STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
102nd Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
House Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
1:30 p.m.
The House was called to order by the Speaker.
The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.
Aiyash—present Dievendorf—present Markkanen—present Schriver—present
Alexander—present Edwards—present Martin—present Schuette—present
Andrews—present Farhat—present Martus—present Scott—present
Aragona—present Filler—present McFall—present Shannon—present
Arbit—present Fink—present McKinney—present Skaggs—present
Beeler—present Fitzgerald—present Meerman—present Slagh—present
BeGole—present Fox—present Mentzer—present Smit—present
Beson—present Friske—present Miller—present Snyder—present
Bezotte—present Glanville—present Morgan—present St. Germaine—present
Bierlein—present Grant—present Morse—present Steckloff—present
Bollin—present Green, P.—present Mueller—present Steele—present
Borton—present Greene, J.—present Neeley—present Stone—present
Brabec—present Haadsma—present Neyer—present Tate—present
Breen—present Hall—present O’Neal—present Thompson—present
Brixie—present Harris—present Outman—present Tisdel—present
Bruck—excused Hill—present Paiz—present Tsernoglou—present
Byrnes—present Hoadley—present Paquette—excused VanderWall—present
Carra—present Hood—present Pohutsky—present VanWoerkom—present
Carter, B.—present Hope—present Posthumus—present Wegela—present
Carter, T.—present Hoskins—present Prestin—present Weiss—present
Cavitt—present Johnsen—present Price—present Wendzel—present
Churches—present Koleszar—present Puri—present Whitsett—present
Coffia—present Kuhn—present Rheingans—present Wilson—present
Coleman—present Kunse—present Rigas—present Witwer—present
Conlin—present Liberati—present Rogers—present Wozniak—present
DeBoer—present Lightner—present Roth—present Young—present
DeBoyer—present MacDonell—present Schmaltz—present Zorn—present
DeSana—present Maddock—present
e/d/s = entered during session
Rep. Gregory L. Alexander, from the 98th District, offered the following invocation:
“Dear heavenly Father,
We thank You for this day. We appreciate the opportunity to assemble in this great state of Michigan and do the work of our constituents.
Please give us the eyes to see the needs of the people.
Please give us the ears to hear the cries of those in need.
Please give us the voice to stand up for what is just and give us the wisdom, strength, and courage to follow through on the promises we made.
Father, please protect and guide the men and women in our Armed Services and first responders, who protect all of us, that they may safely get home to their loved ones.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord, Who lives in reigns with us in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
Amen.”
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The Speaker called the Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair.
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Rep. Posthumus moved that Reps. Bruck and Paquette be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
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Rep. Aiyash moved that House Committees be given leave to meet during the balance of today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Thursday, January 12:
House Bill Nos. 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017
Senate Bill Nos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Notices
Mr. Rich Brown, Clerk
Michigan House of Representatives
State Capitol Building
Lansing, MI 48913
Dear Mr. Clerk:
I appoint the following Members of the 102nd Legislature to the Appropriations Subcommittees for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
Agriculture
Julie Brixie (Chair), Jasper Martus
(Vice-Chair), Donovan McKinney, Denise Mentzer, Ranjeev Puri, Ken Borton
(Minority Vice-Chair), Gregory Alexander
Corrections
Amos O’Neal (Chair), Donavan McKinney (Vice-Chair), Will Snyder, Christine Morse, Bradley Slagh (Minority Vice-Chair), Sarah Lightner, Ann Bollin
Environment and Great Lakes
Rachel Hood (Chair), Donavan McKinney (Vice-Chair), Felicia Brabec, Jasper Martus, Regina Weiss, Timothy Beson (Minority Vice-Chair), Bill Schuette, Cam Cavitt
General Government
Felicia Brabec (Chair), Rachel Hood (Vice-Chair), Ranjeev Puri, Amos O’Neal, Denise Mentzer, Samantha Steckloff, Ann Bollin (Minority Vice-Chair), Sarah Lightner, Thomas Kuhn
Health and Human Services
Christine Morse (Chair), Jasper Martus (Vice-Chair), Felicia Brabec, Rachel Hood, Phil Skaggs, Alabas Farhat, Amos O’Neal, Natalie Price, Will Snyder, Ranjeev Puri, Phil Green (Minority Vice-Chair), Ann Bollin, Thomas Kuhn, Luke Meerman, Donni Steele
Higher Education and Community Colleges
Samantha Steckloff (Chair), Jason Morgan (Vice-Chair), Phil Skaggs, Regina Weiss, Natalie Price, Thomas Kuhn (Minority Vice-Chair), Nancy DeBoer
Joint Capital Outlay
Natalie Price (Chair), Samantha Steckloff (Vice-Chair), Ranjeev Puri, Julie Brixie, Amos O’Neal, Jimmie Wilson, Gregory Alexander (Minority Vice-Chair), Andrew Fink, Bradley Slagh
Judiciary
Jimmie Wilson (Chair), Regina Weiss (Vice-Chair), Julie Brixie, Jason Morgan, Denise Mentzer, Sarah Lightner (Minority Vice-Chair), Cam Cavitt, Bill Schuette
Labor and Economic Opportunity
Will Snyder (Chair), Jasper Martus (Vice-Chair), Donovan McKinney, Ranjeev Puri, Alabas Farhat, Greg VanWoerkom (Minority Vice-Chair), Luke Meerman, Timothy Beson, Gregory Alexander
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs/Insurance and Financial Services
Phil Skaggs (Chair), Julie Brixie (Vice-Chair), Donavan McKinney, Jasper Martus, Christine Morse, Bill Schuette (Minority Vice-Chair), Nancy DeBoer, Ken Borton
Military and Veterans Affairs and State Police
Jason Morgan (Chair), Jimmie Wilson (Vice-Chair), Christine Morse, Felicia Brabec, Cam Cavitt (Minority Vice-Chair), Phil Green, Bradley Slagh
School Aid and Michigan Department of Education
Regina Weiss (Chair), Jason Morgan (Vice-Chair), Natalie Price, Matt Koleszar, Phil Skaggs, Jimmie Wilson, Samantha Steckloff, Nancy DeBoer (Minority Vice-Chair), Cam Cavitt, Phil Green, Luke Meerman
Transportation
Ranjeev Puri (Chair), Jason Morgan (Vice-Chair), Rachel Hood, Phil Skaggs, Samantha Steckloff, Donni Steele (Minority Vice-Chair), Ken Borton
Sincerely,
Angela Witwer
Appropriations Chair
State Representative
76th District
January 17, 2023
Mr. Rich Brown, Clerk
Michigan House of Representatives
State Capitol Building
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Dear Mr. Clerk:
I hereby appoint the following Members of the 102nd Legislature to the Subcommittee on Housing of the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Small Business for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
Housing
Coleman (C), Dievendorf (VC), Andrews, Stone, Tsernoglou, Scott, Grant, Aragona (Min. VC), Maddock, Rigas, Fink
Sincerely,
Representative Hoskins
Chair,
Economic Development and Small
Business
Policy Committee
January 17, 2023
Mr. Rich Brown, Clerk
Michigan House of Representatives
State Capitol Building
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Dear Mr. Clerk:
I hereby appoint the following Members of the 102nd Legislature to the Subcommittee on Behavioral Health of the Standing Committee on Health Policy for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
Behavioral Health
Reps. Brabec (C), Arbit (Maj. VC), Rheingans, MacDonell, Edwards, Pohutsky, Glanville, Schmaltz (Min. VC), Hoadley St. Germaine, Thompson
Sincerely,
Representative Rogers
Chair, Health Policy Committee
Introduction of Bills
Reps. MacDonell, Puri, Pohutsky, Conlin, Fitzgerald, Tsernoglou, Stone, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Scott, Steckloff, Price, Hill, Dievendorf, Breen, Young, Weiss, Koleszar, Skaggs, Arbit, Glanville, Meerman, Hoskins, Churches, Morse, Morgan, O’Neal, Neeley, McKinney, Aiyash, Byrnes, Miller, Paiz, Coffia, Brabec, Rheingans, Edwards, Wilson, Wegela, Liberati, Tyrone Carter, Andrews, Brixie, Hope, Shannon, Hood, Grant and Rogers introduced
House Bill No. 4018, entitled
A bill to amend 2003 PA 225, entitled “An act to designate March 31 of each year as Cesar E. Chavez day in the state of Michigan; to designate July 14 of each year as President Gerald R. Ford day in the state of Michigan; and to designate July 30 of each year as Henry Ford day in the state of Michigan,” (MCL 435.301 to 435.303) by amending the title and by adding section 4.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Announcements by the Clerk
Following is a listing of the schedule of Standing Committees for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session
Call of the Chair Appropriations 352 Capitol Building
Government Operations 307 House Office Building
Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. Education 521 House Office Building
Criminal Justice 519 House Office Building
Economic Development and Small Business 326 House Office Building
10:30 a.m. Regulatory Reform 519 House Office Building
Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure 521 House Office Building
Elections 327 House Office Building
12:00 noon Families, Children and Seniors 326 House Office Building
Military, Veterans and Homeland Security 327 House Office Building
Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Energy, Communications, and Technology 519 House Office Building
Agriculture 327 House Office Building
10:30 a.m. Judiciary 521 House Office Building
12:00 noon Tax Policy 521 House Office Building
Local Government and Municipal Finance 519 House Office Building
Thursdays 9:00 a.m. Insurance and Financial Services 521 House Office Building
Labor 326
House Office Building
10:30 a.m. Health Policy 519 House Office Building
Ethics and Oversight 521 House Office Building
Natural Resources, Environmental, Tourism and
Outdoor Recreation 307 House Office Building
January 13, 2023
Received from the Auditor General a copy of the:
· Report on Internal Control, Compliance, and Other Matters on the State of Michigan 401K Plan (071‑0156-23), January 2023
· Report on Internal Control, Compliance, and Other Matters on the State of Michigan 457 Plan (071‑0157-23), Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022.
Richard J. Brown
Clerk of the House
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Rep. Wozniak moved that the House adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 2:55 p.m.
The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Wednesday, January 18, at 1:30 p.m.
RICHARD J. BROWN
Clerk of the House of Representatives