No. 7

STATE OF MICHIGAN

 

JOURNAL

OF THE

House  of  Representatives

 

103rd Legislature

REGULAR  SESSION  OF  2026

 

 

 

 

House Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, January 29, 2026.

 

12:00 Noon.

 

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.

 

 

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

 

 

The Clerk announced that the following Senate bills had been received on Thursday, January 29:

Senate Bill Nos.      351    352    353    354   355

 

 

Messages from the Senate

 

 

Senate Bill No. 198, entitled

A bill to regulate data collection by motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and third parties; to prescribe requirements for the collection, sharing, and use of protected dealer data; and to regulate dealer data vendors and authorized integrators.

The Senate has passed the bill.

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

 

 

Senate Bill No. 520, entitled

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 462f (MCL 750.462f), as amended by 2016 PA 338.

The Senate has passed the bill.

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

 

 

Senate Bill No. 521, entitled

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16w of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16w), as amended by 2016 PA 486.

The Senate has passed the bill.

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

Senate Bill No. 705, entitled

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending sections 448, 449, 450, 451, 454, and 462 (MCL 750.448, 750.449, 750.450, 750.451, 750.454, and 750.462), section 448 as amended by 2002 PA 45, sections 449 and 462 as amended by 2002 PA 46, section 450 as amended by 2014 PA 326, section 451 as amended by 2016 PA 338, and section 454 as amended by 2002 PA 672.

The Senate has passed the bill.

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

 

 

Introduction of Bills

 

 

Reps. Schuette, Beson, Hoadley, Martin, Neyer, Kelly, O’Neal, Woolford, Bierlein and Kunse introduced

House Bill No. 5485, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31506, 31507, 31508, 31509, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31516, 31517, 31518, 31520, 31521, and 31523 (MCL 324.31502, 324.31503, 324.31504, 324.31505, 324.31506, 324.31507, 324.31508, 324.31509, 324.31510, 324.31511, 324.31513, 324.31515, 324.31516, 324.31517, 324.31518, 324.31520, 324.31521, and 324.31523), sections 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31507, 31508, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31516, 31517, 31518, 31520, 31521, and 31523 as added by 1995 PA 59, section 31506 as amended by 1995 PA 100, and section 31509 as amended by 2004 PA 325, and by adding sections 31506a, 31509a, 31509b, 31517a, 31518a, 31518b, 31518c, 31518d, 31528a, and 31528b.

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

 

 

Reps. Paquette, Kelly, Rigas, Outman, Maddock, Pavlov, Borton, Wortz and Roth introduced

House Bill No. 5486, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 9206 and 9227 (MCL 333.9206 and 333.9227), section 9206 as amended by 2023 PA 145 and section 9227 as amended by 2006 PA 91.

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

 

 

Reps. Markkanen, Prestin, Bohnak and Fairbairn introduced

House Bill No. 5487, entitled

A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for capital outlay purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

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

 

 

Reps. Witwer, Prestin, Frisbie, Borton, Rigas, Bohnak, Paquette, Alexander, Beson, Neyer, Markkanen, Jaime Greene, Maddock, Kunse, Cavitt, Roth, Fairbairn, Harris, Bierlein, BeGole, Meerman, Young, Koleszar, McFall, Wooden, Liberati, Conlin, Wilson, Herzberg, Snyder, Hoskins, Steckloff, Foreman, Weiss, Tyrone Carter, Rheingans, Tate, Mentzer, O’Neal and Neeley introduced

House Bill No. 5488, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 20950 (MCL 333.20950), as amended by 2024 PA 48.

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

 

 

Reps. Prestin, Witwer, Frisbie, Borton, Rigas, Bohnak, Paquette, Alexander, Beson, Neyer, Markkanen, Jaime Greene, Maddock, Kunse, Cavitt, Roth, Fairbairn, Harris, Bierlein, BeGole, Meerman, Young, Koleszar, McFall, Wooden, Liberati, Conlin, Wilson, Herzberg, Snyder, Hoskins, Steckloff, Foreman, Weiss, Tyrone Carter, Rheingans, Tate, Mentzer, O’Neal and Neeley introduced

House Bill No. 5489, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20950a.

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

Reps. Prestin, Fairbairn, Rigas, Markkanen, Neyer, Borton, Martin, Cavitt, Bohnak, Alexander, Robinson, Hoadley, Beson, DeBoyer, Roth and VanderWall introduced

House Bill No. 5490, entitled

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending section 41301 (MCL 324.41301), as amended by 2018 PA 451.

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

 

 

Reps. Johnsen, Kunse, Wozniak, Steele, St. Germaine, BeGole, Mueller, Kelly, Meerman, DeBoyer, Alexander and Wortz introduced

House Bill No. 5491, entitled

A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled “Corrections code of 1953,” by amending section 69a (MCL 791.269a), as amended by 2012 PA 599.

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

 

 

Reps. Wozniak, Kunse, Johnsen, Pohutsky, Dievendorf, Brixie, DeSana, Rigas, Wegela, Wilson, MacDonell, Miller, Breen, Longjohn, McFall, Jaime Greene, Witwer, Young, Carra, Byrnes, Tate, Price, Alexander, Myers-Phillips, Rogers and Rheingans introduced

House Bill No. 5492, entitled

A bill to regulate the use of automatic license plate reader systems by private entities; to regulate the use of captured license plate data; and to provide for remedies.

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

 

 

Reps. Wilson, Wozniak, McKinney, MacDonell, Brixie, Miller, Breen, Wegela, Longjohn, McFall, Dievendorf, Jaime Greene, Martin, Witwer, Young, Carra, Byrnes, Tate, Price, Alexander, Myers-Phillips, Pohutsky, Rogers and Rheingans introduced

House Bill No. 5493, entitled

A bill to regulate the use of automatic license plate reader systems by state and local governmental entities; to regulate the use of captured license plate data; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental entities.

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

 

 

Reps. Wegela, Rheingans, Wilson, Byrnes, McKinney, Dievendorf, Andrews, Xiong, Steckloff, Brixie, Martus, Hope, Weiss, Scott, Pohutsky, Brenda Carter, Myers-Phillips, Skaggs, Grant, Price and Young introduced

House Bill No. 5494, entitled

A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled “The management and budget act,” (MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 256.

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

 

 

Reps. Rheingans, Foreman, Weiss, Miller, Dievendorf, Wegela, MacDonell, McFall, Breen, Wooden, Byrnes, Rogers, Price, Skaggs, Brixie, Tsernoglou, Coffia, McKinney and Young introduced

House Bill No. 5495, entitled

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 15d of chapter IV (MCL 764.15d), as amended by 1999 PA 64, and by adding section 1h to chapter IV.

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

 

 

Reps. Tisdel, Kuhn, Kelly and DeBoer introduced

House Bill No. 5496, entitled

A bill to provide for the levy, collection, and administration of an excise tax on the sale of certain wireless communications devices in this state; to provide for the distribution of the proceeds of the excise tax; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to allow the promulgation of rules; and to prescribe certain penalties.

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

The Clerk declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, February 3, at 1:30 p.m.

 

 

SCOTT E. STARR

Clerk of the House of Representatives