STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
100th
Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF
2019
House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, November 13, 2019.
10:00 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.
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The
Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available
electronically on Thursday, November 7:
House Bill Nos. 5207 5208 5209 5210 5211 5212 5213 5214 5215 5216 5217 5218 5219 5220 5221 5222 5223 5224 5225 5226 5227 5228 5229 5230 5231 5232 5233 5234 5235 5236 5237
The
Clerk announced the enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on
Friday, November 8, for her approval of the following bills:
Enrolled House Bill No. 4412 at 10:38 a.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4485 at 10:40 a.m.
The
Clerk announced the enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on
Tuesday, November 12, for her approval of the following bills:
Enrolled House Bill No. 4959 at 12:41 p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4960 at 12:43 p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4961 at 12:45 p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4408 at 12:47 p.m.
Enrolled House Bill No. 4209 at 12:49 p.m.
The
Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available
electronically on Tuesday, November 12:
Senate Bill Nos. 645 646 647 648
Reports
of Standing Committees
The
Committee on Commerce and Tourism, by Rep. Marino, Chair, referred
House
Bill No. 4303, entitled
A bill
to provide for the official time followed in this state; and to provide for the
elimination of daylight savings time in this state.
to the
Committee on Ways and Means with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2)
be adopted.
Favorable Roll
Call
Yeas: Reps. Marino, Reilly, Meerman,
Schroeder, Wakeman and Robinson
Nays: Reps. Cambensy, Camilleri, Hope
and Manoogian
The bill and substitute were referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep.
Marino, Chair, of the Committee on Commerce and Tourism, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Thursday, November 7,
2019
Present: Reps. Marino, Wendzel, Reilly,
Meerman, Schroeder, Wakeman, Cambensy, Camilleri, Hope, Manoogian and Robinson
Notices
November
8, 2019
Dear Speaker Chatfield and Clerk
Randall:
Having been elected to serve as the next Mayor
of Flint, I will be resigning the office of State Representative for the 34th District
effective Monday, November 11, 2019 at 11:59 a.m. Please accept this letter as
notice of that resignation.
It has been my distinct honor and privilege to
serve the people of the 34th District and I am grateful to the people of Flint
for the trust they placed during my service in the Legislature. I wish you and
my House colleagues success in remaining days of the 100th Legislature.
Sincerely,
Sheldon
Neeley
State
Representative
34th
District
Introduction of Bills
Reps. Shannon, Manoogian, Anthony,
Hammoud, Cynthia Johnson, Brenda Carter, Gay-Dagnogo, Haadsma, Tyrone Carter,
Kennedy, Brixie, Garza, Sowerby, Ellison, Bolden, Love, Sabo, Cherry, Hood,
Clemente, Hope, Lasinski, Hertel, Sneller, Pohutsky, Guerra, Jones, Koleszar
and Coleman introduced
House Bill No. 5238, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The
general property tax act,” by amending section 7b (MCL 211.7b), as amended by
2013 PA 161.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance.
Reps. Vaupel, Leutheuser, Brann and Howell
introduced
House Bill No. 5239, entitled
A bill to create the Michigan equine commission; to impose certain
assessments and provide for the collection of those assessments; to provide for
certain remedies and penalties; and to prescribe the powers and duties of the
commission and certain state agencies and officials.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture.
Rep. Steven Johnson introduced
House Bill No. 5240, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled “Michigan
campaign finance act,” by amending sections 26, 28, 29, 32, 42, 46, and 51 (MCL
169.226, 169.228, 169.229, 169.232, 169.242, 169.246, and 169.251), sections 26
and 51 as amended by 2017 PA 119, section 28 as amended by 1999 PA 237,
sections 29 and 42 as amended by 2001 PA 250, section 32 as amended by 2012 PA
277, and section 46 as amended by 2013 PA 252.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
Reps. Rendon, Paquette and Wittenberg
introduced
House Bill No. 5241, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The
insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 836b (MCL 500.836b), as amended by
2016 PA 558.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Reps. Wittenberg, Rendon and Paquette
introduced
House Bill No. 5242, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The
insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 1301 (MCL 500.1301), as amended by
2015 PA 244, and by adding section 1359.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Reps. Paquette, Rendon and Wittenberg
introduced
House Bill No. 5243, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The
insurance code of 1956,” by amending sections 1001 and 1027 (MCL 500.1001 and
500.1027), section 1001 as amended by 2016 PA 276 and section 1027 as added by
2008 PA 342, and by adding section 1028; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Reps. Eisen, Wozniak, Steven Johnson and
Maddock introduced
House Bill No. 5244, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural
resources and environmental protection act,” by amending section 43527a (MCL
324.43527a), as added by 2013 PA 108.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
House Bill No. 5245, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan
vehicle code,” by amending sections 217d, 803e, and 803f (MCL 257.217d,
257.803e, and 257.803f), section 217d as amended by 2006 PA 562, section 803e
as amended by 2011 PA 46, and section 803f as amended by 2018 PA 681.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
House Bill No. 5246, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA
281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.713) by adding
section 280.
The bill was read a first time by its title and
referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
Reps. Yaroch and Lasinski introduced
House Bill No. 5247, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan
election law,” by amending sections 345, 349, 355, 370, 370a, 697, and 699 (MCL 168.345, 168.349, 168.355, 168.370, 168.370a,
168.697, and 168.699), section 349 as amended by 2018 PA 654,
section 355 as amended by 2013 PA 51, sections 370 and 370a as amended by 2014
PA 94, section 697 as amended by 2018 PA 226, and section 699 as amended by
2012 PA 523, and by adding sections 345a, 349b, 356a, and 357a.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
House Bill No. 5248, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 204, entitled “The
children’s ombudsman act,” by amending section 9 (MCL 722.929), as amended by
2013 PA 38.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
Reps. Schroeder, Kahle, Hall, LaFave, Webber,
LaGrand, Camilleri, Crawford and Liberati introduced
House Bill No. 5249, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 204, entitled “The
children’s ombudsman act,” by amending sections 2 and 6 (MCL 722.922 and
722.926), as amended by 2014 PA 455.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
Reps. Maddock, Markkanen, Berman, Wakeman,
Meerman, Bellino and O’Malley introduced
House Bill No. 5250, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan
vehicle code,” by amending sections 50, 217d, 221, 224, 225, 226c, 229, 256,
257, 258, 674, 675, 801e, 801f, 803a, 803b, 803e, 803f, 803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803m, 803n, 803o, 805, 811f, and 907
(MCL 257.50, 257.217d, 257.221, 257.224, 257.225, 257.226c, 257.229, 257.256,
257.257, 257.258, 257.674, 257.675, 257.801e, 257.801f, 257.803a, 257.803b,
257.803e, 257.803f, 257.803i, 257.803j, 257.803k, 257.803l, 257.803m, 257.803n, 257.803o, 257.805, 257.811f, and 257.907),
section 217d as amended by 2006 PA 562, section 221 as amended by 1998 PA 64,
section 224 as amended by 2018 PA 656, section 225 as amended by 2018 PA 147,
section 229 as amended by 2014 PA 290, section 256 as amended by 1987 PA
34, section 257 as amended by 2014 PA 289, section 258 as amended by 2018 PA
74, section 674 as amended by 2000 PA 268, section 675 as amended by 2018 PA
179, section 801e as amended by 1983 PA 91, section 801f as amended by
1987 PA 238, section 803a as amended by 1996 PA 404, section 803b as amended by
2019 PA 88, section 803e as amended by 2011 PA 46, section 803f as amended
by 2018 PA 681, section 803i as amended by 2011 PA 74, sections 803j, 803k,
803n, and 803o as amended by 1999 PA 183, section 803l as amended by 2000 PA 77, section 803m as amended by 2003 PA 152,
section 805 as amended by 2013 PA 82, section 811f as amended by 2017 PA 234,
and section 907 as amended by 2015 PA 126; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Reps. Maddock, Eisen, Berman, Markkanen,
Meerman, Bellino and O’Malley introduced
House Bill No. 5251, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan
vehicle code,” by amending sections 717, 719a, and 725 (MCL 257.717, 257.719a,
and 257.725), section 717 as amended by 2018 PA 342, section 719a as amended by
2009 PA 32, and section 725 as amended by 2018 PA 17.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Reps. Neeley, Robinson and Garrett introduced
House Bill No. 5252, entitled
A bill to amend 1964 PA 284, entitled “City
income tax act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 141.503), as amended by 2012 PA
394, and by adding section 3e.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance.
House Bill No. 5253, entitled
A bill to amend 2005 PA 244, entitled “Deferred
presentment service transactions act,” by amending section 51 (MCL 487.2171).
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
House Bill No. 5254, entitled
A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan
business tax act,” by amending section 500 (MCL 208.1500), as amended by 2016
PA 426; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
Reps. Maddock, Steven Johnson and Eisen
introduced
House Bill No. 5255, entitled
A bill to amend 2000 PA 403, entitled “Motor
fuel tax act,” by amending section 8 (MCL 207.1008), as amended by 2015 PA 176.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
House Bill No. 5256, entitled
A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled “An act
to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in
this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to
and deletions from each classification; to set up and establish the Michigan
transportation fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation
fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide
for the allocation of funds from the Michigan transportation fund and the use
and administration of the fund for transportation purposes; to promote safe and
efficient travel for motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other
legal users of roads, streets, and highways; to set up and establish the truck
safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety fund
and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to set up and
establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to establish certain standards
for road contracts for certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review
of transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation
commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds, and
make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to authorize counties to
advance funds for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the payment of
bonds issued under this act; to provide for the limitations, payment,
retirement, and security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for
appropriations and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to
authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the
establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund, local bridge
fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds; to provide
for the deposits in the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund,
comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds of money raised by
specific taxes and fees; to provide for definitions of public transportation
functions and criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan
transportation funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation
fund grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation programs; to
provide for submission of annual legislative requests and reports; to provide
for the establishment and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide
for conditions for grants; to provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for
transportation purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state
and local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans for
transportation purposes by the state transportation department and for the receipt
and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from certain specified
sources; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by
adding section 1k.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Reps. Maddock, Berman,
Steven Johnson, Wozniak, Hall, Lower, Webber, Rendon, Miller, Green, Mueller, Eisen, Paquette, Howell, LaFave,
Markkanen, Brann, Reilly, Hornberger, Marino, Allor, Alexander, Inman,
Lightner, Leutheuser, Vaupel, Calley and Meerman introduced
House Bill No. 5257, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The
social welfare act,” (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 14k.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
Reps. Maddock, Berman and Eisen introduced
House Bill No. 5258, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The
revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1246b.
The bill was read a first time by its title and
referred to the Committee on Education.
House Bill No. 5259, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income
tax act of 1967,” by amending sections 435 and 695 (MCL 206.435 and 206.695),
section 435 as amended by 2018 PA 258 and section 695 as added by 2011 PA 38,
and by adding section 694.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
Rep. Paquette introduced
House Bill No. 5260, entitled
A bill to amend 1945 PA 200, entitled “An act
to define a marketable record title to an interest in land; to require the
filing of notices of claim of interest in such land in certain cases within a
definite period of time and to require the recording thereof; to make invalid
and of no force or effect all claims with respect to the land affected thereby
where no such notices of claim of interest are filed within the required
period; to provide for certain penalties for filing slanderous notices of claim
of interest, and to provide certain exceptions to the applicability and
operation thereof,” by amending section 4 (MCL 565.104), as amended by 2018 PA
572.
The bill was read a first time by its title
and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance.
Announcements by the Clerk
November
7, 2019
Received from the Auditor General,
the Office of the Auditor General 2019 Annual Report, pursuant to Article IV,
Section 53 of the Michigan Constitution.
Gary L. Randall
Clerk of the House
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The
Clerk declared the House adjourned until Wednesday, November 20, at 10:00 a.m.
GARY L. RANDALL
Clerk of the House of
Representatives