No. 2

STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House  of  Representatives

103rd Legislature

REGULAR  SESSION  OF  2025

House Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, January 9, 2025.

12:00 Noon.

The House was called to order by the Speaker Pro Tempore.

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.

Alexander—present Foreman—present McFall—present Schuette—present 

Andrews—present Fox—present McKinney—present Scott—present 

Aragona—present Frisbie—present Meerman—present Skaggs—present 

Arbit—present Glanville—present Mentzer—present Slagh—present 

Begole—present Grant—present Miller—present Smit—present 

Beson—present Green, P.—present Morgan—present Snyder—present 

Bierlein—present Greene, J.—present Mueller—present St. Germaine—present 

Bohnak—present Hall—present Myers-Phillips—present Steckloff—present 

Bollin—present Harris—present Neeley—present Steele—present 

Borton—present Herzberg—present Neyer—present Tate—present 

Breen—present Hoadley—present O’Neal—present Thompson—present 

Brixie—present Hope—present Outman—present Tisdel—present 

Bruck—excused Hoskins—present Paiz—present Tsernoglou—present 

Byrnes—present Jenkins-Arno—present Paquette—present VanderWall—present 

Carra—present Johnsen—present Pavlov—present VanWoerkom—present 

Carter, B.—present Kelly—present Pohutsky—present Wegela—present 

Carter, T.—present Koleszar—present Posthumus—present Weiss—present 

Cavitt—present Kuhn—present Prestin—present Wendzel—present 

Coffia—present Kunse—present Price—present Whitsett—present 

Conlin—present Liberati—present Puri—present Wilson—present 

DeBoer—present Lightner—present Rheingans—present Witwer—present 

DeBoyer—present Linting—present Rigas—present Wooden—present 

DeSana—present Longjohn—present Robinson—present Woolford—present 

Dievendorf—present Macdonell—present Rogers—present Wortz—present 

Edwards—present Maddock—present Roth—present Wozniak—present 

Fairbairn—present Markkanen—present Schmaltz—present Xiong—present 

Farhat—present Martin—present Schriver—present Young—present 

Fitzgerald—present Martus—present 

e/d/s= entered during session

Pastor JD Howell, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Bridgeport in Saginaw, offered the following invocation:

“Heavenly Father,

As we gather in Your presence today, we humbly seek Your blessing and guidance over all who are assembled here. We are deeply grateful for the men and women who serve the people of this great state of Michigan—those whose contributions are visible and celebrated, and so many others whose faithful service remains unseen, yet is no less vital to the work ahead.

We acknowledge that the responsibilities before us are neither small nor insignificant. Grant each person here a measure of Your infinite wisdom, that their decisions may be just, their actions steadfast, and their hearts aligned with truth. May Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, rest upon this place and be evident to all who are present and all who observe from afar.

Lord, as humble servants—of You and of this state—we seek to honor You in both word and deed. Thank You for the boundless love You have shown us through the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ, and for the hope we have through His death, burial, and resurrection. Thank You for the strength to persevere, the courage to lead, and the beauty of Your glory that surrounds us.

May the work accomplished here today reflect Your goodness and be guided by Your Spirit. Align our intentions with Your will and center our hearts on You.

We ask all this in the Name of Jesus.

Amen.”

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Rep. Posthumus moved that Rep. Bruck be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

Motions and Resolutions

Reps. Hall, Alexander, Bollin, Fairbairn, Kelly, Kunse, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Robinson, Schuette, Smit, Thompson and Woolford offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 7.

A resolution to create the Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses.

Whereas, There are significant issues facing employees throughout Michigan and threatening to close the doors of our state’s small businesses; and

Whereas, The pressing nature of these challenges requires swift action from the Legislature to protect paychecks and support the stability of our small business economy; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses is created. The select committee shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Speaker of the House, nine House Republicans and six House Democrats. The Speaker of the House shall designate the chairperson, majority vice chairperson, and minority vice chairperson; and be it further

Resolved, That the select committee shall consider legislation regarding Michigan’s minimum wage, including the minimum wage for tipped workers, and legislation regarding earned sick time. The select committee may favorably report any bill back to the House.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

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Rep. Posthumus 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 Wednesday, January 8:

Senate Bill Nos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Notices

January 9, 2025

Mr. Scott Starr

Michigan House of Representatives

State Capitol Building

Lansing, MI 48913

Dear Mr. Clerk,

I appoint the following Members of the 103rd Legislature to the Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses:

Representative Bill G. Schuette (Chair), Representative Ken Borton (Vice Chair), Representative Pauline Wendzel, Representative Matthew Bierlein, Representative Angela Rigas, Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Representative Jaime Thompson, Representative Parker Fairbairn, Representative Ron Robinson, Representative Peter Herzberg (Minority Vice Chair), Representative Tyrone Carter, Representative Karen Whitsett, Representative Angela Witwer, Representative Will Snyder, and Representative Matt Longjohn.

Sincerely,

Matt Hall

Speaker of the House

42nd District

Introduction of Bills

Reps. Roth, DeBoyer, Aragona, Markkanen, BeGole, Prestin, Wozniak, Wendzel, Schmaltz, DeBoer, DeSana, Cavitt, Beson, Harris, Steele, St. Germaine, Bollin, Martin, Meerman, Woolford, Bruck, Kunse, Fox, Kelly, Hoadley, Alexander, Lightner, Slagh, Rigas, Frisbie, Schuette, Fairbairn, Borton, Maddock, Jenkins-Arno, Bierlein, Mueller, Wortz, VanderWall and Jaime Greene introduced

House Bill No. 4001, entitled

A bill to amend 2014 PA 138, entitled “Workforce opportunity wage act,” by amending sections 4 and 4b (MCL 408.414 and 408.414b); and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses.

Reps. DeBoyer, Roth, Aragona, Markkanen, BeGole, Prestin, Wozniak, Wendzel, Schmaltz, DeBoer, DeSana, Cavitt, Beson, Harris, St. Germaine, Steele, Bollin, Martin, Meerman, Woolford, Bruck, Kunse, Fox, Kelly, Hoadley, Alexander, Lightner, Slagh, Rigas, Frisbie, Schuette, Fairbairn, Borton, Maddock, Jenkins-Arno, Bierlein, Mueller, Wortz, VanderWall and Jaime Greene introduced

House Bill No. 4002, entitled

A bill to amend 2018 PA 338, entitled “Earned sick time act,” by amending sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 (MCL 408.962, 408.963, 408.964, 408.965, 408.966, 408.967, 408.968, 408.970, 408.971, and 408.972).

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses.

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Rep. Xiong moved that the House adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 12:30 p.m.

The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, January 14, at 1:30 p.m.

SCOTT E. STARR

Clerk of the House of Representatives