STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of
Representatives
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION
OF 2020
House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday,
December 23, 2020.
11:30 a.m.
The House was
called to order by the Clerk.
The roll was
called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a
quorum was not present.
The Honorable Gary L. Randall, Clerk of the House, offered the following
invocation:
“Heavenly Father as we approach the end of the legislative
session, we offer thanks for the year that was and ask for Your blessing as we
look forward to a new session filled with challenges and opportunity.
Lord, we ask that You extend Your heavenly grace to those
who will not be returning in the new year...and for those who will return, and
those new to service in this chamber, we ask for divine guidance and pray that
the work that is done will make Michigan a place we are proud to call home.
Amen.”
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing
and Enrollment
Enrolled House Bill No. 5846 at 4:47
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5847 at 4:49
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5849 at 4:51
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 6235 at 4:53
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5852 at 4:55
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4098 at 4:57
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5851 at 4:59
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5850 at 5:01
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5197 at 5:03
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5198 at 5:05
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5611 at 5:07
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4792 at 5:09
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5178 at 5:11
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5570 at 5:13
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5126 at 5:15
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4437 at 5:17
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4396 at 5:19
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5059 at 5:21
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5575 at 5:23
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5314 at 5:25
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5856 at 5:27
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5679 at 5:29
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 6333 at 5:31
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4159 at 5:33
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4816 at 5:35
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5470 at 5:37
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4223 at 5:39
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5853 at 5:41
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5827 at 5:43
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5085 at 5:45
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5427 at 5:47
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5426 at 5:49
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4395 at 5:51
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5504 at 5:53
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4694 at 5:55
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 6313 at 5:57
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5854 at 5:59
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4508 at 6:01
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5770 at 6:03
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5298 at 6:05
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 6190 at 6:07
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5825 at 6:09
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4313 at 6:11
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5844 at 6:13
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5855 at 6:15
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4866 at 6:17
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4923 at 6:19
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4924 at 6:21
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4488 at 6:23
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4489 at 6:25
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4490 at 6:27
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4491 at 6:29
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4492 at 6:31
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5553 at 6:33
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5857 at 6:35
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5735 at 6:37
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5002 at 6:39
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5003 at 6:41
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4170 at 6:43
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4186 at 6:45
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4187 at 6:47
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5832 at 6:49
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4042 at 6:51
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5920 at 6:53
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4910 at 6:55
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4911 at 6:57
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5024 at 6:59
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5025 at 7:01
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5217 at 7:03
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5218 at 7:05
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5417 at 7:07
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5418 at 7:09
p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 5419 at 7:11
p.m.
The Honorable Lee Chatfield
Speaker of the House
State Capitol Building
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Speaker Chatfield:
I herewith return to the House the
following House Bills and House Concurrent Resolutions which failed passage or
adoption by the Senate:
House Bill Nos.: 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016
4018 4020 4030 4035 4045 4056 4081 4095 4108 4112
4137 4138 4139 4141 4144 4146 4162 4181 4185 4208
4213 4224 4230 4233 4235 4237 4246 4254 4255 4256
4257 4258 4259 4260 4261 4265 4274 4275 4291 4315
4316 4320 4321 4331 4366 4370 4371 4372 4373 4374
4376 4377 4378 4383 4406 4407 4434 4440 4454 4475
4483 4493 4509 4510 4516 4517 4551 4552 4567 4568
4569 4587 4615 4616 4628 4680 4681 4682 4683 4684
4700 4704 4705 4706 4707 4708 4709 4717 4735 4736
4737 4823 4861 4954 4955 4958 4993 5008 5015 5046
5047 5048 5049 5050 5051 5097 5137 5138 5146 5147
5153 5159 5160 5161 5253 5286 5299 5368 5369 5395
5397 5407 5411 5421 5437 5479 5551 5589 5627 5657
5658 5672 5684 5685 5686 5687 5688 5689 5690 5691
5692 5693 5694 5695 5696 5697 5698 5699 5700 5704
5709 5729 5731 5777 5795 5802 5803 5804 5836 5837
5843 5859 5861 5897 5910 5975 5976 5977 5981 6100
6132 6162 6169 6170 6233
House Concurrent
Resolution Nos.: 3 7 12 17 31
Very
respectfully,
Margaret
O’Brien
Secretary
of the Senate
Messages from the Governor
Time: 4:30 p.m.
To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Sir—I have this day approved and signed
Enrolled House Bill No. 5481 (Public
Act No. 250, I.E.), being
An act to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “An act to revise,
consolidate, and classify the laws of this state regarding the regulation of
certain occupations and to regulate certain persons and activities relative to
those occupations; to create a board for each of those occupations; to
establish the powers and duties of certain departments and agencies and the
boards of each occupation; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide
for certain fees; to provide for penalties and civil fines; to establish
rights, relationships, and remedies of certain persons under certain
circumstances; to provide immunity from certain civil liability for certain
entities and certain related occupations under certain circumstances; to repeal
certain parts of this act on a specific date; and to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts,” by amending sections 2661, 2663, 2665, 2667, 2671, 2673, and
2677 (MCL 339.2661, 339.2663, 339.2665, 339.2667, 339.2671, 339.2673, and
339.2677), as added by 2012 PA 505, and by adding section 2670.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on December 22, 2020,
at 5:38 p.m.)
Time: 4:32 p.m.
To the Speaker of the House of
Representatives:
Sir—I have this day approved and
signed
Enrolled House Bill No. 5824 (Public
Act No. 251, I.E.), being
An act to amend 1911 PA 44, entitled “An
act to create a state board of equalization; to prescribe its powers and
duties; to provide that said board shall be furnished with certain information
by the several boards of supervisors and by the state tax commission; to
provide for meeting the expense authorized by this act, and to repeal all acts
or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act,” by amending section
5 (MCL 209.5), as amended by 2001 PA 36.
(Filed with the Secretary of State on
December 22, 2020, at 5:40 p.m.)
The following message from the Governor was received and read:
December 22, 2020
Gary Randall
Clerk of the House
Michigan House of Representatives
State Capitol, Room 426
Lansing, MI 48909
Dear Mr. Randall,
In
accordance with section 14 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, I
write to advise the Michigan House of Representatives that I granted the
following commutations during 2020.
Mr.
Larry A. McGhee, whose sentence I commuted on December 22, 2020 based on the
affirmative recommendation of the Michigan Parole Board.
Mr.
Michael Alonzo Thompson, whose sentence I commuted on December 22, 2020 based
on the affirmative recommendation of the Michigan Parole Board.
Mr.
Lawrence Edward Cadroy, whose sentence I commuted on December 22, 2020 based on
the affirmative recommendation of the Michigan Parole Board.
Mr.
Lorenzo L. Garrett, whose sentence I commuted on December 22, 2020 based on the
affirmative recommendation of the Michigan Parole Board.
Sincerely,
Gretchen
Whitmer
Governor
The
message was referred to the Clerk.
Explanation of “No” Votes
Rep. Kuppa, having reserved the right to explain her nay vote, made the
following statement:
“Mr.
Speaker and members of the House:
HB
6333
While
change can be good, House Bill 6333 will result in the loss of a long-standing
and treasured House tradition. This bill gives legislative leadership the
ability to decide a Member’s seat assignment, as opposed to the language of the
existing statute, which involved seniority and a measure of chance. Politics is
all about relationships - and especially creating and nurturing unlikely
friendships. It’s something that I learned not only in my years of active
involvement in interfaith dialogue but also at the training I received from the
Council of State Governments. Leadership shouldn’t decide who a Member is
seated next to like children being assigned seats in elementary school. If our
collective goal as a legislative body is to serve people and communities across
the state of Michigan, we can best do that if we form relationships free from
political interference.”
Communications from State Officers
Notices of Filing
Administrative Rules
March 13, 2020
In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act
No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of
Executive Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of
Administrative Hearings and Rules filed Emergency Administrative Rule Extension
#2019-090-HS (Secretary of State Filing #20-03-01) on this date at 1:42 P.M.
for the Department of Health and Human Services entitled, “Protection of Youth
from Nicotine Product Addiction – Emergency Rules.”
These rules take effect upon filing with the Secretary of
State and shall remain in effect for 6 months.
March 13, 2020
In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act
No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of
Executive Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of
Administrative Hearings and Rules filed Administrative Rule #2019-033-AC
(Secretary of State Filing #20‑03-02) on this date at 1:42 P.M. for
the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development entitled, “Regulation No.
629; Seed Potato Certification Requirements.”
These rules take effect on January 1, 2021.
March 16, 2020
In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act
No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of Executive
Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of Administrative
Hearings and Rules requests the withdrawal of Administrative Rule #2019-033-AC
(Secretary of State Filing #20-03-02) on this date at 2:46 P.M. for the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and will be resubmitted after
the completion of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules 15-session day
review period.
March 18, 2020
In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act
No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of
Executive Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of
Administrative Hearings and Rules filed Emergency Administrative Rule
#2020-201-LE (Secretary of State Filing #20-03-03) on this date at 4:52 P.M.
for the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity entitled, “Workers’
Disability Compensation Agency – General Rules.”
These rules take effect immediately upon filing with the
Secretary of State and shall remain in effect for 6 months.
Sincerely,
Jocelyn
Benson
Secretary
of State
Melissa Malerman, Departmental Supervisor
Office
of the Great Seal
The communications were referred to the Clerk.
Announcements by the
Clerk
December 23,
2020
Received from the Auditor General a copy of the:
·
Performance
audit report on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, Office of
Business Development, Michigan Department of Transportation (591-0351-20),
December, 2020.
Gary
L. Randall
Clerk
of the House
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Messages from the Senate
The Honorable Lee Chatfield
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
State Capitol Building
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I
have the honor to inform you that the Senate has completed the business of the
session and is now ready to adjourn.
Very
respectfully,
Margaret
O’Brien
Secretary
of the Senate
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The hour of 12:00 Noon having arrived,
Pursuant to the resolution fixing the
date of final adjournment and the provision of the Constitution determining the
hour of such adjournment, the Clerk declared the House adjourned without day.
GARY L. RANDALL
Clerk of the House of Representatives