No. 37
STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
98th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
10:00 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Tonya Schuitmaker.
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 David Jefferson of Peace Baptist Church of Detroit offered the following invocation:
Father, in the mighty and matchless name of Jesus, we come right now as we convene to do the will of Your people. We pray now that You would speak to our hearts and our minds.
We pray, God, that You would cause us to approach everything with an open mind and embrace one another. As we talk things over and communicate our differences, would You be the voice of reason for us. Help us to find the path that You have already prepared for us. Help us to do what is in the best interest of Your people.
We will always give You praise, honor, and glory. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
The President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
Senators Green and Hopgood entered the Senate Chamber.
Senator Kowall moved that Senators Booher, Casperson, Hansen and Knollenberg 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.
Senator Kowall moved that rule 3.902 be suspended to allow the guests of Senators Hansen, Green and O’Brien admittance to the Senate floor, including the center aisle.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senator Kowall moved that rule 3.901 be suspended to allow photographs to be taken from the Senate floor.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senators Booher and Knollenberg entered the Senate Chamber.
The Secretary announced that the following House bills were received in the Senate and filed on Tuesday, April 19:
House Bill Nos. 4578 4656
The Secretary announced that the following bills and joint resolution were printed and filed on Tuesday, April 19, and are available at the Michigan Legislature website:
Senate Bill Nos. 895 896 897 898 899 900
House Bill Nos. 5568 5569 5570 5571 5572 5573 5574 5575 5576 5577 5578 5579
House Joint Resolution HH
Recess
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The motion prevailed, the time being 10:05 a.m.
10:14 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker.
During the recess, Senators O’Brien and Nofs introduced the Michigan Youth Challenge Academy graduating class of 2016 and its director, Lieutenant Colonel Jefferey Connell; and offered congratulations and exaltation for continued excellence in the future.
During the recess, Senators Casperson, Hansen and Young entered the Senate Chamber.
Messages from the Governor
The following message from the Governor was received:
Date: April 19, 2016
Time: 8:32 a.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I have this day approved and signed
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 476 (Public Act No. 86), being
An act to amend 1993 PA 327, entitled “An act to provide for a tax upon the sale and distribution of tobacco products; to regulate and license manufacturers, wholesalers, secondary wholesalers, vending machine operators, unclassified acquirers, transportation companies, transporters, and retailers of tobacco products; to prescribe the powers and duties of the revenue division and the department of treasury in regard to tobacco products; to provide for the administration, collection, and disposition of the tax; to levy an assessment; to provide for the administration, collection, defense, and disposition of the assessment; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the appointment of special investigators as peace officers for the enforcement of this act; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies for the violation of this act; to make and supplement appropriations; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 7 and 11 (MCL 205.427 and 205.431), section 7 as amended by 2014 PA 298 and section 11 as amended by 2012 PA 325.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on April 19, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.)
Respectfully,
Rick Snyder
Governor
The following message from the Governor was received on April 19, 2016, and read:
EXECUTIVE ORDER
No. 2016-7
Amendment to Executive Order No. 2015-14
Creation of
Pipeline Safety Advisory Board
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power of the state of Michigan in the Governor; and
WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or in the assignment of functions among its units that he considers necessary for efficient administration; and
WHEREAS, it is important that the state of Michigan ensure that oil and gas development and transportation is balanced with protecting public health, safety, and natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the state of Michigan recognizes the importance of oil and gas development, transportation, and use in the state’s economy; and
WHEREAS, state government leaders undertook an extensive review of the nexus between energy transmission and environmental protection with formation of the Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force; and
WHEREAS, a key finding of the task force was that effective coordination of state and local resources – including stakeholders in conservation and environment, oil and gas development, and transportation, and other state agencies dealing with energy production and transportation - is needed to provide necessary transparency and to implement other task force recommendations; and
WHEREAS, establishment of a Pipeline Safety Advisory Board within the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will advise and assist in the implementation of matters relating to hazardous liquid and gas pipeline safety, routing, construction, operation and maintenance, and provide recommendations for statutory, contractual, or procedural changes to improve the safety of pipelines in this state;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Richard D. Snyder, Governor of the state of Michigan, by virtue of the power and authority vested in the Governor by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law, order the following:
I. AMENDMENT
A. Section I.B. of Executive Order 2015-14 is amended as follows:
• The individual appointed and serving representing federal response and recovery agencies, or his or her designee from within that federal response and recovery agency, shall be a non-voting ex officio member.
B. Section III.F. of Executive Order 2015-14 is amended as follows:
F. A majority of the voting members of the Board serving constitutes a quorum for the transaction of the board’s business. The Board shall act in making its recommendations by a majority vote of its voting members.
II. MISCELLANEOUS
All other provisions of Executive Order 2015-14 not specifically amended by this Order shall remain unchanged.
This Executive Order shall become effective upon filing.
[SEAL] Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the state of Michigan this 19th day of April, in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen.
Richard D. Snyder
Governor
By the Governor:
Ruth A. Johnson
Secretary of State
The executive order was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
The President, Lieutenant Governor Calley, assumed the Chair.
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 Robertson 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:
House Bill No. 5257, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” (MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 610.
Senate Bill No. 866, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 11701, 12102, 16901, 44501, and 82101 (MCL 324.11701, 324.12102, 324.16901, 324.44501, and 324.82101), section 11701 as amended by 2005 PA 199, section 12102 as amended by 2015 PA 224, section 16901 as amended by 2014 PA 543, section 44501 as amended by 2012 PA 294, and section 82101 as amended by 2014 PA 404.
Senate Bill No. 867, entitled
A bill to amend 1996 PA 195, entitled “Police officer’s and fire fighter’s survivor tuition grant act,” by amending section 2 (MCL 390.1242), as amended by 2012 PA 470.
Senate Bill No. 868, entitled
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” by amending sections 2950 and 2950a (MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a), section 2950 as amended by 2001 PA 200 and section 2950a as amended by 2010 PA 19.
Senate Bill No. 869, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 528a (MCL 750.528a), as amended by 2015 PA 26.
The bills were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
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:
Senate Bill No. 844
Senate Bill No. 637
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
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.
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. 183 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 Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
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 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. 184 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 Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
Introduction and Referral of Bills
Senators Kowall, Marleau, Robertson, Knollenberg and Gregory introduced
Senate Bill No. 901, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 517a (MCL 436.1517a), as added by 2004 PA 170.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Senator Marleau introduced
Senate Bill No. 902, entitled
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 10 (MCL 722.120), as amended by 2006 PA 206.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services.
Senators Casperson, Schmidt and Booher introduced
Senate Bill No. 903, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 61703 and 61706 (MCL 324.61703 and 324.61706), as added by 1995 PA 57.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
House Bill No. 4578, entitled
A bill to amend 2000 PA 321, entitled “Recreational authorities act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 123.1133), as amended by 2003 PA 135.
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 Local Government.
House Bill No. 4656, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled “The drain code of 1956,” (MCL 280.1 to 280.630) by adding section 201.
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 Local Government.
Statements
Senators Young and Johnson asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Young’s statement is as follows:
Senator Elizabeth Warren said we shouldn’t treat our students like a profit center. I couldn’t agree more. Student loan debt makes up a $1.3 trillion market, but in many places, student loan servicers don’t need a license. That’s the same kind of problem that led to the mortgage crisis back in 2008. Shady banking practices cost countless Michigan families their homes. That same approach to student loans could cost borrowers right here in Michigan their futures.
Paying back a student loan is stressful enough. When loan servicers can pressure you with denial of service if you fail to open specific types of bank accounts, maintain an account balance, or purchase bank products, that is a problem. You don’t need to do any of that to pay back a loan, but borrowers don’t always know that. If they think they are going to lose their loan, they’re going to listen to the servicers, even if that servicer is steering them in the wrong direction. That’s not OK. Turning a profit on the backs of students who are trying to finance their educations is despicable.
Under this administration, the cost of college has skyrocketed. It’s on students to finance their education, but they’re just trying to do the right thing. They’re getting hit with a double whammy of rising tuition and predatory lending. I would like to think that we all agree that students should not have bad credit and an uncertain financial future due to loan servicers’ actions. We still need to find creative solutions to make college more affordable for our citizens, but protecting them from bad lending practices is a good first step.
Senator Johnson’s statement is as follows:
I am reading a book that I think is the book of the times and for the moment. It is written by a gentleman named Ta-Nehisi Coates, entitled Between the World and Me. It is a description on the part of Coates as to what he sees in the United States, and he is writing this book to his 15-year-old son.
As you can imagine, as a black man, I see it as a very revealing, sobering, and serious book. In the book, Coates talks about the ascribing of the color code in America. Before America’s incorporation, people were not white, black, or colors in a box. As a matter of fact, they were Wesleyan, Jewish, and Catholic—everything except white, black, and everything else. He talks about the hierarchal nature of the ascribing of color and how it’s worn have done great damage to the psyche of Americans.
As someone who has found a way to figure out where his people come from, he can trace his roots back to the original continent of Africa, the most resource-rich continent in the world; the one continent that out of all that has been raped, pillaged, and stolen from in this human experience.
I know that my friend from the 31st District really meant no harm in introducing someone and then ascribing to them the title as true African Americans. I do, however, want to warn him that there are those of us who, too, are true Africans in the American experience. We own that, live that, invite that, and we celebrate that. It is the reason that so many of you have heard me make so many comments regarding that very topic. I think it is important in our country that we move away from the labels that divide us and begin to have the true comradery that the country deserves. That is a conversation we should all be having to recognize that Americans in this experience are genuine shareholders in the corporate industry that we know as the United States of America; not a democracy, but a republic.
In pointing out such, I would like my friend from the 31st District to recognize that Africans in the American experience come in all faiths, sizes, and colors. There is not but one true African in the American experience, but we are, in fact, the minority. He and I are friends, and I know he meant no disrespect, but his comments—I would be lying if I said that there weren’t African-American people in the chamber today who heard that and did not bristle in their seats and did not want to be recognized in just the same way.
Today I stand here as not just an American, but a true African living in the American experience, and I would like to be recognized.
Committee Reports
The Committee on Appropriations reported
Senate Bill No. 784, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 201 and 201a (MCL 388.1801 and 388.1801a), as amended by 2015 PA 85.
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, 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. 786, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of education 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, 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. 790, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 236 and 236a (MCL 388.1836 and 388.1836a), as amended by 2015 PA 85.
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, 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. 794, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of military and veterans affairs 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, 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. 796, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11 and 17b (MCL 388.1611 and 388.1617b), section 11 as amended by 2015 PA 139 and section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137.
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 and Knezek
Nays: Senators Gregory, Hopgood, Hertel 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. 799, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the state transportation department 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, 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 Tuesday, April 14, 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
The Committee on Local Government reported
House Bill No. 4990, entitled
A bill to amend 1909 PA 279, entitled “The home rule city act,” by amending section 5f (MCL 117.5f), as amended by 2002 PA 201.
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.
Dale W. Zorn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Zorn, Proos, Brandenburg, Rocca and Young
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Local Government reported
House Bill No. 4991, entitled
A bill to amend 1895 PA 3, entitled “The general law village act,” by amending section 36 (MCL 68.36), as amended by 2002 PA 276.
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.
Dale W. Zorn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Zorn, Proos, Brandenburg, Rocca and Young
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Local Government reported
House Bill No. 4992, entitled
A bill to amend 1909 PA 278, entitled “The home rule village act,” by amending section 24b (MCL 78.24b), as amended by 2002 PA 277.
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.
Dale W. Zorn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Zorn, Proos, Brandenburg, Rocca and Young
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Local Government reported
House Bill No. 4993, entitled
A bill to amend 1846 RS 16, entitled “Of the powers and duties of townships, the election and duties of township officers, and the division of townships,” by amending section 75b (MCL 41.75b), as amended by 2002 PA 226.
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.
Dale W. Zorn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Zorn, Proos, Brandenburg, Rocca and Young
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Local Government reported
House Bill No. 4994, entitled
A bill to amend 1851 PA 156, entitled “An act to define the powers and duties of the county boards of commissioners of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local, administrative and legislative powers; and to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act,” by amending section 11c (MCL 46.11c), as amended by 2002 PA 275.
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.
Dale W. Zorn
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Zorn, Proos, Brandenburg, Rocca 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 Local Government submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 12:30 p.m., Room 100, Farnum Building
Present: Senators Zorn (C), Proos, Brandenburg, Rocca and Young
The Committee on Health Policy reported
Senate Bill No. 753, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 16283, 16284, 16285, 16286, 16287, 16288, and 16289.
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Mike Shirkey
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Shirkey, Hune, O’Brien, Marleau, Jones, Stamas, Robertson, Hertel, Knezek and Hopgood
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 Health Policy submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 12:30 p.m., Rooms 402 and 403, Capitol Building
Present: Senators Shirkey (C), Hune, O’Brien, Marleau, Jones, Stamas, Robertson, Hertel, Knezek and Hopgood
The Committee on Judiciary reported
House Bill No. 4436, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 323 (MCL 257.323), as amended by 2001 PA 159.
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Rick Jones
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Jones, Schuitmaker, Rocca, Colbeck and Bieda
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
House Bill No. 4769, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 7410 (MCL 333.7410), as amended by 2006 PA 552.
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
The committee further recommends that the bill be given immediate effect.
Rick Jones
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Jones, Schuitmaker, Rocca, Colbeck and Bieda
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
House Bill No. 4864, entitled
A bill to amend 2014 PA 276, entitled “Methamphetamine abuse reporting act,” by amending section 4 (MCL 28.124).
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.
Rick Jones
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Jones, Schuitmaker, Rocca, Colbeck and Bieda
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 Judiciary submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., Room 110, Farnum Building
Present: Senators Jones (C), Schuitmaker, Rocca, Colbeck and Bieda
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Education submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 8:30 a.m., Room 110, Farnum Building
Present: Senators Pavlov (C), Knollenberg, Booher, Colbeck and Knezek
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Education submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 12:00 noon, Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower
Present: Senators Pavlov (C), Knollenberg, Booher, Colbeck and Knezek
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Commerce submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 8:30 a.m., Room 210, Farnum Building
Present: Senators Schmidt (C), Kowall, MacGregor, O’Brien and Hertel
Scheduled Meetings
Agriculture - Thursday, April 21, 8:30 a.m., Room 110, Farnum Building (373-5323)
Appropriations -
Subcommittee -
State Police and Military Affairs - Tuesday, May 3, 8:30 a.m., Rooms 402 and 403, Capitol Building (373-2768)
Economic Development and International Investment - Thursday, April 21, 1:30 p.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-5323)
Education - Tuesday, April 26, 8:00 a.m., Room 110, Farnum Building (373-5314)
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)
Transportation - Thursday, April 21, 8:30 a.m., Room 210, Farnum Building (373-5312)
Senator Kowall moved that the Senate adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 10:40 a.m.
The President, Lieutenant Governor Calley, declared the Senate adjourned until Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
JEFFREY F. COBB
Secretary of the Senate
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