No. 40

STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

House Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, April 29, 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 Thursday, April 24:

House Bill Nos. 4386 4387 4388 4389 4390 4391 4392 4393 4394 4395

Senate Bill Nos. 262 263 264

The Clerk announced that the following joint resolution had been reproduced and made available electronically on Friday, April 25:

Senate Joint Resolution B

The Clerk announced that the following Senate bills had been received on Tuesday, April 29:

Senate Bill Nos. 130 131 147

Reports of Standing Committees

The Committee on Election Integrity, by Rep. Smit, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4136, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 43540g.

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. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong

Nays: None

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Smit, Chair, of the Committee on Election Integrity, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Present: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong

Messages from the Senate

Senate Bill No. 130, entitled

A bill to amend 1979 PA 152, entitled “State license fee act,” by amending sections 9 and 25 (MCL 338.2209 and 338.2225), section 9 as amended by 1988 PA 461 and section 25 as amended by 2023 PA 131.

The Senate has passed the bill.

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

Senate Bill No. 131, entitled

A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “Occupational code,” (MCL 339.101 to 339.2677) by adding section 1205b.

The Senate has passed the bill.

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

Senate Bill No. 147, entitled

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” by amending section 2534 (MCL 600.2534), as amended by 2017 PA 82.

The Senate has passed the bill.

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

Introduction of Bills

Rep. Lightner introduced

House Bill No. 4396, entitled

A bill to amend 1988 PA 13, entitled “Juvenile diversion act,” by amending section 9 (MCL 722.829), as amended by 2023 PA 287.

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

Rep. Lightner introduced

House Bill No. 4397, entitled

A bill to protect the safety of judges and certain other individuals; to protect certain information of judges and certain other individuals from disclosure; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and certain other people and entities; and to provide remedies.

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

Rep. Wortz introduced

House Bill No. 4398, entitled

A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 1113 (MCL 436.2113), as amended by 2011 PA 27.

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

Reps. Prestin, Outman, Frisbie, Tisdel, Bohnak, Cavitt, Markkanen, Schmaltz, Borton, Rheingans, Neeley, Pohutsky and VanderWall introduced

House Bill No. 4399, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 17201, 17210, 17211a, and 17212 (MCL 333.17201, 333.17210, 333.17211a, and 333.17212), sections 17201 and 17212 as amended and section 17211a as added by 2016 PA 499 and section 17210 as amended by 2021 PA 53, and by adding section 17210a.

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

Reps. Meerman and DeSana introduced

House Bill No. 4400, entitled

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 697c.

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

Reps. Jaime Greene, Johnsen, Woolford, Frisbie, DeSana, Alexander, Witwer, Steele and Wortz introduced

House Bill No. 4401, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending section 43525c (MCL 324.43525c), as amended by 2021 PA 6.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism.

Reps. VanderWall, MacDonell, Miller, Mueller and Roth introduced

House Bill No. 4402, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 5431 and 5432 (MCL 333.5431 and 333.5432), section 5431 as amended by 2002 PA 691 and section 5432 as added by 2006 PA 31, and by adding section 5143.

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

Reps. Wendzel, Kelly, Hoadley, Wilson and Glanville introduced

House Bill No. 4403, entitled

A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending sections 105 and 603 (MCL 436.1105 and 436.1603), as amended by 2022 PA 226.

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

Rep. DeSana introduced

House Bill No. 4404, entitled

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” by amending sections 2922b and 2922c (MCL 600.2922b and 600.2922c), section 2922b as added by 2006 PA 314 and section 2922c as added by 2006 PA 312.

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

Reps. O’Neal, Neeley, Hope, Brixie, Weiss, Tate, Martus, McKinney, Rheingans and MacDonell introduced

House Bill No. 4405, entitled

A bill to amend 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, entitled “Michigan employment security act,” by amending section 27 (MCL 421.27), as amended by 2024 PA 173.

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

Reps. O’Neal, Neeley, Hope, Weiss, Brixie, Tate, Martus, McKinney, Rheingans and MacDonell introduced

House Bill No. 4406, entitled

A bill to amend 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, entitled “Michigan employment security act,” by amending sections 27 and 28b (MCL 421.27 and 421.28b), section 27 as amended by 2024 PA 173 and section 28b as added by 2012 PA 216.

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

Reps. Rheingans, Wegela, Price, Coffia, McFall, Paiz, Myers-Phillips, Tyrone Carter, Foreman, Morgan, Hoskins, Brixie, Pohutsky, Dievendorf, Byrnes, Wilson, McKinney, Hope, Neeley, MacDonell, Young, O’Neal and Scott introduced

House Bill No. 4407, entitled

A bill to provide for the establishment of a universal and unified health care system and to reform the current payment system for health care coverage in this state; to create certain boards and committees and prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and agencies; to establish a fund; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.

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

Reps. Wozniak and BeGole introduced

House Bill No. 4408, entitled

A bill to amend 1967 PA 224, entitled “Powers of appointment act of 1967,” by amending sections 5a and 14 (MCL 556.115a and 556.124), section 5a as added and section 14 as amended by 2012 PA 485.

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

Reps. Byrnes, Dievendorf, Morgan, Miller, Paiz, Andrews, Rogers, Brixie, Farhat, Grant, Brenda Carter, Price, MacDonell, McFall, Fitzgerald, Martus, Wilson, Young, Tyrone Carter, Coffia, Koleszar, Weiss, Myers-Phillips, Hoskins, Arbit, Scott, Wooden, Conlin, Longjohn, Tsernoglou, Breen, Hope, Pohutsky, Glanville, McKinney, O’Neal, Wegela, Rheingans and Foreman introduced

House Bill No. 4409, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 390, entitled “An act to regulate the time and manner of payment of wages and fringe benefits to employees; to prescribe rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, and the powers and duties of the department of labor; to require keeping of records; to provide for settlement of disputes regarding wages and fringe benefits; to prohibit certain practices by employers; to prescribe penalties and remedies; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending the title and section 18 (MCL 408.488), the title as amended by 1982 PA 524, and by adding section 9a.

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

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The Clerk declared the House adjourned until Wednesday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m.

SCOTT E. STARR

Clerk of the House of Representatives