No. 73

STATE OF MICHIGAN

 

JOURNAL

OF THE

House� of� Representatives

 

103rd Legislature

REGULAR� SESSION� OF� 2025

 

 

 

 

House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

 

1:30 p.m.

 

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用resent

Foreman用resent

McFall用resent

Schuette用resent

Andrews用resent

Fox用resent

McKinney容xcused

Scott用resent

Aragona用resent

Frisbie用resent

Meerman用resent

Skaggs用resent

Arbit用resent

Glanville用resent

Mentzer用resent

Slagh用resent

BeGole用resent

Grant用resent

Miller容xcused

Smit用resent

Beson用resent

Green, P.容xcused

Morgan用resent

Snyder用resent

Bierlein用resent

Greene, J.用resent

Mueller用resent

St. Germaine用resent

Bohnak用resent

Hall用resent

Myers-Phillips容xcused

Steckloff用resent

Bollin用resent

Harris用resent

Neeley容xcused

Steele用resent

Borton用resent

Herzberg用resent

Neyer用resent

Tate用resent

Breen用resent

Hoadley用resent

O誰eal用resent

Thompson用resent

Brixie用resent

Hope用resent

Outman用resent

Tisdel用resent

Bruck用resent

Hoskins用resent

Paiz用resent

Tsernoglou用resent

Byrnes用resent

Jenkins-Arno用resent

Paquette用resent

VanderWall用resent

Carra用resent

Johnsen用resent

Pavlov用resent

VanWoerkom用resent

Carter, B.用resent

Kelly用resent

Pohutsky用resent

Wegela用resent

Carter, T.用resent

Koleszar用resent

Posthumus用resent

Weiss用resent

Cavitt用resent

Kuhn用resent

Prestin用resent

Wendzel用resent

Coffia容xcused

Kunse用resent

Price用resent

Whitsett容xcused

Conlin用resent

Liberati用resent

Puri用resent

Wilson用resent

DeBoer用resent

Lightner用resent

Rheingans容xcused

Witwer用resent

DeBoyer用resent

Linting用resent

Rigas用resent

Wooden用resent

DeSana用resent

Longjohn用resent

Robinson用resent

Woolford用resent

Dievendorf用resent

MacDonell用resent

Rogers用resent

Wortz用resent

Edwards容xcused

Maddock用resent

Roth用resent

Wozniak用resent

Fairbairn用resent

Markkanen用resent

Schmaltz用resent

Xiong用resent

Farhat用resent

Martin用resent

Schriver用resent

Young用resent

Fitzgerald用resent

Martus用resent

 

 

 

e/d/s = entered during session

Rep. Brad Paquette, from the 37th District, offered the following invocation:

 

鏑ord, the great and awesome God, Who keeps His covenant of love with those who love Him and keep His commandments, 5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from Your commands and laws. 6 We have not listened to Your servants, the prophets, who spoke in Your name to all the people of the land.

7 銑ord, You are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame葉he people of Michigan and the inhabitants of the entire United States, both near and far because of our unfaithfulness to You. 8 We and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against You. 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him; 10 we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws He gave us. 11 We have transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey You.

禅herefore have mercy on us because we have sinned against You. 12 You fulfilled the words spoken against the people of Israel and against their rulers by bringing great disaster upon them again and again as detailed in the Old Testament. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what will be done to our country if we turn away from the Lord. 13 Just as it is written, we are instructed to turn from our sins and give attention to God痴 truth. For the Lord our God is righteous in everything He does; yet we have not obeyed Him.

15 鮮ow, Lord our God, Who once brought Your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and Who made for Yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16 Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, turn away Your anger and Your wrath from this country, one meant to be a city on a hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made the United States and Your people an object of scorn to all those around us.

17 鮮ow, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. Lord, look with favor upon those who do Your will faithfully and turn from their wicked ways. We confess our sin and accept Your grace, being washed by the blood of Jesus Christ as we turn to You now in His Holy Name.�

 

 

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Rep. Fitzgerald moved that Reps. Coffia, Edwards, McKinney, Miller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Rheingans and Whitsett be excused from today痴 session.

The motion prevailed.

 

Rep. Posthumus moved that Rep. Phil Green be excused from today痴 session.

The motion prevailed.

 

 

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The Speaker assumed the Chair.

 

 

Motions and Resolutions

 

 

By unanimous consent the House considered House Resolution No. 155 out of numerical order.

 

The Speaker, on behalf of the entire membership of the House of Representatives, offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 155.

A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Edward Vaughn, former member of the House of Representatives.

Whereas, It was with great sadness that the members of this legislative body learned about the passing of Edward 摘d� Vaughn. He will be remembered for his fierce dedication to his constituents in Detroit and the people of the state of Michigan; and

Whereas, Edward Vaughn was born in 1934 in Abbeville, Alabama, but raised in Dothan, Alabama. He traveled north to pursue higher education, earning a bachelor痴 degree in history and government from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, then studying at the University of Illinois Law School for one year. Ed moved to Michigan in hopes of finding work in the auto industry, but instead he would find his calling as a community leader and a driver of the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit. After marrying his wife, Wilma, in 1957, Ed served in the United States Army until 1959, receiving an honorable discharge. Upon returning to Detroit, Ed opened Vaughn痴 Book Store on Dexter Avenue and sold books about African-American history and books by Black authors to the people of Detroit. The bookstore also became a gathering place for local leaders seeking to advance the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. Ed also took steps to build institutions and connections outside his bookstore, founding the Pan-African Congress誘SA in Detroit, helping to organize the Detroit chapter of the Congress of Racial Equity, and serving as a representative at the Sixth Pan-African Congress; and

Whereas, In 1978, Ed Vaughn turned his attentions to state government, being elected to represent the Eighth District in the House of Representatives. He served as majority vice chair of the Liquor Control Committee, and he also served on the committees on Economic Development and Energy, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs. After losing in the primary election in 1980, Ed returned to Detroit to work in local politics and run Vaughn痴 Book Store. He worked as an executive assistant to Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, and he campaigned twice for a seat on the Detroit City Council; and

Whereas, Ed Vaughn returned to the House of Representatives in 1995, serving the Fourth District for three terms. During his second stint in the Legislature, Ed served as chair of the Committee on Constitutional and Civil Rights, as vice chair of the Committee on Agriculture, and as a member of the committees on Economic Development, Insurance, Judiciary, Regulatory Reform, and Tourism. In 1999, when Detroit Public Schools faced a takeover by the state, Ed fought fervently to retain local control of the school district, even in the face of opposition from both parties. Though he was ultimately unsuccessful in this one endeavor, he will be remembered by the people of Detroit for his steadfast commitment to the city痴 right to control its own destiny and his belief in their ability to effect positive change; and

Whereas, After reaching his term limit in the House, Ed Vaughn considered continuing his state service in the Senate, but after losing a special primary election in February 2001, he returned to Alabama to be with family. There, he became more involved with the NAACP, being elected vice president of the Dothan/Wiregrass branch and president of the NAACP Alabama State Conference and serving as a delegate to the national NAACP convention in 2014. Vaughn痴 Book Store closed in 1994, but in 2023 it was added to the National Registry of Historic Places, and the people of Detroit are working on plans to revitalize the site. The legacy of Vaughn痴 Book Store as a place of learning, community, and Black empowerment will continue to inspire Detroiters for generations to come; and

Whereas, Ed Vaughn is survived by his wife, Wilma, five of his six children, and numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. We offer our condolences to his loved ones as they mourn his loss. Ed Vaughn痴 contributions to the city of Detroit, to this chamber, and to the people of the state of Michigan will be remembered; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we offer this expression of our highest tribute to honor the memory of Edward Vaughn, a member of the House of Representatives from 1979 to 1980 and from 1995 to 2000; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Vaughn family as evidence of our lasting esteem for his memory.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted by unanimous standing vote.

 

 

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The Speaker called the Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair.

 

 

Second Reading of Bills

 

 

House Bill No. 4707, entitled

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled 溺ichigan election law,� (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 642e.

The bill was read a second time.

Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.

Senate Bill No. 70, entitled

A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled 溺ichigan memorial highway act,� (MCL 250.1001 to 250.2092) by adding section 115.

The bill was read a second time.

Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The motion prevailed.

 

 

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The Speaker Pro Tempore called Associate Speaker Pro Tempore DeBoyer to the Chair.

 

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

 

 

Rep. Posthumus moved that House Bill No. 4707 be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

 

House Bill No. 4707, entitled

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled 溺ichigan election law,� (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 642e.

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows:

 

 

Roll Call No. 177����������������������������������� Yeas�57

 

 

Alexander������������������������� Fox������������������������� Markkanen���������������������������� Schriver

Aragona��������������������������� Frisbie�������������������� Martin����������������������������������� Schuette

BeGole����������������������������� Greene, J.���������������� Meerman������������������������������ Slagh

Beson������������������������������� Hall������������������������ Mueller��������������������������������� Smit

Bierlein���������������������������� Harris��������������������� Neyer������������������������������������ St. Germaine

Bohnak���������������������������� Hoadley������������������ Outman��������������������������������� Steele

Bollin������������������������������� Jenkins-Arno����������� Paquette�������������������������������� Thompson

Borton������������������������������ Johnsen������������������ Pavlov���������������������������������� Tisdel

Bruck������������������������������� Kelly���������������������� Posthumus���������������������������� VanderWall

Carra�������������������������������� Kuhn���������������������� Prestin���������������������������������� VanWoerkom

Cavitt������������������������������� Kunse��������������������� Rigas������������������������������������� Wendzel

DeBoer����������������������������� Lightner������������������ Robinson������������������������������ Woolford

DeBoyer��������������������������� Linting�������������������� Roth�������������������������������������� Wortz

DeSana����������������������������� Maddock���������������� Schmaltz������������������������������� Wozniak

Fairbairn��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

 

 

������������������������������������������������������������� Nays�44

 

 

Andrews�������������������������� Foreman����������������� McFall���������������������������������� Snyder

Arbit�������������������������������� Glanville����������������� Mentzer�������������������������������� Steckloff

Breen������������������������������� Grant���������������������� Morgan��������������������������������� Tate

Brixie������������������������������� Herzberg����������������� O誰eal���������������������������������� Tsernoglou

Byrnes����������������������������� Hope���������������������� Paiz��������������������������������������� Wegela

Carter, B.�������������������������� Hoskins������������������ Pohutsky������������������������������� Weiss

Carter, T.�������������������������� Koleszar����������������� Price������������������������������������� Wilson

Conlin������������������������������ Liberati������������������� Puri��������������������������������������� Witwer

Dievendorf����������������������� Longjohn���������������� Rogers���������������������������������� Wooden

Farhat������������������������������� MacDonell�������������� Scott������������������������������������� Xiong

Fitzgerald������������������������� Martus�������������������� Skaggs���������������������������������� Young

 

 

In The Chair: DeBoyer

 

 

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

 

 

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Rep. Longjohn, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:

溺r. Speaker and members of the House:

I will not vote yes for another 1st Chamber, Republican-led, Bill until there is a Medicaid budget introduced, our schools are funded, and the priorities of the people of Michigan are being addressed in the House. In this case, I also voted no on House Bill 4707, which would ban ranked choice voting in Michigan, because democracy means voters have the freedom and ultimate authority to decide how to best express their will. In June, the MI Board of Canvassers approved a proposed summary of a ballot petition that would bring ranked choice voting to Michigan and signatures are currently being collected to try and get it on the 2026 ballot. If the ballot proposal passes, HB 4707 would immediately conflict with it � creating legal conflict and confusion among local governments and voters alike. Even worse, this ban would strip away local control by voiding all existing ranked choice voting ordinances and silencing communities that have already chosen to adopt them.

Instead of imposing a one-size-fits-all mandate, we should respect the will of the people and allow them to decide. Our time as a chamber would be far better spent tackling urgent challenges � like passing a full state budget that funds universal school meals for kids and helps families with the rising costs of living � rather than interfering with decisions that communities have a right to vote on for themselves.�

 

Rep. Morgan, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:

溺r. Speaker and members of the House:

I voted no on House Bill 4707, which would ban ranked choice voting in Michigan, because democracy means voters have the freedom and ultimate authority to decide how to best express their will. This decision should be decided by the voters. In June, the MI Board of Canvassers approved a proposed summary of a ballot petition that would bring ranked choice voting to Michigan and signatures are currently being collected to try and get it on the 2026 ballot. If the ballot proposal passes, HB 4707 would immediately conflict with it � creating legal conflict and confusion among local governments and voters alike. Even worse, this ban would strip away local control by voiding all existing ranked choice voting ordinances and silencing communities that have already chosen to adopt them. Instead of imposing a one-size-fits-all mandate, we should respect the will of the people and allow them to decide. Our time as a chamber would be far better spent tackling urgent challenges � like passing a full state budget that funds universal school meals for kids and helps families with the rising costs of living � rather than interfering with decisions that communities have a right to vote on for themselves.�

 

 

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The Speaker Pro Tempore resumed the Chair.

 

 

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Rep. Fitzgerald moved that Rep. Longjohn be excused temporarily from today痴 session.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Posthumus moved that Senate Bill No. 70 be placed on its immediate passage.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

 

Senate Bill No. 70, entitled

A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled 溺ichigan memorial highway act,� (MCL 250.1001 to 250.2092) by adding section 115.

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows:

 

 

Roll Call No. 178���������������������������������� Yeas�100

 

 

Alexander������������������������� Fitzgerald���������������� Martin����������������������������������� Scott

Andrews�������������������������� Foreman����������������� Martus���������������������������������� Skaggs

Aragona��������������������������� Fox������������������������� McFall���������������������������������� Slagh

Arbit�������������������������������� Frisbie�������������������� Meerman������������������������������ Smit

BeGole����������������������������� Glanville����������������� Mentzer�������������������������������� Snyder

Beson������������������������������� Grant���������������������� Morgan��������������������������������� St. Germaine

Bierlein���������������������������� Greene, J.���������������� Mueller��������������������������������� Steckloff

Bohnak���������������������������� Hall������������������������ Neyer������������������������������������ Steele

Bollin������������������������������� Harris��������������������� O誰eal���������������������������������� Tate

Borton������������������������������ Herzberg����������������� Outman��������������������������������� Thompson

Breen������������������������������� Hoadley������������������ Paiz��������������������������������������� Tisdel

Brixie������������������������������� Hope���������������������� Paquette�������������������������������� Tsernoglou

Bruck������������������������������� Hoskins������������������ Pavlov���������������������������������� VanderWall

Byrnes����������������������������� Jenkins-Arno����������� Pohutsky������������������������������� VanWoerkom

Carra�������������������������������� Johnsen������������������ Posthumus���������������������������� Wegela

Carter, B.�������������������������� Kelly���������������������� Prestin���������������������������������� Weiss

Carter, T.�������������������������� Koleszar����������������� Price������������������������������������� Wendzel

Cavitt������������������������������� Kuhn���������������������� Puri��������������������������������������� Wilson

Conlin������������������������������ Kunse��������������������� Rigas������������������������������������� Witwer

DeBoer����������������������������� Liberati������������������� Robinson������������������������������ Wooden

DeBoyer��������������������������� Lightner������������������ Rogers���������������������������������� Woolford

DeSana����������������������������� Linting�������������������� Roth�������������������������������������� Wortz

Dievendorf����������������������� MacDonell�������������� Schmaltz������������������������������� Wozniak

Fairbairn�������������������������� Maddock���������������� Schriver�������������������������������� Xiong

Farhat������������������������������� Markkanen������������� Schuette�������������������������������� Young

 

 

�������������������������������������������������������������� Nays�0

 

 

In The Chair: Smit

 

 

Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:

"An act to consolidate prior acts naming certain Michigan highways; to provide for the naming of certain highways; to prescribe certain duties of the state transportation department; and to repeal acts and parts of acts and certain resolutions,"

The House agreed to the full title.

Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

 

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Motions and Resolutions

 

 

Reps. Arbit, Myers-Phillips, Tsernoglou, Rheingans, Glanville, McKinney, Steckloff, Andrews, Wegela, McFall, Mentzer, Wooden, Morgan, Coffia, Skaggs, Foreman, Breen, Young, MacDonell, Hoskins, Pohutsky, Price, Brenda Carter, Grant, Miller, Paiz, Scott, O誰eal, Martus, Hope, Conlin, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss, Longjohn, Brixie and Puri offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 153.

A resolution to reaffirm our support for the Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, establishing a two-term limit for the office of President of the United States.

Whereas, The United States has had a strong norm of a two-term limit for President since our founding days, which we have since codified as the Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Only one United States President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served for more than two terms, and it was his unprecedented election to third and fourth terms of office that prompted the creation of the Twenty-Second Amendment. As a result, our Constitution now provides:

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

; and

Whereas, All Presidents have respected the two-term limit since it was ratified in the mid-20th century; and

Whereas, Term limits act as a crucial barrier to the consolidation of power by would-be autocrats. One of the more common forms of democratic backsliding today is executive aggrandizement, whereby elected executives weaken checks on their power. Presidential systems are inherently more vulnerable to democratic backsliding than parliamentary systems, especially given the tremendous power concentrated in the office of the president. Term limits are an important constitutional safeguard in presidential systems, as has been recognized by many nations across the globe. According to data from the Comparative Constitutions Project, as of 2023, the constitutions of 108 countries imposed term limits on the office of president; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we reaffirm our support for the Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, establishing a two-term limit for the office of President of the United States; and be it further

Resolved, That we reject any claim by any individual intended to undermine the Twenty-Second Amendment, or any attempt by any individual to delegitimize, weaken, amend, ignore, or subvert the Twenty-Second Amendment.

The resolution was referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

 

Reps. Pohutsky, Price, Rogers, McFall, Myers-Phillips, Byrnes, Weiss, Morgan and Scott offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 154.

A resolution to urge Congress to uphold Medicaid patients� right to provider choice by establishing a private right of action under 42 U.S.C. ァ 1983 and urge the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to monitor state and federal actions affecting Medicaid痴 provider-choice policies.

Whereas, Medicaid痴 殿ny-qualified-provider� provision requires states to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries may obtain health care services from any qualified provider. On June 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, ruling that Medicaid beneficiaries lack a private cause of action under 42 U.S.C. ァ 1983 to enforce the 殿ny-qualified-provider� provision. The majority found the provision does not contain language that creates clear and unambiguous rights allowing individuals to bring suit against a state that does not follow the federally required provision. This limits enforcement to federal agencies, thereby removing judicial recourse for individuals and undermining protections intended by the 殿ny-qualified-provider� provision; and

Whereas, The dissent warned this ruling effectively allows states to exclude qualified providers擁ncluding Planned Parenthood clinics庸rom Medicaid, even for non‑abortion care such as cancer screenings, contraceptive services, and STI checks, imposing undue burdens on low-income, LGBTQ+, rural, and reproductive healthcare patients. States like Indiana and South Carolina have already used this ruling in defense of policies denying Medicaid provider access, and numerous other states are likely considering similar actions, threatening the health and autonomy of Medicaid recipients; and

Whereas, Federal policy recognizes that provider choice generally results in better health outcomes for patients, and judicial enforcement ensures compliance with policies where administrative remedies may fail. Securing provider‑choice rights for the 2.2 million Michiganders enrolled in Medicaid is essential to Michigan痴 commitment to public health; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge Congress to uphold Medicaid patients� right to provider choice by establishing a private right of action under 42 U.S.C. ァ 1983 and implement funding incentives and penalties to deter states from excluding qualified providers from Medicaid; and be it further

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to monitor any state or federal attempts to exclude providers like Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, assess impacts on access and equity, and report their findings annually to the Legislature; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.

The resolution was referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

 

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

 

 

The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Tuesday, August 19:

House Bill Nos.���� 4771�� 4772� 4773

 

 

Reports of Standing Committees

 

 

The Committee on Judiciary, by Rep. Lightner, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4734, entitled

A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled 典he social welfare act,� by amending section 66h (MCL 400.66h).

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. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter and Breen

Nays: None

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

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

Meeting held on: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Present: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter, Hope, Breen and Scott

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

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

Meeting held on: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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

Absent: Rep. Whitsett

Excused: Rep. Whitsett

 

 

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, August 20, 2025

Present: Reps. Martin, St. Germaine, VanderWall, Outman, Hoadley, Johnsen, Prestin, Bohnak, Fairbairn, Wortz, McFall, Scott, Weiss, Arbit, Foreman and Wooden

Absent: Rep. Myers-Phillips

Excused: Rep. Myers-Phillips

Introduction of Bills

 

 

Reps. Fairbairn, Pavlov, Fox, Markkanen, Cavitt, Roth, Prestin, Bohnak, Steckloff, Borton, Aragona, Linting, Hoadley and VanderWall introduced

House Bill No. 4774, entitled

A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled 典he management and budget act,� by amending section 237b (MCL 18.1237b), as added by 2002 PA 504.

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

 

 

Rep. Arbit introduced

House Bill No. 4775, entitled

A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled 擢ood law,� by amending sections 2129, 6149, and 6152 (MCL 289.2129, 289.6149, and 289.6152), section 2129 as amended by 2016 PA 188, section 6149 as amended by 2007 PA 114, and section 6152 as added by 2014 PA 516.

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

 

 

Rep. Paquette introduced

House Bill No. 4776, entitled

A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled 溺ental health code,� by amending section 100a (MCL 330.1100a), as amended by 2023 PA 118.

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

 

 

Rep. Paquette introduced

House Bill No. 4777, entitled

A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled 摘lliott-Larsen civil rights act,� by amending the title and sections 102, 103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 302, 302a, 402, 502, 504, 505, and 506 (MCL 37.2102, 37.2103, 37.2202, 37.2203, 37.2204, 37.2205, 37.2206, 37.2207, 37.2209, 37.2302, 37.2302a, 37.2402, 37.2502, 37.2504, 37.2505, and 37.2506), the title as amended by 2024 PA 200, sections 102, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 302, 302a, 402, 504, 505, and 506 as amended by 2023 PA 6, section 103 as amended by 2023 PA 45, section 202 as amended by 2023 PA 31, and section 502 as amended by 2024 PA 180.

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

 

 

Reps. Paquette, Pavlov, Outman, Meerman, Markkanen, Jaime Greene and Wortz introduced

House Bill No. 4778, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled 撤ublic health code,� by amending sections 9201 and 16221 (MCL 333.9201 and 333.16221), section 9201 as amended by 2006 PA 91 and section 16221 as amended by 2023 PA 209, and by adding section 9228.

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

 

 

Rep. Wendzel introduced

House Bill No. 4779, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled 撤ublic health code,� (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20187.

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

 

 

Reps. Pavlov, Fox, DeBoer, Neyer, Woolford, Frisbie, Thompson, Linting and Fairbairn introduced

House Bill No. 4780, entitled

An act to designate the second Saturday of September of each year as Michigan痴 Day of Recovery.

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

 

 

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Rep. McFall moved that the House adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 2:40 p.m.

The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Thursday, August 21, at 12:00 Noon.

 

 

SCOTT E. STARR

Clerk of the House of Representatives