STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, September
22, 2020.
10:00
a.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Garlin D.
Gilchrist II.
The roll was called by the
Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present.
Alexander—present Horn—present Outman—present
Ananich—present Irwin—present Polehanki—present
Barrett—present Johnson—present Runestad—present
Bayer—present LaSata—present Santana—present
Bizon—present Lauwers—present Schmidt—present
Brinks—present Lucido—present Shirkey—present
Bullock—present MacDonald—present Stamas—present
Bumstead—present MacGregor—present Theis—present
Chang—present McBroom—present VanderWall—present
Daley—present McCann—present Victory—present
Geiss—present McMorrow—present Wojno—present
Hertel—present Moss—present Zorn—present
Hollier—present Nesbitt—present
Senator Sylvia Santana of the 3rd
District offered the following invocation:
Our
Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,
forever is Yours, now and forever.
Amen.
The President, Lieutenant
Governor Gilchrist, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
The motion prevailed.
Senator Ananich entered the Senate
Chamber.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The following communications were
received and read:
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
September 16, 2020
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3.203, the
following bills will be re-referred from the Committee on Environmental Quality to the Committee on Local Government:
SB 1123
SB 1124
If you have any questions regarding
this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
September 17, 2020
Pursuant to Joint Rule 3, the Senate
non-concurred in the House substitute (H-1) to Senate Bill 927,
I appoint the following members to sit on the conference committee:
Senator Jim Stamas, Chair
Senator Wayne Schmidt
Senator Curtis Hertel
If you have any questions regarding
this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mike
Shirkey
Majority
Leader
State
Senate, 16th District
The communications were referred
to the Secretary for record.
The following communication was
received and read:
Office of the Auditor General
September 18, 2020
Enclosed is a copy of the following
report:
• Performance
Audit of COVID-19 Expenditures, State of Michigan (000-2000-20B).
Sincerely,
Doug
Ringler
Auditor
General
The audit report was referred to the
Committee on Oversight.
The
following messages from the Governor were received:
Date:
September 17, 2020
Time:
10:27 a.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I have this day approved and signed
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 473 (Public Act No. 156), being
An act to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “An act to
provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to
revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary
education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of
schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school
districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers,
duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies,
intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for
the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to
provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect
thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the
borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness;
to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to make
appropriations for certain purposes; to provide for and prescribe the powers
and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and
certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding
schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by
amending section 1211 (MCL 380.1211), as amended by 2012 PA 285.
(Filed with the Secretary of
State on September 17, 2020, at 11:42 a.m.)
Time:
10:29 a.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I
have this day approved and signed
Enrolled
Senate Bill No. 475 (Public Act No. 157), being
An act to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled “An act to
prescribe the powers and duties of the department of management and budget; to
define the authority and functions of its director and its organizational
entities; to authorize the department to issue directives; to provide for the
capital outlay program; to provide for the leasing, planning, constructing,
maintaining, altering, renovating, demolishing, conveying of lands and
facilities; to provide for centralized administrative services such as
purchasing, payroll, record retention, data processing, and publishing and for
access to certain services; to provide for a system of internal accounting and
administrative control for certain principal departments; to provide for an
internal auditor in certain principal departments; to provide for certain
powers and duties of certain state officers and agencies; to codify, revise,
consolidate, classify, and add to the powers, duties, and laws relative to
budgeting, accounting, and the regulating of appropriations; to provide for the
implementation of certain constitutional provisions; to create funds and accounts;
to make appropriations; to prescribe remedies and penalties; to rescind certain
executive reorganization orders; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain
acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 367b (MCL 18.1367b), as amended by
2018 PA 613.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on
September 17, 2020, at 11:44 a.m.)
Time:
10:31 a.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I
have this day approved and signed
Enrolled
Senate Bill No. 171 (Public Act No. 158), being
An act to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “An act to
provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to
revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary
education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of
schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school
districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers,
duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies,
intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for
the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to
provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect
thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the
borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness;
to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to make
appropriations for certain purposes; to provide for and prescribe the powers
and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and
certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding
schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by
amending section 1278a (MCL 380.1278a), as amended by 2018 PA 232.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on
September 17, 2020, at 11:46 a.m.)
Time:
10:33 a.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I
have this day approved and signed
Enrolled
Senate Bill No. 595 (Public Act No. 159), being
An act to authorize the state administrative board to
accept and convey real property in Grand Traverse County; to prescribe
conditions for the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of the revenue
from the conveyance.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on
September 17, 2020, at 11:48 a.m.)
Time:
10:35 a.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I
have this day approved and signed
Enrolled
Senate Bill No. 799 (Public Act No. 160), being
An act to authorize the department of natural resources
to accept and convey real property in Gogebic County; to prescribe conditions
for the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of the revenue from the
conveyance.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on
September 17, 2020, at 11:50 a.m.)
Respectfully,
Gretchen
Whitmer
Governor
The following messages from the
Governor were received and read:
September 18, 2020
I respectfully submit to the Senate the
following appointments to office pursuant to Public Act 96 of 1987, MCL
125.2303 and Executive Reorganization Order No. 2010-5, MCL 125.2291:
Manufactured
Housing Commission
Mr. Daniel Grant of 22734 Beech Street,
Dearborn, Michigan 48124, county of Wayne, succeeding Phil Copeland who has
resigned, appointed to represent manufacturers of mobile homes, for a term
commencing September 18, 2020 and expiring May 9, 2022.
Mr. Jason J. Hyska of 843 Horkey Road,
Bronson, Michigan 49028, county of Branch, succeeding Kevin Barker whose term
has expired, appointed to represent financial institutions, for a term
commencing September 18, 2020 and expiring May 9, 2023.
September 18, 2020
I respectfully submit to the Senate the
following appointment to office pursuant to Executive Order No. 2019-13,
MCL 125.1998:
Michigan
Strategic Fund Board of Directors
Dr. Britany L. Affolter-Caine of 7187
Richmond Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, county of Washtenaw, reappointed to
represent a member with experience in commercialization of technology, for a
term commencing September 18, 2020 and expiring July 31, 2024.
September 18, 2020
I respectfully submit to the Senate the
following appointment to office pursuant to Public Act 451 of 1994, MCL
324.1905:
Natural
Resources Trust Fund Board
Mr. William Rustem of 2770 Dobie Road,
Mason, Michigan 48854, county of Ingham, reappointed for a term commencing
October 2, 2020 and expiring October 1, 2024.
Respectfully,
Gretchen
Whitmer
Governor
The appointments were referred to the
Committee on Advice and Consent.
Senator MacGregor moved that the
Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The motion prevailed, the time
being 10:05 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by
the President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist.
During the recess, Senators Johnson and
Shirkey entered the Senate Chamber.
By unanimous consent the Senate
returned to the order of
Motions and Communications
The motion prevailed, a majority of the
member serving voting therefor.
The following communication was
received and read:
Office of the Senate Majority
Leader
September 17, 2020
Pursuant to Joint Rule 3, the House of
Representatives having non-concurred in the Senate substitute
(S-1) to House Bill 5396, I appoint the following members to sit on the
conference committee:
Senator Jim Stamas
Senator Jon Bumstead
Senator Curtis Hertel
If you have any questions regarding
this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mike
Shirkey
Majority
Leader
State
Senate, 16th District
The communication was referred to the
Secretary for record.
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
Introduction and Referral of Bills
Senate Bill No. 1125, entitled
A bill to amend 2003 PA 125, entitled “Local corrections officers
training act,” by amending section 8 (MCL 791.538).
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Lauwers, Daley, Theis, MacGregor and VanderWall introduced
Senate Bill No. 1126, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL
500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3471.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Insurance and Banking.
Senators Irwin, Hollier, Alexander, Wojno, Moss, Brinks and Polehanki introduced
Senate Bill No. 1127, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The social welfare act,” by
amending section 10d (MCL 400.10d), as added by 2012 PA 79.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans.
Senators Bullock, Chang, Alexander, Irwin, Polehanki, Wojno and Ananich introduced
Senate Bill No. 1128, entitled
A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled “State housing development
authority act of 1966,” by amending sections 11 and 17 (MCL 125.1411 and
125.1417), section 11 as amended by 2004 PA 549 and section 17 as amended by
1993 PA 221.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Local Government.
Senators Irwin, Chang, Bullock, Alexander, Polehanki, Wojno and Ananich introduced
Senate Bill No. 1129, entitled
A bill to repeal 1988 PA 226, entitled “An act to limit the powers of a
local governmental unit regarding the leasing of private residential property,”
(MCL 123.411).
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Local Government.
Senators Chang, Bullock, Alexander, Irwin, Polehanki, Wojno and Ananich introduced
Senate Bill No. 1130, entitled
A bill to require a municipal housing ordinance to use certain factors
in designating the area median income for making determinations regarding
affordable housing; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain local
governmental officers and entities.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Local Government.
Senators Chang, Alexander, Wojno, Bullock, Irwin, Polehanki and Ananich introduced
Senate Bill No. 1131, entitled
A bill to amend 1988 PA 226, entitled “An act to limit the powers of a
local governmental unit regarding the leasing of private residential property,”
by amending section 1 (MCL 123.411), as amended by 2018
PA 585.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Local Government.
Senators Alexander, Chang, Bullock, Irwin, Polehanki, Wojno and Ananich introduced
Senate Bill No. 1132, entitled
A bill to authorize local units of government to limit rent for
individuals with a disability and individuals over a certain age; to exempt
certain rental property from ad valorem property taxes, and to impose a
specific tax on that property; and to provide for the powers and duties of
certain local governmental officers and entities.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Local Government.
Senator McBroom introduced
Senate Bill No. 1133, entitled
A bill to create a propane commission and to prescribe its powers and
duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state governmental
officers and entities; to levy an assessment on the distribution of certain
propane products; to provide for the administration, collection, and
disposition of the assessment; to impose a late fee on certain assessments; to
make and supplement appropriations; to create certain funds; to provide for the
promulgation of rules; to provide for a referendum; and to provide remedies and
penalties.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Technology.
Senator Ananich introduced
Senate Bill No. 1134, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” (MCL
257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811aa.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Senator Nesbitt introduced
Senate Bill No. 1135, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by
amending section 1311g
(MCL 380.1311g), as amended by 2018 PA 42.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Education and Career Readiness.
Senator Stamas introduced
Senate Bill No. 1136, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of
1998,” by amending section 521a (MCL 436.1521a), as amended by 2014 PA 270.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Senators Runestad and MacGregor introduced
Senate Bill No. 1137, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by
amending sections 78g, 78i, 78l, and 78m (MCL 211.78g, 211.78i, 211.78l,
and 211.78m), section 78g as amended by 2020 PA 33, section 78i as amended
by 2015 PA 190, section 78l as amended by 2003 PA 263, and section 78m
as amended by 2014 PA 501, and by adding section 78t.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Senators Schmidt, Moss and VanderWall introduced
Senate Bill No. 1138, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of
1998,” by amending section 203 (MCL 436.1203), as amended by 2020 PA 106.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Senators VanderWall, Moss and Schmidt introduced
Senate Bill No. 1139, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of
1998,” by amending sections 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 113a, 204, 301, 303, 307,
502, 504, 518, 525, 532, 536, 537, 545, 601, 603, 605, 607, 608, 610, 610a,
611, 914b, 1019, 1025, 1027, 1101, 1103, 1105, 1113, 1114, and 1115 (MCL
436.1105, 436.1107, 436.1109, 436.1111, 436.1113, 436.1113a, 436.1204,
436.1301, 436.1303, 436.1307, 436.1502, 436.1504, 436.1518, 436.1525, 436.1532,
436.1536, 436.1537, 436.1545, 436.1601, 436.1603, 436.1605, 436.1607, 436.1608,
436.1610, 436.1610a, 436.1611, 436.1914b, 436.2019, 436.2025, 436.2027,
436.2101, 436.2103, 436.2105, 436.2113, 436.2114, and 436.2115), section 105 as
amended by 2018 PA 414, section 107 as amended by 2019 PA 126, section 109
as amended by 2020 PA 120, section 111 as amended by 2020 PA 115, section 113
as amended by 2018 PA 405, section 113a as amended by 2018 PA 416, section 204
as added by 2018 PA 178, section 301 as amended by 2020 PA 110, section 303 as
amended by 2018 PA 154, section 307 as amended by 2020 PA 114, section 502 as
amended by 2020 PA 112, section 504 as added by 2020 PA 80, section 518 as
amended by 2010 PA 279, section 525 as amended by 2016 PA 434, section 532 as
amended by 2018 PA 104, section 536 as amended by 2020 PA 126, section 537 as
amended by 2020 PA 117, section 545 as amended by 2016 PA 328, section 601 as
amended by 2019 PA 125, section 603 as amended by 2018 PA 407, section 605
as amended by 2014 PA 45, section 607 as amended by 2018 PA 417, section 608 as
added by 2019 PA 127, section 610 as added by 2016 PA 106, section 610a as
added by 2017 PA 131, section 914b as added by 2018 PA 346, sections 1025 and
1027 as amended by 2019 PA 131, sections 1113 and 1114 as amended by 2011 PA
27, and section 1115 as amended by 2010 PA 213.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Senators Moss, VanderWall and Schmidt introduced
Senate Bill No. 1140, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of
1998,” by amending section 609 (MCL 436.1609), as amended by 2016 PA 81.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Regulatory Reform.
By unanimous consent the Senate
returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Senator MacGregor moved that the Senate
proceed to consideration of the following bill:
Senate
Bill No. 195
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third
time:
Senate Bill No. 195, entitled
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled “Corrections code of 1953,” (MCL
791.201 to 791.285) by adding section 14a.
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. 316 Yeas—38
Alexander Geiss MacGregor Santana
Ananich Hertel McBroom Schmidt
Barrett Hollier McCann Shirkey
Bayer Horn McMorrow Stamas
Bizon Irwin Moss Theis
Brinks Johnson Nesbitt VanderWall
Bullock LaSata Outman Victory
Bumstead Lauwers Polehanki Wojno
Chang Lucido Runestad Zorn
Daley MacDonald
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. 646, entitled
A bill to amend 1982 PA 432, entitled “Motor bus transportation act,” by
amending section 15
(MCL 474.115), as amended by 2016 PA 349.
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. 317 Yeas—38
Alexander Geiss MacGregor Santana
Ananich Hertel McBroom Schmidt
Barrett Hollier McCann Shirkey
Bayer Horn McMorrow Stamas
Bizon Irwin Moss Theis
Brinks Johnson Nesbitt VanderWall
Bullock LaSata Outman Victory
Bumstead Lauwers Polehanki Wojno
Chang Lucido Runestad Zorn
Daley MacDonald
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:
House Bill No. 4851, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by
amending section 53b
(MCL 211.53b), as amended by 2017 PA 261.
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. 318 Yeas—38
Alexander Geiss MacGregor Santana
Ananich Hertel McBroom Schmidt
Barrett Hollier McCann Shirkey
Bayer Horn McMorrow Stamas
Bizon Irwin Moss Theis
Brinks Johnson Nesbitt VanderWall
Bullock LaSata Outman Victory
Bumstead Lauwers Polehanki Wojno
Chang Lucido Runestad Zorn
Daley MacDonald
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 provide for the assessment of rights and interests, including
leasehold interests, in property and the levy and collection of taxes on
property, and for the collection of taxes levied; making those taxes a lien on
the property taxed, establishing and continuing the lien, providing for the
sale or forfeiture and conveyance of property delinquent for taxes, and for the
inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the state and not redeemed or
purchased; to provide for the establishment of a delinquent tax revolving fund
and the borrowing of money by counties and the issuance of notes; to define and
limit the jurisdiction of the courts in proceedings in connection with property
delinquent for taxes; to limit the time within which actions may be brought; to
prescribe certain limitations with respect to rates of taxation; to prescribe
certain powers and duties of certain officers, departments, agencies, and
political subdivisions of this state; to provide for certain reimbursements of
certain expenses incurred by units of local government; to provide penalties
for the violation of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third
time:
Senate Bill No. 611, entitled
A bill to amend 1982 PA 455, entitled “The library privacy act,” by
amending the title and sections 2, 3, and 4 (MCL 397.602, 397.603, and
397.604), section 2 as amended by 1999 PA 37 and section 3 as amended by 1996
PA 188.
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. 319 Yeas—38
Alexander Geiss MacGregor Santana
Ananich Hertel McBroom Schmidt
Barrett Hollier McCann Shirkey
Bayer Horn McMorrow Stamas
Bizon Irwin Moss Theis
Brinks Johnson Nesbitt VanderWall
Bullock LaSata Outman Victory
Bumstead Lauwers Polehanki Wojno
Chang Lucido Runestad Zorn
Daley MacDonald
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
General Orders
The motion prevailed, and the
President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, designated Senator Theis as
Chairperson.
After some time spent therein,
the Committee arose; and the President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, having
assumed the Chair, the Committee reported back to the Senate, favorably and
without amendment, the following bills:
House Bill No. 5490, entitled
A bill to amend 2016 PA 281,
entitled “Medical marihuana facilities licensing act,” by amending sections 102
and 206 (MCL 333.27102 and 333.27206), section 102 as amended by 2019 PA 3 and
section 206 as amended by 2018 PA 648, and by adding section 206a.
A bill to amend 2018 IL 1,
entitled “Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act,” by amending
sections 3 and 8 (MCL 333.27953 and 333.27958) and by adding section 9a.
House Bill No. 4927, entitled
A bill to amend 2014 PA 86,
entitled “Local community stabilization authority act,” by amending section 17
(MCL 123.1357), as amended by 2018 PA 616.
The bills were placed on the order of
Third Reading of Bills.
Senate Bill No. 826, entitled
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258,
entitled “Mental health code,” by amending sections 100a, 100b, 100c, 281b,
400, 420, 423, 425, 426, 427, 429, 430, 434, 435, 438, 452, 461, 463, 498o,
517, 532, 700, 740, and 742 (MCL 330.1100a, 330.1100b, 330.1100c, 330.1281b,
330.1400, 330.1420, 330.1423, 330.1425, 330.1426, 330.1427, 330.1429, 330.1430,
330.1434, 330.1435, 330.1438, 330.1452, 330.1461, 330.1463, 330.1498o,
330.1517, 330.1532, 330.1700, 330.1740, and 330.1742), sections 100a, 400, and
420 as amended by 2018 PA 595, section 100b as amended and section 281b as
added by 2014 PA 200, sections 100c, 423, 425, 426, 427, 429, and 463 as
amended by 2016 PA 320, sections 430, 498o, 700, and 740 as amended by 1995
PA 290, sections 434, 435, 438, 452, and 461 as amended by 2018 PA 593,
sections 517 and 532 as amended by 2018 PA 596, and section 742 as amended by
2004 PA 527.
Substitute (S-1)
House Bill No. 5336, entitled
A bill to amend 2018 PA 16,
entitled “Uniform commercial real estate receivership act,” by amending the
title and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20,
21, and 25 (MCL 554.1011, 554.1012, 554.1013, 554.1014, 554.1015, 554.1016,
554.1017, 554.1018, 554.1021, 554.1022, 554.1023, 554.1024, 554.1025, 554.1026,
554.1028, 554.1029, 554.1030, 554.1031, and 554.1035).
Substitute (S-1)
House Bill No. 4926, entitled
A bill to amend 2014 PA 86,
entitled “Local community stabilization authority act,” by amending sections 5,
13, and 14 (MCL 123.1345, 123.1353, and 123.1354), as amended by 2018 PA 247.
Substitute (S-1)
House Bill No. 4928, entitled
A bill to amend 2014 PA 86,
entitled “Local community stabilization authority act,” by amending section 17
(MCL 123.1357), as amended by 2018 PA 616.
Substitute (S-1)
House Bill No. 4929, entitled
A bill to amend 2014 PA 86,
entitled “Local community stabilization authority act,” by amending section 16a
(MCL 123.1356a), as amended by 2018 PA 247.
Substitute (S-1)
House Bill No. 4930, entitled
A bill to amend 2014 PA 86,
entitled “Local community stabilization authority act,” by amending section 18
(MCL 123.1358), as amended by 2018 PA 616.
Substitute (S-1)
House Bill No. 5482, entitled
A bill to provide for certain
requirements regarding suicide prevention for schools; to prescribe the rights,
powers, duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school
academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to
provide for and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments;
and to provide for the regulation of certain school employees.
Substitute (S-1)
House Bill No. 5339, entitled
A bill to amend 1995 PA 29,
entitled “Uniform unclaimed property act,” by amending section 36a
(MCL 567.256a), as added by 2016 PA 312.
Substitute (S-3)
House Bill No. 5340, entitled
A bill to amend 1995 PA 29,
entitled “Uniform unclaimed property act,” by amending section 36
(MCL 567.256), as amended by 2016 PA 312.
Substitute (S-2)
The President, Lieutenant Governor
Gilchrist, resumed the Chair.
By unanimous consent the Senate
returned to the order of
Messages from the House
A bill to make, supplement,
adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and
agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2021; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations;
and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The House of Representatives has
nonconcurred in the Senate substitute (S-1) and appointed Representatives
Hernandez, Miller and Hoadley as conferees.
The message was referred to the
Secretary for record.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94,
entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11, 17b, 201,
and 236 (MCL 388.1611, 388.1617b, 388.1801, and 388.1836), sections 11 and 236
as amended by 2019 PA 162, section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137, and section
201 as amended by 2019 PA 52.
The House of Representatives has appointed
Representatives Hernandez, Miller and Hoadley as conferees to join with Senators
Stamas, Schmidt and Hertel.
The bill was referred to the
Conference Committee.
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
Statements
The motion prevailed.
Senator McMorrow’s statement is as
follows:
In 2007, I won a national car design
competition. That win afforded me the opportunity to debut my design at the Los
Angeles International Auto Show. I distinctly remember one conversation at the
show with a dad who had brought his two teenage sons. We got to talking about
school, my experience at Notre Dame, the competition, and the details of my
design. His sons’ eyes lit up as they heard from me and thought about their own
future. So I was floored when, reading one of my favorite websites that was
covering the event,
I read a comment from that same father. He said, “I took my sons to see the
show and met Mallory McMorrow. Let me be the first to say—she’s much better
looking in person than in pictures. And surprisingly, she’s actually
articulate.”
When I went to check into the hotel, I
told the man behind the counter that I’d flown in for the show. Without
hesitation he said, “Oh, you must be one of those ‘booth babes’, huh?” The
women who stand in front of the cars, as objects, to be looked at. Seen and not
heard.
Years later, I applied for an apartment
in Brooklyn after being recruited for a job in New York. I brought three years
of bank statements, a letter from my previous landlord, and a letter from my
employer with my salary and compensation details. I made more than enough and
had excellent credit. In my meeting with the two older male property managers,
they reviewed all of my documents. One asked, “So, will you be moving in with
your husband?” despite seeing only one name on the application. He followed, “Will
your father be helping you with this apartment?”
And in 2018 while knocking on doors, I
met a woman about my mom’s age who asked if I had any children. When I said no,
she asked, “Do you plan on having children? How many? And when?” She followed, “I’m
sorry. I can’t vote for somebody who won’t be able to do this job.”
I could go on and on about the regular,
constant signals that are sent to women—that you are out of place and out of
line. Ruth Bader Ginsburg understood that underlying message—and more
explicitly, the outward message and the reality—better than anyone else. That
nowhere in the Constitution did it explicitly state equal rights for women. In
fact, the only mention of the word ‘sex’ or any reference to women or gender at
all is once in the 19th Amendment.
As the women’s equality movement gained
momentum—and opposition—in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Ruth faced her own hurdles.
Despite graduating first in her class from Columbia Law School, she was
rejected in 1960 for a clerkship position on account of her gender. She later
co-founded the Women’s Rights Protection Project at the ACLU, and against the
urgings of her colleagues at the heart of the movement who wanted her to take
up any of the countless cases of flagrant discrimination against women, Ruth
had a more strategic plan—taking up discrimination cases against men.
In Oklahoma in the 1970s, men were
allowed to legally buy beer at the age of 21. Women, on the other hand, were
allowed to buy beer at 18—deemed the more demure, responsible, less reckless
segment of the population. Ginsburg found the case working its way through the
lower courts and took it up, advising the plaintiff’s attorney, submitting an
amicus brief, and seeing it all the way to the Supreme Court. She knew, in that
moment, in that reality, that the all-male panel of Supreme Court justices
would not only have no sympathy for discrimination cases against women, but
that fundamentally they wouldn’t understand them. She understood that we, as
humans, relate to the world by drawing from our own experiences. Therefore, by
making the case that men should have the same rights as women to buy beer, the
underlying reading of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause would be
that differential treatment on the basis of sex was worthy of additional
scrutiny and could be discrimination under the law. And for the first time in
history, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it to be so.
That ruling and her lifetime of work
for the first time created protections for women against discrimination.
Because of her work, women can have our own bank accounts, our own credit cards,
and sign leases for apartments and property of our own. Women can play sports
in school, attend the Virginia Military Institute, and so much more. She paved
the way for women like me to be standing here today, pregnant, in the
workplace.
It may take generations to change the
underlying attitudes of women in this country to finally be treated as true
equals. But Ruth Bader Ginsburg—a true giant the likes of which we’ll never see
again—laid the groundwork over her entire lifetime and paved the way for us to
follow. May her memory be an inspiration.
A moment of silence was observed in
memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
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Committee Reports
The Joint
Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic (HCR 20) submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at 8:15 a.m., Room 519, House Office
Building
Present:
Senators Nesbitt, LaSata, Hertel, and Hollier
Excused:
Senator Schmidt
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
Senate Fiscal Agency Governing Board submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at 8:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast
Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
Present:
Senators Stamas (C), Shirkey, Bumstead, Ananich and Hertel
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
Committee on Oversight submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol
Building
Present:
Senators McBroom (C), Lucido, Theis, MacDonald and Irwin
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
Committee on Oversight submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 8:00 a.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office
Building
Present:
Senators McBroom (C), Lucido, Theis, MacDonald and Irwin
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
Committee on Advice and Consent submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office
Building
Present:
Senators Nesbitt (C), Theis, McBroom and Hertel
Advice and Consent - Thursday, September 24, 12:00 noon, Room 1100, Binsfeld Office
Building
(517) 373-5312
Appropriations –
Subcommittee –
Joint Capital Outlay – Wednesday, September 23, 3:00 p.m., Room 352,
House Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-2115
Conference Committee -
Education Omnibus FY 2020-21 (SB
927) - Wednesday, September
23, 9:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
(517) 373-2768
Economic and Small Business Development – Thursday, September 24, 12:00 noon, Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol
Building (517) 373-1721
Energy and Technology – Wednesday, September 23, 9:00 a.m., Senate Hearing
Room, Ground Floor,
Boji Tower (517) 373-1721
Finance –
Wednesday, September 23, 12:00 noon, Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building
(517) 373-5312
Judiciary and Public Safety – Wednesday, September 23, 3:30 p.m. and Thursday,
September 24, 8:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor,
Capitol Building (517) 373-5312
Legislative Council – Wednesday, September 23, 9:00 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room,
3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-0212
Local Government – Thursday, September 24, 1:30 p.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
(517) 373-5314
Natural Resources – Wednesday, September 23, 8:00 a.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
(517) 373-5312
Oversight –
Wednesday, September 23, 8:30 a.m., Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building (517)
373-5312
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate adjourn.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 12:33 p.m.
The
President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, declared the Senate adjourned until
Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate