STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
101st Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, September 14, 2021.
10:00 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Aric Nesbitt.
The roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present.
Alexander—present Hollier—present Outman—present
Ananich—present Horn—present Polehanki—present
Barrett—present Irwin—present Runestad—present
Bayer—present Johnson—present Santana—present
Bizon—present LaSata—present Schmidt—present
Brinks—present Lauwers—present Shirkey—present
Bullock—present MacDonald—present Stamas—present
Bumstead—present McBroom—excused Theis—present
Chang—present McCann—present VanderWall—present
Daley—present McMorrow—present Victory—present
Geiss—present Moss—present Wojno—present
Hertel—present Nesbitt—present Zorn—present
Senator Marshall Bullock II of the 4th District offered the following invocation:
Dear heavenly Father, thank You for the beauty and majesty we see in our great state. Thank You for the opportunity to care for the people and this land You have made. We know that everything is for a reason and all things happen because of You. It is for this purpose that we ask Your blessings upon each and every member of this legislative body. Give us the ability to work together as we seek to act in the best interest of our fellow citizens and allow us to remove any self-centered behavior and allow us clarity of mind. Let all that we put our hands to be blessed beyond measure, and let us give our best efforts in the carrying-out of our duties. We know that we are unable to do anything without You and desire You to be in the midst of all that we do. Grant us with human compassion and civility so we welcome You into our discussions, committees, and even now in this session, we welcome You.
In this and all things we shall continue to praise You. Amen.
The President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
Senator Lauwers moved that Senator MacDonald be temporarily excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Lauwers moved that Senator McBroom be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
The following communications were received:
Office of Senator Rosemary Bayer
September 7, 2021
Per Senate Rule 1.110(c), I am requesting that my name be added as a co-sponsor to Senate Bill 614 by Senator MacDonald on July 27, 2021.
September 7, 2021
Per Senate Rule 1.110(c), I am requesting that my name be added as a co-sponsor to Senate Bill 619 by Senator Irwin on September 1, 2021.
Sincerely,
Rosemary K. Bayer
12th Senate District
State Senator
The communications were referred to the Secretary for record.
The following communication was received:
Office of Senator Sean McCann
September 9, 2021
I respectfully request that my name be added as a co-sponsor to Senate Bill 70 of 2021, introduced by Senator Geiss.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Sean McCann
State Senator
20th District
The communication was referred to the Secretary for record.
Senator Ananich entered the Senate Chamber.
The President, Lieutenant Governor
Gilchrist, assumed the Chair.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senators Geiss and Hollier entered the Senate Chamber.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Shirkey’s statement is as follows:
I’d like to ask you to join me for a few moments here to pay special tribute to a special lady—Jenny Quinn.
Today I rise to honor Jenny as she retires from the Legislative Service Bureau’s IT division after 21 years of service. I would wager that very few of us—including myself—have had a chance and privilege to meet Jenny until today. She has used her experience and expertise and her time to work behind the scenes in very remarkable ways. I doubt that very many of us have met her, but I guarantee that every one of us have experienced her work and her efforts and her hands behind the scenes.
In 2000, Jenny was brought to the Michigan Senate and tasked with leading a little website project called legislature.mi.gov—I don’t even know what that means anymore. Over the last 21 years under Jenny’s leadership, the Michigan Legislature website has become a one-in-a-million public service project. Google “Michigan Legislature” or “Michigan Senate” and Jenny’s hard work is right there, right on top, facing you. This free service is one of the most sophisticated public-facing legislative websites in the country and Jenny’s work made it possible for citizens to have a rich and real-time access to the government right at their fingertips. What Jenny envisioned 21 years ago is what most states are just today catching up with, and we are the beneficiaries and the citizens of Michigan are the beneficiaries of that.
There are two things of note I’d like to share about Jenny that both relate to the sacrifices she was willing to make for the good of others. First, it’s professional. I just had a few moments talking with Jenny offline and I could tell immediately how professional she is in everything she does in her life. Jenny has been noted as a dedicated and caring employee. One night a few years ago, we had a particularly long lame duck—that can happen, you know—and there was an issue that took Jenny’s department well into New Year’s Eve to get resolved so the Legislature could act. Jenny was there to see it through, no complaining, and ended up delivering to the Legislature something that we could act on and it never required any amending after. This is an example of the kind of pride Jenny puts into her work and we’re going to miss it a lot. The second is also personal—nothing comes before family for Jenny. She’s joined today—we are joined today—by her husband Pat and son Patrick, do I have that correct? Pat and Patrick. Oh, and I missed her daughter, Mary. She is a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Colleagues have spent decades watching her put herself last and her family first, which is precisely how she would always prefer it.
Her loss will be felt here in the Senate, but after years of sacrifice and dedication to her work, we are glad to see Jenny richly rewarded with more time to spend with her husband Patrick and the rest of her beautiful family, and, as I just learned a few moments ago, she is deeply involved in leading a bunch of women witnessing and bringing along the faith of children in their community which is a really wonderful thing to hear about.
I would ask that you please join me in showing Jenny Quinn precisely and sincerely our gratitude for her service.
Jenny, I have this tribute that is made out to you—yes, it’s a little longer than you expected, and I think you know the author of it—but I won’t read through it. This will be something that you and Pat and Patrick can join together and read through and recognize how much you really are valued. It’s a small token of our appreciation.
Senator MacDonald entered the Senate Chamber.
Messages from the Governor
The following messages from the Governor were received:
Time: 8:23 a.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I have this day approved and signed
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 400 (Public Act No. 82), being
An act to amend 1965 PA 213, entitled “An act to provide for setting aside the conviction in certain criminal cases; to provide for the effect of such action; to provide for the retention of certain nonpublic records and their use; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain public agencies and officers; and to prescribe penalties,” by amending section 1d (MCL 780.621d), as added by 2020 PA 190.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on September 10, 2021, at 10:10 a.m.)
Time: 8:25 a.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I have this day approved and signed
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 408 (Public Act No. 83), being
An act to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of the courts, and of the judges and other officers of the courts; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in the courts; pleading, evidence, practice, and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the courts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 309a.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on September 10, 2021, at 10:12 a.m.)
Respectfully,
Gretchen Whitmer
Governor
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
Introduction and Referral of Bills
Senators Irwin, Hollier, Geiss, Chang and Bayer introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending sections 1310, 1310a, 1311, and 1311a (MCL 380.1310, 380.1310a, 380.1311, and 380.1311a), section 1310 as amended by 2016 PA 365, section 1310a as amended by 2016 PA 532, section 1311 as amended by 2018 PA 145, and section 1311a as amended by 2016 PA 366, and by adding section 1310f.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education and Career Readiness.
Senators Geiss, Hollier, Irwin, Chang and Bayer introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1310e.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education and Career Readiness.
Senators Hollier, Irwin, Geiss, Chang and Bayer introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1310d (MCL 380.1310d), as added by 2016 PA 360.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education and Career Readiness.
Senators Chang, Outman, Wojno, Irwin, Brinks, Hollier, Polehanki, Bullock, Victory, Daley, LaSata, Horn, VanderWall, Runestad, MacDonald, Geiss, Nesbitt and Schmidt introduced
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” (MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding sections 207e and 207f.
The
bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on
Health Policy and Human Services.
Senators Outman, Chang, Wojno, Irwin, Brinks, Hollier, Polehanki, Bullock, Victory, Daley, MacDonald, LaSata, Horn, VanderWall, Nesbitt, Runestad, Geiss and Schmidt introduced
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” (MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding sections 207c and 207d.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Human Services.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Senator Lauwers moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 315
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 315, entitled
A bill to amend 2008 PA 551, entitled “Uniform securities act (2002),” (MCL 451.2101 to 451.2703) by amending the title, as amended by 2014 PA 355, and by adding article 5A.
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. 350 Yeas—35
Alexander Daley MacDonald Schmidt
Ananich Geiss McCann Shirkey
Barrett Hertel McMorrow Stamas
Bayer Hollier Moss Theis
Bizon Horn Nesbitt VanderWall
Brinks Irwin Outman Victory
Bullock Johnson Polehanki Wojno
Bumstead LaSata Runestad Zorn
Chang Lauwers Santana
Nays—0
Excused—1
McBroom
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
Announcements of Printing and Enrollment
Senate Bill No. 633
Senate
Resolution Nos. 81 82
Economic and Small Business Development, Joint with House Commerce and Tourism – Wednesday, September 15, 12:00 noon, Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower (517) 373-1721
Local Government – Thursday, September 30, 1:30 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373‑5312
Michigan Law Revision Commission – Wednesday, September 29, 12:00 noon, Legislative Council Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Boji Tower (517) 373-0212
Senate Fiscal Agency Governing Board – Wednesday, September 15, 9:00 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
Senator Lauwers moved that the Senate adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 10:21 a.m.
The President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, declared the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate