No. 36

STATE OF MICHIGAN

Journal of the Senate

98th Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, April 19, 2016.

10:00 a.m.

The Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Brian N. Calley.

The roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present.

Ananich—present Hopgood—present O’Brien—present

Bieda—present Horn—present Pavlov—present

Booher—present Hune—present Proos—present

Brandenburg—present Johnson—present Robertson—present

Casperson—present Jones—present Rocca—present

Colbeck—present Knezek—present Schmidt—present

Emmons—present Knollenberg—present Schuitmaker—present

Green—present Kowall—present Shirkey—present

Gregory—present MacGregor—present Stamas—present

Hansen—present Marleau—present Warren—present

Hertel—present Meekhof—present Young—present

Hildenbrand—present Nofs—present Zorn—present

Hood—present

Pastor Christopher Thoma of Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hartland offered the following invocation:

Almighty and most merciful God, You have made the promise by Your holy Word that You are near to all who call upon You in truth. Draw near to us this day, and give ear to those who call upon You in faith. Help us, we pray. The storm clouds of besetting sin are rolling through the stratosphere of this state and nation. There is much evil being called good and much good being called evil. We are plagued by the irreverent disregard for much that is simply and objectively true. We behold our own populace drowning in the high tide of radical individualism. Self-worship is our idolatrous trade, and arrogant contempt for Your natural law is our creed.

Behold, we confess that Your perfect and holy design of male and female is being given over to the borderlands of confusion. See for Yourself, O God, that we are complacent in the face of atrocity, that we have crossed over into the black waters of hell as we wittingly allow for the grinding into bits the most vulnerable—the unborn child. Regard with Your own eyes, O God, as we dehumanize these helpless ones, ever so prideful and blindly gratified by our defense of the right to choose even as the tiniest of human hearts beats toward its last in the palm of our hand.

Where are You, Lord? Do You not hear us? The Christian church, Your body of the redeemed throughout this nation and world is even now being persecuted and criminalized. Here in our own cities and towns we are being forced to obey unjust laws and penalized for steadfast Christian conviction. And just beyond our nation’s borders, believers set by an unearthly courage in Jesus Christ are crucified or beheaded simply because they will not recant and trade their confession of Christ for Islam.

How long, O Lord? Are we all but lost? Has the course of this state and this nation been run? Yet the Christian soul is steady, for You have declared, “Call upon me in the day of trouble and I will deliver you.” Hear our cries this day, for with You there is hope, and with You there is mercy. Do not turn us away in judgment. Remember Your promises and be gracious to us, for You are slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love. You heal the brokenhearted. You bind up their wounds. Your thoughtfulness is beyond measure, and You lift up the humble. Look upon us and heal us. Purify and enlighten us that we would not dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, but would dwell in the righteous light of Your love given perfectly and completely through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Your Son, and the only way of eternal life.

By this gospel, give strength to our backs and vigor in our stride. Empower and convert the hearts and minds of all who serve in this place, that any efforts found straying from what is good and true would be discovered and stripped clean from the agenda. Cause the servants here to know and to do Your will, that in wisdom they would serve faithfully in the offices entrusted to them by the citizens of this great state. Through their service, establish and ordain for this government to be called good.

By and through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of world, do we lift our heads and go forth in confidence knowing that all we have petitioned this day, You have heard; and all that is according to Your holy will, indeed, will take root, sprout, and grow to the benefit of the citizens of the state of Michigan and to the glory of Your holy name.

All of this we pray in the name of Jesus, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The President, Lieutenant Governor Calley, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motions and Communications

Senator Kowall moved that Senator Casperson be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Hood moved that Senator Young be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

The Secretary announced that the following House bills were received in the Senate and filed on Thursday, April 14:

House Bill Nos. 4695 5421 5439

The Secretary announced the enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on Monday, April 18, for his approval the following bills:

Enrolled Senate Bill No. 490 at 3:28 p.m.

Enrolled Senate Bill No. 508 at 3:30 p.m.

Enrolled Senate Bill No. 509 at 3:32 p.m.

The Secretary announced that the following bills were printed and filed on Thursday, April 14, and are available at the Michigan Legislature website:

Senate Bill Nos. 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894

House Bill Nos. 5560 5561 5562 5563 5564 5565 5566 5567

Recess

Senator Kowall moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:10 a.m.

11:08 a.m.

The Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Calley.

During the recess, Senators Casperson and Young entered the Senate Chamber.

Senator Kowall moved that rule 3.902 be suspended to allow the guests of Senator Stamas admittance to the Senate floor.

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

Senator Kowall moved that the Committee on Government Operations be discharged from further consideration of the following bill:

House Bill No. 4540, entitled

A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom of information act,” by amending sections 2 and 13 (MCL 15.232 and 15.243), section 2 as amended by 1996 PA 553 and section 13 as amended by 2006 PA 482.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, and the bill was placed on the order of General Orders.

Senator Kowall moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Elections and Government Reform.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Kowall moved that the rules be suspended and that the following bill, now on Committee Reports, be placed on the General Orders calendar for consideration today:

Senate Bill No. 637

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

Messages from the Governor

The following message from the Governor was received:

Date: April 13, 2016

Time: 3:36 p.m.

To the President of the Senate:

Sir—I have this day approved and signed

Enrolled Senate Bill No. 352 (Public Act No. 85), being

An act to allow for designation of a caregiver; to prescribe the duties of a designated caregiver; to enable a hospital to assist in designating a caregiver; and to prescribe the duties of state departments and agencies.

(Filed with the Secretary of State on April 13, 2016, at 4:12 p.m.)

Respectfully,

Rick Snyder

Governor

The following messages from the Governor were received and read:

April 7, 2016

I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office:

Michigan Apple Committee

Tony R. Blattner of 4450 Byrne Avenue, Lowell, Michigan 49331, county of Kent, representing District 4, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring April 1, 2019.

Arthur J. Lister, Jr., of 3030 S. Pere Marquette Highway, Ludington, Michigan 49431, county of Mason, representing District 5, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring April 1, 2019.

April 7, 2016

I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office:

Barrier Free Design Board

Aaron Besmer of 7415 East Morgan Lane Court, S.E., Caledonia, Michigan 49316, county of Kent, representing engineers, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring October 31, 2018.

Ronald R. Campbell of 983 Hammond Avenue, Flint, Michigan 48503, county of Genesee, representing architects, succeeding Roger Donaldson, is appointed for a term expiring October 31, 2017.

Christopher Mackay of 28425 Peppermill Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331, county of Oakland, representing those that are physically limited and may be a wheelchair user, succeeding Aaron Andres, is appointed for a term expiring October 31, 2018.

Greg Pollock of 1511 Carolina Street, Midland, Michigan 48642, county of Midland, representing hearing impaired, succeeding Brett Holt, is appointed for a term expiring October 31, 2017.

Jason M. Turkish of 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 115, Southfield, Michigan 48076, county of Oakland, representing visually impaired, succeeding Karla Hudson, is appointed for a term expiring October 31, 2017.

April 7, 2016

I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office:

State Construction Code Commission

Michael Boss of 1588 Pinesprings Drive, N.E., Kalkaska, Michigan 49646, county of Kalkaska, representing engineers, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring January 31, 2020.

Joseph E. Sucher of 5071 Hilltop Estates Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48348, county of Oakland, representing the general public, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring January 31, 2020.

Matthew Zurbrick of 973 N. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, Michigan 48009, county of Oakland, representing the general public, succeeding Sean O’Neil, is appointed for a term expiring January 31, 2020.

April 7, 2016

I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointment to office:

Health Endowment Fund Board

Alexis N. Wiley of 5464 Beaubien Street, Detroit, Michigan 48202, county of Wayne, designee of the House Minority Leader, succeeding Marge Robinson, is appointed for a term expiring October 1, 2019.

April 7, 2016

I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office:

Advisory Board for the Michigan Intelligence Operations Center for Homeland Security

Timothy S. Bourgeois of 518 Houston Road, Parchment, Michigan 49004, county of Kalamazoo, representing chiefs of police, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring April 11, 2020.

Richard A. Fenton of 4992 Birdie Lane, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103, county of Washtenaw, representing residents of the state of Michigan, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring April 11, 2020.

April 7, 2016

I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointment to office:

Michigan Municipal Services Authority Executive Committee

Stacie R. Behler of 120 Campau Circle, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, county of Kent, representing local public agencies, succeeding herself, is reappointed for a term expiring September 17, 2018.

Chair - Michigan Municipal Services Authority

Stacie R. Behler of 120 Campau Circle, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, county of Kent, is appointed for a term expiring at the pleasure of the Governor.

Michigan Municipal Services Authority

Phillip R. Bertolini of 7238 N. Village Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346, county of Oakland, succeeding Patricia Poppe, is appointed for a term expiring at the pleasure of the Governor.

Dominick Pallone of 12739 Ospreys Way, DeWitt, Michigan 48820, county of Clinton, succeeding Rich Sheridan, is appointed for a term expiring at the pleasure of the Governor.

April 7, 2016

I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office:

Chair - Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors

Paul C. Hillegonds of 47088 Brooks Lane, Plymouth, Michigan 48170, county of Wayne, is reappointed for a term expiring at the pleasure of the Governor.

Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors

Paul C. Hillegonds of 47088 Brooks Lane, Plymouth, Michigan 48170, county of Wayne, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring March 31, 2019.

April 13, 2016

I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointment to office:

Director - Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Shelly Edgerton of 340 Hyder Circle, Plainwell, Michigan 49080, county of Allegan, is appointed for a term commencing April 18, 2016, and expiring at the pleasure of the Governor.

Sincerely,

Rick Snyder

Governor

The appointments were referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of

General Orders

Senator Kowall moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of the General Orders calendar.

The motion prevailed, and the President, Lieutenant Governor Calley, designated Senator Proos as Chairperson.

After some time spent therein, the Committee arose; and the President, Lieutenant Governor Calley, having resumed the Chair, the Committee reported back to the Senate, favorably and without amendment, the following bills:

Senate Bill No. 844, entitled

A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey state-owned property in Ingham County; to prescribe conditions for the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of the revenue from the conveyance.

Senate Bill No. 637, entitled

A bill to amend 1965 PA 329, entitled “Michigan seed law,” by amending sections 2, 4, 7, and 9 (MCL 286.702, 286.704, 286.707, and 286.709), sections 2, 4, and 9 as amended by 1996 PA 86 and section 7 as amended by 1988 PA 455.

The bills were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

Resolutions

Senator Kowall moved that consideration of the following resolutions be postponed for today:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 3

Senate Resolution No. 76

Senate Resolution No. 75

The motion prevailed.

Senators Proos, Colbeck, Booher, Nofs, Hansen, Brandenburg, Horn, Schmidt, Emmons, Zorn, Shirkey and Marleau offered the following resolution:

Senate Resolution No. 164.

A resolution to urge the President and Congress of the United States to explore and support policies that will lead to the establishment of facilities within the United States for the reprocessing and recycling of spent nuclear fuel.

Whereas, The federal Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 called for the United States Department of Energy to begin collecting spent nuclear waste and develop a long-term plan for storage of the material. In 2002, Congress approved Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the location to allow the Department of Energy to establish a safe repository for high-level spent nuclear waste; and

Whereas, In 2010, the Department of Energy halted the project at Yucca Mountain when the construction authorization process was in progress, despite the Nuclear Waste Fund receiving more than $30 billion in revenue from electric customers throughout the United States in order to construct the facility and store the spent fuel; and

Whereas, The Argonne National Laboratory has developed a high-temperature method of recycling spent nuclear waste into fuel, known as pyrochemical processing. This process allows 100 times more of the energy in uranium ore to be used to produce electricity compared to current commercial reactors; and

Whereas, Extending the productive life of uranium ore through pyrochemical processing ensures almost inexhaustible supplies of low-cost uranium resources for the generation of electricity, minimizes the risk that used fuel could be stolen and used to produce weapons, and reduces the amount of nuclear waste and the time it must be isolated by almost 1,000 times; and

Whereas, Advanced non-light water reactors currently under development in the United States and internationally have the potential to utilize used fuel from existing reactors as fuel, but according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, there are no reprocessing facilities currently operating within the United States; and

Whereas, The federal government’s inability to adequately store or reprocess almost 100,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel has adversely affected the residents of the state of Michigan. Michigan has paid more than $800 million into the Nuclear Waste Fund since 1983, but the federal government has failed to use it to permanently store nuclear waste in a way that serves the public; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate, That we urge the President and Congress of the United States to explore and support policies that will lead to the establishment of facilities within the United States for the reprocessing and recycling of spent nuclear fuel; and be it further

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

Pending the order that, under rule 3.204, the resolution be referred to the Committee on Government Operations,

Senator Kowall moved that the rule be suspended.

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

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

Senator Kowall moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.

The motion prevailed.

Senators Jones and Pavlov were named co‑sponsors of the resolution.

Introduction and Referral of Bills

Senator Hansen introduced

Senate Bill No. 895, entitled

A bill to amend 2000 PA 489, entitled “Michigan trust fund act,” by amending sections 2 and 9 (MCL 12.252 and 12.259), section 2 as amended and section 9 as added by 2005 PA 232, and by adding section 11.

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

Senators Bieda and Jones introduced

Senate Bill No. 896, entitled

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 335 (MCL 750.335), as amended by 2002 PA 672.

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

Senators Knezek and Warren introduced

Senate Bill No. 897, entitled

A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending section 4 (MCL 205.94), as amended by 2012 PA 474.

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

Senators Warren and Knezek introduced

Senate Bill No. 898, entitled

A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” by amending section 4a (MCL 205.54a), as amended by 2012 PA 126.

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

Senators Stamas, Hune, Brandenburg, Horn, Hansen and Schmidt introduced

Senate Bill No. 899, entitled

A bill to amend 1939 PA 141, entitled “Grain dealers act,” by amending sections 3 and 9 (MCL 285.63 and 285.69), as amended by 2002 PA 80, and by adding section 26a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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

Senators Hune, Stamas, Brandenburg, Horn, Hansen and Schmidt introduced

Senate Bill No. 900, entitled

A bill to amend 2003 PA 198, entitled “Farm produce insurance act,” by amending sections 7, 9, 11, and 15 (MCL 285.317, 285.319, 285.321, and 285.325), as amended by 2012 PA 149.

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

House Bill No. 4695, entitled

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 722 (MCL 257.722), as amended by 2012 PA 522.

The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.

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

House Bill No. 5421, entitled

A bill to amend 1999 PA 149, entitled “Public employee health care fund investment act,” by amending section 2 (MCL 38.1212) and by adding sections 4a, 4b, and 4c.

The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.

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

House Bill No. 5439, entitled

A bill to amend 1996 PA 376, entitled “Michigan renaissance zone act,” by amending section 6 (MCL 125.2686), as amended by 2010 PA 277.

The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.

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

By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of

Third Reading of Bills

Senator Kowall moved that the following bills be placed at the head of the Third Reading of Bills calendar:

House Bill No. 4660

House Bill No. 4661

House Bill No. 4662

House Bill No. 4663

House Bill No. 4664

House Bill No. 4665

House Bill No. 4666

House Bill No. 4667

House Bill No. 4668

The motion prevailed.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4660, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3515 (MCL 500.3515), as amended by 2005 PA 306.

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 174 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: President

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4661, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by repealing section 2477d (MCL 500.2477d).

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 175 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: President

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4662, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by repealing section 2409c (MCL 500.2409c).

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 176 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: President

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4663, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 2213b (MCL 500.2213b), as amended by 2013 PA 5.

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 177 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: President

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4664, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by repealing sections 2409 and 2409a (MCL 500.2409 and 500.2409a).

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 178 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: President

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4665, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by repealing sections 2477, 2477a, 2477b, and 2477c (MCL 500.2477, 500.2477a, 500.2477b, and 500.2477c).

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 179 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: President

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4666, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 16243 (MCL 333.16243), as amended by 1993 PA 79.

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 180 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: President

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4667, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by repealing section 2409b (MCL 500.2409b).

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 181 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: President

The President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, assumed the Chair.

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4668, entitled

A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 803 (MCL 436.1803).

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Roll Call No. 182 Yeas—37

Ananich Hertel Knollenberg Robertson

Bieda Hildenbrand Kowall Rocca

Booher Hood MacGregor Schmidt

Brandenburg Hopgood Marleau Schuitmaker

Casperson Horn Meekhof Shirkey

Colbeck Hune Nofs Stamas

Emmons Johnson O’Brien Warren

Green Jones Pavlov Young

Gregory Knezek Proos Zorn

Hansen

Nays—0

Excused—0

Not Voting—0

In The Chair: Schuitmaker

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

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

“An act to create a commission for the control of the alcoholic beverage traffic within this state, and to prescribe its powers, duties, and limitations; to provide for powers and duties for certain state departments and agencies; to impose certain taxes for certain purposes; to provide for the control of the alcoholic liquor traffic within this state and to provide for the power to establish state liquor stores; to prohibit the use of certain devices for the dispensing of alcoholic vapor; to provide for the care and treatment of alcoholics; to provide for the incorporation of farmer cooperative wineries and the granting of certain rights and privileges to those cooperatives; to provide for the licensing and taxation of activities regulated under this act and the disposition of the money received under this act; to prescribe liability for retail licensees under certain circumstances and to require security for that liability; to provide procedures, defenses, and remedies regarding violations of this act; to provide for the enforcement and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act; to provide for allocation of certain funds for certain purposes; to provide for the confiscation and disposition of property seized under this act; to provide referenda under certain circumstances; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”.

The Senate agreed to the full title.

Committee Reports

The Committee on Agriculture reported

Senate Bill No. 637, entitled

A bill to amend 1965 PA 329, entitled “Michigan seed law,” by amending sections 2, 4, 7, and 9 (MCL 286.702, 286.704, 286.707, and 286.709), sections 2, 4, and 9 as amended by 1996 PA 86 and section 7 as amended by 1988 PA 455.

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

Joe Hune

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Hune, Green, Schmidt and Booher

Nays: None

The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The Committee on Agriculture submitted the following:

Meeting held on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., Room 110, Farnum Building

Present: Senators Hune (C), Green, Schmidt and Booher

Excused: Senator Johnson

The Committee on Appropriations reported

Senate Bill No. 782, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

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

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

David S. Hildenbrand

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Hildenbrand, MacGregor, Hansen, Stamas, Schuitmaker, Knollenberg, Booher, Shirkey, Proos, Nofs, Green, Marleau, Gregory, Hopgood, Hertel, Knezek and Young

Nays: None

The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.

The Committee on Appropriations reported

Senate Bill No. 787, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

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

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

David S. Hildenbrand

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Hildenbrand, MacGregor, Hansen, Stamas, Schuitmaker, Knollenberg, Booher, Shirkey, Proos, Nofs, Green and Marleau

Nays: Senators Gregory, Hopgood, Hertel, Knezek and Young

The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.

The Committee on Appropriations reported

Senate Bill No. 792, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

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

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

David S. Hildenbrand

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Hildenbrand, MacGregor, Hansen, Stamas, Schuitmaker, Knollenberg, Booher, Shirkey, Proos, Nofs, Green, Marleau, Gregory, Hopgood, Hertel, Knezek and Young

Nays: None

The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.

The Committee on Appropriations reported

Senate Bill No. 795, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

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

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

David S. Hildenbrand

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Hildenbrand, MacGregor, Hansen, Stamas, Schuitmaker, Knollenberg, Booher, Shirkey, Proos, Nofs, Green, Marleau, Gregory, Hopgood, Hertel, Knezek and Young

Nays: None

The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.

The Committee on Appropriations reported

Senate Bill No. 797, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of state police for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

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

The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.

David S. Hildenbrand

Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Hildenbrand, MacGregor, Hansen, Stamas, Schuitmaker, Knollenberg, Booher, Shirkey, Proos, Nofs, Green, Marleau, Gregory, Hopgood, Hertel, Knezek and Young

Nays: None

The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The Committee on Appropriations submitted the following:

Meeting held on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building

Present: Senators Hildenbrand (C), MacGregor, Hansen, Stamas, Schuitmaker, Knollenberg, Booher, Shirkey, Proos, Nofs, Green, Marleau, Gregory, Hopgood, Hertel, Knezek and Young

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The Committee on Judiciary submitted the following:

Meeting held on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at 4:00 p.m., Room 110, Farnum Building

Present: Senators Jones (C), Schuitmaker, Rocca, Colbeck and Bieda

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The Subcommittee on Corrections submitted the following:

Meeting held on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at 12:00 noon, Room 405, Capitol Building

Present: Senators Proos (C), Knollenberg and Gregory

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security submitted the following:

Meeting held on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., Room 110, Farnum Building

Present: Senators O’Brien (C), Emmons, Zorn, Colbeck and Knezek

Scheduled Meetings

Agriculture - Thursday, April 21, 8:30 a.m., Room 110, Farnum Building (373-5323)

Appropriations - Wednesday, April 20, 2:00 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (373-1801)

Subcommittee -

State Police and Military Affairs - Tuesday, May 3, 8:30 a.m., Rooms 402 and 403, Capitol Building (373-2768)

Commerce - Wednesday, April 20, 8:30 a.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-5312)

Economic Development and International Investment - Thursday, April 21, 1:30 p.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-5323)

Families, Seniors and Human Services - Wednesday, April 20, 3:00 p.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-5323)

Insurance - Wednesday, April 20, 2:00 p.m., Room 100, Farnum Building (373-5312)

Joint Select Committee on the Flint Water Public Health Emergency - Monday, April 25, 9:00 a.m., Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower (373-5307)

Natural Resources - Wednesday, April 20, 12:30 p.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-1721)

Senator Kowall moved that the Senate adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 11:45 a.m.

The President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, declared the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.

JEFFREY F. COBB

Secretary of the Senate

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