STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

12:00 Noon.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution, the Representatives-elect to the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan for the years 2021 and 2022, assembled in Representative Hall in the Capitol at Lansing on the second Wednesday in January, the 13th of January, 2021 at 12:00 o’clock noon, and in accordance with law, were called to order by Gary L. Randall, Clerk of the preceding House.

Rep. Bradley Slagh, from the 90th District, offered the following invocation:

“Almighty God we stand before You with open hands a position that

• identifies that we are seeking what only You can provide

• that says we are not holding tightly to our own will, but rather we are seeking Yours

• it is this position that allows us to give freely and not hold back

help this to be our focus for this term.

We ask for Your wisdom for decisions we must make as we create and eliminate laws

Lord we seek Your knowledge for the best ways to engage our work

We ask for truth to be made plain in all things so that we can choose right paths and walk in them

We desire that Your light would shine on and through us, so we can be a light to this world

We ask for blessings on relationships that we build with other Reps on both Sides of the aisle. I would ask for growth into true friendships, so that trust can be built and the outcome would be that we make real friends and build a profitable environment for moving MI forward

Additionally, we pray back to You and claim the words of Heb. 13:21 that says ‘Equip us with Everything good that we may do Your will’

We ask this all In the name of the Word made flesh

Amen.”

Communications from State Officers

November 25, 2020

Gary Randall, Clerk

Michigan House of Representatives

P.O. Box 30014 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7514

Via email: clerk@house.mi.gov

Dear Clerk Randall:

Enclosed, please find the certified list of candidates who were elected to the office of State Representative at the November 3, 2020 general election. Copies of the official returns certified for this election, including the returns for the special election held November 3, 2020 for the office of State Representative, District 4 for a partial term ending January 1, 2021 are also provided for your reference.

Please do not hesitate to contact this office if we can be of any further assistance.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Brater

Director of Elections

State of Michigan

General Election — November, 2020

Representatives Elect

State Legislature

House

District Party Name Address

1 DEM Tenisha R. Yancey 18640 Mack Ave Grosse Pointe, MI 48236

2 DEM Joe Tate 192 Lenox St Detroit, MI 48215

3 DEM Shri Thanedar 19460 Lowell Dr Detroit, MI 48203

4 DEM Abraham Aiyash 5000 Yemans St Hamtramck, MI 48212

5 DEM Cynthia A. Johnson 4060 Montgomery Detroit, MI 48204

6 DEM Tyrone Carter 25701 W Outer Dr Detriot, MI 48217

7 DEM Helena Scott 18695 Santa Barbara Dr Detroit, MI 48221

8 DEM Stephanie A. Young 14567 Rosemont Ave Detroit, MI 48223

9 DEM Karen Whitsett 11406 Littlefield St Detroit, MI 48227

10 DEM Mary Cavanagh 12126 Centralia Redford, MI 48239

11 DEM Jewell Jones 27631 Michigan Ave Unit 144 Inkster, MI 48141

12 DEM Alex Garza 25055 Crowley St Taylor, MI 48180

13 DEM Tullio Liberati 9260 Reeck Allen Park, MI 48101

14 DEM Cara A. Clemente 2235 Fort Park Lincoln Park, MI 48146

15 DEM Abdullah Hammoud 1909 Golfview Dr Dearborn, MI 48128

16 DEM Kevin Coleman 1165 Shoemaker Dr Westland, MI 48185

17 REP Joe Bellino, Jr. 1285 Hollywood Monroe, MI 48162

18 DEM Kevin Hertel 22401 Lavon Saint Clair Shores, MI 48081

19 DEM Laurie Pohutsky 17476 Rexwood Livonia, MI 48152

20 DEM Matt Koleszar 42533 Schoolcraft Plymouth, MI 48170

21 DEM Ranjeev Puri 761 Roosevelt Canton, MI 48188

22 DEM Richard M. Steenland 28439 Bohn Roseville, MI 48066

23 DEM Darrin Camilleri 23279 Hudson Mills Dr Brownstown, MI 48134

24 REP Steve Marino PO Box 46310 Mount Clemens, MI 48046

25 DEM Nate Shannon 43313 Interlaken Dr Sterling Heights, MI 48313

26 DEM Jim Ellison 1309 Mohawk Ave Royal Oak, MI 48067

27 DEM Regina Weiss 23470 Majestic St Oak Park, MI 48237

28 DEM Lori M. Stone PO Box 4135 Warren, MI 48090

29 DEM Brenda Carter 86 W Yale Ave Pontiac, MI 48340

30 REP Diana Farrington 8830 Summers Ct Utica, MI 48317

31 DEM William J. Sowerby 37860 Saddle Ln Clinton Township, MI 48036

32 REP Pamela Hornberger 53611 Katarina Dr Chesterfield Township, MI 48051

33 REP Jeff Yaroch 35545 Pound Rd Richmond, MI 48062

34 DEM Cynthia R. Neeley 2305 Begole Flint, MI 48504

35 DEM Kyra Harris Bolden 17610 Windflower Dr Southfield, MI 48076

36 REP Douglas C. Wozniak 53831 Whitby Way Shelby Township, MI 48316

37 DEM Samantha Steckloff 31176 Country Way Farmington Hills, MI 48331

38 DEM Kelly A. Breen 242 Linhart St Novi, MI 48377

39 REP Ryan Berman PO Box 906 Union Lake, MI 48387

40 DEM Mari Manoogian 323 N Eton St Unit 40 H Birmingham, MI 48009

41 DEM Padma Kuppa 4275 Marywood Troy, MI 48085

42 REP Ann Bollin 100 Orndorf #1435 Brighton, MI 48116

43 REP Andrea K. Schroeder 5641 Golf Pointe Dr Clarkston, MI 48348

44 REP Matt Maddock 1150 S Milford Rd Milford, MI 48381

45 REP Mark Tisdel 875 Greenview Ct #59 Rochester Hills, MI 48307

46 REP John Reilly 2273 W Predmore Oakland, MI 48363

47 REP Robert J. Bezotte 2031 Peavy Rd Howell, MI 48843

48 REP David W. Martin 805 S State Rd #122 Davison, MI 48423

49 DEM John D. Cherry 1025 Kensington Ave Flint, MI 48503

50 DEM Tim Sneller 2253 McLaren St Burton, MI 48529

51 REP Mike Mueller 6127 Lobdell Rd Linden, MI 48451

52 DEM Donna Lasinski PO Box 7425 Ann Arbor, MI 48107

53 DEM Yousef Rabhi 1255 Kensington Dr Ann Arbor, MI 48104

54 DEM Ronnie Dean Peterson 6060 Vista Dr Ypsilanti, MI 48197

55 DEM Felicia Brabec 3167 Crimson Ct Ann Arbor, MI 48108

56 REP TC Clements PO Box 56 Lambertville, MI 48144

57 REP Bronna Kahle PO Box 681 Adrian, MI 49221

58 REP Andrew Fink 64 E Hallett Hillsdale, MI 49242

59 REP Steve Carra 225 Heather Ln Apt 9 Three Rivers, MI 49093

60 DEM Julie M. Rogers 3428 Marlane Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49006

61 DEM Christine Morse 5408 Saddle Club Dr Kalamazoo, MI 49009

62 DEM Jim Haadsma 249 Snow Ave Battle Creek, MI 49037

63 REP Matt Hall PO Box 726 Marshall, MI 49068

64 REP Julie Alexander 5815 Hanover Hanover, MI 49241

65 REP Sarah L. Lightner 9915 N Parma Rd Springport, MI 49284

66 REP Beth Griffin PO Box 29 Paw Paw, MI 49079

67 DEM Kara Hope 1891 Maple St Holt, MI 48842

68 DEM Sarah Anthony 1230 George Lansing, MI 48910

69 DEM Julie Brixie 2294 Hamilton Rd Okemos, MI 48864

70 REP Pat Outman 6399 N Miles Rd Six Lakes, MI 48886

71 DEM Angela Witwer PO Box 80221 Lansing, MI 48908

72 REP Steven Johnson PO Box 132 Wayland, MI 49348

73 REP Bryan Posthumus 11908 Elkins Greenville, MI 48838

74 REP Mark E. Huizenga 3841 Buterworth St SW Walker, MI 49534

75 DEM David LaGrand 255 College SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503

76 DEM Rachel Hood PO Box 2405 Grand Rapids, MI 49501

77 REP Tommy Brann 4335 56th St Wyoming, MI 49418

78 REP Brad Paquette 1215 Fair Oaks Dr N Niles, MI 49120

79 REP Pauline Wendzel PO Box 811 Coloma, MI 49038

80 REP Mary Whiteford 404 Broadway St South Haven, MI 49090

81 REP Gary R. Eisen 6350 Rattle Run Saint Clair Township, MI 48079

82 REP Gary Howell 4865 Fish Lake Rd North Branch, MI 48461

83 REP Andrew Beeler 5338 Lakeshore Rd Fort Gratiot, MI 48059

84 REP Phil Green 7650 Trumbower Trl Millington, MI 48746

85 REP Ben Frederick 600 N Water Owosso, MI 48867

86 REP Thomas A. Albert 30 Flat River Dr SE Lowell, MI 49331

87 REP Julie A. Calley 10198 Butler Rd Portland, MI 48875

88 REP Luke Meerman 14250 60th Ave Coopersville, MI 49404

89 REP Jim Lilly PO Box 147 Macatawa, MI 49434

90 REP Bradley Slagh 7142 Riley St Zeeland, MI 49464

91 REP Greg VanWoerkom 6490 Boulder Dr Norton Shores, MI 49444

92 DEM Terry J. Sabo 1188 N Robinhood Dr Muskegon, MI 49445

93 REP Graham Filler 12705 Warm Creek Dewitt, MI 48820

94 REP Rodney Wakeman 4231 Ann St Saginaw, MI 48603

95 DEM Amos O’Neal 207 Moton Dr Saginaw, MI 48601

96 REP Timothy Beson 3623 Kawkawlin River Dr Bay City, MI 48706

97 REP Jason Wentworth PO Box 354 Clare, MI 48617

98 REP Annette Glenn PO Box 1128 Midland, MI 48641

99 REP Roger Hauck PO Box 985 Mount Pleasant, MI 48804

100 REP Scott A. VanSingel 12615 Catalpa Grant, MI 49327

101 REP Jack O’Malley PO Box 102 Lake Ann, MI 49650

102 REP Michele Hoitenga 226 Roberts St Manton, MI 49663

103 REP Daire Rendon PO Box 809 Lake City, MI 49651

104 REP John R. Roth 9541 Amidon Dr Traverse City, MI 49685

105 REP Ken Borton 7682 White Cloud Trl Gaylord, MI 49735

106 REP Sue Allor PO Box 248 Wolverine, MI 49799

107 REP John N. Damoose PO Box 95 Harbor Springs, MI 49740

108 REP Beau Matthew LaFave 1021 E C St Iron Mountain, MI 49801

109 DEM Sara Cambensy 225 W Michigan St Apt 3 Marquette, MI 49855

110 REP Gregory Markkanen 743 Hancock St Hancock, MI 49930

The roll of the House was called by the Assistant Clerk, who announced that all of the Representatives-elect were present except Reps. Bolden, Hammoud, Cynthia Johnson, Whitsett and Yancey.

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Rep. Frederick moved that Reps. Bolden, Hammoud and Whitsett be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

Oath of Office

The Representatives-elect appeared at the Clerk’s desk and took and subscribed the constitutional oath of office, which was administered by the Hon. Gary L. Randall, Clerk of the House of Representatives.

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Rep. Yancey entered the House Chambers.

Representative-elect Yancey appeared at the Clerk’s desk and took and subscribed the constitutional oath of office, which was administered by Gary L. Randall, Clerk of the preceding House.

The Clerk announced that the first business in order was the selection of seats. In accordance with PA 300 of 2020, the Majority and Minority Leaders, on behalf of their respective Members, have submitted seat assignments for the 2021 and 2022 session. The seat assignments were recorded as follows:

1—Gary Howell 56—Yousef Rabhi

2—TC Clements 57—Donna Lasinski

3—John N. Damoose 58—Kyra Harris Bolden

4—Matt Hall 59—Regina Weiss

5—Jason Wentworth 60—Christine Morse

6—Ben Frederick 61—Mary Cavanagh

7—Mark E. Huizenga 62—Tenisha R. Yancey

8—Mark Tisdel 63—Brenda Carter

9—Rodney Wakeman 64—Joe Tate

10—Greg VanWoerkom 65—Mari Manoogian

11—Andrea K. Schroeder 66—Laurie Pohutsky

12—Pamela Hornberger 67—Stephanie A. Young

13—Sarah L. Lightner 68—Abraham Aiyash

14—Steve Marino 69—Padma Kuppa

15—Steve Carra 70—Lori M. Stone

16—Phil Green 71—David LaGrand

17—David W. Martin 72—Sarah Anthony

18—Mike Mueller 73—Abdullah Hammoud

19—Ann Bollin 74—Ranjeev Puri

20—Brad Paquette 75—Darrin Camilleri

21—Andrew Fink 76—Terry J. Sabo

22—Andrew Beeler 77—Kevin Hertel

23—Matt Maddock 78—Matt Koleszar

24—Bronna Kahle 79—Jim Ellison

25—Mary Whiteford 80—Tim Sneller

26—Roger Hauck 81—John D. Cherry

27—Jim Lilly 82—William J. Sowerby

28—Sue Allor 83—Jewell Jones

29—John R. Roth 84—Julie M. Rogers

30—Jack O’Malley 85—Rachel Hood

31—Timothy Beson 86—Cynthia R. Neeley

32—Joe Bellino, Jr. 87—Cynthia A. Johnson

33—Steven Johnson 88—Felicia Brabec

34—Tommy Brann 89—Cara A. Clemente

35—Ken Borton 90—Shri Thanedar

36—Gregory Markkanen 91—Amos O’Neal

37—Beau Matthew LaFave 92—Julie Brixie

38—Graham Filler 93—Helena Scott

39—Daire Rendon 94—Angela Witwer

40—Julie Alexander 95—Jim Haadsma

41—Diana Farrington 96—Tyrone Carter

42—John Reilly 97—Julie A. Calley

43—Bryan Posthumus 98—Karen Whitsett

44—Beth Griffin 99—Kara Hope

45—Luke Meerman 100—Kelly A. Breen

46—Ryan Berman 101—Alex Garza

47—Annette Glenn 102—Samantha Steckloff

48—Pauline Wendzel 103—Nate Shannon

49—Scott A. VanSingel 104—Robert J. Bezotte

50—Gary R. Eisen 105—Bradley Slagh

51—Pat Outman 106—Sara Cambensy

52—Michele Hoitenga 107—Richard M. Steenland

53—Thomas A. Albert 108—Ronnie Dean Peterson

54—Jeff Yaroch 109—Tullio Liberati

55—Douglas C. Wozniak 110—Kevin Coleman

Rep. Frederick moved that the Clerk be directed to notify the Governor and the President of the Senate that the House had completed its organization and was ready to proceed with the business of the session.

The motion prevailed.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Motions and Resolutions

Reps. Frederick and Rabhi offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 1.

A resolution prescribing the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the following rules be adopted as the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives:

STANDING RULES

OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MICHIGAN CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE IV, SECTION 16

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Meetings, Officers and Quorum.

Rule 1. (1) The House shall meet in regular session at the seat of government on the second Wednesday in January of each year at twelve o’clock noon. In each odd-numbered year, it shall proceed with its organization, the election of a Speaker and a Clerk for the ensuing term of the Legislature. All elections shall be by roll call and shall require a majority of the Members voting to elect.

(2) A majority of the Members elected to and serving in the House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and not less than 15 Members voting in favor thereof may compel the attendance of absent Members and prescribe penalties for non-attendance. (See Const 1963, Art 4 §§ 13 and 14)

Admission to Floor—Defined.

Rule 2. (1) No person shall be admitted on the floor of the House for a period of 30 minutes immediately preceding the time set for any call to order during any session of the House through adjournment, except as follows:

(a) Representatives and Senators;

(b) Former Legislators, unless otherwise restricted;

(c) Sergeants at Arms, pages, Clerk’s staff, and legislative staff who are specifically designated and approved by the Majority Floor Leader to be working on the House floor during session;

(d) Directors of Michigan Departments and the Governor’s legislative liaisons may be admitted to the Thatcher or Document room and may have floor access with the permission of the Majority Floor Leader;

(e) Immediate family of Representatives who have obtained and are wearing in plain sight appropriate identification passes, issued under guidelines developed by the Majority Floor Leader;

(f) Media correspondents accredited by the Clerk of the House who are wearing in plain sight appropriate identification passes, issued under guidelines developed by the Clerk. Media correspondents shall not use the center aisle or be at the Members’ desks without the permission of the Majority Floor Leader; and

(g) Such other persons as may be invited by the Speaker or Majority Floor Leader.

(2) No group or individual shall be allowed access to the floor when the House is not in session unless permission is granted by the Majority Floor Leader or Clerk. The Majority Floor Leader and Clerk shall issue guidelines to ensure that guests using the floor are responsible for costs incurred by the House. If permission is given to a Member to bring guests on the floor when the House is not in session, the Member shall accompany the guests.

(3) Only Members shall sit in Members’ chairs.

(4) Any person who is a lobbyist or employed by a lobbyist shall not be admitted on the floor of the House at any time, except immediate family of a Representative if admitted under rule 2(1)(e) on the first session day of an odd-numbered year for a swearing-in ceremony or under rule 2(1)(d). A former Legislator or immediate family of Representatives shall not lobby on the floor, except if they are admitted under rule 2(1)(d). The words “floor of the House”, when used in these rules, shall mean the space of the main floor of Representative Hall, together with adjacent rooms on the second floor of the Capitol under the jurisdiction of the Clerk, including the Democrat and Republican caucus rooms and the corridor behind the House rostrum.

(5) Guests may be introduced only by permission of the Presiding Officer. Guests shall not be introduced during a roll call vote. Guests are to use the center aisle only if being escorted by a Member or House staff.

(6) Use of the center aisle should be kept at a minimum.

(7) The Majority Floor Leader must grant approval for the distribution of items on the floor and items must pertain to that day’s agenda. All printed material intended for distribution on the floor shall be clearly identified by the Member requesting the distribution.

Bar of the House.

Rule 3. (1) Any Member, having answered attendance roll call at the opening of any session, or who enters after attendance roll call, shall be considered present until leave of absence is obtained from the House. Any Member having entered upon the floor of the House after the House has been called to order, shall be considered present if within the bar of the House.

(2) The words “within the bar of the House”, when used in these rules, shall mean the space occupied and used by the House or any legislative room or office under the jurisdiction of the Clerk.

(3) Cell phones on the floor shall not ring audibly.

(4) All persons within the bar of the House shall be in acceptable business attire.

CHAPTER II

OFFICERS

SPEAKER

Definitions.

Rule 4. Speaker is any Member elected as Speaker under Rule 1 of these rules.

Duties as Presiding Officer.

Rule 5. The Speaker, or the designee of the Speaker, shall take the Chair each day at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned or recessed. The Presiding Officer shall call the House to order and lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and, except in the absence of a quorum, shall proceed to business in the manner prescribed by these rules. In the absence of the Speaker, or the designee of the Speaker, the Clerk or Assistant Clerk may call the House to order.

Rule 6. (1) The Presiding Officer shall preserve order and decorum; may speak to points of order, rising for that purpose; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House. When two or more Members rise at once, the Presiding Officer shall name the Member who is first to speak.

(2) Only the Presiding Officer shall lead the House in observing a moment of silence.

Duties of Speaker as Chief Administrator.

Rule 7. (1) Payment to all persons, authorized under subsections (2), (3), and (4) to expend House funds for transportation, lodging, meals, registration fees and related items, shall be made in accordance with expenditure regulations as predetermined and prepublished to Members by the Speaker. The regulations shall set forth the guidelines for amounts, methods of payment and time of payment for such items. The Speaker may revise the regulations upon 15-day notice to all Members.

(2) The Speaker may authorize persons to make expenditures from the general funds of the House for administrative purposes. The Speaker may enter into contracts for the purchase and payment of benefits affecting employees, Members of the House, retirees and their successors in interest.

(3) Regular standing committees of the House shall be allotted such funds as the Speaker may authorize. The Speaker may restrict selected expenditures to a lesser number of Members, alternates or substitute Members, than the number of Members of the standing committee. The funds may be expended for items specified in subsection (1) and for contractual services, publications and supplies. All expenditures under this paragraph shall be approved by the committee Chair and the Speaker and for items specified in subsection (1) shall be in accordance with the regulations and guidelines provided for by subsection (1).

(4) Additional committees may be authorized by resolution. The resolutions shall set the maximum budget of such committees. Members, alternates and substitute Members of such additional committees shall be appointed by the Speaker unless otherwise specified in the resolution. The Speaker may restrict selected expenditures to a lesser number of Members, alternates or substitute Members than the number of Members specified in the resolution. Budgeted funds may be expended for items specified in subsection (1), for contractual services, publications, supplies and any other items specified in the resolution. Payments for contractual services may be authorized by the committee Chair and the Speaker. All expenditures under this subsection for items specified in subsection (1) shall be in accordance with the regulations and guidelines provided for by subsection (1).

Appointments by the Speaker.

Rule 8. The Speaker shall appoint all committees, except where the House shall otherwise order. If the Speaker makes permanent or temporary additions to or removals from any standing or special committee, the names and the appointments or removals shall take effect when the Clerk and Minority Leader are notified by letter and shall appear in the next House Journal.

Appointment of Employees by Speaker.

Rule 9. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, the Speaker, or the Speaker’s designee, shall appoint all employees of the House. Unless otherwise provided by law, the compensation for all employees and officers of the House shall be fixed by the Speaker, or the Speaker’s designee. All employees of the House shall maintain a status as non-tenured, at-will employees. All employees of the House work at the pleasure of the Speaker, or the Speaker’s designee, shall be subject to the Speaker’s, or the Speaker’s designee’s, orders, and may be transferred to a different position, demoted, suspended, or summarily removed by the Speaker, or the Speaker’s designee.

Naming of Acting Speaker.

Rule 10. The Speaker, may, by filing a written notice with the Clerk, appoint any Member to perform the duties of the Presiding Officer, but not for a longer time than one day without leave of the House. Such notice shall be entered upon the House Journal.

Voting.

Rule 11. The Speaker and Presiding Officer may vote on all elections and on all questions.

Putting the Question.

Rule 12. (1) The Presiding Officer shall pose all questions to the Members. If in doubt the Presiding Officer may order a division of the House. A division of the House may be had on the demand of ten Members. A vote taken by division is not printed in the House Journal. A roll call of the House may be demanded by
one-fifth of the Members present (see Const 1963, Art 4 § 18) on any pending question and in such case the record of the votes and names of the voting Members shall be entered in the House Journal.

(2) When a division of the House is ordered, the voting board shall be used, and the Clerk shall announce the vote and the Presiding Officer shall declare the result. On a tie vote the question shall be deemed as lost. A majority of those voting shall decide any question unless otherwise provided.

Recognition During Roll Call.

Rule 13. (1) After a question has been stated by the Presiding Officer, and the calling of the roll has been started by the Clerk, the Presiding Officer shall not recognize a Member for any purpose, until after the announcement of the vote by the Clerk except:

(a) To raise a point of order;

(b) To request an excuse for another Member;

(d) To request that the board be cleared.

(2) The Clerk shall enter upon the House Journal the names of those voting “aye” and the names of those voting “nay”. Roll calls shall be consecutively numbered in the House Journal.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

Powers and Duties.

Rule 14. (1) The Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore, or an Associate Speaker Pro Tempore shall preside over the House, unless the Speaker has designated another Member to preside.

(2) In the absence of a designated Presiding Officer, the Clerk shall preside and if a quorum is present may designate a temporary Presiding Officer of the same party as the Speaker.

CLERK

Roll Call.

Rule 15. The Clerk shall serve as parliamentarian of the House. The Clerk shall take the roll at the opening of each session of the House and announce whether or not a quorum is present. The Clerk shall enter upon the House Journal the names of the Members present for attendance roll call, the names of the Members specifically excused from session, and the names of the Members absent from session. The term “roll call” as used in these rules shall mean a record roll call.

Conduct of Religious Exercises.

Rule 16. The Clerk shall arrange for a Member to offer an invocation which will not exceed 2 minutes in length at the opening of each session of the House. This invocation shall be general in nature, may be delivered by the Member or a Member’s guest, and must be submitted to jclerk@house.mi.gov electronically 1 day in advance. For special occasions, the Clerk may arrange for religious services as needed.

Publication and Correction of House Journal.

Rule 17. (1) The Clerk shall make up and complete the House Journal, supervise its daily publication, and make corrections. The Clerk is authorized to correct totals that may have been affected by amendments made to appropriations bills.

(2) The House Journal is the only official record of the proceedings of the House.

(3) Written or verbal remarks made under the order of business of Comments and Recommendations shall not be printed in the House Journal except for remarks regarding departing Members. Departing Members remarks must be submitted electronically to jclerk@house.mi.gov in order to be printed in the House Journal.

House Calendar.

Rule 18. The Clerk shall prepare and make available to each Member each session day a list of the business under each order of business.

Printing, Announcement of Printing and Enrollment of Bills.

Rule 19. The Clerk shall ensure the printing or reproduction of all bills, acts or documents ordered printed or reproduced by the House. The Clerk shall announce each day the numbers of all bills and letters of all joint resolutions which have been printed or reproduced and placed upon the files of the Members, and the numbers of House bills which have been enrolled and presented to the Governor.

Responsibility for Care of Bills; Presentation of Enrolled Bills to Governor.

Rule 20. The Clerk shall be responsible for the care and preservation of each bill introduced into the House, and for each bill received from the Senate up to the time of its return to that body. This responsibility shall only be relieved by a receipt from a person when the bill passes from his or her possession. The Clerk shall enroll a House bill while the House is not in session if that bill has passed both houses and no action is pending. The Clerk shall notify the House of such action on the next House legislative day. When a House bill has been finally passed by the two houses, the Clerk shall present to the Governor an enrolled copy thereof, taking a receipt showing the day, hour and minute at which such copy was deposited in the executive office.

Appointment of Assistants.

Rule 21. The Clerk shall, with the consent of the Speaker, appoint an Assistant Clerk and other assistants. All assistants of the Clerk and employees of the House assigned to the Clerk’s office shall maintain a status as non-tenured, at-will employees. All assistants and employees of the House assigned to the Clerk’s office work at the pleasure of the Clerk and Speaker, shall be subject to the orders of the Clerk and Speaker, and may be transferred to a different position, demoted, suspended, or summarily removed by the Clerk or Speaker.

Accreditation of News Media.

Rule 22. (1) The Clerk shall receive the applications of all members of the news media. Persons desiring to be accredited as official media correspondents at the two-year session shall file a written application with the Clerk. When issuing credentials, the Clerk shall instruct the media person as to conduct on the House floor.

(2) Members of the press corps shall comply with all House rules and guidelines, including acceptable business attire, and shall, while on the House floor during session, display credentials at all times.

Responsibility for Care of House and Televising House Session.

Rule 23. (1) The Clerk shall exercise supervisory care and control of the Hall of the House of Representatives and all House rooms and equipment assigned to the office of the Clerk. The Clerk shall, upon prior written authorization by the Speaker, provide for repairs and alterations in the House Chambers and the connected rooms and corridors and their furniture and equipment.

(2) The Clerk shall be responsible for televised coverage of House session and committee meetings.

(3) As directed by the Speaker, the Clerk shall enter into contractual agreements for rental of House facilities.

Incapacity of Clerk.

Rule 24. In case of the inability of the Clerk to perform the duties of that office, the Assistant Clerk shall be charged with the responsibility of the Clerk and shall perform the Clerk’s duties. In case a vacancy exists in the office of the Clerk, the Assistant Clerk shall assume the Clerkship and perform the duties of Clerk until a successor has been elected.

Notices in Cases of Extra Sessions.

Rule 25. Whenever the Legislature shall be called to meet in extraordinary session or in case of emergency, the Clerk shall notify Members and staff of the date and time of convening.

SERGEANT AT ARMS

Definitions.

Rule 26. The Sergeant at Arms shall be the chief police officer of the House and shall be appointed by the Speaker. Under the direction of the Speaker, the Clerk shall supervise and direct the work of the Sergeant at Arms and Assistant Sergeants at Arms, and may commission the Sergeant at Arms and Assistant Sergeants at Arms, who meet the certification requirements of this state, as law enforcement officers with the powers provided under the Legislative Sergeant at Arms Police Powers Act. (See MCL 4.381 - 4.382)

Powers and Duties.

Rule 27. The Sergeant at Arms shall have charge, under the direction of the Clerk, of the Assistant Sergeants at Arms, pages, and session interns, and control of all police, safety and security regulations. The Sergeant at Arms shall have authority to serve subpoenas and warrants issued by the House or any duly authorized officer or committee, or cause the same to be done by one of the Assistant Sergeants at Arms, or a duly authorized agent. The Sergeant at Arms shall see that all visitors are seated and at no time are standing on the floor or balconies of the House. The Sergeant at Arms shall ensure that reasonable decorum is maintained in the lobby immediately in front of the entrance to Representative Hall to ensure access for Representatives and to ensure equal treatment for all citizens.

CHAPTER III

MEMBERS

Conduct in Debate.

Rule 28. When any Member is about to speak in debate or present any matter to the House, the Member shall rise and respectfully address the Presiding Officer, confine remarks to the question under debate, and avoid personalities.

Members Called to Order.

Rule 29. If any Member in speaking transgresses the rules of the House, the Presiding Officer shall, or any Member may, call the transgressor to order, in which case the Member so called to order shall immediately sit down and shall not rise unless to explain or proceed in order.

VOTING

Voting by the Electronic Roll Call System.

Rule 30. (1) When taking the roll call on any question, the electronic roll call system may be used, and shall have the same force and effect as a roll call taken as otherwise provided in these rules. The electronic roll call system shall only be used for legislative business officially before the House.

(2) When the House is ready to vote upon any question requiring a roll call, and the vote is to be taken by the electronic roll call system, the Presiding Officer shall state the question to the Members. The Presiding Officer shall inform Members that the board is open to record their votes. When sufficient time has been allowed the Members to vote, the Presiding Officer shall direct the Clerk to close the board. Any Member can vote or change his or her vote after the board has been closed by rising and, when recognized by the Presiding Officer, announcing his or her vote before the result of the vote has been announced by the Clerk. After a sufficient time has passed to allow late voting, the Presiding Officer shall direct the Clerk to tally, display and announce the vote. The Clerk shall record the vote in the House Journal.

(3) No Member shall vote for another Member, nor shall any person not a Member cast a vote for a Member. In addition to such penalties as may be prescribed by law, any Member who shall vote or attempt to vote for another Member may be punished in such manner as the House may determine. A person who votes or attempts to vote for a Member shall be barred from the floor of the House for the remainder of the session and may be further punished in such manner as the House may deem proper.

(4) Any vote shall be taken by the ayes and nays and entered upon the House Journal on request of
one-fifth of the Members present. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 18)

Vote Explanations.

Rule 31. (1) A Member may dissent from and protest against any act, proceeding or resolution which the Member deems injurious to any person or the public, and have the reason for dissent, referred to as a “no vote explanation”, printed in the House Journal. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 18)

(2) If a Member desires to abstain from voting because of a potential conflict of interest, the Member may rise, announce his or her intent not to vote, and reserve the right to explain the abstention. The Member shall be granted the right to have the explanatory statement printed in the House Journal. To be printed in the House Journal, the abstention from voting explanation shall be submitted to the Clerk.

(3) No vote explanations or explanations of abstention from voting shall be in compliance with House Rules and shall not be substantively edited by the Clerk before publication in the House Journal. When the Clerk invokes this rule, the Member with the rejected no vote explanation will be told by the Clerk or Clerk’s staff of the specific rule violation and given the opportunity to resubmit the no vote explanation.

Conduct.

Rule 32. (1) No person shall pass between the Presiding Officer and a Member who has the floor.

(2) When so ordered by the Presiding Officer, the Members shall keep their seats until the Majority Floor Leader announces that no further voting will occur or the Presiding Officer announces that the House is adjourned. During such time, the Speaker or the Speaker’s designees may give a Member permission to temporarily leave his or her seat upon request.

(3) While a bill is considered on Third Reading, the Members shall not leave the floor of the House without permission of the Speaker or the Speaker’s designees.

CHAPTER IV

COMMITTEES

STANDING COMMITTEES

Names and Number of Members.

Rule 33. (1) All standing committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, except where the House shall otherwise order.

(2) The standing committees of the House and the number of Members shall be as follows:

(a) Agriculture (11)

(b) Appropriations (29)

(d) Communications and Technology (11)

(e) Education (13)

(f) Elections and Ethics (7)

(g) Energy (17)

(h) Families, Children and Seniors (9)

(i) Financial Services (11)

(j) Government Operations (5)

(k) Health Policy (19)

(l) Insurance (17)

(m) Judiciary (13)

(n) Local Government and Municipal Finance (13)

(o) Military, Veterans and Homeland Security (9)

(p) Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation (9)

(q) Oversight (9)

(r) Regulatory Reform (15)

(s) Rules and Competitiveness (11)

(t) Tax Policy (15)

(u) Transportation (13)

(v) Workforce, Trades, and Talent (9)

(3) Statutory Standing Committees:

(a) Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (5)

(b) House Fiscal Agency Governing Committee (6)

(4) The House Journal shall report the roll call on all motions to report bills, resolutions and reorganization orders. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 17)

(5) Committees shall adopt a meeting schedule at the commencement of each term which shall be printed in the House Journal. Additional meetings may be called by the Chair or by a majority of the Members in writing to the Clerk. The Chair may cancel any scheduled meeting, except one called by a majority of the Members, by notice to the Members.

Uniform Committee Rules.

Rule 34. (1) The Clerk of the House shall assign committee clerks with the approval of the respective committee Chairs. Duties of committee clerks shall be prescribed by the Clerk.

(2) Special committees shall operate under the same rules as standing committees insofar as practical. Conference committees on House bills shall meet at a place assigned by the Clerk.

(3) All committees will operate under the following rules:

(a) A quorum of a committee shall consist of a majority of the Members appointed and serving;

(b) Members of standing committees may not check in for a committee meeting and leave their vote. Members of committees may only cast a vote if they are present at the meeting during the vote;

(c) Members of standing committees may utilize Remote Participation in accordance with subsection (14) for purposes of committee deliberation;

(d) It shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members appointed to and serving on a committee in order to:

(i) Report a bill or resolution out of committee

(ii) Recommend an amendment to a bill or resolution

(iii) Reconsider a vote to report a bill or resolution from committee

(e) Provided a quorum of a committee is present, it shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members voting in order to:

(i) Table a bill or resolution

(ii) Take a bill or resolution from the table

(iii) Reconsider a vote, other than in subdivision (d)(iii)

(f) It shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members voting in order to postpone action on a bill or resolution;

(g) The Chair of a standing committee shall determine the agenda for a committee meeting; and

(h) The Chair of a standing committee may create subcommittees and shall designate what is to be considered by each subcommittee. The Chair of the standing committee shall designate a Chair of the subcommittee and shall appoint Members to each subcommittee.

(4) The Speaker may designate additional Members to serve on any subcommittee of a standing committee as voting members who do not serve on the full committee.

(5) Subcommittees shall follow the same rules as standing committees.

(6) Meetings or public hearings of committees may be scheduled outside of Lansing with prior written approval of the Speaker. Subcommittees must have the prior written approval of the Chair of the standing committee and the Speaker in order to conduct a public hearing or meeting outside of Lansing.

(7) All meetings or public hearings of committees or subcommittees shall comply with the following procedures in order to assure public access (See Const 1963, Art 4 §§ 16 and 17):

(a) All meetings or public hearings shall be open to the public and accessible;

(b) The right of any person to attend a meeting or public hearing includes the right to tape-record, videotape, and/or broadcast live;

(c) The right of any person to attend a meeting or public hearing may not be conditioned on prior approval of, or notice to, the committee or subcommittee;

(d) All decisions of a committee or subcommittee shall be made at a public meeting;

(e) The right of a person to attend a meeting or public hearing shall not be limited by a requirement that she or he register or otherwise provide her or his name or other identifying information;

(f) A person shall not be excluded from a meeting or public hearing of a committee or subcommittee except for a breach of the peace or in order to protect the health and safety of persons in attendance at the meeting;

(g) A conference committee shall give a 6-hour notice. A second conference committee shall give a
1-hour notice. Notice of a conference committee meeting shall include written notice to each member of the conference committee and the Majority and Minority Leaders of each house indicating the time and place of the meeting; (See Act 267 of 1976, MCL 15.265)

(h) A rescheduled or a special meeting of a committee or subcommittee shall be posted at least 18 hours before the scheduled meeting time. No committee, subcommittee, or conference committee shall remain in session or stand in recess beyond the hour of 12:00 midnight; and

(i) Notice of committee or subcommittee meetings or public hearings shall include notice that individuals needing special services to fully participate in the meeting or public hearing may contact the committee or subcommittee Chair to request the necessary assistance.

(8) Each committee shall have written minutes prepared of each meeting. The minutes shall include the date, time, place, Members present, Members absent, Members excused, and any decisions which were made. The minutes shall also include all roll call votes taken at the meeting. The proposed minutes of a meeting shall be available for inspection by the public within 8 working days of the meeting. Minutes shall be approved by the committee at the next meeting. Approved minutes shall be available for public inspection no later than 5 working days after approval.

(9) Committees may excuse a Member from attending a committee meeting.

(10) Committees shall not meet after a session of the House has been called to order without the consent of the House.

(11) To the extent practical, special committees shall follow the same rules as standing committees of the House.

(12) With approval of a majority of the Members appointed and serving on the committee, a committee may adopt additional rules provided they do not conflict with the Uniform Standing Committee Rules or with the Standing Rules of the House.

(13) A motion for previous question is not in order.

(14) “Remote Participation” under this rule means simultaneous, interactive participation in a committee meeting or public hearing by electronic means for purposes of questioning and testimony. All of the following apply if Remote Participation is used:

(a) Members that are participating remotely shall be considered present for the purpose of a quorum;

(b) Members that are participating remotely may not vote on any bill, resolution, motion, or proceeding before the committee;

(c) The electronic means for participating remotely shall be established and administered by the committee clerk but must include live, two-way communication to allow members to hear and interact throughout the committee meeting or public hearing; and

(d) The committee Chair and committee clerk must be physically present for all committee meetings and public hearings.

Chair of Committee.

Rule 35. The first named Member of any committee shall be the Chair, and the second named Member shall be Vice-Chair. In the absence of both the Chair and Vice-Chair, the next named Member of the Majority party in attendance shall act as Chair. The Chair or any Member of the committee may place under oath or affirmation any person who appears to testify before the committee.

Committee and Auditor General Reports.

Rule 36. Upon receipt of Auditor General reports, the Oversight Committee shall review the reports and, if appropriate, refer the reports to the appropriate standing committee for consideration. Consideration by the standing committee shall not impede or preclude any Member from initiating any action in response to an Auditor General report.

Subpoena Power.

Rule 37. Except as provided by MCL 4.541, the right of a special or standing committee to subpoena shall be granted by resolution of the House in accordance with Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure - current edition. The vote on adoption of a subpoena power resolution shall be by record roll call vote. The votes of a majority of the Members elected and serving shall be required for adoption. The right to subpoena shall not be granted to subcommittees.

Reports of Committees.

Rule 38. (1) A committee may recommend amendments, a substitute, or referral to another committee, with or without recommendation as to passage or adoption. A substitute is an amendment that replaces all of the language in a bill or resolution.

(2) Substitutes reported by the committee shall include all adopted amendments and shall be prepared by the Legislative Service Bureau. A majority of the Members serving on a committee shall be necessary to report a bill or resolution out of the committee. A majority of the Members appointed to a committee and serving shall constitute a quorum. Minority reports shall not be permitted or received by the House. Bills or resolutions reported without recommendation as to passage or adoption shall lie on the table.

(3) All bills favorably reported back to the House shall be referred to second reading together with amendments recommended by the standing committee. All resolutions reported back to the House shall be referred to reports of standing committees together with amendments recommended by the standing committee. If more than one standing committee has considered a bill, only the amendments recommended by the last committee to consider the bill shall be considered.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (6), a bill creating or revising a criminal offense or a bill with a recommended amendment that creates or revises a criminal offense may only be favorably reported back to the House by the Judiciary Committee.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (6), a bill containing an appropriation or a bill with a recommended amendment that contains an appropriation may only be favorably reported back to the House by the Appropriations Committee.

(6) The following committees may favorably report any bill back to the House:

(a) Appropriations

(b) Judiciary

(d) Rules and Competitiveness

(e) Any special or select committee

Public Hearings.

Rule 39. A committee may provide for a public hearing. Notice of such hearing, its subject, time and place, shall be given in writing to the Clerk of the House who shall announce the hearing, and publish it in the House Journal prior to the meeting. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 17)

CHAPTER V

TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS

Order of Business.

Rule 40. (1) The order of business of the House shall be as follows, unless otherwise ordered by the House:

(a) Motions and Resolutions;

(b) Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment;

(d) Reports of Standing Committees;

(e) Messages from the Senate;

(f) Third Reading;

(g) Second Reading;

(h) Notices;

(i) Messages from the Governor;

(j) Comments and Recommendations;

(k) Explanation of “No” Votes;

(l) Communications from State Officers;

(m) Introduction of Bills;

(n) Announcements by the Clerk; and

(o) Presentation of Petitions.

(2) Routine business on which no vote of the House is required may be disposed of on any day, with or without a quorum present. If a quorum is not present, any item of business becoming the subject of a floor motion shall be postponed to the next legislative day.

(3) The business of the House shall not be delayed or interrupted by speeches by nonmembers, presentations, awards, ceremonies or musical programs. Except for invocations and joint sessions of the House and Senate, nonmembers are not permitted to give speeches on the floor of the House or in the gallery.

BILLS

Introduction.

Rule 41. (1) All bills to be introduced shall be approved as to form and numbering of sections by the Legislative Service Bureau and be signed by the Member introducing them. Ten copies of each shall be delivered to the office of the Clerk by the sponsoring or co-sponsoring Member not later than 3 hours prior to calling the House to order, unless permitted by a simple majority vote of those voting. If the sponsoring or co-sponsoring Member is unable to deliver the ten copies to the office of the Clerk due to a family or medical exigency, then the leader of that Member’s caucus may deliver the copies on his or her behalf. The Clerk shall number bills in the order of receiving, and present the same to the House at the next session of the House. All bills shall be introduced in printed form.

(2) Once a bill has been turned in to the Clerk’s office for introduction, up to 3 hours prior to calling the House to order, a Member may add his or her signature as a co-sponsor only with the permission of the sponsor.

(3) No person may add or remove any signature, other than his or her own, from a bill being introduced.

(4) The Speaker shall refer all bills and joint resolutions to a standing committee no later than one House legislative day after being submitted to the Clerk.

(5) The Speaker may change the original referral of a bill or resolution by written communication submitted to the Clerk before the end of session on the next House legislative day following the day of the original referral. Notice of the referral shall be announced by the Clerk and printed in the Journal.

Order of Consideration.

Rule 42. (1) The order to be taken by bills introduced in the House shall be as follows:

(a) Notice of introduction;

(b) Introduction, first reading of title, order printed or reproduced and reference to a standing committee designated by the Speaker;

(d) Consideration of Second Reading;

(e) Third Reading and vote on passage;

(f) Transmission to Senate if passed;

(g) Returned by the Senate, and, if not amended by the Senate, reference to the Clerk for enrollment printing; if amended by the Senate, laying over one day, and consideration under the same order of business (Messages from the Senate); and (if amendments are concurred in) reference to the Clerk for enrollment printing;

(h) Returned by the Governor with a line-item or a full veto, and such bill shall be taken immediately unless a quorum is not present, in which case it will lay over one day; and

(i) Report by Clerk of enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. Senate bills shall, as far as possible, take the same course as House bills.

(2) All joint resolutions shall take the same course as bills and shall be identified by letter, i.e., “A”, “B”, “C”, etc.

(3) Nothing in these rules shall prevent a majority of the Members elected to and serving in the House from discharging a committee from further consideration of any measure. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 16) A notice of one session day shall be given of a motion to discharge any such committee, the notice to be in writing and entered upon the House Journal. If a committee of the House is discharged from further consideration of a bill, the bill shall be placed on the order of Second Reading, and if a committee of the House is discharged from further consideration of a resolution, the resolution shall be placed on the order of Motions and Resolutions.

Reading.

Rule 43. (1) Every bill shall be read three times in the House before its final passage. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 26) The First and Second Readings may be by its title only; the Third Reading may be by its title unless there is a motion to read the bill in full supported by one-third of Members voting.

(2) No bill shall be passed or become a law at any regular session until it has been printed or reproduced and in the possession of the House for at least five days. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 26)

(3) The Speaker or his or her designee may direct that a bill be printed or reproduced out of order.

Commitment and Amendment.

Rule 44. No bill shall be referred to a committee until it has been read a first time. No bill shall be altered or amended on its passage through the House so as to change its original purpose as determined by its total content and not alone by its title. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 24)

Referral to Second Reading.

Rule 45. All bills reported favorably by a committee of the House in accordance with Rule 38 shall be referred to the order of Second Reading. Such bills shall be kept on file in the order of referral for consideration, and the file shall be called “Second Reading”.

Second Reading.

Rule 46. When the House is under the order of “Second Reading”, it shall consider the bills in such order as may be determined by a majority of those voting.

Second Reading Amendment.

Rule 47. (1) Under the order of Second Reading, bills shall be read a second time by their title. Committee recommendations, including amendments and substitutes, shall be considered first. Amendments to committee substitutes or committee amendments shall not be considered until such committee substitutes or amendments have been adopted by the House. Amendments offered from the floor shall be submitted to the Clerk and shall be approved as to form by the Clerk before consideration.

(2) When a substitute is offered, amendments to the proposed substitute shall not be considered before the proposed substitute is adopted.

(3) A bill may be advanced to the order of Third Reading by a vote of a majority of the Members voting. Such motion shall take precedence following the motion to amend.

Amendment; Vote.

Rule 48. No bill shall be amended prior to its Second Reading. Bills which have been considered on Second Reading shall be advanced to the order of Third Reading, either by motion and concurrence of a majority of the Members voting or in the absence of objection. Bills shall be subject to all subsidiary motions on Third Reading. Amendments offered on Third Reading shall not be considered, nor printed in the House Journal, unless seconded by a majority of the Members voting. Amendments on Second or Third Reading shall require a majority of the Members elected and serving for adoption. This requirement shall apply to amendments in the first and second degree and no further degree shall be permitted.

Third Reading.

Rule 49. (1) Bills may not be considered for final passage without having been considered on Second Reading. Bills considered on Second Reading may be placed on Third Reading for immediate passage by motion and concurrence of a majority of the Members elected and serving.

(2) Bills failing of passage are subject to reconsideration and if reconsidered are subject to consideration on the order of Third Reading.

Amendment; Co-sponsors.

Rule 50. After an amendment has been turned into the Clerk, a Member may not add his or her name as a co-sponsor without the approval of the sponsor.

Majority Vote on Bills.

Rule 51. (1) No bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the Members elected to and serving in the House. On the final passage of bills, the votes and names of the Members voting thereon shall be entered in the House Journal. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 26)

(2) After a House bill has been passed, or upon final action on a House bill returned from the Senate, a Member may add his or her name as a co-sponsor to a bill with the approval of the sponsor.

Extraordinary Vote Requirements.

Rule 52. (1) Action by the House on any of the following matters shall require the vote of two-thirds of the Members elected and serving:

(a) Expulsion of Member (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 16);

(b) Immediate Effect (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 27);

(d) Private or Local Purpose Appropriation (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 30);

(e) Overriding Veto or Line Item Veto (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 33);

(f) Bank and Trust Company Laws (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 43);

(g) Create Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (See Const 1963, Art 6 § 1);

(h) Removal of Judges (See Const 1963, Art 6 § 25);

(i) Long Term State Borrowing (See Const 1963, Art 9 § 15);

(j) State Land Reserve Designation (See Const 1963, Art 10 § 5);

(k) Rejection or Reduction of Civil Service Pay Increases (See Const 1963, Art 11 § 5);

(l) Constitutional Amendment (See Const 1963, Art 12 § 1);

(m) Exceed Revenue Limits (See Const 1963, Art 9 § 27); and

(n) Mackinac Bridge Bonds Refunding (See Const 1963, Schedule § 14).

(2) Action by the House on any of the following matters shall require the vote of three-fourths of the Members elected and serving:

(a) Any law which increases the February 1, 1994, statutory limits on the maximum amount of ad valorem property taxes that may be levied for school district operating purposes (See Const 1963, Art 9 § 3); and

(b) Amendment or Repeal of Initiated Law (See Const 1963, Art 2 § 9).

Title; Object; Reference to Compiler’s Sections.

Rule 53. No bill shall embrace more than one object, which shall be expressed in its title. No bill shall be altered or amended on its passage through the House so as to change its original purpose as determined by its total content and not alone by its title. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 24) If the bill proposes any amendment to existing laws, the sections of which have been assigned compiler’s section numbers in the last general compilation of public acts, the title shall contain also a reference to the compiler’s sections.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

IN GENERAL

Stating Motions.

Rule 54. When a motion is made, and when necessary under the rules, seconded, it shall be stated by the Presiding Officer. The Presiding Officer may require that a motion be submitted in writing. The motion shall be entered upon the House Journal, together with the name of the Member making it, unless withdrawn upon request of the Member making it and by a majority vote of those voting, or ruled out of order by the Presiding Officer. If in writing, the motion shall be read aloud by the Clerk before being debated.

Procedural Motions.

Rule 55. Except as otherwise provided in the rules, all procedural motions, including, for purposes of this rule, those for immediate effect, record roll call, and division, shall be made orally after recognition by the Presiding Officer.

When in Possession; Withdrawal.

Rule 56. After a motion has been stated by the Presiding Officer, or read by the Clerk, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the House, but may be withdrawn at any time before decision or amendment upon request of the Member making it and by a majority vote of those voting.

Precedence of Motions.

Rule 57. (1) When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received except:

(a) To adjourn;

(b) To take a recess;

(d) To lay on the table;

(e) For the previous question;

(f) To postpone to a day certain;

(g) To commit;

(h) To amend; and

(i) To postpone indefinitely.

(2) Such motions shall take precedence in that order, and shall be decided by a majority vote of those Members voting, except the motion to postpone indefinitely and the motion to amend shall be decided by a majority vote of the Members elected and serving. When a recess is taken with a question pending, the consideration of the question shall be resumed upon reassembling unless otherwise determined. No motion to postpone to a day certain, or to commit, being decided shall be again allowed on the same day and at the same stage of the question. A motion to postpone indefinitely having been decided shall not be subject to reconsideration. When a bill is up for consideration at any stage of procedure, and a motion is made to postpone indefinitely, or to strike out all after the style clause, amendments shall be in order before taking a vote on any such motion.

Always in Order; Not Debatable.

Rule 58. (1) The following motions are not debatable:

(a) Adjourn;

(b) Call of the House;

(d) Previous Question;

(e) Table or take from the table; and

(f) Decision of Presiding Officer unless an appeal is taken.

(2) The following motions are debatable but do not open the main question to debate:

(a) Commit;

(b) Discharge a committee;

(d) Suspension of the Rules.

Order of Putting Questions.

Rule 59. All questions shall be put in the order they were moved, except in the case of privileged questions which take precedence as follows:

(a) Call of the House when quorum is not present;

(b) Make or give notice of a motion to reconsider;

(d) Recess; and

(e) Raise a question of privilege.

Amendments to be Germane.

Rule 60. No independent or new proposition or new question shall be introduced under color of an amendment. All amendments must be germane to the main question. When the question of germaneness is raised, the Presiding Officer shall rule on the question.

Division of Question.

Rule 61. Any Member may call for a division of the question, and if supported by a majority vote of the Members voting, the question shall be divided if its components are so distinct that if one is taken away a substantive proposition shall remain. A motion to strike out and insert shall be deemed indivisible.

MOTIONS FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION

Method of Ordering.

Rule 62. (1) The method of ordering the previous question shall be as follows: Any Member may move the previous question, and the motion shall apply to the pending question only. If the motion is seconded by at least ten Members, the Presiding Officer shall put the question of whether the main question shall be put. After the seconding of the motion for the previous question and prior to ordering the same, a Call of the House may be moved and ordered, but after ordering the previous question nothing shall be in order prior to the decision of the pending question, except:

(a) Demands for the ayes and nays;

(b) Points of order;

(d) A motion to adjourn or to take a recess, which shall be decided without debate.

(2) The effect of the previous question shall be to put an end to all debate and bring the House to a direct vote upon the pending question. If the House shall refuse to order the pending question, the consideration on the subject shall be resumed.

MOTION TO RECONSIDER

Motions for Reconsideration.

Rule 63. Any Member may move for a reconsideration of any question on the same or next succeeding legislative session day, if the bill or resolution is still in the possession of the House. Reconsideration of the vote by which a bill passed the House, or any proposition requiring a vote in excess of a majority of Members elected and serving, shall require a majority of the Members elected and serving. The motion to reconsider shall not be renewed the same day. A motion to reconsider any question shall not be subject to any subsidiary motion except to postpone for the day. The question of passing a bill the objections of the Governor notwithstanding shall not be reconsidered more than twice.

Notice of Reconsideration.

Rule 64. A notice of intention to move for a reconsideration of any bill that is still in the possession of the House may be given by any Member from the floor or in writing to the Clerk, with the support of one-third of the Members elected and serving, which shall be immediately announced by the Clerk, entered upon the House Journal, and the bill shall be retained by the Clerk of the House until after the time expires during which under Rule 63 the motion can be made, either by the Member serving such notice or by any other Member. Notice of intention shall not be in order on the day preceding a recess of one week or more or at a time which would prevent passage of the bill. No other Members may move for reconsideration on the same day that notice of intention to move for a reconsideration is given.

MOTIONS FOR CALLS OF THE HOUSE

Ordering Calls of the House.

Rule 65. Calls of the House may be ordered upon motion by a majority of the Members present but the total vote in favor of such Call shall not be less than fifteen in number. A motion for a Call of the House shall not be entertained after the previous question is ordered.

Procedure.

Rule 66. After a Call of the House is ordered, the doors shall be closed and the Members shall not be allowed to leave the floor of the House without permission of the Speaker or the Speaker’s designees. The roll of the House shall be called by the Clerk. The Sergeant at Arms may be dispatched after the absentees. In such case, a list of the absentees shall be furnished by the Clerk to the Sergeant at Arms, who shall deliver such absentees at the bar of the House with all possible speed. In case the Sergeant at Arms shall require assistance in addition to the regularly appointed Assistant Sergeants at Arms of the House, during an authorized Call of the House, the Speaker or Presiding Officer may, upon motion, deputize any person properly qualified, including any member of the Michigan State Police, as a special assistant Sergeant at Arms. The House may proceed to business under a Call of the House pending the arrival of any absentees.

APPEALS

Form of Question.

Rule 67. On all appeals from the decisions of the Presiding Officer, the question shall be decided by a majority vote of those voting, by a roll call vote. A tie vote sustains the judgment of the Presiding Officer.

Tabling Appeals.

Rule 68. An appeal may be laid on the table but shall not carry with it the subject matter before the House at the time such appeal is taken.

Amendment or Suspension of Rules.

Rule 69. (1) Any rule of the House may be amended by a majority vote of the Members elected and serving. No rule shall be amended unless the amendment is in writing and in possession of the House five days prior to its consideration. A rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of the Members shown to be present by the House Journal entries.

(2) Suspension of the rules as applied to matters pertaining to order of business, schedule of legislative sessions and adjournment may be by a majority vote of the Members elected and serving.

Practice.

Rule 70. In all cases not provided by the Constitution, the House Rules, or the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, the authority shall be Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure - most current edition.

House and Concurrent Resolutions.

Rule 71. (1) The order to be taken by resolutions introduced in the House and received from the Senate shall be as follows:

(a) Every resolution, both House and Concurrent, shall be read to the House and shall either be referred by the Speaker to a committee or may be taken up immediately if agreed to by both the Speaker and Minority Leader.

(b) Reported by the committee and placed on reports of standing committees.

(c) Consideration on reports of standing committees unless discharged from further consideration under Rule 42(3) and placed on the order of Motions and Resolutions.

(d) Transmission to Senate if a concurrent resolution is adopted.

(e) Concurrent resolutions returned with amendment, may be taken up or remain on the order of Messages from the Senate.

(2) Commemorative resolutions must be received in the Clerk’s office at least 1 day in advance.

(3) Resolutions of sorrow may be considered immediately upon presentation.

(4) The adoption of any concurrent resolution approving any intertransfer or transfer of any appropriation shall be by record roll call vote.

(5) Each Member shall be limited to introduction of two commemorative resolutions per calendar year. By written agreement, a Member may allow another Member to use that Member’s yearly commemorative resolution allotment.

CHAPTER VI

PUBLIC ACCESS

FINANCIAL RECORDS

Access to Financial Records.

Rule 72. (1) The financial records of the House of Representatives shall be open for public inspection. Upon a written request which describes the financial record sufficiently to enable the House of Representatives to find the financial record, a person has a right to inspect, copy, or receive copies of that financial record of the House of Representatives. Documents shall be available for inspection during normal business hours.

(2) A copy of the House financial records shall be on file with the House Business Office, which shall have overall authority to administer the House financial records under the direction of the Speaker of the House.

(3) As used in this section, “financial record” means a budget, contract, purchase order, an expenditure authorization, voucher, check, warrant, lease, audit report, balance sheet, travel voucher, or allotment account.

(4) The following information contained in legislative financial records is exempt from disclosure under this rule:

(a) Information of a personal nature contained in financial records where the public disclosure of the information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual’s privacy. Such information would include, but not be limited to, the following:

(i) An employee’s social security account number, financial institution record, electronic transfer fund number, deferred compensation, savings bonds, W-2 and W-4 forms, and any court-enforced judgments.

(ii) An employee’s health care benefit selection.

(iii) Telephone bill detail including the telephone number and name of individual called.

(iv) Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Disability Compensation records.

(b) Records and information specifically described and exempted from disclosure under statute or subject to attorney-client privilege;

(c) A bid or proposal by a person to enter into a contract or agreement, until the time for the public opening of bids or proposals, or if a public opening is not to be conducted, until the time for the receipt of bids or proposals has expired;

(d) Commercial or financial information or trade secrets voluntarily provided to the House of Representatives;

(e) Communications, notes, and electronic data within the House of Representatives or between the Legislature and other public bodies of an advisory nature;

(f) Internet - use records; and

(g) Any other document or record protected from public disclosure by agreement, contract, House rule, or law.

(5) The House of Representatives may charge a reasonable fee for providing a copy of a financial record. The fee shall be limited to actual mailing costs and to the actual incremental cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion of exempt from nonexempt information.

(6) The House of Representatives may also charge a reasonable fee for providing for the inspection of financial records. This fee may include the actual incremental cost of supervising the inspection including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion of exempt from nonexempt information.

Televising of House Session.

Rule 73. (1)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in these rules shall prohibit the televising of sessions or committee meetings of the Michigan House of Representatives.

(b) During session, Members, staff, and guests shall not tape-record, videotape, video record, audio record, broadcast live, or livestream on the House floor without having obtained prior consent from either the Clerk or any Member(s) depicted or heard in such recording, broadcast, or livestream.

(2) The televised coverage of sessions and committee meetings of the Michigan House of Representatives by House television shall be made available for dissemination, pursuant to subsection (4).

(3) All televised coverage of House session and committee meetings shall be unedited.

(4) No portion of any coverage (either live or taped), recording, broadcast, or livestream authorized pursuant to subsection (2) or subsection (1)(b) may be utilized in any fashion for campaign or political purposes or to promote or oppose a ballot issue or the candidacy of any person for any elective office. Only accredited news organizations, educational institutions, and non-profit public affairs documentary programs may utilize any portion of the House television feed. No part of the House television feed may be used in any paid commercial advertisements.

CHAPTER VII

Personal Privilege and Conduct.

Rule 74. (1) Matters involving personal privilege are limited and include only the following:

(a) Anything tending to subject a Member to ridicule or contempt;

(b) Charges in news media accounts relating to a Member in his or her representative capacity only;

(d) Accusation by another Member in debate of intentional misrepresentation;

(e) Assault on a Member for words spoken in debate; and

(f) Arrest of a Member except for treason, felony or breach of the peace.

(2) Sexual harassment of Members or House employees is prohibited and will not be tolerated by the House.

(3) A Member shall not use his or her position in any manner to solicit or obtain anything of value for himself or herself, House employees or any other Member which tends to influence the manner in which the Member performs his or her official duties.

(4) A Member shall not convert for personal, business and/or campaign use, unrelated to House business, any supplies, services, facilities, or staff provided by the State of Michigan. This includes, but is not limited to, telephones, telecopy machines, computers, postage, and copy machines.

(5) A Member shall not solicit or accept any type of campaign contribution in any House facility or building.

(6) A Member shall conduct himself or herself to justify the confidence placed in him or her by the people and shall, by personal example and admonition to colleagues, maintain the integrity and responsibility of his or her office.

(7) A Member shall not engage in any conduct that materially impairs the ability of the Member to perform the duties of his or her office or substantially impair the public confidence in the House.

(8) A Member shall adhere to these rules and all applicable laws. Any violation of law or these rules by a Member is subject to the House’s plenary authority to reprimand, censure, or expel its Members. A reprimand, censure, or expulsion is in addition to any potential civil or criminal penalties otherwise provided by law.

Expungement of Records and Petitions.

Rule 75. (1) Any Member may dissent from and protest against any act, proceeding or resolution which he or she deems injurious to any person or the public and have the reason for such dissent entered in the House Journal. Any matter may be expunged from the record as not being privileged by order of the House by a majority of the Members elected and serving. When any matter is ordered expunged from the record, as above provided, no mention shall be made of the same, nor of the action of the House in ordering such expungement.

(2) No memorial, remonstrance or petition, except recount petitions, shall be printed in the House Journal without having been read to the House and ordered printed in the House Journal by a majority vote.

QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS

Oath of Office.

Rule 76. Upon objection by any Representative or Representative-elect, no Representative-elect shall be given the oath of office or be permitted to be seated as a Member if he or she fails to meet any of the qualifications for office. (See, e.g., Const 1963, Art 4 § 7) Upon a finding by a majority vote of the Members elected and serving in the House that such Representative-elect fails to meet any of the qualifications for office, that person shall be declared to be not qualified for membership in the House, and the office shall be declared vacant. The question of a Member’s qualifications shall be presented only by a Member.

CHAPTER VIII

Equally Divided House.

Rule 77. If at any time during the one hundred first legislative session, there are 55 Members duly elected and serving as Democrats as evidenced by the party he or she represented on the general or special election ballot from which he or she was elected to the one hundred first legislative session, and 55 Members duly elected and serving as Republicans as evidenced by the party he or she represented on the general or special election ballot from which he or she was elected to the one hundred first session, then the House of Representatives shall proceed with the election of a Speaker and other officers provided for in Rule 1 by at least 56 votes.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

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Rep. Cynthia Johnson entered the House Chambers.

Representative-elect Cynthia Johnson appeared at the Clerk’s desk and took and subscribed the constitutional oath of office, which was administered by Gary L. Randall, Clerk of the preceding House.

The Clerk announced that the next business in order was the election of a Speaker.

Rep. Bollin placed in nomination the name of Rep. Wentworth.

Rep. Frederick moved that Rule 17 be suspended.

The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members present voting therefor.

Rep. Frederick moved that the following remarks be printed in the Journal.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Bollin:

“Thank you, Mr. Clerk.

Welcome to my colleagues and thank you to all those who have placed their trust in us to be their voice in this, the People’s House as we begin the 101^st Legislative session.

Today, it is my honor to stand before you to nominate Jason Wentworth to be our next Speaker of the House. Jason has the strength, the character, the determination and the ethics we desperately need in politics today.

Across our state and throughout our country, frustrations have reached a fever pitch because people feel government has become the problem, not the conduit for solutions. Because they don’t trust their elected officials or process. And because they don’t trust each other.

Such times call for a leader who is strong and undaunted by opposition or challenge.

Someone who is confident, calm, considerate and commanding.

One who is deliberate and determined, principled and practical.

Someone who knows that they are here to serve the public; not to be served.

Today in Michigan, we need someone who accepts this role and understands their obligation to fulfill it with integrity, a conscience, and a respect for this institution.

A person who is humble yet fearless. One who is hopeful and one who offers hope to others.

We need someone who understands their role as leader of one of three coequal branches of government. One who works well with others and not at the expense of those we represent.

We need a leader who understands how important it is to create a culture that allows the entire company to move forward—not just a selected platoon.

As a former military police officer, husband and father, Jason Wentworth is that leader.

He knows how to move the company ahead; how to get things done. In 2019, Jason Wentworth led the auto insurance reforms in Michigan—something that no one person, no legislature, no lobby corps, was able to do for more than 40 years. He did this by bringing everyone to the table. By listening, learning and leading us all to historic reforms.

Jason Wentworth is a leader who rolls up his sleeves to do the tough work. He has visited every corner of this state over the past few years and talked with countless individuals and groups—because he knows how important it is to stay connected in order to know the will of the people we serve, and to restore the public’s trust in government.

Jason Wentworth understands that winning an election is more than winning a popularity contest or rising in the polls. It is a responsibility.

He understands what is at stake for future generations.

That it is up to us to defend our freedoms and rights, in this moment, so that those we serve can live in a state where the constitution is respected and followed as the rule of law, and where our rights are freely exercised.

He understands that our time here in this Chamber is limited and he demands that we use it well, working with diligence, resolve and integrity on behalf of the people.

Jason Wentworth is ready, he is respected, and he is resolute in his commitment to serve this Chamber and return Michigan to the people. Mr. Clerk, for these reasons and more, I nominate my colleague, my friend, and our trusted leader, Jason Wentworth, to be the Speaker of the House for the 101^st Legislature.”

Rep. Lasinski seconded the nomination of Rep. Wentworth.

Rep. Lasinski:

“•Thank you, Mr. Clerk.

•I rise to second the nomination of Representative Jason Wentworth for Speaker of the House for the 101st Legislature.

•This past year has marked one of the darkest periods in the history of our state and of our nation.

•By March, we found ourselves beset on all sides by an invisible enemy that we had never faced before…

•An unprecedented public health crisis that has ravaged our communities and stolen the lives of our family members, our friends, our neighbors…

•And even our dear former colleague from the 4th District.

•But even as we turn the page to a new year and a new legislative term, the significant and mounting challenges facing the people of this state remain the same…

•And they need our support—and real solutions—now more than ever.

•We must work together to support them to put food on the table, pay their bills and keep their healthcare. We must keep small businesses strong.

•We need to work together to ensure Michigan’s children and educators safely return to the classroom.

•We must begin as we mean to go on with truly bipartisan legislation, honest debates and a commitment to approach the people business in the people’s house with integrity and with honor and with the intent of making the lives of every Michigander better.

•Perhaps more than anything else—Michiganders need hope.

•Over the past year, frontline workers—our health professionals, doctors, nurses, first responders, educators, grocery clerks, truck drivers and so many others—stepped up and put their own lives at risk to serve the people of our state.

•These amazing individuals represent all that is best in us as Michiganders—as a people.

•We must each emulate their selfless example to show the people of this state that their elected officials also care about what they care about most...

•I have no doubt that my colleague from the 97th district cares just as deeply about faithfully representing the families of this state and upholding our oaths to the state of Michigan and the United States of America as I do.

•After a year of strife, division, and partisan polarization, it is incumbent on all of us to show the rest of the nation what can be accomplished through meaningful bipartisanship, open communication, transparency and compromise.

•As elected officials—our words and our actions matter.

•What we do in this chamber and how we interact with each other reverberates far beyond these walls.

•We have the solemn responsibility of setting an example for how people with different ideas can still come together to get things done.

•And I believe we can—and I believe we will.

•I know my good colleague from the 97th District to be a man of integrity and honor who has demonstrated through his military service his dedication to the United States and through his elected service his dedication to the people of Michigan.

•And in that very spirit, I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in supporting the nomination of Representative Jason Wentworth as the next Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.

•Thank you.”

The question being on the election of a Speaker,

The roll of the House was called by the Assistant Clerk and the members voted as follows:

Roll Call No. 1 Yeas—107

Aiyash Damoose LaFave Roth

Albert Eisen LaGrand Sabo

Alexander Ellison Lasinski Schroeder

Allor Farrington Liberati Scott

Anthony Filler Lightner Shannon

Beeler Fink Lilly Slagh

Bellino Frederick Maddock Sneller

Berman Garza Manoogian Sowerby

Beson Glenn Marino Steckloff

Bezotte Green Markkanen Steenland

Bollin Griffin Martin Stone

Borton Haadsma Meerman Tate

Brabec Hall Morse Thanedar

Brann Hauck Mueller Tisdel

Breen Hertel Neeley VanSingel

Brixie Hoitenga O’Malley VanWoerkom

Calley Hood O’Neal Wakeman

Cambensy Hope Outman Weiss

Camilleri Hornberger Paquette Wendzel

Carra Howell Peterson Wentworth

Carter, B Huizenga Pohutsky Whiteford

Carter, T Johnson, C Posthumus Witwer

Cavanagh Johnson, S Puri Wozniak

Cherry Jones Rabhi Yancey

Clemente Kahle Reilly Yaroch

Clements Koleszar Rendon Young

Coleman Kuppa Rogers

Nays—0

The Clerk announced that Rep. Wentworth, having received a majority vote of the members present and voting, was duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Speaker Wentworth:

“Thank you, everyone. Thank you.

Thank you, Representative Bollin, for that nomination and Leader Lasinski for the second. I want you to know I will take your words to heart and work every day to live up to them.

And thank you, Clerk Randall, for handing over this gavel and the responsibility to lead this chamber for the next two years. For those of you who haven’t heard, Clerk Randall will be leaving the house this year after 20 years as our clerk and 18 years before that as a state representative.

Mr. Clerk, it is an honor to be the last speaker to receive this gavel from you after so many have come before, leaning on your expertise and counting on your valuable counsel. You have shaped our state’s past and our future in so many ways, and I want you to know we all realize how much you have meant to this chamber and how high a standard you have set for all of us.

Colleagues, we will recognize him again later this year, but for now on this occasion, please join me in thanking Clerk Randall for an incredible lifetime of service.

There are so many others I would like to thank today, but I’ll keep it to those closest to me so we can get to work before too long. I think first and foremost of my family, and I know the other representatives here will understand why. My wife heather and I are coming up on our 18th wedding anniversary next month. We have been through some challenging times over the years and her love and support have always been sources of strength. I know that will continue to be the case today and for the next two years as we face new adventures together.

I am also constantly surprised with the way my girls Kiley, Makayla (happy birthday) and Alexa have handled the past few years and how supportive they have been during my time in the house. One of the biggest reasons I am here serving is because of them. I want each of them to thrive here in Michigan and someday decide, like their mother and I have, there is no better place to live, work and raise their family. And I know all of you serving in this chamber want that same thing for all of our children, grandchildren, and loved ones.

Colleagues, we all know how hard elections can be on our families. They are our support systems and they are why we’re able to serve here today. While they cannot join us in person this year because of the pandemic, I know many of them are watching this broadcast with the same love, pride and admiration they would have if they were sitting here with us. Please join me in taking a moment to thank them for their support and their many selfless sacrifices.

Finally, colleagues, I thank you for this incredible opportunity to lead this chamber. I am honored to serve with you in the 101st legislature and to help each one of you represent the concerns of your local communities across our great state. Like the rest of our country, and the rest of the world, Michigan is facing a unique and difficult time in its history, coming after several years of plenty and growth. People close to us are hurting—every one of us has a friend, a family member or a neighbor who is in a tough situation right now – and they need a government that has their back. The need to listen to and prioritize those concerns in the people’s house has never been more critical than it is as we sit here today. Thank you for your commitment to serve in these difficult times.

We must provide the critical help and leadership everyone needs right now. And we will. We will represent everyone in this state with courage, with compassion, with hard work, and with the input of the very residents who will be affected by the policies and laws we design.

This 101st legislature has been trusted with a great responsibility to navigate uncharted territory and, even in the face of great uncertainty, to continue getting important things done for our hard-working families. Even while we address the immediate concerns of a global pandemic and lost livelihoods, Michigan residents are counting on us to continue our important work improving education outcomes, expanding access to and reducing the cost of quality healthcare, cleaning up and reforming government, and building a strong economy that can put everyone back to work as quickly as possible.

We are going to do that. And we will do it in a way that restores the trust and confidence in government that has been falling for years and plummeted in 2020. With transparency, oversight, accountability, and honesty at every level of government and in every office, we can and we will regain that trust.

The best way we can do that is to involve the people of this state in creating solutions to these challenges alongside us. This is the people’s house, and we will bring the people to the table.

When this house worked to reform car insurance last term, we worked together to find new ways to bring local voices into our discussions. Instead of losing ourselves in the weeds and settling for the same policy debates politicians before us had already had for decades, we reached out in new ways to find drivers who had a stake in our work and made it a priority to get their feedback. Real people who had never had their perspective heard by their government before found a voice and made the difference.

That work highlighted issues that had long been overlooked and helped us find common ground on solutions that helped families in all of our communities, and it helped us finally fix a problem that had gone unresolved for 30 years. It increased transparency, trust and accountability in government. It made our work better. It made us better.

Now more than ever, that willingness to listen to everyone who is impacted by our decisions will be needed as Michigan faces a crisis of faith in its government and a once-in-a-lifetime crisis of public health. I want to work with every one of you to bring the perspective of the 90,000 residents you represent to the forefront in new and meaningful ways so we can improve the quality of the work we do and simply make it mean more to the people who sent us here to do it.

And, yes, I believe it is our job to use that perspective to keep other elected state officials and bureaucrats accountable as they make decisions on COVID and other issues. It is our job to be advocates to officials who do not have that same connection with our local communities. It is our job to fight passionately and act as tireless advocates for them. We haven’t had enough of that in state government this past year, and it shows in far too many ways.

But this isn’t a simple partisan point. I don’t believe for a moment this goes one way. We will hold this administration accountable to the people we represent and make sure their concerns are heard and made a priority. But I also expect the Democrats in this chamber to hold me and the members of my caucus accountable to the same standard.

If we want to improve our handling of this crisis and deliver the solutions everyone is demanding of us, we must all get out of our comfort zones and look for new perspectives, just like we did on car insurance. For this administration, one way to do that is listening to the people so that numbers and politics don’t crowd out the real-world impact we’re having on constitutional rights and citizens ability to make ends meet and provide for their families. For Republicans in this chamber, one way to do that is to set aside rigid conservative orthodoxy and deliver common sense solutions that cross old political lines.

This house spent more than $6 billion on the pandemic last year, pushing out critical funding to get boots on the ground, expand testing and supply our front-line workers and healthcare workers with PPE and other medical supplies. It was very unusual, but it was also necessary because of the extreme circumstances of this pandemic. And it will continue to be necessary this year as the vaccine rollout gets underway and the virus puts our families at risk.

Over the past four years, I’ve seen the great work this body can do when it puts its mind to a common goal and focuses on the people who chose us to lead, who trust us with their future, and who inspire us every day. When we work together and work across the aisle to get things done, we have the ability to make an incredible impact in the lives of millions.

We all have different ideas of what government does best and how we can best provide it. We will often disagree on what we prioritize, the role of government, who does what and how much we do.

In addition to different philosophies, we have many different needs, concerns, and histories coming from many different communities in our state. It is no wonder we often don’t see eye to eye.

But the Michigan residents we represent are just as diverse, and somehow, they make it work every day without getting in the way of the job they have to do. They have every right to expect the same of us.

Every one of them wants their elected officials to put the minutia aside and get things done. And that’s exactly what we’re going to do. We’re going to do the people’s work and we’re going to deliver results where they matter most.

We have a big responsibility ahead of us with our state facing many unknowns. But I believe we can work together, overcome these challenges, and make the most of the next two years.

For as many challenges as we have in front of us, we have just as many resources, dedicated servants, and proud citizens. We have every reason and opportunity to succeed. And I am honored to be doing that work with you here in this house. Thank you and let’s get to work.”

Reps. Frederick and Rabhi offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 2.

A resolution to provide for Pamela Hornberger to be Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred First Legislature.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Pamela Hornberger is elected to the office of Speaker
Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred First Legislature.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members present voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 2 Yeas—107

Aiyash Damoose LaFave Roth

Albert Eisen LaGrand Sabo

Alexander Ellison Lasinski Schroeder

Allor Farrington Liberati Scott

Anthony Filler Lightner Shannon

Beeler Fink Lilly Slagh

Bellino Frederick Maddock Sneller

Berman Garza Manoogian Sowerby

Beson Glenn Marino Steckloff

Bezotte Green Markkanen Steenland

Bollin Griffin Martin Stone

Borton Haadsma Meerman Tate

Brabec Hall Morse Thanedar

Brann Hauck Mueller Tisdel

Breen Hertel Neeley VanSingel

Brixie Hoitenga O’Malley VanWoerkom

Calley Hood O’Neal Wakeman

Cambensy Hope Outman Weiss

Camilleri Hornberger Paquette Wendzel

Carra Howell Peterson Wentworth

Carter, B Huizenga Pohutsky Whiteford

Carter, T Johnson, C Posthumus Witwer

Cavanagh Johnson, S Puri Wozniak

Cherry Jones Rabhi Yancey

Clemente Kahle Reilly Yaroch

Clements Koleszar Rendon Young

Coleman Kuppa Rogers

Nays—0

In The Chair: Wentworth

Reps. Frederick and Rabhi offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 3.

A resolution to provide for Gary L. Randall to be the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred First Legislature.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Gary L. Randall is elected to the office of Clerk of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred First Legislature.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members present voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 3 Yeas—107

Aiyash Damoose LaFave Roth

Albert Eisen LaGrand Sabo

Alexander Ellison Lasinski Schroeder

Allor Farrington Liberati Scott

Anthony Filler Lightner Shannon

Beeler Fink Lilly Slagh

Bellino Frederick Maddock Sneller

Berman Garza Manoogian Sowerby

Beson Glenn Marino Steckloff

Bezotte Green Markkanen Steenland

Bollin Griffin Martin Stone

Borton Haadsma Meerman Tate

Brabec Hall Morse Thanedar

Brann Hauck Mueller Tisdel

Breen Hertel Neeley VanSingel

Brixie Hoitenga O’Malley VanWoerkom

Calley Hood O’Neal Wakeman

Cambensy Hope Outman Weiss

Camilleri Hornberger Paquette Wendzel

Carra Howell Peterson Wentworth

Carter, B Huizenga Pohutsky Whiteford

Carter, T Johnson, C Posthumus Witwer

Cavanagh Johnson, S Puri Wozniak

Cherry Jones Rabhi Yancey

Clemente Kahle Reilly Yaroch

Clements Koleszar Rendon Young

Coleman Kuppa Rogers

Nays—0

In The Chair: Wentworth

Reps. Frederick and Rabhi offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 4.

A resolution fixing the hour for daily sessions.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That unless otherwise ordered, the daily sessions of the House of Representatives commence on Tuesday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. and on Thursday at 12:00 noon.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Reps. Frederick and Rabhi offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 5.

A resolution directing the Clerk to notify the Governor that the House of Representatives has assembled and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Clerk of the House is hereby directed to notify the Governor that the House of Representatives has convened pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Reps. Frederick and Rabhi offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 6.

A resolution directing the Clerk to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives has assembled and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Clerk of the House is hereby directed to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives has convened pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Rep. Damoose offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 7.

A resolution to declare January 16, 2021, as Restaurant Dine-In Day in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, The House of Representatives is proud to recognize January 16, 2021, as Restaurant Dine-In Day; and

Whereas, It is encouraged to safely dine-in on January 16th, 2021, to celebrate the reopening of favorite local restaurants; and

Whereas, There are 16,543 eating and drinking locations in Michigan, employing over 447,000 individuals and providing $17.9 billion in sales revenue; and

Whereas, It is encouraged to order in abundance and tip big in support of these businesses and their workers; and

Whereas, Restaurants have suffered greatly in 2020, and we want to help get them off to a great start in 2021; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare January 16, 2021, as Restaurant Dine-In Day in the state of Michigan. We honor our great Michigan restaurants and hospitality industry.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

Rep. Frederick moved that consideration of the resolution be postponed for the day.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Anthony offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 8.

A resolution to urge Congress to enact legislation to classify domestic terrorism as a federal crime to provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security with more tools to combat these types of crimes.

Whereas, According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), domestic terrorism is a persistent threat perpetrated by individuals or groups advocating extremist ideologies of political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature. The FBI has about 850 open domestic terrorism investigations involving
anti-government, anti-authority, or racially motivated violent extremism. These open cases and the January 6, 2021 attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election in Washington, D.C. demonstrate the need for such legislation; and

Whereas, Federal law provides serious penalties for those convicted of acts of international terrorism. Additionally, individuals with plans to back an international terrorism group can be charged with providing criminal support under federal law; and

Whereas, Federal law defines domestic terrorism as “activities that involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States…” and among other things, are “intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population…”. However, there is no federal law prohibiting acts of domestic terrorism nor are there penalties associated with these acts. There is no federal charge for people providing material support to domestic terror organizations. Americans charged with stockpiling weapons and plotting mass attacks often face lesser firearms offenses; and

Whereas, Law enforcement has additional tools under terrorism charges to widen the scope of investigations, potentially implicating additional suspects and providing greater penalties for those who perform such atrocities. Enacting a federal domestic terrorism law will funnel additional resources to the FBI allowing it to gather data and track situations involving domestic extremism; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge Congress to enact legislation to classify domestic terrorism as a federal crime to provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security with more tools to combat these types of crimes; and be it further

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

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

Rep. Frederick moved that consideration of the resolution be postponed for the day.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Bolden offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 9.

A resolution to declare January 15, 2021, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Founders’ Day in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is the oldest Greek-lettered organization to have been established by African-American college-educated women; and

Whereas, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908; and

Whereas, Founder Ethel Hedgeman Lyle envisioned the sorority as an instrument for enriching campus life by promoting unity and cultivating high academic and ethical standards; and

Whereas, Through the years, the sorority’s function has become more complex, branching out to engage members worldwide in advocacy and service projects to improve socioeconomic, racial, political, and environmental conditions; and

Whereas, Alpha Kappa Alpha’s diverse, collaborative work throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and United Arab Emirates integrates a high level of personal engagement with the strong bonds of sisterhood and a productive network of community partners; and

Whereas, Michigan hosts over 30 Alpha Kappa Alpha chapters which are located on college and university campuses and have active alumnae groups in communities throughout the state; and

Whereas, The Great Lakes Region is home to 97 empowered and engaged chapters serving Michigan, Ohio, Western New York, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia; and

Whereas, There are two members of Alpha Kappa Alpha currently serving in the 101st Michigan Legislature, now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare January 15, 2021, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Founders’ Day in the state of Michigan; and be it further

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Pi Tau Omega and Delta Tau Omega Chapters in recognition of all Michigan chapters.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

Rep. Frederick moved that consideration of the resolution be postponed for the day.

The motion prevailed.

Messages from the Senate

January 13, 2021

The Honorable Jason Wentworth

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Capitol Building

Lansing, Michigan 48913

Dear Mr. Speaker:

By direction of the Senate, I hereby notify you that a quorum of the Senate has assembled and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

Very respectfully,

Margaret O’Brien

Secretary of the Senate

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1.

A concurrent resolution granting authority for adjournment for more than 2 days.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That each house hereby grants unto the other permission to adjourn for not more than 15 intervening calendar days at such times as each house shall determine at any time during the 2021 and 2022 regular sessions.

The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution.

The question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution,

The concurrent resolution was adopted.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2.

A concurrent resolution for the adoption of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the following rules be and are hereby adopted as the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives:

JOINT RULES OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE

Transmission of Messages.

Rule 1. All messages necessary for conducting legislative business between the two houses shall be communicated in writing and electronically by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Amendments.

Rule 2. It shall be in the power of either house to amend an amendment made by the other to any bill or resolution.

Conference Committees.

Rule 3. (a) The house not concurring in the amendments of the other house shall appoint conferees and notify the amending house of its action through written communication. The amending house shall request return of the bill or resolution or appoint conferees. The conference committee shall consist of three members from each house, to be appointed as each house may determine. The first named member of the house in which the bill or resolution originated shall be chairperson of the conference committee. Upon appointment of conferees by both houses, the bill or resolution shall be referred to the conference committee. When one house amends or substitutes a bill that has been returned for concurrence from the other house, but then
non-concurs in that bill as amended or substituted, those amendments or that substitute shall not be referred to the conference committee. The conference committee shall serve until the conference report has been adopted by both houses or rejected by a house.

(b) The conference committee shall consist of committees of the two houses with those two committees voting separately while in conference. The adoption of a conference report shall require concurring majorities of the members of each house. The conference committees of the two houses shall vote separately while in conference. The majority of each committee shall constitute a quorum of each committee and shall determine the position to be taken toward the propositions of the conference committee. If the conferees agree, a report shall be made which shall be signed by at least a majority of the conferees of each house who were present and voted in the conference committee meeting to adopt the report. The bill or resolution, including the original signed conference report and three copies, shall be filed in the house of origin where the question shall be on the adoption of the conference report. If the conference report is adopted in the house of origin, the bill or resolution, including the original signed conference report, and two copies of the conference report shall be transmitted to the other house where the question shall be on the adoption of the conference report. If the conference report is adopted in the other house, the bill or resolution and the original signed copy of the conference report shall be returned to the house of origin and referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor, filing with the Secretary of State, or filing for record with the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Conference Committee Clerk.

Rule 4. The conference committee clerk shall be from the house of origin, who shall notify the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives of all scheduled meetings for public posting and shall deliver written notice to each member of the conference committee and the majority and minority leaders of each house indicating the time and place of all scheduled meetings. Conference committees on appropriation bills may use fiscal agency personnel from the same house as the Chairperson for clerks.

Conference Report: Rejection.

Rule 5. If the conference report is rejected by the house of origin, it shall appoint second conferees and notify the other house of its action. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.

If the conference report is rejected by the other house, it shall appoint second conferees, notify the house of origin of its action, and transmit the bill or resolution to the house of origin. Upon receipt of the bill or resolution, the house of origin shall appoint second conferees and refer the bill or resolution to the second conference committee. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.

Disagreement of Conferees.

Rule 6. If the conferees are unable to agree, a report of that fact shall be made to both houses. The report, that the conferees were unable to agree, shall be signed by at least a majority of the conferees of each house who were present and voted in the conference committee meeting to adopt the report. The bill or resolution, including the original signed conference report that the conferees were unable to agree, and three copies shall be filed in the house of origin. Both houses shall appoint second conferees, and the house of origin shall refer the bill or resolution to the second conference committee. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.

Second Conference: Failure.

Rule 7. When a second conference committee fails to reach agreement, or when a second conference report is rejected by either house, no further conference is in order.

Power of Conferees.

Rule 8. The conference committee shall not consider any matters other than the matters of difference between the two houses.

For all bills making appropriations, adoption of a substitute by either house shall not open identical provisions contained in the other house-passed version of the bill as a matter of difference; nor shall the adoption of a substitute by either house open provisions not contained in either house version of the bill as a matter of difference.

When the conferees arrive at an agreement on the matters of difference that affects other parts of the bill or resolution, the conferees may recommend amendments to conform with the agreement. In addition, the conferees may also recommend technical amendments to the other parts of the bill or resolution, such as, necessary date revisions, adjusting totals, cross-references, misspelling and punctuation corrections, conflict amendments for bills enacted into law, additional anticipated federal or other flow through funding, and corrections to any errors in the bill or resolution or the title.

Adoption of Conference Report.

Rule 9. Conference reports shall not be subject to amendments or division. The vote on conference reports shall be taken by “yeas” and “nays” and shall require the same number of votes constitutionally required for passage of the bill or adoption of the resolution. Conference reports shall not be considered until printed in the Journal. The Journal printing requirement may be suspended by a house by a majority vote in that house, provided that a copy of the conference report has been made available to each Member.

Conference Reports: Points of Order.

Rule 10. Points of order regarding conference reports shall be decided by the presiding officer, subject to an appeal, which appeal shall be determined by a majority vote. When a conference report is ruled out of order, the conference report is returned to the originating conference committee with instructions to eliminate from the report such matters as have been declared not within the powers of the conferees to consider.

Either House May Recede.

Rule 11. At any time while in possession of the bill or resolution, either house may recede from its position in whole or in part, and the bill or resolution upon request may be returned to the other house for that purpose. If this further action is agreed to by both houses, the bill or resolution shall be referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor, filing with the Secretary of State, or filing for record with the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Correction of Errors.

Rule 12. If errors are found in a bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by both houses, the house in which the bill or resolution originated may make amendments to correct the errors and shall notify the other house of its action. If the corrective amendments are agreed to by the other house, the corrected bill or resolution shall be referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor, filing with the Secretary of State, or filing for record with the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives.

In addition, the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall correct obvious technical errors in the enrolled bill or resolution, including adjusting totals, misspellings, the omission or redundancy of grammatical articles, cross-references, punctuation, updating bill or resolution titles, capitalization, citation formats, and plural or singular word forms.

Bills and Joint Resolutions.

Rule 13. Upon introduction, no bill shall include catch lines, a severing clause, or a general repealing clause, as distinguished from a specific or an express repealing clause. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall delete such catch lines and clauses from all bills.

The same joint resolution shall not propose an amendment to the Constitution on more than one subject matter. However, more than one section of the Constitution may be included in the same joint resolution if the subject matter of each section is germane to the proposed amendment.

Yeas and Nays.

Rule 14. The yeas and nays shall be taken and printed in the Journal of the house taking action upon the passage or adoption of any bill, joint resolution, conference report, and amendments made by the other house to a bill or joint resolution.

No Members Present.

Rule 15. In the event the presiding officer and all members are absent on a day scheduled for meeting, the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall call that house to order at the designated time and announce the absence of a quorum. That house shall be declared adjourned until the succeeding legislative day and hour previously designated.

In any event where either or both houses of the Legislature adjourns to a date certain for more than two days, the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may, by a unanimous agreement, convene either or both houses of the Legislature at any time in case of emergency.

If a gubernatorial appointment that is subject to the advice and consent process is made at a time such that 60 days would lapse during an extended recess of the Senate, the Senate Majority Leader may schedule a session of the Senate for the sole purpose of carrying out the Senate’s constitutional duties to advise and consent on gubernatorial appointments. No other action shall be taken by the Senate during session convened under this provision. The Senate Majority Leader shall notify the Secretary of the Senate at least 10 calendar days prior to the date of the scheduled session, and the Secretary of the Senate shall take all reasonable steps to notify the members of the Senate of the scheduled session.

Passage, Adoption, and Enrollment Printing.

Rule 16. Every bill passed or joint resolution adopted by both houses and returned to the house of origin shall forthwith be enrolled and signed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Enrolled bills shall be presented to the Governor, and enrolled joint resolutions that propose an amendment to the Constitution shall be filed with the Secretary of State with a certificate attached to the effect that the joint resolution has been adopted by the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. If the house having last passed the bill or adopted the joint resolution requests its return and such request is granted or a motion is made in the house of origin to amend errors in the bill or joint resolution or to give the bill immediate effect, the enrollment printing shall not occur.

Every bill, joint resolution, and concurrent resolution passed or adopted by either house shall be transmitted to the other house unless a motion for reconsideration is pending.

Immediate Effect.

Rule 17. Whenever both houses, by the constitutional vote, order that a bill take immediate effect, a statement shall be added at the enrollment of the bill in words to this effect: “This act is ordered to take immediate effect.”

Joint Resolutions.

Rule 18. Joint resolutions shall be used for the following purposes:

1. Amendments to the Constitution of Michigan.

2. Ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the United States submitted by the Congress.

3. Matters upon which power is solely vested in the Legislatures of the several states by the Constitution of the United States.

Joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution of Michigan shall require a 2/3 vote of the members elected and serving in each house for adoption. Other joint resolutions shall require a majority of the members elected and serving in each house for adoption. All joint resolutions shall require a record roll call vote.

Veto Override: Filing with Secretary of State.

Rule 19. When a bill is passed by both houses over the objections of the Governor or a bill is not filed by the Governor with the Secretary of State within the constitutionally mandated 14-day period, and the Legislature continues in session, an official enrolled bill with a letter from the house of origin signed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, shall be filed with the Secretary of State for a public act number to be assigned. The letter shall certify that the Governor’s veto has been overridden by both houses of the Legislature or that the bill has not been returned within the specified time, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.

Section Numbers of Compiled Laws - Amendments.

Rule 20. The title of every bill to amend or repeal existing laws shall be clear and explicit so as to definitely fix what is proposed to be done. Such title shall refer to the act number and the year in which it was passed. If the bill was passed at an extra session of the Legislature, the title shall designate which extra session.

Such title shall contain the last title of the act it is proposed to amend. However, the short title (e.g., This act shall be known and may be cited as “The revised judicature act of 1961,”) shall be used in acts where it has been defined by legislative enactment. The title shall also contain the chapter, part numbers and compiler’s section numbers, if any, and the year of the compilation containing the same.

Following the passage of a bill with a short title, the house other than the house of origin shall replace the short title with the last full title of the act it is proposed to amend or repeal. Other corrective amendments to the title shall be made as may be necessary. The full title and amended title shall be agreed to by both houses.

When an amendment to a bill or a bill to amend an existing law is printed, words proposed to be added to such law shall be printed in upper case bold type, and the words to be omitted shall be printed in stricken-through type. This style requirement also applies to joint resolutions that amend the Constitution of Michigan.

All bills and joint resolutions introduced, amendments to joint resolutions, substitute bills and joint resolutions, and conference committee reports shall be approved as to form and section numbers by the Legislative Service Bureau.

Tie-bars.

Rule 21. A bill or resolution that is tie-barred to a request number shall not be considered for passage or adoption unless that tie-barred request item has been introduced. No bill or resolution shall be passed or adopted by either house until the tie-barred item has been designated in the appropriate blank space provided.

Elections in Joint Convention.

Rule 22. Whenever there is an election of any officer in joint convention, the result shall be certified by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The results shall be announced by the presiding officers to their respective houses, printed in the Journal of each house, and communicated to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Legislative Handbook.

Rule 23. The initial appointment of the standing committee members of the two houses shall be printed in their respective Journals as soon as possible after the announcement. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare and have printed a legislative handbook containing these appointments and other information they deem appropriate.

Compensation.

Rule 24. Compensation for members, officers, and employees of the Legislature shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, and transmitted directly to the payee.

If the office of a member of the Legislature becomes vacant, the compensation for the elected successor shall begin on the date of his or her oath of office.

Committee Expenses.

Rule 25. No committee created by concurrent resolution shall incur expenses in excess of $2,500.00 unless authorized in the resolution creating that committee.

Final Adjournment of Regular Sessions.

Rule 26. In the regular session in each year, this rule for adjournment shall govern.

The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate and/or the Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives shall introduce a concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment schedule for the Legislature for that regular session.

Daily Adjournment.

Rule 27. Neither house shall remain in session on any legislative day beyond 12:00 midnight. If either house is in session at 12:00 midnight, the presiding officer shall declare that house adjourned until a fixed hour for meeting on the next legislative day. That house shall stand adjourned until the next fixed meeting time.

Pending Business.

Rule 28. Any business, bill, or joint resolution which has not been defeated by either house shall be considered pending under the provisions of Article 4, Section 13 of the Constitution.

It shall not be in order for either house, by suspension of rules or any other means, to reconsider in a subsequent year the vote by which any business, bill, joint resolution, or veto override was defeated in a previous year unless there is a pending motion to reconsider offered in the odd-numbered year.

The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution.

The question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution,

The concurrent resolution was adopted.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Motions and Resolutions

Rep. Frederick moved that when the House adjourns today it stand adjourned until Tuesday, January 19, at 1:30 p.m.

The motion prevailed.

Introduction of Bills

Rep. Hornberger introduced

House Bill No. 4001, entitled

A bill to amend 1968 PA 318, entitled “An act to implement the provisions of section 10 of article 4 of the constitution relating to substantial conflicts of interest on the part of members of the legislature and state officers in respect to contracts with the state and the political subdivisions thereof; to provide for penalties for the violation thereof; to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act; and to validate certain contracts,” (MCL 15.301 to 15.310) by adding section 8a.

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

Rep. Bellino introduced

House Bill No. 4002, entitled

A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” by amending section 30 (MCL 206.30), as amended by 2020 PA 65.

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

Rep. Wentworth introduced

House Joint Resolution A, entitled

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 26 of article IV, to require approval by two-thirds for certain bills.

The joint resolution was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.

Announcements by the Clerk

January 8, 2021

Received from the Auditor General a copy of the:

· Follow-up report of State Treasury Accounts Receivable System, Department of Treasury and Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (271-0590-13F), January 2021.

· Performance audit on the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board (Children’s Trust Fund), Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (431-0178-20), January 2021.

Gary L. Randall

Clerk of the House

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Rep. Young moved that the House adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 1:15 p.m.

The Speaker declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, January 19, at 1:30 p.m.

GARY L. RANDALL

Clerk of the House of Representatives