No. 42

State of Michigan

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

95th Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

House Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, May 14, 2009.

12:00 Noon.

The House was called to order by Associate Speaker Pro Tempore Espinoza.

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

Agema—present Durhal—present Lahti—present Proos—present

Amash—present Ebli—present LeBlanc—present Roberts—present

Angerer—present Elsenheimer—present Leland—present Rocca—present

Ball—present Espinoza—present Lemmons—present Rogers—present

Barnett—present Geiss—present Lindberg—present Schmidt, R.—present

Bauer—present Genetski—present Lipton—present Schmidt, W.—present

Bennett—present Gonzales—present Liss—present Schuitmaker—present

Bledsoe—present Green—present Lori—present Scott, B.—present

Bolger—present Gregory—present Lund—present Scott, P.—present

Booher—present Griffin—present Marleau—present Scripps—present

Brown, L.—present Haase—present Mayes—present Segal—present

Brown, T.—present Haines—present McDowell—present Sheltrown—present

Byrnes—present Hammel—present McMillin—present Simpson—present

Byrum—present Hansen—present Meadows—present Slavens—present

Calley—present Haugh—present Meekhof—present Slezak—present

Caul—present Haveman—present Melton—present Smith—present

Clemente—present Hildenbrand—present Meltzer—present Spade—present

Constan—present Horn—present Miller—present Stamas—present

Corriveau—present Huckleberry—present Moore—present Stanley—present

Coulouris—present Jackson—present Moss—present Switalski—present

Crawford—present Johnson—present Nathan—present Tlaib—present

Cushingberry—present Jones, Rick—present Nerat—present Tyler—present

Daley—present Jones, Robert—present Neumann—present Valentine—present

Dean—present Kandrevas—present Opsommer—present Walsh—present

Denby—present Kennedy—present Pavlov—present Warren—present

DeShazor—present Knollenberg—present Pearce—present Womack—present

Dillon—present Kowall—present Polidori—present Young—present

Donigan—present Kurtz—present

e/d/s = entered during session

Rep. Kenneth B. Horn, from the 94th District, offered the following invocation:

“Just recently I had the opportunity to visit with police officers at the Second Annual Blessing of the Badges in my region and today I dedicate this invocation to our police officers, including the sergeants that are with us today.

Dear Father: Thank You for bringing us here today.

Let us look to You for guidance. Grant each of us healthy minds and bodies.

Enlighten and direct our hearts with understanding, compassion and humility.

Let us remember the men and women in our armed services, and particularly those who make their home in Michigan.

Let us also remember those men and women who serve in law enforcement and fire departments to protect us each and every day.

Look down upon those gathered here and give us wisdom and strength as You continue Your work through us.

In Your name we pray, Amen.”

Reports of Standing Committees

The Speaker laid before the House

House Resolution No. 79.

A resolution to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in Michigan and the value of partnership efforts that increase awareness about pollinators and build support for protecting and sustaining pollinators by designating June 21-27, 2009, as Michigan Pollinator Week in Michigan.

(For text of resolution, see House Journal No. 32, p. 670.)

(The resolution was reported by the Committee on Agriculture on May 13.)

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4261, entitled

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 496a.

Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Ethics and Elections,

The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

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

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

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

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4261, entitled

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 496a.

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

Roll Call No. 236 Yeas—92

Angerer Donigan Leland Schmidt, R.

Ball Durhal Lemmons Schmidt, W.

Barnett Ebli Lindberg Schuitmaker

Bauer Espinoza Lipton Scott, B.

Bennett Geiss Liss Scott, P.

Bledsoe Gonzales Lori Scripps

Bolger Green Lund Segal

Booher Gregory Marleau Sheltrown

Brown, L. Griffin Mayes Simpson

Brown, T. Haase McDowell Slavens

Byrnes Haines Meadows Slezak

Byrum Hammel Meekhof Smith

Calley Hansen Melton Spade

Caul Haugh Miller Stamas

Clemente Horn Moore Stanley

Constan Huckleberry Nathan Switalski

Corriveau Jackson Nerat Tlaib

Coulouris Johnson Neumann Tyler

Crawford Jones, Robert Pearce Valentine

Cushingberry Kandrevas Polidori Walsh

Dean Kennedy Proos Warren

DeShazor Lahti Roberts Womack

Dillon LeBlanc Rocca Young

Nays—18

Agema Genetski Kowall Moss

Amash Haveman Kurtz Opsommer

Daley Hildenbrand McMillin Pavlov

Denby Jones, Rick Meltzer Rogers

Elsenheimer Knollenberg

In The Chair: Espinoza

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

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

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

Reps. Angerer, Barnett, Bledsoe, Lisa Brown, Terry Brown, Byrnes, Byrum, Constan, Dean, Durhal, Espinoza, Gonzales, Haase, Haugh, Huckleberry, Jackson, Johnson, Robert Jones, Kandrevas, Kennedy, Lahti, Lipton, Mayes, McDowell, Melton, Nathan, Neumann, Polidori, Roberts, Schuitmaker, Bettie Scott, Scripps, Segal, Slavens, Slezak, Spade, Stanley, Switalski, Tlaib, Valentine, Warren and Young were named co‑sponsors of the bill.

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

“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:

I voted NO on HB 4261 despite voting yes on a similar bill last year, and while ironically voting YES for its sister bill HB 4337. I support the concept of increasing voter participation as I believe most people do, but not at the expense of the sanctity, privacy, and security of the voting process or in ways that would give special interests an upper hand in identifying and targeting voters. In the intervening year, special interests and heavily funded groups like ACORN have demonstrated their willingness to use fraud and questionable tactics in registering voters, so a close look at how HB 4261 could be used is warranted.

Pre-registration of 16 years would have two main consequences - since youth are a completely unidentified and presumably the most impressionable group, high schools would become a politicized battleground, distracting from education. Certainly, civics and government should be taught in high schools, in as neutral a way possible. HB 4261 not only makes high school students the next most logical battleground - but it gives special interest groups the names and addresses of specific students whom would become the target of massive advertising campaigns. By including such names the QVF, it also presents the possibility for error by clerks in accidentally allowing them to vote earlier, fraud by outsiders in a number of ways, and in introducing new social pressures against students that might intrude on how they handle their right to privacy and secrecy of their vote.

HB 4337 corrects some of the defects in HB 4261, by keeping the young people in a separate file from the QVF and not releasing it to clerks until they are 18. While HB 4337 corrects some of those defects, it does not change the fact that high schools will become more politicized in general and students will be more targeted for mass mail, robo-calls, and other tools of organized campaigning. In this sense, HB 4261 gives special interests and those with more resources a campaigning advantage and may be detrimental to democracy in the end.”

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4337, entitled

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 496a.

Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Ethics and Elections,

The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

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

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

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

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4337, entitled

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 496a.

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

Roll Call No. 237 Yeas—94

Angerer Durhal Leland Schmidt, R.

Ball Ebli Lemmons Schmidt, W.

Barnett Espinoza Lindberg Schuitmaker

Bauer Geiss Lipton Scott, B.

Bennett Genetski Liss Scott, P.

Bledsoe Gonzales Lori Scripps

Bolger Green Lund Segal

Booher Gregory Marleau Sheltrown

Brown, L. Griffin Mayes Simpson

Brown, T. Haase McDowell Slavens

Byrnes Haines Meadows Slezak

Byrum Hammel Meekhof Smith

Calley Hansen Melton Spade

Caul Haugh Miller Stamas

Clemente Horn Moore Stanley

Constan Huckleberry Nathan Switalski

Corriveau Jackson Nerat Tlaib

Coulouris Johnson Neumann Tyler

Crawford Jones, Robert Pearce Valentine

Cushingberry Kandrevas Polidori Walsh

Dean Kennedy Proos Warren

DeShazor Knollenberg Roberts Womack

Dillon Lahti Rocca Young

Donigan LeBlanc

Nays—16

Agema Elsenheimer Kowall Moss

Amash Haveman Kurtz Opsommer

Daley Hildenbrand McMillin Pavlov

Denby Jones, Rick Meltzer Rogers

In The Chair: Espinoza

The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill,

Rep. Angerer moved to amend the title to read as follows:

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 496b.

The motion prevailed.

The House agreed to the title as amended.

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

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

Reps. Angerer, Barnett, Bauer, Lisa Brown, Terry Brown, Byrnes, Byrum, Clemente, Constan, Dean, Espinoza, Geiss, Gonzales, Haase, Haugh, Huckleberry, Kandrevas, Kennedy, Lahti, Leland, Lipton, Liss, Mayes, McDowell, Meadows, Nathan, Neumann, Polidori, Roberts, Schuitmaker, Scripps, Segal, Sheltrown, Slavens, Switalski, Tlaib, Valentine, Warren and Womack were named co‑sponsors of the bill.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Reports of Standing Committees

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

House Bill No. 4890, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by amending the title, as amended by 2002 PA 304, and by adding chapter 43; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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. Byrum, Young, Constan, Lemmons, Lipton, Neumann, Polidori, Segal, Sheltrown, Womack, Denby, Green, Haveman, Lund, Marleau, Moore and Rocca

Nays: None

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

House Bill No. 4891, entitled

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 15a of chapter XVII (MCL 777.15a), as added by 2002 PA 206.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

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

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Byrum, Young, Constan, Lemmons, Lipton, Neumann, Polidori, Segal, Sheltrown, Womack, Denby, Green, Haveman, Lund, Marleau, Moore and Rocca

Nays: None

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

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

Meeting held on: Thursday, May 14, 2009

Present: Reps. Byrum, Young, Constan, Lemmons, Lipton, Neumann, Polidori, Segal, Sheltrown, Womack, Denby, Green, Haveman, Lund, Marleau, Moore and Rocca

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4890, entitled

Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Insurance,

The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

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

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

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

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4890, entitled

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

Roll Call No. 238 Yeas—109

Agema Ebli Lahti Proos

Angerer Elsenheimer LeBlanc Roberts

Ball Espinoza Leland Rocca

Barnett Geiss Lemmons Rogers

Bauer Genetski Lindberg Schmidt, R.

Bennett Gonzales Lipton Schmidt, W.

Bledsoe Green Liss Schuitmaker

Bolger Gregory Lori Scott, B.

Booher Griffin Lund Scott, P.

Brown, L. Haase Marleau Scripps

Brown, T. Haines Mayes Segal

Byrnes Hammel McDowell Sheltrown

Byrum Hansen McMillin Simpson

Calley Haugh Meadows Slavens

Caul Haveman Meekhof Slezak

Clemente Hildenbrand Melton Smith

Constan Horn Meltzer Spade

Corriveau Huckleberry Miller Stamas

Coulouris Jackson Moore Stanley

Crawford Johnson Moss Switalski

Cushingberry Jones, Rick Nathan Tlaib

Daley Jones, Robert Nerat Tyler

Dean Kandrevas Neumann Valentine

Denby Kennedy Opsommer Walsh

DeShazor Knollenberg Pavlov Warren

Dillon Kowall Pearce Womack

Donigan Kurtz Polidori Young

Durhal

Nays—1

Amash

In The Chair: Espinoza

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

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

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

Reps. Angerer, Clemente, Durhal, Gonzales, Griffin, Hildenbrand, Robert Jones, Lemmons and Mayes were named co‑sponsors of the bill.

Second Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4891, entitled

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 15a of chapter XVII (MCL 777.15a), as added by 2002 PA 206.

The bill was read a second time.

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

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

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

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

House Bill No. 4891, entitled

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 15a of chapter XVII (MCL 777.15a), as added by 2002 PA 206.

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

Roll Call No. 239 Yeas—108

Angerer Ebli Lahti Proos

Ball Elsenheimer LeBlanc Roberts

Barnett Espinoza Leland Rocca

Bauer Geiss Lemmons Rogers

Bennett Genetski Lindberg Schmidt, R.

Bledsoe Gonzales Lipton Schmidt, W.

Bolger Green Liss Schuitmaker

Booher Gregory Lori Scott, B.

Brown, L. Griffin Lund Scott, P.

Brown, T. Haase Marleau Scripps

Byrnes Haines Mayes Segal

Byrum Hammel McDowell Sheltrown

Calley Hansen McMillin Simpson

Caul Haugh Meadows Slavens

Clemente Haveman Meekhof Slezak

Constan Hildenbrand Melton Smith

Corriveau Horn Meltzer Spade

Coulouris Huckleberry Miller Stamas

Crawford Jackson Moore Stanley

Cushingberry Johnson Moss Switalski

Daley Jones, Rick Nathan Tlaib

Dean Jones, Robert Nerat Tyler

Denby Kandrevas Neumann Valentine

DeShazor Kennedy Opsommer Walsh

Dillon Knollenberg Pavlov Warren

Donigan Kowall Pearce Womack

Durhal Kurtz Polidori Young

Nays—2

Agema Amash

In The Chair: Espinoza

The House agreed to the title of the bill.

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

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

Reps. Angerer, Crawford, Durhal, Geiss, Horn, Robert Jones, Lahti, Marleau, Mayes, McDowell, Melton, Opsommer, Schuitmaker, Bettie Scott and Womack were named co‑sponsors of the bill.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Motions and Resolutions

Reps. Stanley, Bledsoe, Constan, Dean, Durhal, Espinoza, Geiss, Gonzales, Robert Jones, Lahti, Lemmons, Miller, Scripps and Smith offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 98.

A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to eliminate the sentencing disparity for crimes involving different forms of cocaine.

Whereas, Current federal law prescribes different mandatory penalties for cocaine and crack cocaine, with significantly higher punishments for crack cocaine offenses. There is a 5-year minimum prison penalty for a first-time trafficking offense involving 5 grams or more of crack cocaine while it takes 500 grams of powder cocaine to suffer a similar penalty; and

Whereas, This law unfairly targets African American communities where crack is more prevalent. According to the United States Sentencing Commission, the vast majority of crack cocaine offenders are black while the vast majority of powder cocaine offenders are white or Hispanic. This law disproportionately and detrimentally effects African Americans and the communities in which they live; and

Whereas, This law also fails to target drug kingpins and most effects those who conduct lower-level functions in a criminal organization. Most offenders who are actually convicted under this law are those low-level offenders who carry the drugs rather than the powerful individuals in a criminal organization who are making the decisions; and

Whereas, The Obama administration favors shorter jail sentences for crimes involving crack cocaine. The administration believes the goal of the United States Congress should be to completely eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine. We believe the Congress should work toward that goal; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we memorialize the United States Congress to eliminate the sentencing disparity for crimes involving different forms of cocaine; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rep. Slavens offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 99.

A resolution to urge the U.S. Department of Energy to give full consideration to advanced battery manufacturing grant applications from Michigan-based manufacturers.

Whereas, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains $2 billion in advanced battery manufacturing grants to promote home-grown technologies, create jobs, jump start an advanced manufacturing base, and accelerate the development and commercialization of safe and affordable electric drive vehicle systems; and

Whereas, Michigan is uniquely prepared to offer an American-led solution that meets these important goals. While Michigan’s auto industry is facing historic challenges, this is also a time of unprecedented opportunity for our highly skilled workers to take a leadership role in meeting critical national needs. Nine of the world’s top original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and 46 of the top 50 global suppliers have significant investments in Michigan. Much of these investments are now focused on developing the zero or near-zero emission vehicles of the future; and

Whereas, The Michigan Legislature and Governor Granholm have taken aggressive action to organize the state’s considerable research, development, and manufacturing assets. Legislation was recently enacted that provides state-level incentives to leverage federal advanced energy investments. These incentives include $555 million in state tax credits for battery pack manufacturing, research and development, and engineering and construction of production-scale battery plants. Recently, Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions, along with the Ford Motor Company; LG Chem-Compact Power together with General Motors; A123 Systems along with Chrysler LLC; and KD Advanced Battery Group, a joint venture of the Dow Chemical Company, Kokam America, Inc., and Townsend Ventures LLC, have utilized these tax credits. These companies just recently announced plans to invest more than $1.7 billion to launch advanced battery manufacturing in Michigan; and

Whereas, Michigan is already stimulating second-generation lithium-ion technology development through a Centers of Excellence Program, which includes a University of Michigan spinout, Sakti3. The state has also formed various alliances with other academic and governmental entities, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. These alliances position the United States to take immediate advantage of Michigan’s strategic assets to establish the supply chain needed to support cell manufacturers, their suppliers, and vehicle OEMs. This supply chain will allow faster deployment throughout the product life cycle, from battery material development to recycling, reuse, and reclamation; and

Whereas, Establishing a North American battery “center of gravity” in Michigan will significantly improve the federal government’s ability to meet its ambitious vehicle electrification goals and will pay dividends across the industrial Midwest through the development of a strong supply chain; and

Whereas, As the department begins its review process, it is clear that our nation needs to “get it right the first time” in deploying these recovery grant dollars. We urge you to strongly consider the importance of deploying the unmatched abilities and resources being offered by a state that has time and again persevered through regional and national challenges; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we the U.S. Department of Energy to give full consideration to advanced battery manufacturing grant applications from Michigan-based manufacturers; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Rep. Dillon offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 100.

A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to exempt the auto industry from antitrust provisions for a limited time to facilitate the consolidation of the auto supplier industry in an orderly fashion.

Whereas, The auto industry, for generations the bedrock of American manufacturing might, is undergoing unprecedented transformations. The convergence of a variety of factors, most notably the erosion of credit markets, has imperiled not only the traditional “Big 3” domestic companies, but the entire network of auto supplier companies that are critical to the survival of all auto production in this country; and

Whereas, Historic ground has been broken, with federal intervention and bankruptcy at the heart of discussions of strategies trying to assure the survival of the domestic auto industry. The massive contraction underway comes at a time of technological transformation as well, as our nation strives to embark on a more energy efficient course; and

Whereas, Under current antitrust laws, talks among auto manufacturers about how best to assure the viability of suppliers are illegal in many instances. The ability to develop a coordinated response to the crisis at hand is compromised by laws that were enacted under conditions that could not have foreseen the current situation. All parties involved—including the auto suppliers themselves—have a strong stake in a well-reasoned, coordinated effort to assure the emergence of healthy, sustainable companies; and

Whereas, A temporary suspension of certain provisions of federal antitrust statutes, with specific conditions set, as well as whatever other steps are needed to protect suppliers and the auto industry from governmental or private causes of action, is necessary to achieve the best outcome for suppliers and the entire auto industry. Clearly, such short-term measures will protect the interests of the taxpayers and lead to the most productive outcome for our country; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we memorialize the Congress of the United States to exempt the auto industry from antitrust provisions for a limited time to facilitate the consolidation of the auto supplier industry in an orderly fashion; and be it further

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rep. Meadows offered the following concurrent resolution:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 21.

A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to exempt the auto industry from antitrust provisions for a limited time to facilitate the consolidation of the auto supplier industry in an orderly fashion.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That we memorialize the Congress of the United States to exempt the auto industry from antitrust provisions for a limited time to facilitate the consolidation of the auto supplier industry in an orderly fashion; and be it further

The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

The Clerk announced that the following bills had been printed and placed upon the files of the members on Thursday, May 14:

House Bill Nos. 4933 4934 4935 4936 4937 4938 4939 4940 4941 4942 4943

The Clerk announced that the following Senate bills had been received on Thursday, May 14:

Senate Bill Nos. 264 358 416 433 480 494 495 540

Reports of Standing Committees

The Committee on Great Lakes and Environment, by Rep. Warren, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4237, entitled

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 14h of chapter XVII (MCL 777.14h), as amended by 2008 PA 430.

With the recommendation that the following amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

1. Amend page 2, line 2, after “metal” by striking out “3” and inserting “5”.

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

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. Warren, Nerat, Bledsoe, Kennedy, Leland, Meadows, Scripps, Meekhof, Daley, Haveman, Rick Jones, Pavlov and Wayne Schmidt

Nays: None

The Committee on Great Lakes and Environment, by Rep. Warren, Chair, reported

Senate Bill No. 280, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 41301, 41305, 41306, 41309, 41311, 41313, and 41323 (MCL 324.41301, 324.41305, 324.41306, 324.41309, 324.41311, 324.41313, and 324.41323), section 41301 as amended by 2005 PA 77, section 41305 as amended and section 41306 as added by 2005 PA 79, section 41309 as amended by 2005 PA 76, sections 41311 and 41313 as added by 2005 PA 80, and section 41323 as added by 2005 PA 75; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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. Warren, Nerat, Bledsoe, Kennedy, Leland, Meadows, Scripps, Meekhof, Daley, Haveman, Rick Jones, Pavlov and Wayne Schmidt

Nays: None

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. Warren, Chair, of the Committee on Great Lakes and Environment, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Thursday, May 14, 2009

Present: Reps. Warren, Nerat, Bledsoe, Kennedy, Leland, Meadows, Scripps, Meekhof, Daley, Haveman, Rick Jones, Pavlov and Wayne Schmidt

Absent: Reps. Ebli and Roberts

Excused: Reps. Ebli and Roberts

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

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

Meeting held on: Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Present: Reps. Cushingberry, Hammel, Bauer, Bennett, Terry Brown, Dean, Durhal, Espinoza, Gregory, Lahti, LeBlanc, McDowell, Miller, Smith, Spade, Switalski, Tlaib, Moss, Agema, Booher, Caul, Genetski, Green, Haines, Hildenbrand, Lori, Proos, Rogers and Schuitmaker

Absent: Reps. Gonzales and Jackson

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

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

Meeting held on: Thursday, May 14, 2009

Present: Reps. Melton, Lisa Brown, Bledsoe, Byrum, Corriveau, Geiss, Haase, Kennedy, Lindberg, Nathan, Polidori, Roberts, Sheltrown, Valentine, Pavlov, Amash, Ball, DeShazor, McMillin, Paul Scott, Tyler and Walsh

Absent: Rep. Pearce

Excused: Rep. Pearce

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

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

Meeting held on: Thursday, May 14, 2009

Present: Reps. Byrnes, Kandrevas, Donigan, Geiss, Griffin, Haugh, Leland, Nerat, Roy Schmidt, Young, Opsommer, Bolger, DeShazor, Knollenberg, Wayne Schmidt and Paul Scott

Absent: Rep. Pearce

Excused: Rep. Pearce

Messages from the Senate

Senate Bill No. 264, entitled

A bill to prohibit the sale of certain uncertified cigarettes; to provide standards for testing and fire safety certification of cigarettes; to provide remedies and civil sanctions; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.