire marshal.
(c) Designate
entry points and exit points with extensive signage of the directional flow of
patrons.
(d) Place
signs at each entrance point, cage, and throughout the casino reminding patrons
of CDC guidelines for social distancing practices, proper washing of hands,
wearing face coverings, and to stay at home if feeling ill or sick.
(e) Require
patrons to wear a face covering, except while eating or drinking or for
identification purposes.
(f) Prohibit
smoking indoors.
(g) Designate
a Liaison Officer (or Officers), identify such Officer (or Officers) to all
casino employees, and require any employee who believes they may have
contracted COVID-19 or been exposed to COVID‑19 to report this to an
Officer.
(h) Stagger
break schedules and employee starting and ending times to the extent possible
to avoid congregation of individuals in back-of-house areas.
(i) Provide
frequent opportunities for employees to wash and/or sanitize their hands to
reduce the risk of surface transmission.
(j) In
addition to the cleaning required under subsection 1(k), clean and disinfect
all high-touch objects that are accessible to the public (e.g., ATMs, counters,
door handles, elevator panels and buttons, restrooms, dining tables, employee
break rooms, carts, chairs, table rails, trash bins, light switches, phones,
kiosks, time clocks, etc.).
(k) Provide
disinfecting wipes throughout the casino to enable patrons to disinfect
frequently touched surfaces.
(l) Place hand sanitizer stations in high traffic
areas, including throughout the casino floor and employee break rooms.
(m) Regularly
maintain HVAC systems and maximize the delivery of fresh air into the facility.
(n) Frequently
disinfect slot machines, provide wipe dispensaries for slot machines, and post
signs encouraging patrons to wipe down slot machines before and after use.
(o) Enable
social distancing between slot machines by either:
(1) Installing
a plexiglass barrier between slot machines.
(2) Disabling
machines or removing chairs from machines as necessary to maintain six feet of distance
between machines in operation.
(p) Require
employees and customers to wear face coverings while in the casino.
(q) Require
casino employees who provide food and drink service on the casino floor to
follow the rules described in section 8 of this order, which governs servers at
restaurants, including but not limited to, the wearing of face coverings.
(r) Close
the following services or offerings:
(1) Nightclubs.
(2) Valet
service.
(3) Coat
check.
(4) Self-serve
buffets and self-serve soda and coffee stations.
(s) Follow
any infection-control guidance provided by the Michigan Gaming Control Board,
including, but not limited to, any guidance on the conduct of table games.
17. Racetracks. In addition to following
any other applicable rules, including the restrictions of Executive Order
2020-183, Safe Start, or any order that may follow from it, racetracks licensed
by the Executive Director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board must follow all
orders issued by the Executive Director for reopening and operation consistent
with this order or any order that follows from it.
18. Recordkeeping. Employers must maintain
a record of the requirements set forth in subsections 1(c) (training), 1(f)
(screening protocol), and 1(n) (required notifications).
19. Effective date and effect on other orders.
This order is effective immediately upon issuance. Executive Order 2020-175 is
rescinded, except that nothing in this order shall be construed to affect any
prosecution based on conduct that occurred before the effective date of this
order. Section 2(d) of Executive Order 2020-153, Masks, is rescinded. Except as
otherwise specified, nothing in this order supersedes any other executive
order.
20. Non-exclusivity. Nothing in this order
shall be taken to limit or affect any rights or remedies otherwise available
under law.
21. Penalty. Consistent with MCL 10.33 and
MCL 30.405(3), a willful violation of this order is a misdemeanor.
Given
under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Michigan.
Date: September 25, 2020
Time: 3:45 p.m.
Gretchen
Whitmer
[SEAL] Governor
By
the Governor:
Jocelyn
Benson
Secretary
of State
The
executive order was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
The following message from the Governor was received
on September 25, 2020, and read:
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
No.
2020-185
Amendment to the Provision of preK–12
education
for the 2020–2021 school year order
This order expands the requirement to wear a
mask in the classroom to all students kindergarten and up. It is now crystal
clear that COVID-19 can be deadly to younger children, and that children who
become infected at school can pass the virus to their parents, leading to
community spread. In the absence of a widespread vaccine, wearing a covering
over the nose and mouth remains the most effective tool to combat the spread of
COVID-19, both in schools and the wider community.
Given the higher incidence of cases among
children in recent months, and the clear effectiveness of masking as a mitigation
strategy, requiring the use of masks in the classroom even for younger students
is a reasonable and necessary requirement in Regions at Phase 4 of the MI Safe
Start Plan.
Acting under the Michigan Constitution of 1963
and Michigan law, I find it reasonable and necessary, for the reasons outlined
above, to order the following amendments to the Provision of preK–12 education
for the 2020–2021 school year order, Executive Order 2020-142:
1. Section
2(b)(1)(D) is amended to provide: “All students in grades kindergarten and up
when in classrooms.”
2. Section
2(b)(1)(E) is rescinded.
3. Subsection
(e) is added to section 3 and provides: “School districts and nonpublic schools
must publish information about any cases of a probable or confirmed COVID-19
positive individual present on school property or at a school function during
the period of infection, in the manner prescribed by the Michigan Department of
Health and Human Services (MDHHS). MDHHS is authorized to issue orders and
directives to implement this section.”
4. This
order is effective October 5, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
State of Michigan.
Date: September 25, 2020
Time: 3:47 p.m.
Gretchen
Whitmer
[SEAL] Governor
By
the Governor:
Jocelyn
Benson
Secretary
of State
The
executive order was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
The
following messages from the Governor were received and read:
September
25, 2020
I
respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office pursuant
to Public Act 299 of 1980, MCL 339.1102 and 339.303:
Board of Barber Examiners
Mr.
Pedro L. Lopez of 30990 Richland Street, Livonia, Michigan 48150, county of
Wayne, succeeding Eric Dimoff whose term expires September 30, 2020, appointed
to represent the general public, for a term commencing October 1, 2020 and
expiring September 30, 2024.
Mr.
Paul Trowbridge of 2408 Hampshire Road, Lansing, Michigan 48911, county of
Ingham, succeeding Perry Vitto whose term expires September 30, 2020, appointed
to represent barbers, for a term commencing October 1, 2020 and expiring
September 30, 2024.
September
25, 2020
I
respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office pursuant
to Public Act 232 of 1965, MCL 290.657:
Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
Mrs.
Laurie J. Isley of 2683 Grosvenor Highway, Palmyra, Michigan 49268, county of
Lenawee, reappointed to represent District 3 growers, for a term commencing
September 25, 2020 and expiring September 23, 2023.
Mr.
Dan B. Rajzer of 74234 46th Street, Decatur, Michigan 49045, county of Van
Buren, succeeding Sarah Peterson whose term has expired, appointed to represent
District 1 growers, for a term commencing September 25, 2020 and expiring
September 23, 2023.
Respectfully,
Gretchen
Whitmer
Governor
The
appointments were referred to the Committee on Advice and Consent.
Recess
Senator MacGregor moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of
the Chair.
The motion prevailed, the time being 10:05 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator
Nesbitt.
During
the recess, Senators Hollier and Shirkey entered the Senate Chamber.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
By
unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
Introduction and Referral of Bills
Senators
MacGregor, Nesbitt, Outman, VanderWall and Schmidt introduced
Senate Bill No. 1149, entitled
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” (MCL
205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4gg.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Economic and Small Business Development.
Senators Nesbitt, MacGregor, Outman, VanderWall and
Schmidt introduced
Senate
Bill No. 1150, entitled
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,”
(MCL 205.91 to 205.111) by adding section 4gg.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and
referred to the Committee on Economic and Small Business Development.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor
control code of 1998,” by amending section 1114 (MCL 436.2114), as amended by
2011 PA 27, and by adding section 1116.
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 prescribe the powers and duties of certain
state governmental officers and entities; to create a statewide broadband
service grant program; and to establish a process for the application and
awarding of grant money.
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 Energy and Technology.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle
code,” by amending sections 204a, 208, 303, 304, 317, 319, 320e, 321a, 328, and
907 (MCL 257.204a, 257.208, 257.303, 257.304, 257.317, 257.319, 257.320e,
257.321a, 257.328, and 257.907), section 204a as amended by 2016 PA 332,
section 208 as amended by 2006 PA 565, section 303 as amended by 2012 PA 498,
section 304 as amended by 2018 PA 48, section 317 as amended by 2018 PA
566, section 319 as amended by 2016 PA 358, section 320e as amended by 2003 PA
152, section 321a as amended by 2017 PA 236, section 328 as amended by 2015 PA
135, and section 907 as amended by 2015 PA 126; and to repeal acts and parts of
acts.
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 Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor
control code of 1998,” by amending sections 701 and 703 (MCL 436.1701 and
436.1703), section 701 as amended by 2020 PA 78 and section 703 as amended by
2019 PA 131.
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 Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised
judicature act of 1961,” by amending section 151d (MCL 600.151d), as amended by
2011 PA 234.
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 Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1982 PA 295, entitled “Support and
parenting time enforcement act,” by amending section 28 (MCL 552.628), as
amended by 2009 PA 193.
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 Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health
code,” by amending section 7408a (MCL 333.7408a), as amended by 2012 PA 501.
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 Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of
criminal procedure,” by amending section 1e (MCL 769.1e), as amended by 2000 PA
220.
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 Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle
code,” by amending sections 208b, 239, 312a, 325, 503, 624b, 677a, 682c, 698,
707c, and 907 (MCL 257.208b, 257.239, 257.312a, 257.325, 257.503, 257.624b,
257.677a, 257.682c, 257.698, 257.707c, and 257.907), section 208b as amended by
2019 PA 88, section 312a as amended by 2016 PA 318, section 503 as added by
2013 PA 218, section 624b as amended by 2003 PA 61, section 682c as added by
2012 PA 262, section 698 as amended by 2018 PA 342, and section 907 as amended
by 2015 PA 126.
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 Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of
criminal procedure,” by amending section 11d of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11d), as
amended by 2018 PA 661.
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.
Senator MacGregor moved that rule 3.203 be suspended
and that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the
order of General Orders.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving
voting therefor.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle
code,” (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811aa.
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 Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan
penal code,” by amending section 552b (MCL 750.552b), as added by 1996 PA 232.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1909 PA 17, entitled “An act to
prohibit or limit the access by prisoners and by employees of correctional
facilities to certain weapons and wireless communication devices and to
alcoholic liquor, drugs, medicines, poisons, and controlled substances in, on,
or outside of correctional facilities; to prohibit or limit the bringing into
or onto certain facilities and real property, and the disposition of, certain
weapons, substances, and wireless communication devices; to prohibit or limit
the selling, giving, or furnishing of certain weapons, substances, and wireless
communication devices to prisoners; to prohibit the control or possession of
certain weapons, substances, and wireless communication devices by prisoners;
and to prescribe penalties,” by amending sections 1a and 3a (MCL 800.281a and
800.283a), section 1a as amended by 1998 PA 514 and section 3a as amended by
2012 PA 255.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health
code,” by amending sections 12521, 12522, 12523, 12524, 12525, 12526, 12527,
12527a, 12528, 12529, 12530, 12531, 12531a, 12532, 12533, and 12534 (MCL
333.12521, 333.12522, 333.12523, 333.12524, 333.12525, 333.12526, 333.12527,
333.12527a, 333.12528, 333.12529, 333.12530, 333.12531, 333.12531a, 333.12532,
333.12533, and 333.12534), sections 12521, 12527, 12527a, 12528, 12529, and
12532 as amended by 2004 PA 408, section 12522 as amended by 2014 PA 430,
section 12525 as amended by 1980 PA 522, section 12531a as added by 1989 PA
153, and section 12533 as amended by 1989 PA 153.
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 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised
judicature act of 1961,” by amending section 8827 (MCL 600.8827), as amended by
2003 PA 95.
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 Judiciary and Public Safety.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to
the order of
Messages from the House
A bill to amend 2004 PA 177, entitled “Michigan
law enforcement officers memorial act,” by amending section 5 (MCL 28.785), as
amended by 2013 PA 242.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20,
inserted the full title.
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The bill
was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the
Governor.
A bill to amend 2005 PA 210, entitled “Commercial
rehabilitation act,” by amending section 16 (MCL 207.856), as amended by 2015
PA 218.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20,
inserted the full title.
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 255, entitled “Commercial
redevelopment act,” by amending section 18 (MCL 207.668), as amended by 2008 PA
227.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20,
inserted the full title.
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan
vehicle code,” by amending section 248l (MCL 257.248l), as added
by 2018 PA 420.
The House of Representatives has substituted
(H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill as substituted (H-1), ordered that it be given immediate effect and
pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pending
the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator
MacGregor moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion
prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The
question being on concurring in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving
voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No.
353 Yeas—37
Alexander Hertel MacGregor Santana
Barrett Hollier McBroom Schmidt
Bayer Horn McCann Shirkey
Bizon Irwin McMorrow Stamas
Brinks Johnson Moss Theis
Bullock LaSata Nesbitt VanderWall
Bumstead Lauwers Outman Victory
Chang Lucido Polehanki Wojno
Daley MacDonald Runestad Zorn
Geiss
Nays—0
Excused—1
Ananich
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
A bill to create an industrial hemp program;
to authorize certain activities involving industrial hemp to require the
registration of persons engaged in certain activities; to provide for the
sampling and testing of industrial hemp; to provide for the collection of fees;
to create certain funds; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state
departments and officers and state agencies and officials; to prohibit certain
acts; and to prescribe civil sanctions.
The House of Representatives has substituted
(H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has
passed the bill as substituted (H-1), ordered that it be given immediate effect
and amended the title to read as follows:
A bill to create an industrial
hemp program; to authorize certain activities involving industrial hemp to
require the registration of persons engaged in certain activities; to provide
for the sampling and testing of industrial hemp; to provide for the collection
of fees; to create certain funds; to provide for the powers and duties of
certain state departments and officers and state agencies and officials; to
prohibit certain acts; to prescribe civil sanctions; and to repeal acts and
parts of acts.
Pending
the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator
MacGregor moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion
prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The
question being on concurring in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving
voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No.
354 Yeas—37
Alexander Hertel MacGregor Santana
Barrett Hollier McBroom Schmidt
Bayer Horn McCann Shirkey
Bizon Irwin McMorrow Stamas
Brinks Johnson Moss Theis
Bullock LaSata Nesbitt VanderWall
Bumstead Lauwers Outman Victory
Chang Lucido Polehanki Wojno
Daley MacDonald Runestad Zorn
Geiss
Nays—0
Excused—1
Ananich
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the title as amended.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan
election law,” by amending section 759 (MCL 168.759), as amended by 2018 PA
603.
The House of Representatives has substituted
(H-5) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill as substituted (H-5), ordered that it be given immediate effect and
pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pursuant to rule 3.202, the bill was laid over one day.
Senate Bill No. 1066, entitled
A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled “Michigan
strategic fund act,” by amending section 29d (MCL 125.2029d), as amended by
2011 PA 291.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20,
inserted the full title.
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 1067, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan
liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 303a (MCL 436.1303a), as
added by 2018 PA 155.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20,
inserted the full title.
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 1068, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural
resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 11550 and
16908 (MCL 324.11550 and 324.16908), section 11550 as amended by 2018 PA 640
and section 16908 as amended by 2014 PA 543.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20,
inserted the full title.
The question being on concurring in the committee
recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 1069, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 295, entitled “Sex
offenders registration act,” by amending section 5b (MCL 28.725b), as amended
by 2011 PA 17.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20,
inserted the full title.
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 1070, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan
vehicle code,” by amending section 819 (MCL 257.819), as amended by 2016 PA
280.
The House of Representatives has substituted
(H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill as substituted (H-1), ordered that it be given immediate effect and
pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pending
the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator
MacGregor moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion
prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The
question being on concurring in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving
voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No.
355 Yeas—37
Alexander Hertel MacGregor Santana
Barrett Hollier McBroom Schmidt
Bayer Horn McCann Shirkey
Bizon Irwin McMorrow Stamas
Brinks Johnson Moss Theis
Bullock LaSata Nesbitt VanderWall
Bumstead Lauwers Outman Victory
Chang Lucido Polehanki Wojno
Daley MacDonald Runestad Zorn
Geiss
Nays—0
Excused—1
Ananich
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 1071, entitled
A bill to amend 1987 PA 231, entitled “An act
to create a transportation economic development fund in the state treasury; to
prescribe the uses of and distributions from this fund; to create the office of
economic development and to prescribe its powers and duties; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the state transportation department, state transportation
commission, and certain other bodies; and to permit the issuance of certain
bonds,” by amending section 11 (MCL 247.911), as amended by 2018 PA 473.
The House of Representatives has substituted
(H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill as substituted (H-1) and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
Pending
the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator
MacGregor moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion
prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The
question being on concurring in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving
voting therefor, as follows:
Roll Call No.
356 Yeas—37
Alexander Hertel MacGregor Santana
Barrett Hollier McBroom Schmidt
Bayer Horn McCann Shirkey
Bizon Irwin McMorrow Stamas
Brinks Johnson Moss Theis
Bullock LaSata Nesbitt VanderWall
Bumstead Lauwers Outman Victory
Chang Lucido Polehanki Wojno
Daley MacDonald Runestad Zorn
Geiss
Nays—0
Excused—1
Ananich
Not
Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The bill was referred to the Secretary for
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 1080, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural
resources and environmental protection act,” by amending section 30705 (MCL
324.30705), as amended by 2002 PA 215.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20,
inserted the full title.
The question being on concurring in the
committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,
The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of
the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The
bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to
the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 1103, entitled
A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled “An act
to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in
this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to
and deletions from each classification; to set up and establish the Michigan
transportation fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation
fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide
for the allocation of funds from the Michigan transportation fund and the use
and administration of the fund for transportation purposes; to promote safe and
efficient travel for motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other
legal users of roads, streets, and highways; to set up and establish the truck
safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety fund
and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to set up and
establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to establish certain standards
for road contracts for certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review
of transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation
commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds, and
make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to authorize counties to
advance funds for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the payment of
bonds issued under this act; to provide for the limitations, payment,
retirement, and security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for
appropriations and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to
authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the
establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund, local bridge
fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds; to provide
for the deposits in the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund,
comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds of money raised by
specific taxes and fees; to provide for definitions of public transportation functions
and criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation funds
may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund grants; to
provide for review and approval of transportation programs; to provide for
submission of annual legislative requests and reports; to provide for the
establishment and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide for
conditions for grants; to provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for
transportation purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state
and local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans for
transportation purposes by the state transportation department and for the
receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from certain
specified sources; to investigate and study the tolling of roads, streets,
highways, or bridges; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending
section 10 (MCL 247.660), as amended by 2018 PA 471.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
Senator MacGregor moved that the bill be given
immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members
serving voting therefor.
The bill was referred to the Secretary for
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to
the order of
General Orders
The motion prevailed, and the President pro
tempore, Senator Nesbitt, designated Senator Wojno 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 without
amendment, the following bills:
Senate Bill No. 983, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 204, entitled “The
children’s ombudsman act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 722.923), as amended by
2004 PA 560.
House Bill No. 4332, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural
resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 40102, 40103,
and 40114 (MCL 324.40102, 324.40103, and 324.40114), section 40102 as amended
by 2015 PA 24, section 40103 as amended by 2016 PA 382, and section 40114 as
amended by 2018 PA 390, and by adding section 40111d.
Senate Bill No. 1054, entitled
A bill to amend 1897 PA 230, entitled “An act
to provide for the formation of corporations for the purpose of owning,
maintaining and improving lands and other property kept for the purposes of
summer resorts or for ornament, recreation or amusement, and to repeal all laws
or parts of laws in conflict herewith; and to impose certain duties on the
department of commerce,” by amending the title and sections 3, 9, 10, and 23
(MCL 455.3, 455.9, 455.10, and 455.23), the title and section 3 as amended by
1982 PA 117.
Senate Bill No. 1097, entitled
A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan
business tax act,” by amending section 437 (MCL 208.1437), as amended by 2017
PA 217.
Senate Bill No. 1057, entitled
A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled “Medical
marihuana facilities licensing act,” by amending section 408 (MCL
333.27408).
Senate Bill No. 1058, entitled
A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled “Medical
marihuana facilities licensing act,” by amending section 102 (MCL
333.27102), as amended by 2019 PA 3.
Senate Bill No. 293, entitled
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “Occupational
code,” by amending section 411 (MCL 339.411), as amended by 2014 PA 265.
Senate Bill No. 20, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The
Michigan penal code,” by amending section 317a (MCL 750.317a), as added by 2005
PA 167.
Senate Bill No. 21, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The
code of criminal procedure,” (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 5a to
chapter II.
Senate Bill No. 813, entitled
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental
health code,” by amending section 720 (MCL 330.1720), as added by 1995 PA 290,
and by adding section 721.
The bills were placed on the order of Third
Reading of Bills.
Senate Bill No. 758, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public
health code,” by amending section 18201 (MCL 333.18201) and by adding sections
16190 and 18211a.
Substitute (S-1)
Senate Bill No. 1006, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The
social welfare act,” by amending section 10b (MCL 400.10b), as amended by 2017
PA 13, and by adding section 14m.
Substitute (S-2)
The following is the amendment to the
substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole:
1. Amend page 4, line 12, after “14m.” by striking out the balance of the bill and
inserting “According to the option granted to this state
by 21 USC 862a(d)(1), an individual convicted under federal or state law of a
felony involving possession, distribution, or use of a controlled substance is
exempt from the prohibition contained in 21 USC 862a(a) against eligibility for
food assistance program benefits for those convictions.”.
Senate Bill No. 827, entitled
A bill to amend 2016 PA 407, entitled “Skilled
trades regulation act,” by amending section 807 (MCL 339.5807).
Substitute (S-1)
Senate Bill No. 1090, entitled
A bill to amend 1982 PA 295, entitled “Support
and parenting time enforcement act,” by amending section 5d (MCL
552.605d), as amended by 2014 PA 380.
Substitute (S-1)
Senate Bill No. 1091, entitled
A bill to amend 1982 PA 294, entitled “Friend
of the court act,” by amending section 17 (MCL 552.517), as amended by 2019 PA
27, and by adding section 17f.
Substitute (S-1)
Senate Bill No. 1021, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public
health code,” by amending section 16186 (MCL 333.16186), as amended by 2006 PA
398.
Substitute (S-1)
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to
the order of
Resolutions
House Concurrent
Resolution No. 29.
A concurrent resolution opposing the enactment
and enforcement of a state law, under a federal mandate, that requires the
suspension or revocation or the delay of issuance or reinstatement, of a driver’s
license to an individual convicted of a drug offense.
Whereas, Under 23 USC 159, the United States
Secretary of Transportation is directed to withhold a percentage of a state’s
highway-related funds unless the state enacts and enforces a law that requires
the suspension or revocation or the delay of issuance or reinstatement, of a
driver’s license to an individual convicted of a violation of the federal
Controlled Substances Act or another drug offense; and
Whereas, A state may still receive funding if
the state legislature and governor formally oppose the enactment or enforcement
of a state law mandated under 23 USC 159. The governor must submit to the U.S.
Secretary of Transportation a written certification stating her opposition and
that the legislature has adopted a resolution expressing its opposition; and
Whereas, After considering the mandates under
23 USC 159, the Michigan Legislature determines that the enactment and
enforcement of a state law under 23 USC 159 may not be consistent with the
policy goals of this state; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the
Senate concurring), That we oppose the enactment and enforcement of a state
law, under a federal mandate, that requires the suspension or revocation or the
delay of issuance or reinstatement, of a driver’s license to an individual
convicted of a violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act or another
drug offense; and be it further
Resolved, That we urge the Governor to submit
a written certification to the United States Secretary of Transportation
stating the Governor’s opposition to such a state law along with this
resolution; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be
transmitted to the Governor.
The House of Representatives has adopted the
concurrent resolution.
Senator MacGregor moved that the rule be
suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the
members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the concurrent
resolution,
Senator MacGregor moved that the concurrent
resolution be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
The motion prevailed.
Senator MacGregor moved that the Senate
proceed to consideration of the following resolution:
Senate
Resolution No. 142
The motion prevailed.
Senate
Resolution No. 142.
A
resolution to encourage the Michigan Public Service Commission to undertake a
study into alternative and innovative rate design options for Michigan’s
electric customers.
(This
resolution was reported by the Committee on Energy and Technology on September
15. See Senate Journal No. 70, p. 1486.)
The
question being on the adoption of the resolution,
Senate
Resolution No. 143.
A
resolution to encourage the Michigan Public Service Commission to study the
potential opportunity to integrate customer-owned generation resources into the
electric grid.
(This
resolution was reported by the Committee on Energy and Technology on September
15. See Senate Journal No. 70, p. 1486.)
The
question being on the adoption of the resolution,
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to
the order of
Statements
The motion prevailed.
Senator Polehanki’s statement is as follows:
Mr. President, I am tired of giving this speech about keeping legislators, staff, and visitors safe from the threat of gun violence under the dome of Michigan’s great Capitol.
Many of us have been sounding the alarm about this threat since April 30 of this year when a photo of armed men in this Gallery above us made international news. In May I introduced a resolution which was co-sponsored by many of my colleagues urging the Michigan State Capitol Commission to use its legal authority to vote to prohibit guns from our Capitol. And in June I wrote a letter to Senate majority leadership requesting a hearing on my resolution. Unfortunately, the resolution is still sitting in the Senate Committee on Government Operations where legislation is sent to die. In August I wrote a letter to the Michigan State Capitol Commission asking them to reconsider banning only long guns from their stated range of options because we can just as easily be shot by a handgun as a long gun. I have watched every Capitol Commission meeting in which this matter has been discussed, and many of us have used social media prolifically to keep the world informed because people are paying attention. I have even demanded to have a seat at the table for the upcoming meeting between Capitol Commission members and House and Senate majority leaders because in the words of one Capitol Commission member, Senators are major tenants of this Capitol and likewise deserve to be heard. And I am still awaiting an invitation.
So today I am using our last arrow in our quiver. I am introducing a bill, along with my colleague from the 12th District, that would ban guns from our Capitol. If these bills are not taken up for a vote by the majority party, there is nothing else we can do other than hope that the Capitol Commission makes the decision to act.
So for now I will continue to scan the balcony for armed men before I take my seat each day. I’ll continue to keep a bulletproof vest underneath my desk like some of my colleagues do. I’ll continue to stay home whenever we’re forced to cancel session ahead of armed protest events here at the Capitol. And I will continue to hope that we can stave off catastrophe for one more day. And I’ll end with this, as I’ll no doubt receive threatening messages after this speech is aired. Here in Michigan we respect our Second Amendment rights, but when these rights are use to intimidate me and stifle my First Amendment right to vote and to speak freely on behalf of my constituents in my workplace, then it’s gone too far.
We must take bold action by passing this legislation before the end of this legislative year. I beg the majority party to do the right thing by bringing our bills that we have available for co-sponsorship today up for a hearing.
Senator Bayer’s statement is as follows:
My colleagues, I also rise today to speak about firearms in our Capitol Building—in our workplace—in the peoples’ house right here in this great state.
I’m pleased to have worked with my colleague from the 7th District to introduce this package of bills today to ban firearms from this building. We are done waiting for the Capitol Commission to act. This simple two-bill package would prohibit everyone but Michigan State Police officers and Sergeants-at-Arms from carrying open or concealed firearms inside this building. Here’s the thing. Michiganders, our families, seniors, schoolchildren—when they come back—visit us here by the thousands every year. They come to tour the building and watch session and see government happen—exercise their constitutional right to free speech. They’re excited. Sometimes they are loud. Often they are even angry. But that’s okay. That’s free speech. It’s one of the founding pillars of our country. But allowing people to walk around in this building while carrying a firearm is simply about intimidation. Intimidating elected officials who are just trying to do their jobs for the people who sent them here to do that. A gun being brandished, as we saw last April in this very Gallery, may stifle and chill the free speech of our visitors as well as that of our colleagues here in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. Having a person or groups of people looming over us with high-capacity firearms while we’re working on this floor should not be allowed to happen. Being an elected official in a fishbowl surround by people with high-powered rifles in their hands or handguns concealed beneath their clothing is intimidating, as they mean it to be.
Strong feelings and intense emotions mixed with politics, policymaking, and firearms is the perfect recipe for creating a tragedy. All it would take is one trigger—one accident, one trigger, one second, and all of our lives would be forever changed. This is not rocket science. Prohibiting firearms in this building is commonsense and has already been enacted at the federal level. Firearms are prohibited by federal law in the United States Capitol Building and other federal facilities and Michigan already outlines commonsense guidelines on where people can and can’t use firearms, such as schools, bars, and casinos. The public understands and in fact agrees with these restrictions. In the most recent study in the American Journal of Public Health, close to 70 percent of adults want firearms restricted from government buildings.
My colleagues, I ask you to put aside partisan politics and support this package before a tragedy forces you to do so.
Announcements of Printing and Enrollment
House Bill Nos. 4213 4288 5846 5847 5849 5850 5851 5852 5853 5881 5920 6169 6170 6190 6235
The Secretary announced the enrollment
printing and presentation to the Governor on Monday, September 28, for her
approval the following bills:
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 927 at
10:10 a.m.
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 384 at
10:12 a.m.
Enrolled
Senate Bill No. 385 at 10:14 a.m.
The Secretary announced that the following
bills were printed and filed on Thursday, September 24, and are available on
the Michigan Legislature website:
Senate Bill Nos. 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148
Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 31
House Bill Nos. 6260 6261 6262 6263
Committee Reports
The
Committee on Local Government reported
Senate Bill No. 719, entitled
A bill to allow an elected official to place
constituent services information in certain local government offices; and to provide
for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and
entities.
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.
Dale
W. Zorn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Zorn, Johnson, Daley and
Alexander
Nays: Senator Moss
The bill and the substitute recommended by the
committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Local Government submitted
the following:
Meeting held on Thursday, September 24, 2020,
at 1:30 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Zorn (C), Johnson, Daley,
Alexander and Moss
The
Committee on Economic and Small Business Development reported
Senate
Bill No. 1054, entitled
A bill to amend 1897 PA 230, entitled “An act to provide for the
formation of corporations for the purpose of owning, maintaining and improving
lands and other property kept for the purposes of summer resorts or for
ornament, recreation or amusement, and to repeal all laws or parts of laws in
conflict herewith; and to impose certain duties on the department of commerce,”
by amending the title and sections 3, 9, 10, and 23 (MCL 455.3, 455.9,
455.10, and 455.23), the title and section 3 as amended by 1982 PA 117.
With
the recommendation that the bill pass.
The
committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Ken
Horn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas:
Senators Horn, VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss
and Moss
Nays:
None
The
bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Economic and Small Business Development reported
Senate
Bill No. 1097, entitled
A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” by
amending section 437 (MCL 208.1437), as amended by 2017 PA 217.
With
the recommendation that the bill pass.
The
committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Ken
Horn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas:
Senators Horn, VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss
and Moss
Nays:
None
The
bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Economic and Small Business Development reported
House
Bill No. 4159, entitled
A bill to amend 1996 PA 381, entitled “Brownfield redevelopment
financing act,” by amending sections 2, 8, 13, 13b, 15, and 16 (MCL
125.2652, 125.2658, 125.2663, 125.2663b, 125.2665, and 125.2666), section 2 as
amended by 2018 PA 203, section 8 as amended by 2016 PA 471, and sections 13,
13b, 15, and 16 as amended by 2017 PA 46.
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.
Ken
Horn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas:
Senators Horn, VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss
and Moss
Nays:
None
The
bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Economic and Small Business Development reported
House
Bill No. 5575, entitled
A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled “Michigan strategic fund act,” by
amending section 90l (MCL 125.2090l), as added by 2018 PA 423.
With
the recommendation that the bill pass.
The
committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Ken
Horn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas:
Senators Horn, VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss
and Moss
Nays:
None
The
bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Economic and Small Business Development submitted the
following:
Meeting held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 12:00 noon, Harry T.
Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
Present:
Senators Horn (C), VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow,
Geiss and Moss
The
Committee on Health Policy and Human Services reported
Senate Bill No. 612, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The
insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3406t (MCL 500.3406t), as added by
2016 PA 38 and by adding section 2212e.
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.
Curtis
S. VanderWall
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators VanderWall, Bizon, Johnson,
LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks and Hertel
Nays: None
The
bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Health Policy and Human
Services reported
Senate Bill No. 813, entitled
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental
health code,” by amending section 720 (MCL 330.1720), as added by 1995 PA 290,
and by adding section 721.
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill
be given immediate effect.
Curtis
S. VanderWall
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas:
Senators VanderWall, Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel,
Santana and Wojno
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
The Committee on Health Policy and Human
Services reported
House Bill No. 5178, entitled
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental
health code,” (MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding section 206b.
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.
Curtis
S. VanderWall
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas:
Senators VanderWall, Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel,
Santana and Wojno
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended by the
committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Health Policy and Human
Services reported
House Bill No. 5832, entitled
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental
health code,” by amending sections 100a, 100b, 161, 409, and 439 (MCL
330.1100a, 330.1100b, 330.1161, 330.1409, and 330.1439), section 100a as
amended by 2018 PA 595, section 100b as amended by 2020 PA 55, section 161 as
amended by 2012 PA 500, section 409 as amended by 2018 PA 593, and section
439 as added by 1986 PA 118, and by adding sections 971, 972, 973, 974, 975,
976, 977, 978, and 979.
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill
be given immediate effect.
Curtis
S. VanderWall
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas:
Senators VanderWall, Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel,
Santana and Wojno
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Health Policy and Human
Services submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., Senate Hearing Room, Ground
Floor, Boji Tower
Present:
Senators VanderWall (C), Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks,
Hertel, Santana and Wojno
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 8:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast
Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
Present: Senators Lucido (C), VanderWall,
Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Advice and Consent submitted
the following:
Meeting
held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 12:00 noon, Room 1100, Binsfeld Office
Building
Present: Senators Nesbitt (C), Theis, McBroom
and Hertel
Advice and Consent – Thursday, October 1, 12:00 noon, Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
(517) 373-5314
Appropriations – Wednesday, September 30, 2:00 p.m., Senate
Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower (517) 373-5307
COVID-19 Pandemic Joint
Select – Wednesday, September 30, 8:00
a.m., Room 352, House Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517)
373-5795
Economic and Small Business Development – Thursday, October 1, 12:00 noon, Harry T. Gast
Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-1721
Finance –
Wednesday, September 30, 12:00 noon, Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building
(517) 373-5312
Health Policy and Human
Services – Thursday, October 1, 1:00
p.m., Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower (517) 373-5323
Insurance and Banking – Wednesday, September 30, 9:00 a.m., Harry T. Gast
Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-5314
Judiciary and Public Safety – Thursday, October 1, 8:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast
Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-5312
Local Government – Thursday,
October 1, 1:30 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building
(517) 373-5312
Natural Resources – Wednesday, September 30, 8:30 a.m., Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol
Building
(517) 373-5312
Transportation
and Infrastructure –
Wednesday, September 30, 12:00 noon, Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd
Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-5323
Senator MacGregor moved that the Senate
adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 2:14 p.m.
The President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt,
declared the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at
10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate