No. 47

STATE OF MICHIGAN

 

JOURNAL

OF THE

House  of  Representatives

 

100th  Legislature

REGULAR  SESSION  OF  2020

 

 

 

 

House Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, May 28, 2020.

 

12:00 Noon.

 

The House was called to order by the Speaker.

 

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was not present.

 

 

Speaker Lee Chatfield, from the 107th District, offered the following invocation:

 

“Father in Heaven, Lord, we thank You again for another opportunity that we have to come here and to serve You in this Chamber. I pray that You would continue to bless this state, bless this country, be with President Trump, Governor Whitmer and this House, Lord, and all leaders across this country. I pray that You would give us wisdom, I pray that You would give us discernment and I pray that You would give us patience. I pray that You would bring us through the challenges that we are facing today, the same that You have since the birth of our country. We thank You for Who You are, we praise You and Lord, I pray that all we say and do in this Chamber would bring You honor and glory. We pray all these things in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

 

 

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

 

 

The Clerk announced that the following bill had been reproduced and made available electronically on Wednesday, May 27:

House Bill No.     5810

 

The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Thursday, May 28:

Senate Bill Nos.      942    943    944    945

 

 

Reports of Select Committees

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The following report, submitted by Rep. Hall, Chair, of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Present: Reps. Hall, O’Malley, Guerra and Tyrone Carter

             Sens. Nesbitt, LaSata, Schmidt, Hertel and Hollier

Absent: Rep. Calley

Reports of Standing Committees

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The following report, submitted by Rep. Crawford, Chair, of the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Present: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Farrington, Hoitenga, Wozniak, Garrett, Liberati, Brenda Carter and Cynthia Johnson

 

 

Messages from the Senate

 

 

House Bill No. 5766, entitled

A bill to amend 1973 PA 186, entitled “Tax tribunal act,” (MCL 205.701 to 205.779) by adding section 37a.

The Senate has passed the bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.

The House agreed to the full title.

The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

 

 

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 26.

A concurrent resolution to demand that the Governor compile and make publicly available certain data, to encourage medical professionals to provide elective medical procedures, and to encourage the people of Michigan to continue to practice safe social distancing.

Whereas, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness and death; and

Whereas, In Executive Order 2020-17, Governor Whitmer prohibited hospitals, clinics, and medical professionals from conducting elective medical procedures, including non-essential preventive care, even in cases where hospitals and medical professionals have the capacity to safely do so; and

Whereas, Governor Whitmer has not provided and made available to the public, daily, county-level data on COVID-19 hospitalizations, hospital occupancy rates, emergency room visits, or medical staffing numbers. Providing these and other data would improve government transparency and accountability and would allow Michigan residents to learn more about the state of the COVID-19 Pandemic in their area; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That we demand that the Governor compile and make available within three days from the date of this concurrent resolution, in a manner easily accessible by the public, detailed data summarized by county on:

1.  The daily number of available hospital beds occupied by all patients since January 1, 2020, segregated by in-patient beds, negative air flow beds, and intensive care unit (ICU) beds, as provided by the hospitals.

2.  The daily number of available hospital beds occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients since January 1, 2020, segregated by in-patient beds, negative air flow beds, and ICU beds, as provided by the hospitals.

3.  The daily number of emergency room visits in total and the daily number of emergency room visits by patients testing positive for COVID-19 since January 1, 2020.

4.  The daily number of confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations and confirmed COVID-19 deaths that are related to retirement homes or nursing homes since January 1, 2020.

5.  The daily number of confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations and confirmed COVID-19 deaths of individuals who have had other pre-existing or underlying health conditions since January 1, 2020, with segregation of those health conditions and a breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations and confirmed COVID-19 deaths by age, gender, and race.

6.  The daily number of ventilators available and daily inventories of hospital personal protective equipment (PPE) since March 10, 2020.

7.  The daily quantities of PPE possessed by the state government and the quantities distributed to each hospital since March 10, 2020.

8.  The number of medical professionals who have been furloughed, had work hours reduced, or received a cut in pay since March 10, 2020.

9.  The daily number of COVID-19 tests conducted since March 10, 2020, including positive and negative results.

; and be it further

Resolved, That we demand that all data related to emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths related to COVID-19 patients be confirmed to be COVID-19 positive patients, and the date of the emergency visit, hospitalization, or death be recorded as the actual date of occurrence, not the date of any data adjustments being made subsequently; and be it further

Resolved, That we encourage the people of Michigan to continue to follow national guidelines for safe social distancing and take steps to protect the populations most at risk, including those residing in nursing homes and retirement homes; and be it further

Resolved, That hospitals, clinics, and medical professionals should have the freedom to provide elective procedures and preventive care where it is deemed appropriate based on staffing capacity, hospital capacity, and availability of PPE and as medical professionals in those facilities determine the best approach to implement national guidelines for safe social distancing; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Governor.

The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution.

The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

 

Introduction of Bills

 

 

Reps. Anthony, Webber, Hood and Tyrone Carter introduced

House Bill No. 5811, entitled

A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” (MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 537a.

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

 

 

Reps. Howell, Tate, Sowerby, O’Malley, VanSingel and Rabhi introduced

House Bill No. 5812, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 11502, 11503, 11504, 11505, 11506, 11507, 11507a, and 11508 (MCL 324.11502, 324.11503, 324.11504, 324.11505, 324.11506, 324.11507, 324.11507a, and 324.11508), and by designating sections 11502 to 11508 as subpart 1.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.

 

 

Reps. Sowerby, Howell, Tate, O’Malley, VanSingel and Rabhi introduced

House Bill No. 5813, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 11509, 11510, 11511, 11511a, 11511b, 11512, 11513, 11514, 11514b, 11515, 11516, 11517, 11518, 11519, 11519b, and 11521b (MCL 324.11509, 324.11510, 324.11511, 324.11511a, 324.11511b, 324.11512, 324.11513, 324.11514, 324.11514b, 324.11515, 324.11516, 324.11517, 324.11518, 324.11519, 324.11519b, and 324.11521b), by designating sections 11509 to 11519b as subpart 2 and section 11521b as subpart 3, and by adding sections 11512b, 11512d, 11512f, and 11512h; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.

 

 

Reps. Rabhi, Howell, Tate, Sowerby, O’Malley and VanSingel introduced

House Bill No. 5814, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 11523, 11523a, 11523b, 11525, 11525a, and 11525b (MCL 324.11523, 324.11523a, 324.11523b, 324.11525, 324.11525a, and 324.11525b), by designating sections 11523 to 11525f as subpart 4, and by adding sections 11525d and 11525f.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.

 

 

Reps. O’Malley, Howell, Tate, Sowerby, VanSingel and Rabhi introduced

House Bill No. 5815, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 11526, 11526a, 11527, 11528, 11531, 11532, 11533, 11539, 11540, 11541, 11546, 11549, 11550, and 11553 (MCL 324.11526, 324.11526a, 324.11527, 324.11528, 324.11531, 324.11532, 324.11533, 324.11539, 324.11540, 324.11541, 324.11546, 324.11549, 324.11550, and 324.11553), section 11526 as amended by 2004 PA 43, section 11526a as added by 2004 PA 40, sections 11528, 11539, and 11550 as amended by 2018 PA 640, section 11533 as amended by 2004 PA 44, section 11541 as amended by 1996 PA 358, section 11546 as amended by 2006 PA 56, section 11549 as amended by 2006 PA 58, and section 11553 as added by 2014 PA 178, and by designating sections 11526 to 11533 as subpart 5, sections 11539 to 11541 as subpart 6, sections 11546 to 11549 as subpart 7, section 11550 as subpart 8, section 11553 as subpart 9; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.

 

 

Reps. VanSingel, Howell, Tate, Sowerby, O’Malley and Rabhi introduced

House Bill No. 5816, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding subpart 10.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.

 

 

Reps. Tate, Howell, O’Malley, VanSingel, Rabhi and Sowerby introduced

House Bill No. 5817, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding subpart 11.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.

 

 

Reps. Maddock, Steven Johnson, Green, Wozniak, Reilly, Hornberger, LaFave, Eisen, O’Malley, Meerman, Rendon, Bellino and Markkanen introduced

House Bill No. 5818, entitled

A bill to amend 1979 PA 152, entitled “State license fee act,” by amending section 2 (MCL 338.2202), as amended by 2012 PA 308; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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

 

 

Reps. Maddock, Steven Johnson, Green, Wozniak, Reilly, Hornberger, Eisen, O’Malley, Meerman, Rendon, Bellino and Markkanen introduced

House Bill No. 5819, entitled

A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “Occupational code,” by amending sections 303a, 411, and 601 (MCL 339.303a, 339.411, and 339.601), sections 303a and 411 as amended by 2014 PA 265 and section 601 as amended by 2016 PA 412; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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

 

 

Rep. Miller introduced

House Bill No. 5820, entitled

A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled “Michigan strategic fund act,” (MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094) by adding section 88s.

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

 

 

Rep. Peterson introduced

House Bill No. 5821, entitled

A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.713) by adding section 280.

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

Rep. LaGrand introduced

House Bill No. 5822, entitled

A bill to amend 2003 PA 258, entitled “Land bank fast track act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 124.753).

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

 

 

Reps. Steven Johnson, Leutheuser, Bellino, Maddock, Slagh and Hornberger introduced

House Bill No. 5823, entitled

A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “Occupational code,” by amending section 2512b (MCL 339.2512b), as added by 1981 PA 83.

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

 

 

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The Speaker declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, June 2, at 1:30 p.m.

 

 

GARY L. RANDALL

Clerk of the House of Representatives