No. 73

STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

93rd Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, August 23, 2006.

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.

Rep. Michael G. Sak, from the 76th District, offered the following invocation:

"Good morning. This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Heavenly Father, we thank You for this day. We thank You for raising us up this morning. For allowing us all the things that we take for granted ­ breathing, walking, talking, our friends and all the pleasurable things that we do from day to day. We thank You for the forgiveness of our sins and for Your Son, Jesus, that You continue to send for our salvation. You bless us each and every day and as we pray this morning here in the Michigan House of Representatives. I ask that You keep our military men and women and their families both here and abroad in Your safe hands so that when they are available for return back to the United States of America, their homes, their families and their communities, You bring them home safely. We also pray for the individuals who don't have as much as we do to be with them, to comfort them, to assist them, as they move forward throughout this great state. We pray for our governor, our lieutenant governor, our Secretary of State, our Attorney General and all of my colleagues in the Michigan House of Representatives and the Senate. We pray together for our legislative bodies and the works that we do together. We pray we will be here and make the correct decisions with Your guidance and Your will and in Your name, we pray, Amen."

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

The Clerk announced that the following bills and joint resolution had been printed and placed upon the files of the members on Thursday, August 17:

House Bill Nos. 6344 6345 6346 6347 6348 6349 6350 6351 6352 6353 6354 6355 6356 6357

House Joint Resolution AA

Communications from State Officers

The following communications from the Department of Human Services were received and read:

August 11, 2006

Pursuant to Section 1002 of P.A. 147 of 2005, we are enclosing a copy of the following reports:

Type of ReportFacilityReport #License #

Interim Houghton County DHS CP310201180

Interim Otsego/Crawford County DHS CP690201347

This report was performed in compliance with the requirements of P.A. 116 of 1973 as amended, and the Administrative Rules for Child Caring Institutions. The report may also be viewed on our website, within 48 hours, under "News, Publications & Information" at the following address: http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free to contact Miriam E.J. Bullock at 517-373-8383.

August 16, 2006

Pursuant to Section 1002 of P.A. 147 of 2005, we are enclosing a copy of the following reports:

Type of ReportFacilityReport #License #

Special Investigation Report Woodland Center 2006C0207017 CS470245817

This report was performed in compliance with the requirements of P.A. 116 of 1973 as amended, and the Administrative Rules for Child Caring Institutions. The report may also be viewed on our website, within 48 hours, under "News, Publications & Information" at the following address: http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free to contact Miriam E.J. Bullock at 517-373-8383.

Sincerely,

Marianne Udow

Director

The communications were referred to the Clerk.

The following communications from the Auditor General were received and read:

August 16, 2006

Enclosed is a copy of the following audit report and/or report summary:

Performance audit of the Fire Safety Inspection Program, Bureau of Construction Code and Fire Safety,

Department of Labor and Economic Growth

August 2006

August 16, 2006

Enclosed is a copy of the following audit report and/or report summary:

Performance audit of Recovery Process for Overissuances of Public Assistance Benefits,

Department of Human Services

August 2006

August 18, 2006

Enclosed is a copy of the following audit report and/or report summary:

Performance audit of the Museum Artifacts and Archival Records, Michigan Historical Center,

Department of History, Arts and Libraries

August 2006

Sincerely,

Thomas H. McTavish, C.P.A.

Auditor General

The communications were referred to the Clerk and the accompanying reports referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

Introduction of Bills

Reps. Proos and Nofs introduced

House Bill No. 6358, entitled

A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled "An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to provide for a restructuring of the manner in which energy is provided in this state; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," (MCL 460.1 to 460.10cc) by adding section 6r.

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

Rep. Ball introduced

House Bill No. 6359, entitled

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," by amending sections 3801, 3805, 3807, 3809, 3811, 3815, 3817, 3819, 3823, 3827, 3830, 3835, 3839, 3841, and 3849 (MCL 500.3801, 500.3805, 500.3807, 500.3809, 500.3811, 500.3815, 500.3817, 500.3819, 500.3823, 500.3827, 500.3830, 500.3835, 500.3839, 500.3841, and 500.3849), sections 3801, 3807, 3809, 3811, 3815, and 3819 as amended and section 3830 as added by 2002 PA304 and sections 3805, 3817, 3823, 3827, 3835, 3839, 3841, and 3849 as added by 1992 PA 84, and by adding section 3804; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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

Rep. Proos introduced

House Bill No. 6360, entitled

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending section 8316 (MCL 600.8316).

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

Reps. Byrum and Bieda introduced

House Bill No. 6361, entitled

A bill to provide for the preservation of certain credits for certain economic development activities.

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

Reps. Bieda, Wojno, Meisner and Kathleen Law introduced

House Bill No. 6362, entitled

A bill to amend 1996 PA 376, entitled "Michigan renaissance zone act," by amending section 9 (MCL 125.2689).

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

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The Clerk declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, August 29, at 10:00 a.m.

GARY L. RANDALL

Clerk of the House of Representatives