No. 32

STATE OF MICHIGAN

 

JOURNAL

OF THE

House  of  Representatives

 

103rd Legislature

REGULAR  SESSION  OF  2025

 

 

 

 

House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

 

1:30 p.m.

The House was called to order by the Clerk.

 

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was not present.

 

 

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

 

 

The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Tuesday, March 25:

House Bill Nos.     4285   4286   4287   4288  4289   4290   4291   4292   4293  4294   4295   4296 4297       4298        4299        4300        4301        4302                              4303

 

 

Reports of Standing Committees

 

 

The Committee on Insurance, by Rep. Harris, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4179, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 2024a (MCL 500.2024a), as added by 1989 PA 68.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Harris, Tisdel, Lightner, Posthumus, Aragona, Neyer, Schuette, Brenda Carter, Tate and Fitzgerald

Nays: None

 

 

The Committee on Insurance, by Rep. Harris, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4207, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3701 (MCL 500.3701), as amended by 2016 PA 276.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Harris, Tisdel, Lightner, Posthumus, Aragona, Neyer, Schuette, Brenda Carter, Tate and Fitzgerald

Nays: None

 

 

The Committee on Insurance, by Rep. Harris, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4208, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 608 (MCL 500.608), as added by 2016 PA 276.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Harris, Tisdel, Lightner, Posthumus, Aragona, Neyer, Schuette, Brenda Carter, Tate and Fitzgerald

Nays: None

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The following report, submitted by Rep. Harris, Chair, of the Committee on Insurance, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Present: Reps. Harris, Tisdel, Lightner, Posthumus, Aragona, Neyer, Schuette, Brenda Carter, Tate and Fitzgerald

Absent: Rep. Whitsett

Excused: Rep. Whitsett

 

 

The Committee on Education and Workforce, by Rep. DeBoer, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4155, entitled

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1278e.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov

Nays: Rep. Weiss

 

 

The Committee on Education and Workforce, by Rep. DeBoer, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4156, entitled

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending sections 1278a and 1278b (MCL 380.1278a and 380.1278b), as amended by 2022 PA 105, and by adding section 1278e.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov

Nays: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes

 

 

The Committee on Education and Workforce, by Rep. DeBoer, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4157, entitled

A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11, 104, 104b, and 104c (MCL 388.1611, 388.1704, 388.1704b, and 388.1704c), section 11 as amended by 2024 PA 148, section 104 as amended by 2024 PA 120, section 104b as amended by 2018 PA 265, and section 104c as amended by 2021 PA 48, and by adding section 104d.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov

Nays: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes

 

 

The Committee on Education and Workforce, by Rep. DeBoer, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4158, entitled

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending sections 502, 503, 522, 552, and 1279g (MCL 380.502, 380.503, 380.522, 380.552, and 380.1279g), sections 502, 522, and 552 as amended by 2023 PA 34, section 503 as amended by 2024 PA 210, and section 1279g as amended by 2016 PA 170.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov

Nays: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes

 

 

The Committee on Education and Workforce, by Rep. DeBoer, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4159, entitled

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1278 (MCL 380.1278), as amended by 2016 PA 170.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov

Nays: Reps. Wilson and Weiss

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The following report, submitted by Rep. DeBoer, Chair, of the Committee on Education and Workforce, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Present: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4235, entitled

A bill to prohibit the use of certain applications on government-issued devices; to require public employers to take certain actions related to prohibited applications; to prohibit certain employees or officers from downloading or accessing certain applications; to provide exceptions; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

The committee further recommended that the bill and substitute be referred to the Committee on Rules.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

The further recommendation was concurred in and the bill and substitute were referred to the Committee on Rules.

 

 

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4238, entitled

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1346.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

 

 

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4239, entitled

A bill to prohibit state institutions of higher education from entering into agreements with foreign actors under certain circumstances; to prohibit state institutions of higher education from receiving grants and other items of value from foreign actors under certain circumstances; to require state institutions of higher education to enter into gift agreements; to establish reporting requirements for certain gifts received by state institutions of higher education and affiliate organizations from certain foreign actors; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to prescribe remedies; to prescribe civil sanctions; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

 

 

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4240, entitled

A bill to prohibit public bodies from receiving gifts and grants from foreign actors under certain circumstances; to prohibit public bodies from entering into agreements with foreign actors under certain circumstances; to establish disclosure requirements for certain gifts, grants, contracts, and other interests relating to certain foreign actors; to prescribe civil sanctions; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; and to require the promulgation of rules.

With the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Rules.

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

The recommendation was concurred in and the bill was referred to the Committee on Rules.

 

 

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4241, entitled

A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled “Michigan strategic fund act,” (MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094) by adding section 7c.

With the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Rules.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

The recommendation was concurred in and the bill was referred to the Committee on Rules.

 

 

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4242, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 16213 and 20175a (MCL 333.16213 and 333.20175a), as amended by 2023 PA 62.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

 

 

Favorable Roll Call

 

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The following report, submitted by Rep. BeGole, Chair, of the Committee on Government Operations, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The following report, submitted by Rep. Martin, Chair, of the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Present: Reps. Martin, St. Germaine, VanderWall, Outman, Hoadley, Johnsen, Prestin, Bohnak, Fairbairn, Wortz, McFall, Weiss, Myers-Phillips and Wooden

Absent: Reps. Scott, Arbit and Foreman

Excused: Reps. Scott, Arbit and Foreman

Introduction of Bills

 

 

Reps. Smit, Rigas, Borton, Paquette, Johnsen, Beson, Jaime Greene and Schriver introduced

House Bill No. 4304, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 5514b.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

 

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The Clerk declared the House adjourned until Thursday, March 27, at 12:00 Noon.

 

 

SCOTT E. STARR

Clerk of the House of Representatives