No. 6
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, February 5, 1997.
2:00 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.
Agee--present
Alley--present
Anthony--present
Baade--present
Baird--present
Bankes--present
Birkholz--present
Bobier--present
Bodem--present
Bogardus--present
Brackenridge--present
Brater--present
Brewer--present
Brown--present
Byl--present
Callahan--present
Cassis--present
Cherry--present
Ciaramitaro--present
Crissman--present
Cropsey--present
Curtis--present
Dalman--present
DeHart--present
DeVuyst--present
Dobb--present
Dobronski--present
Emerson--present
Fitzgerald--present
Frank--present
Freeman--present
Gagliardi--present
Galloway--present
Geiger--present
Gernaat--present
Gilmer--present
Gire--present
Godchaux--present
Goschka--present
Green--present
Griffin--absent
Gubow--present
Gustafson--present
Hale--present
Hammerstrom--present
Hanley--present
Harder--present
Hertel--present
Hood--present
Horton--present
Jansen--present
Jaye--present
Jelinek--present
Jellema--present
Johnson--present
Kaza--present
Kelly--present
Kilpatrick--present
Kukuk--present
LaForge--present
Law--present
Leland--present
LeTarte--present
Llewellyn--present
London--present
Lowe--present
Mans--present
Martinez--present
Mathieu--present
McBryde--present
McManus--present
McNutt--present
Middaugh--present
Middleton--present
Murphy--present
Nye--present
Olshove--present
Owen--present
Oxender--present
Palamara--present
Parks--present
Perricone--present
Price--present
Profit--present
Prusi--present
Quarles--present
Raczkowski--present
Rhead--present
Richner--present
Rison--present
Rocca--present
Schauer--present
Schermesser--present
Schroer--present
Scott--present
Scranton--present
Sikkema--present
Stallworth--present
Tesanovich--present
Thomas--present
Varga--present
Vaughn--present
Voorhees--present
Walberg--present
Wallace--present
Wetters--present
Whyman--excused
Willard--present
Wojno--present
e/d/s = entered during session
Rep. Beverly Bodem, from the 106th District, offered the following invocation:
"Lord, We often expect perfection from ourselves, forgetting that we are all beginners in life. The best we can do is willingly acknowledge our errors, grateful that we can always begin again on any task. Life is a process. We learn, we grow, share burdens, reformulate ideas, and restructure our values. Every change we make alters the steps that we take, altering in turn someone else's movements. May we remember this today as we go about our legislative business. Amen."
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Rep. Hammerstrom moved that Rep. Whyman be excused from today's session.
The motion prevailed.
Rep. Parks asked and obtained an excuse from tomorrow's session.
Rep. Gilmer asked and obtained an excuse from February 13 and February 18 sessions.
Messages from the Senate
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6.
A concurrent resolution prescribing the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the following be and are hereby adopted as the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives:
JOINT RULES OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Transmission of Papers.
Rule 1. All messages necessary for conducting legislative business between the two Houses shall be communicated by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Amendments.
Rule 2. It shall be in the power of either House to amend an amendment made by the other to any bill or resolution.
Conferences.
Rule 3. (a) The House not concurring in the amendments of the other House shall appoint conferees and notify the amending House of its action. The amending House shall request return of the bill or appoint conferees. Upon appointment of conferees by both Houses, the bill shall be referred to the conference committee. The conference committee shall consist of three members from each House, to be appointed as each House may determine. The first named member of the House in which the bill originated shall be chairperson of the conference committee.
(b) The conference committees of the two Houses shall vote separately while in conference, the majority of each committee to determine the attitude to be taken toward the propositions of the conference committee. If the conferees agree, they shall make a report which shall be signed by at least a majority of the conferees of each House. The official bill, including the original signed conference report, and three copies of the report shall be filed in the House of origin where the question shall be on the adoption of the conference report. If the conference report is adopted, the official bill, including the original signed conference report, and two copies of the conference report shall be transmitted to the other House where the question shall be on the adoption of the conference report. If the conference report is adopted in the other House, the bill and the original signed copy of the conference report shall be returned to the House of origin and referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
Clerk of Conference.
Rule 4. The conference clerk shall be the committee clerk from the House of origin, who shall immediately inform the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of all scheduled meetings for public posting. Conference committees on appropriation bills may use fiscal agency personnel for clerks.
Conference Report: Rejection.
Rule 5. If the conference report is rejected by the House of origin, it shall appoint conferees and notify the other House of its action. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.
If the conference report is rejected by the other House, it shall appoint conferees, notify the House of origin of its action and transmit the official bill to the House of origin. Upon receipt of the bill, the House of origin shall appoint conferees and refer the bill to the second conference committee. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.
Disagreement of Conferees.
Rule 6. If the conferees are unable to agree, they shall report that fact to both Houses and the bill shall accompany the report to the House of origin. Both Houses shall appoint conferees and the House of origin shall refer the bill to the second conference committee. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.
Second Conference: Failure.
Rule 7. When a second conference committee fails to reach agreement, or when a second conference report is rejected by either House, no further conference is in order.
Power of Conferees.
Rule 8. The conference committee shall not consider any matters other than the matters of difference between the two Houses. FOR ALL BILLS MAKING APPROPRIATIONS, Adoption ADOPTION of a substitute by either House shall not open identical provisions contained in the other House passed version of the bill as a matter of difference . Nor ; NOR shall the adoption of a substitute by either House open provisions not contained in either House version of the bill as a matter of difference. When the conferees arrive at an agreement on the matters of difference that affects other parts of the bill, the conferees may recommend amendments to conform with the agreement. The conferees may also recommend amendments to the other parts of the bill which will be limited to necessary date revisions, adjusting totals, cross references, misspelling and punctuation corrections, conflict amendments for bills enacted into law, additional anticipated federal or other flow through funding, and corrections to any errors in the bill or the title.
Adoption of Conference Report.
Rule 9. Conference reports shall not be subject to amendments or division. The vote on conference reports shall be taken by "yeas" and "nays" and shall require the same number of votes constitutionally required for passage of the bill. Conference reports shall not be considered until printed in the Journal. The Journal printing requirement may be suspended by a majority vote in either House, provided that a printed copy of the conference report has been placed on each member's desk.
Points of Order.
Rule 10. Points of order regarding conference reports shall be decided by the presiding officer, subject to an appeal, which appeal shall be determined by a majority vote. The ruling out of a conference report is a rejection of the report. Either House may refer the conference report back to the conference committee with instructions to eliminate from the report such matters as have been declared not within the powers of the conferees to consider.
Either House May Recede.
Rule 11. At any time while in possession of the bill, either House may recede from its position in whole or in part and the bill may be returned to the other House for that purpose; and if this further action is agreed to by both Houses, the bill shall be referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
Correction of Errors.
Rule 12. If errors are found in a bill which has been passed by both Houses, the House in which the bill originated may make amendments to correct the errors and shall notify the other House of its action. If the corrective amendments are agreed to by the other House, the corrected bill shall be referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
Bills and Joint Resolutions.
Rule 13. The same joint resolution shall not propose an amendment to the Constitution on more than one subject matter, but more than one section of the Constitution may be included in the same joint resolution, if the subject matter of each section is germane to the proposed amendment. No bill shall include upon introduction, catch lines, a severing clause, or a general repealing clause, as distinguished from a specific or an express repealing clause, and the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall delete such catch lines and clauses from all bills.
Yeas and Nays.
Rule 14. The yeas and nays shall be taken and entered upon the Journal of the House taking action upon the passage of any bill, joint resolution, conference report and amendments made by the other House to a bill or joint resolution.
No Members Present.
Rule 15. In the event the presiding officer and all members are absent on a day scheduled for meeting, then the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall call that House to order at the designated time, announce the absence of a quorum and declare that House adjourned until the succeeding legislative day and hour previously designated.
In any event where either or both Houses of the Legislature adjourns to a date certain for more than two days, a committee composed of the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may by a unanimous vote of that committee convene either or both Houses of the Legislature at any time in case of emergency.
If a gubernatorial appointment that is subject to the advice and consent process is made at a time such that 60 days would lapse during an extended recess of the Senate, the Senate Majority Leader may schedule a session of the Senate for the sole purpose of carrying out the Senate's constitutional duties to advise and consent on gubernatorial appointments. No other action shall be taken by the Senate during session convened under this provision. The Senate Majority Leader shall notify the Secretary of the Senate at least 10 calendar days prior to the date of the scheduled session, and the Secretary of the Senate shall take all reasonable steps to notify the members of the Senate of the scheduled session.
Passage and Enrollment Printing of Bills.
Rule 16. Every bill which has passed both Houses and returned to the House of origin shall forthwith be enrolled and presented to the Governor unless the House having last passed the bill requests its return and such request be granted, or unless a motion is made in the House of origin to amend errors in the bill or to give the bill immediate effect.
Every bill, joint resolution and concurrent resolution which is passed by either House shall forthwith be transmitted to the other House unless notice is given from the floor or written notice is filed with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, that a motion to reconsider will be made on the next succeeding legislative day, in which case the bill, joint resolution and concurrent resolution shall remain in that House until after adjournment the next succeeding legislative day, when, if no motion is made in accordance with such notice, the bill, joint resolution and concurrent resolution shall immediately be transmitted. The notice of intention to move a reconsideration shall be printed on the daily calendar.
Immediate Effect.
Rule 17. Whenever both Houses, by the constitutional vote, direct that any bill shall take effect immediately, a statement shall be added thereto at the enrollment of the bill in words to this effect: "This act is ordered to take immediate effect."
Joint Resolutions.
Rule 18. Joint resolutions shall be used for the following purposes:
1. Amendments to the Constitution of Michigan.
2. Ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the United States submitted by the Congress.
3. Matters upon which power is solely vested in the Legislatures of the several states by the Constitution of the United States.
Joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution of Michigan shall require a 2/3 vote of the members serving in each House for adoption; other joint resolutions may be adopted by a majority of the members serving in each House. All joint resolutions shall require a record roll call vote.
Enrollment of Bill Passed Over Veto.
Rule 19. Whenever a bill has passed both Houses of the Legislature, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, or not filed by the Governor within the constitutional time limit, or whenever a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution shall have been passed by both Houses in the manner prescribed by the Constitution, such bill or joint resolution shall be signed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives who shall each attach a certificate to such enrolled copy, to the effect that the bill or joint resolution has been passed by the Senate and House, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, and shall forthwith file the bill or joint resolution in the office of the Secretary of State.
Section Numbers of Compiled Laws - Amendments.
Rule 20. The title of every bill to amend or repeal existing laws shall be clear and explicit so as to definitely fix what is proposed to be done. Such title shall refer to the act number and the year in which it was passed, and if passed at an extra session of the Legislature, shall designate what extra session.
Such title shall contain the last title of the act it is proposed to amend, except in all cases where by legislative enactment an act has been given a short title (e.g., This act shall be known and may be cited as "The judicature act of 1915,") the short title shall be used. It shall also contain the chapter and part numbers and the compiler's section numbers, if any, and the year of the compilation containing the same.
Following the passage of a bill with a short title in the House other than the House of origin, the title shall there be amended by striking out the short title and inserting in lieu thereof the last full title of the act it is proposed to amend or repeal, together with such other corrective amendments to the title as may be necessary, which amended title shall thereafter be agreed to by the House in which the bill originated.
When a bill to amend an existing law is printed, words proposed to be added to such law shall be printed in upper case (capital) type; the words to be omitted shall be printed in stricken-through type.
All bills introduced, substitute bills and conference committee reports shall be approved as to form and section numbers by the Legislative Service Bureau.
Tie-bars AND BLANK SPACES.
Rule 21. A bill that is tie-barred to a request number will not be considered for passage unless that tie-barred request item has been introduced. NO BILL SHALL BE PASSED BY EITHER HOUSE WHICH HAS A BLANK SPACE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FILLED IN.
Elections in Joint Convention.
Rule 22. Whenever there shall be an election of any officer in joint convention, the result shall be certified by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; shall be announced by the presiding officers to their respective Houses; shall be entered on the Journal of each; and shall be communicated to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Legislative Handbook.
Rule 23. As soon as possible after the announcement of initial appointment of the standing committee members of the two Houses is printed in their respective Journals, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare and have printed a legislative handbook containing such information as the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives deem advisable.
Mileage and Compensation.
Rule 24. Warrants for members, officers and employees of the Legislature shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives who shall transmit same to the payees named therein.
If for any reason the office of a member of the Legislature becomes vacant, and a successor to such member shall be elected and shall qualify for the office, the compensation of such successor in office shall be paid to him or her from the date of his or her qualification.
Committee Expenses.
Rule 25. No committee created by concurrent resolution shall incur expenses in excess of $1,000.00 unless authorized in the resolution creating such committee.
Final Adjournment of Regular Sessions.
Rule 26. In the regular session in each year, this rule for adjournment shall govern.
The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate and/or the Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives shall introduce a concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment schedule for the Legislature for that regular session.
By January 31 of each year, the Majority Floor Leader of the Senate and the Majority Floor Leader of the House shall distribute to the members of their respective bodies a tentative session schedule for the entire calendar year.
Daily Adjournment.
Rule 27. Neither House shall remain in session on any legislative day beyond the hour of 12:00 midnight. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of either body, if either House be in session at the hour of 12:00 midnight, to declare that House adjourned until the fixed hour for meeting on the next legislative day, whereupon said House shall stand adjourned.
Pending Business.
Rule 28. Any business, bill or joint resolution which has not been defeated by either the Senate or House of Representatives shall be deemed pending under the provisions of Article 4, Section 13 of the Constitution.
It shall not be in order for either House, by suspension of rules or any other means, to reconsider in a subsequent year the vote by which any business, bill, joint resolution or veto override was defeated in a previous year.
The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution.
Pending the reference of the concurrent resolution to a committee,
Rep. Gagliardi moved that Rule 77 be suspended and the concurrent resolution be considered at this time.
The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution,
Rep. Gagliardi demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand was supported.
The question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution,
The concurrent resolution was adopted, a majority of the members voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 16 Yeas--105
Agee Emerson Kaza Perricone
Alley Fitzgerald Kelly Price
Anthony Frank Kilpatrick Profit
Baade Freeman Kukuk Prusi
Baird Gagliardi LaForge Quarles
Bankes Galloway Law Raczkowski
Birkholz Geiger Leland Rhead
Bobier Gernaat LeTarte Richner
Bodem Gilmer Llewellyn Rison
Bogardus Gire London Rocca
Brackenridge Godchaux Lowe Schauer
Brater Goschka Mans Schermesser
Brewer Green Martinez Schroer
Brown Gubow Mathieu Scott
Byl Gustafson McBryde Scranton
Callahan Hale McManus Sikkema
Cassis Hammerstrom McNutt Tesanovich
Cherry Hanley Middaugh Thomas
Ciaramitaro Harder Middleton Varga
Crissman Hertel Murphy Vaughn
Cropsey Hood Nye Voorhees
Curtis Horton Olshove Walberg
Dalman Jansen Owen Wallace
DeHart Jelinek Oxender Wetters
DeVuyst Jellema Palamara Willard
Dobb Johnson Parks Wojno
Dobronski
Nays--2
Jaye Stallworth
In The Chair: Hertel
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Rep. Gagliardi moved that House Committees be given leave to meet during the balance of today's session.
The motion prevailed.
The Speaker called the Associate Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Motions and Resolutions
Rep. Willard offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 9.
A resolution to call on the House Oversight and Ethics Committee to investigate all contracts between the state of Michigan and DPCS International and Consolidated Market Response.
Whereas, In 1993, the state of Michigan entered into a contract with DPCS International, Inc., through which the company was to provide tourism information services. This $6.6 million contract was followed shortly with another contract between the state and DPCS International. The second contract, for $3.4 million, was a no-bid contract for DPCS to operate a reservation system for people using Michigan's state parks; and
Whereas, The state park reservations system has proven to be very frustrating for citizens and the state. The system's problems include long delays, complaints of rude operators, and inefficiency. The problems have been widely publicized, and company officials have acknowledged the difficulties. Further, the state also negotiated a $500,000 settlement in the fall of 1996 to end the state's agreement with DPCS; and
Whereas, The performance of DPCS made a shambles of the state park reservations system. In return, there was no increase in park usage. After the contract with DPCS was ended, the state hired Consolidated Market Response to perform services with the parks reservation system; and
Whereas, The chair of DPCS has well-documented ties to the administration and is a major political contributor; and
Whereas, All contractual matters between the state and private sector must be free of the appearance of impropriety. The people of the state have a right to know that administrative decisions are made solely to promote effectiveness in services; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we call on the House Oversight and Ethics Committee to investigate all contracts between the state of Michigan and DPCS International and Consolidated Market Response and all subsidiary and parent firms.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.
Reps. Prusi, Gagliardi, Anthony, Tesanovich, Schauer, Agee, Brewer, Martinez, Hanley, Mathieu, LaForge, Profit, Ciaramitaro, Cherry, Willard, Varga, Palamara, Callahan, Kelly, Thomas, Wojno, Schroer, Gernaat, Bodem, Rhead and McNutt offered the following concurrent resolution:
House Concurrent Resolution No. 7.
A concurrent resolution to call upon the Governor to support emergency appropriations when snow removal costs threaten the resources of local governmental units.
Whereas, Providing emergency assistance to communities stricken by disasters like tornadoes, floods, or hail storms is a vital function of government. There are mechanisms in place in these instances to help families and businesses pick up the pieces after their losses to help them reestablish themselves; and
Whereas, In certain parts of our state, especially in this record-breaking snowfall winter, the costs of removing snow provides a crisis every bit as serious and damaging as other calamities of nature. While the costs of removing hundreds of inches of snow is often spread over several months, the same needs of public safety and security are being met by the local units working around the clock to cope with the snow; and
Whereas, This is the second winter in a row in which massive amounts of snow over protracted periods of time have depleted the financial resources of local units of government trying to keep roads open. In spite of these great efforts, the costs to businesses, individual families, equipment, agriculture, and public safety far exceed the capacity of many governments. Just as all of Michigan responds when communities are struck by a tornado, our state must address the critical needs of areas hampered by exceptionally heavy snows; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That we call upon the Governor to support emergency appropriations when snow removal costs threaten the resources of local governmental units; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Office of the Governor.
The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.
Reports of Standing Committees
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Profit, Chair of the Committee on Tax Policy, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, February 5, 1997, at 10:30 a.m.,
Present: Reps. Profit, Quarles, Agee, Freeman, Gubow, Hanley, Palamara, Wojno, Perricone, Brackenridge, Cassis, Dobb, Goschka, Middleton,
Absent: Reps. Wallace, Wetters, Whyman,
Excused: Reps. Wallace, Wetters, Whyman.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Alley, Chair of the Committee on Conservation, Environment and Recreation, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, February 5, 1997, at 10:30 a.m.,
Present: Reps. Alley, Callahan, Anthony, Brater, Gire, Kilpatrick, LaForge, Mans, Schermesser, Wetters, Middaugh, Birkholz, Bodem, Byl, DeVuyst, McManus, McNutt,
Absent: Rep. Walberg,
Excused: Rep. Walberg.
Messages from the Senate
Senate Bill No. 93, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA 288, entitled "Land division act," by amending section 102 (MCL 560.102), as amended by 1996 PA 591.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Notices
February 4, 1997
Mary Kay Scullion, Clerk
Michigan House of Representatives
Capitol Building
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Dear Madam Clerk:
As Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives I have appointed the following members to the House Appropriations Subcommittees:
AGRICULTURE
Representatives Tesanovich (Chair), Frank (VC), Harder, Martinez, Jansen (Min. VC) and Bobier.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Representatives Price (Chair), Kelly (VC), Mathieu, Stallworth, McBryde (Min. VC) and Oxender.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Representatives Ciaramitaro (Chair), Emerson (VC), Martinez, Rison, Schroer, Johnson (Min. VC), Jansen and Bankes.
CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES
Representatives Mathieu (Chair), Hood (VC), Hale, Prusi, Stallworth, Gilmer (Min. VC), Jellema and Johnson.
CORRECTIONS
Representatives Owen (Chair), Prusi (VC), Harder, Kelly, Rison, Geiger (Min. VC), Godchaux and Jellema.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY
Representatives Price (Chair), Parks (VC), Emerson, Martinez, Bankes (Min. VC) and Jansen.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Representatives Owen (Chair), Martinez (VC), Ciaramitaro, Frank, Prusi, Bobier (Min. VC), Geiger and Gilmer.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Representatives Hood (Chair), Martinez (VC), Parks, Tesanovich, Gilmer (Min. VC) and McBryde.
JOINT CAPITAL OUTLAY
Representatives Hood (Chair), Mathieu (VC), Emerson, Tesanovich, Price, Jellema (Min. VC), Johnson and Gilmer.
JUDICIARY
Representatives Ciaramitaro (Chair), Parks (VC), Frank, Schroer, Godchaux (Min. VC) and Johnson.
NATURAL RESOURCES/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Representatives Tesanovich (Chair), Hale (VC), Owen, Price, Bobier (Min. VC) and Godchaux.
RETIREMENT
Representatives Mathieu (Chair), Rison (VC), Harder, Parks, Bankes (Min. VC) and Bobier.
SCHOOL AID/DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Representatives Emerson (Chair), Kelly (VC), Rison, Schroer, Stallworth, Oxender (Min. VC), Geiger and Godchaux.
STATE POLICE/MILITARY AFFAIRS
Representatives Schroer (Chair), Prusi (VC), Frank, Hale, Owen, McBryde (Min. VC), Oxender and Geiger.
SUPPLEMENTALS
Representatives Hood (Chair), Mathieu and Gilmer.
TRANSPORTATION
Representatives Harder (Chair), Stallworth (VC), Ciaramitaro, Hale, Kelly, Jellema (Min. VC), Bankes and Jansen.
Sincerely,
CURTIS HERTEL, Speaker
Michigan House of Representatives
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The Clerk announced that the following bills and joint resolutions had been printed and placed upon the files of the members, Monday, February 3:
Senate Bill Nos. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Senate Joint Resolutions C D
The Clerk announced that the following Senate bill had been received on Wednesday, February 5:
Senate Bill No. 93
Introduction of Bills
Reps. Lowe, Horton, Bodem, Voorhees, Walberg, Bankes, Green, Cropsey, Goschka and Perricone introduced
House Bill No. 4227, entitled
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child protection law," (MCL 722.621 to 722.636) by adding section 12b.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Human Services and Children.
Reps. Lowe, Cropsey, Whyman, Nye and Walberg introduced
House Bill No. 4228, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 295, entitled "State transportation preservation act of 1976," by amending sections 1, 2, 6, 8, and 10 (MCL 474.51, 474.52, 474.56, 474.58, and 474.60), sections 2, 6, and 8 as amended by 1984 PA 210 and section 10 as amended by 1993 PA 28.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Reps. Galloway, Palamara, Profit, Lowe, McBryde, Gilmer, Geiger, Godchaux, Horton, Walberg, Baade, Olshove, Whyman, Crissman, Schauer, Jansen, Oxender, Rhead, Voorhees, Middleton, Dobb, Parks, Wojno, Tesanovich, Richner, Cropsey, DeVuyst, Birkholz, Gire, Gustafson, Wetters, Hale, Gernaat, Byl, Goschka, Law, DeHart, Nye, Kukuk, Raczkowski, Scranton, Green, Hammerstrom, Freeman, Rocca, Llewellyn, Curtis, Murphy, Leland, Jellema, Perricone, Thomas, Prusi, Anthony and Hanley introduced
House Bill No. 4229, entitled
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to probationers and probation officers, to pardons, reprieves, commutations, and paroles, to the administration of correctional institutions, correctional farms, and probation recovery camps, to prisoner labor and correctional industries, and to the supervision and inspection of local jails and houses of correction; to provide for the siting of correctional facilities; to create a state department of corrections, and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the transfer to and vesting in said department of powers and duties vested by law in certain other state boards, commissions, and officers, and to abolish certain boards, commissions, and offices the powers and duties of which are transferred by this act; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain other state departments and agencies; to provide for the creation of a local lockup advisory board; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; to make certain appropriations; to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act," by amending section 67 (MCL 791.267), as amended by 1988 PA 510, and by adding section 67b.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Corrections.
Reps. Galloway, Palamara, Lowe, Profit, McBryde, Gilmer, Geiger, Godchaux, Horton, Walberg, Baade, Olshove, Whyman, Crissman, Schauer, Jansen, Oxender, Rhead, Voorhees, Middleton, Dobb, Parks, Wojno, Tesanovich, Richner, Cropsey, DeVuyst, Birkholz, Gire, Wetters, Hale, Gernaat, Byl, Goschka, Law, DeHart, Nye, Kukuk, Raczkowski, Scranton, Green, Hammerstrom, Freeman, Rocca, Llewellyn, Curtis, Murphy, Leland, Jellema, Perricone, Thomas, Prusi, Anthony, Gustafson and Hanley introduced
House Bill No. 4230, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 5131, 5205, and 5207 (MCL 333.5131, 333.5205, and 333.5207), section 5131 as amended by 1994 PA 200 and sections 5205 and 5207 as added by 1988 PA 490, and by adding section 5204.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
Reps. Quarles, Wojno, Schauer, Cherry, Murphy, LaForge, Baade, Leland, Curtis, Wallace, Prusi, Bogardus, Dobb, Martinez, DeHart, Rison, Agee, Varga, Gire, Dalman, Godchaux, Willard, Goschka and Perricone introduced
House Bill No. 4231, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding part 94.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
Reps. Horton, Martinez, McBryde, Hammerstrom, Cropsey, Johnson, Gire, McManus, Gernaat, Green, Jansen, LaForge, Scott, Goschka, Oxender and Perricone introduced
House Bill No. 4232, entitled
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child protection law," by amending section 7 (MCL 722.627), as amended by 1995 PA 225, and by adding sections 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, and 7h.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Human Services and Children.
Rep. Kaza introduced
House Bill No. 4233, entitled
A bill to amend 1968 PA 357, entitled "An act to prescribe the powers, duties and functions of the state officers' compensation commission; and to prescribe the powers and duties of the legislature in relation to the commission," by amending sections 6 and 7 (MCL 15.216 and 15.217).
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.
Reps. LaForge, Profit, Gire, Schauer, Kelly, Baird, Schroer, Thomas, Hanley, Prusi, Agee, Scott and Perricone introduced
House Bill No. 4234, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending section 1351a (MCL 380.1351a), as amended by 1994 PA 278.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Reps. Schroer, LaForge, Hanley and Gire introduced
House Bill No. 4235, entitled
A bill to amend 1974 PA 269, entitled "Franchise investment law," by amending section 27 (MCL 445.1527), as amended by 1984 PA 92.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs.
Reps. Schroer, LaForge, Bogardus, Hanley, Prusi, Ciaramitaro, Tesanovich, Gire and Scott introduced
House Bill No. 4236, entitled
A bill to require principal executive departments and other governmental entities to pay contractors and contractors to pay subcontractors in a timely manner on certain construction contracts; and to provide for remedies.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs.
Reps. Schroer, Varga, Baird, LaForge, Bogardus, Hanley, Martinez, Gire and Scott introduced
House Bill No. 4237, entitled
A bill to amend 1846 RS 14, entitled "Of county officers," by amending section 117 (MCL 55.117).
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs.
Reps. Dobb, Hammerstrom, Galloway, Profit, Anthony, Scott, Wetters, Olshove, Brackenridge, Gilmer, Bankes, Gubow, Richner, Fitzgerald and Perricone introduced
House Bill No. 4238, entitled
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled "Occupational code," (MCL 339.101 to 339.2721) by adding sections 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, and 735; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs.
Reps. Law, Gire, Gubow, Rocca, Cropsey, Bodem, McManus, Willard, Dobronski, Freeman, London, Brewer, LaForge, Jellema, DeHart, Godchaux, Varga, Jaye, Hanley and Galloway introduced
House Bill No. 4239, entitled
A bill to amend 1969 PA 287, entitled "An act to regulate pet shops, dog pounds and animal shelters," by amending the title and sections 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9 (MCL 287.331, 287.336, 287.337, 287.338, and 287.339), section 1 as amended by 1980 PA 214, and by adding sections 8a, 9a, and 9b.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
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Rep. Dalman moved that the House adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 3:15 p.m.
The Associate Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Thursday, February 6, at 10:00a.m.
MARY KAY SCULLION
Clerk of the House of Representatives.