STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, April 17, 2019.
10:00
a.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Garlin D.
Gilchrist II.
Alexander—present Horn—present Outman—present
Ananich—present Irwin—present Polehanki—present
Barrett—present Johnson—present Runestad—excused
Bayer—excused LaSata—present Santana—present
Bizon—present Lauwers—present Schmidt—present
Brinks—present Lucido—present Shirkey—present
Bullock—present MacDonald—present Stamas—present
Bumstead—present MacGregor—present Theis—present
Chang—present McBroom—excused VanderWall—present
Daley—present McCann—present Victory—present
Geiss—present McMorrow—present Wojno—present
Hertel—present Moss—present Zorn—present
Hollier—present Nesbitt—present
Bishop Adolphus L. Cast of Life
Application Ministries of Warren offered the following invocation:
Almighty God, we believe that You
created man as an individual to be autonomous and to be governed by his own
conscience, but as a people You have ordained government that we may live in
harmony with each other. You have given us this great country as our heritage
to govern.
We humbly
pray that we may always remember Your generosity and faithfulness for
entrusting us with such a high level of legislative power. Bless our state and
especially those who serve to strive for statesmanship. Bless them with
honesty, truthfulness, and an honorable way of life to defend our liberty and
strengthen the people who have come from throughout the world to make America
and the state of Michigan their home.
Lead us to choose the difficult
right instead of the easier wrong. Help us to appreciate the opportunities that
are still ours here in America as we struggle to bring harmony to an unsettled
world. May we balance our concern for justice with mercy and our concern for
security with the willingness to take a risk with others that will produce a
worthwhile change for the good of all. Lord, we pray for Your guidance as we
work together for the best interests of our community—our police force, our
local government, and all of their staff, our nation, our world—an ultimate
goal of peace.
In times of prosperity let us be
thankful, and in troubled times may our deepest trust be in You. Amen.
The
President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, led the members of the Senate in
recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
Senator MacGregor moved that Senator
Johnson be temporarily excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senator MacGregor moved that Senators
McBroom and Runestad be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Chang moved that Senators
Ananich and Hertel be temporarily excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Chang moved that Senator Bayer
be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
The following communication was
received:
Michigan Strategic Fund
April 16, 2019
Attached you will find the final
report from our Michigan Business Development Program (MBDP) Effectiveness
Study as required in the Michigan Strategic Fund Act (1984 PA 270). Through an
RFP process, MEDC selected an independent third-party to evaluate the
effectiveness of MBDP in achieving its goals in three key areas: economic
return on investment for the program; the importance of its milestone-based
grants in securing projects for Michigan; and a competitor analysis with
similar programs in other states.
To provide a true reflection of
the program’s economic costs and benefits, the scope of the study exceeds what
is statutorily required in Section 9 of the MSF Act (MCL 125.2009(5)(e)).
Authored by Tim Bartik, the W.E.
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, and the team at the Center for
Regional Economic Competitiveness, the final report finds that MBDP is a
modest, well-run program that is achieving what it set out to do: to provide an
additional, compelling consideration in the decision-making process for
companies considering investing in Michigan. The report finds the structure of
MBDP is competitive with similar grant programs in other states, while
delivering a higher return on investment, and is also structured in a way that
maximizes the state’s return on investment in these projects.
The Michigan Strategic Fund and
Michigan Economic Development Corporation are consistently working on benchmarking, optimizing and improving MBDP and
its measures, along with all programs administered by the MEDC. The final
report outlines opportunities for continued optimization which are currently
being evaluated by the MEDC, while confirming the overall implementation of the
program as being fundamentally sound.
Please contact the MEDC Office of
Government Relations at 517.335.1847 if you have any questions.
Jeff
Mason, President
Michigan
Strategic Fund
The communication was referred to
the Secretary for record.
Messages from the Governor
The
following message from the Governor was received:
Date: April 16, 2019
Time: 1:27 p.m.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir—I have this day approved and signed
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 203 (Public Act No. 3), being
An act to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled “An act to license and regulate
medical marihuana growers, processors, provisioning centers, secure
transporters, and safety compliance facilities; to provide for the powers and
duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to create
a medical marihuana licensing board; to provide for interaction with the
statewide monitoring system for commercial marihuana transactions; to create an
advisory panel; to provide immunity from prosecution for marihuana-related
offenses for persons engaging in certain activities in compliance with this
act; to prescribe civil fines and sanctions and provide remedies; to provide
for forfeiture of contraband; to provide for taxes, fees, and assessments; and
to require the promulgation of rules,” by amending section 102 (MCL 333.27102),
as amended by 2018 PA 648.
(Filed with the Secretary of
State on April 16, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.)
Respectfully,
Gretchen
Whitmer
Governor
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
General
Orders
The motion prevailed, and the
President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, designated Senator Bizon as
Chairperson.
After some time
spent therein, the Committee arose; and the President, Lieutenant Governor
Gilchrist, having resumed the Chair, the Committee reported back to the Senate,
favorably and without amendment, the following bill:
Senate
Bill No. 61, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan
vehicle code,” by amending section 627 (MCL 257.627), as amended by 2016 PA
445.
The bill was placed on the order of
Third Reading of Bills.
During the Committee of the Whole,
Senators Ananich and Hertel entered the Senate Chamber.
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
Introduction
and Referral of Bills
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The
revised school code,” by amending section 1507b (MCL 380.1507b), as added by
2004 PA 165, and by adding section 1507c.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Education and Career Readiness.
Senators Hollier, Alexander, Bullock, Wojno,
Santana, Moss, Irwin, Polehanki, McMorrow and Chang introduced
A bill to amend 1939 PA 178, entitled “An
act to provide for the collection of water or sewage system rates, assessments,
charges, or rentals; and to provide a lien for water or sewage system services
furnished by municipalities as defined by this act,” by amending the title and
section 6 (MCL 123.166), as amended by 1981 PA 132, and by adding sections 1a,
1b, 1c, 1d, and 1e.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Senators Moss, Polehanki, Irwin, Alexander, Hollier, Ananich, Bullock,
Chang, McCann, Geiss, Bayer, McMorrow, Hertel, Wojno and Brinks introduced
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An
act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and
regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of
standards of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties
of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by repealing sections 14e and
14f (MCL 722.124e and 722.124f).
The bill was read a
first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Families,
Seniors and Veterans.
Senators Polehanki, Irwin, Moss, Alexander, Hollier, Ananich, Bullock,
Chang, McCann, Geiss, Bayer, Wojno, McMorrow, Hertel and Brinks introduced
A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled “Probate
code of 1939,” by repealing section 23g of chapter X (MCL 710.23g).
The bill was read a
first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Families,
Seniors and Veterans.
Senators Ananich, Polehanki, Irwin, Moss, Alexander, Hollier, Bullock,
Chang, McCann, Geiss, Bayer, Wojno, McMorrow, Brinks and Hertel introduced
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The
social welfare act,” by repealing section 5a (MCL 400.5a).
The bill was read a
first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Families,
Seniors and Veterans.
Senators Irwin, Polehanki, Moss, Alexander, Hollier, Ananich, Bullock,
Chang, McCann, Geiss, Bayer, Wojno, McMorrow, Hertel and Brinks introduced
A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled “Probate
code of 1939,” by amending sections 24, 41, and 51 of chapter X (MCL 710.24,
710.41, and 710.51), section 24 as amended by 2016 PA 191, section 41 as
amended by 1994 PA 222, and section 51 as amended by 2016 PA 143.
The bill was read a
first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Families,
Seniors and Veterans.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental
health code,” (MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding section 165.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1943 PA 240, entitled “State
employees’ retirement act,” by amending section 68c (MCL 38.68c), as amended by
2018 PA 357.
The House of Representatives has passed the
bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Recess
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 10:14 a.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt.
During the recess, Senator Johnson
entered the Senate Chamber.
Announcements
of Printing and Enrollment
The
Secretary announced that the following House bills were received in the Senate and
filed on Tuesday, April 16:
House Bill Nos. 4051 4156
The Secretary announced the
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on Tuesday, April 16, for
her approval the following bill:
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 203 at 10:28
a.m.
The Secretary announced that the
following bills and resolutions were printed and filed on Tuesday, April 16,
and are available on the Michigan Legislature website:
Senate Bill Nos. 266 267 268 269
Senate Resolution Nos. 34 35
House Bill Nos. 4455 4456 4457 4458 4459 4460 4461 4462 4463 4464 4465 4466
Committee Reports
The Committee on Education and
Career Readiness reported
Senate Bill No. 113, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94,
entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending section 101 (MCL
388.1701), as amended by 2018 PA 586.
With the recommendation that the
substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
The committee further recommends
that the bill be given immediate effect.
Lana
Theis
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Theis, Horn,
Bumstead, Runestad and Daley
Nays: None
The bill and the substitute
recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Education and
Career Readiness submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April
16, 2019, at 12:00 noon, Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Theis (C),
Horn, Bumstead, Runestad, Daley, Polehanki and Geiss
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Subcommittee on
Transportation submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April
16, 2019, at 12:00 noon, Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol
Building
Present: Senators Schmidt (C),
Victory, MacGregor, MacDonald, Zorn, Hollier and Bayer
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Environmental
Quality submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April
16, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Outman (C),
Daley, Johnson, VanderWall, Bayer and Brinks
Excused: Senator McBroom
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Energy and
Technology submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, April
16, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
Present:
Senators Lauwers (C), Horn, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Bumstead, Outman, McCann,
Brinks and McMorrow
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Subcommittee on Talent and
Economic Development/MEDC submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations
Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
Present: Senators Horn (C),
Hollier and Schmidt
Scheduled
Meetings
Appropriations
–
Subcommittees
–
Agriculture
and Rural Development - Thursday, April 18, 3:00 p.m.,
Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
Justice
and Public Safety - Thursday, April 18, 1:30 p.m.,
Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building
(517) 373-2768
K-12
and Michigan Department of Education and Education and Career Readiness - Thursday, April 18, 8:30 a.m.,
Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
Licensing
and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)/Department of Insurance and Financial Services
(DIFS) - Thursday, April 18, 8:30 a.m.,
Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
Universities and Community Colleges - Thursday,
April 18, 3:00 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
(517) 373-2768
Education
and Career Readiness and K-12 and Michigan Department of Education
Appropriations Subcommittee - Thursday,
April 18, 8:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor,
Capitol Building (517) 373-5314
Health
Policy and Human Services -
Thursday, April 18, 1:00 p.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building (517)
373-5323
Judiciary
and Public Safety - Thursday, April 18, 8:30 a.m.,
Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
(517) 373-5312
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate adjourn.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 10:22 a.m.
The
President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, declared the Senate adjourned until
Thursday, April 18, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate