No. 45
State of Michigan
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
95th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
House Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, May 21, 2009.
12:00 Noon.
The House was called to order by Associate Speaker Pro Tempore Haase.
The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.
Agema—present Durhal—e/d/s Lahti—present Proos—present
Amash—present Ebli—present LeBlanc—present Roberts—present
Angerer—present Elsenheimer—present Leland—present Rocca—present
Ball—present Espinoza—present Lemmons—present Rogers—present
Barnett—present Geiss—present Lindberg—present Schmidt, R.—present
Bauer—present Genetski—present Lipton—present Schmidt, W.—present
Bennett—present Gonzales—present Liss—present Schuitmaker—present
Bledsoe—present Green—excused Lori—present Scott, B.—present
Bolger—present Gregory—present Lund—present Scott, P.—present
Booher—present Griffin—present Marleau—present Scripps—present
Brown, L.—present Haase—present Mayes—present Segal—present
Brown, T.—present Haines—present McDowell—present Sheltrown—present
Byrnes—present Hammel—present McMillin—present Simpson—present
Byrum—present Hansen—present Meadows—present Slavens—present
Calley—present Haugh—present Meekhof—present Slezak—present
Caul—present Haveman—present Melton—present Smith—present
Clemente—present Hildenbrand—present Meltzer—present Spade—present
Constan—present Horn—present Miller—present Stamas—present
Corriveau—present Huckleberry—present Moore—present Stanley—present
Coulouris—present Jackson—present Moss—present Switalski—present
Crawford—present Johnson—present Nathan—present Tlaib—present
Cushingberry—present Jones, Rick—present Nerat—present Tyler—present
Daley—present Jones, Robert—present Neumann—excused Valentine—present
Dean—present Kandrevas—present Opsommer—present Walsh—present
Denby—present Kennedy—present Pavlov—present Warren—present
DeShazor—present Knollenberg—present Pearce—present Womack—present
Dillon—present Kowall—present Polidori—present Young—present
Donigan—present Kurtz—present
e/d/s = entered during session
Rep. LaMar Lemmons, Jr., from the 2nd District, offered the following invocation:
“Dear Lord, in these hard economic times, give us the strength to weather this storm and the wisdom to chart the right course. Please watch over our brave men and women in the armed services and help all those in need.
We ask this thing in Jesus’ name. Amen.”
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Rep. Angerer moved that Rep. Neumann be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Rep. Opsommer moved that Rep. Green be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
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The Speaker Pro Tempore assumed the Chair.
Second Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4929, entitled
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending section 4k (MCL 205.94k), as amended by 2006 PA 18.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on New Economy and Quality of Life,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Segal moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4929, entitled
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending section 4k (MCL 205.94k), as amended by 2006 PA 18.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 252 Yeas—105
Agema Elsenheimer LeBlanc Roberts
Angerer Espinoza Leland Rocca
Ball Geiss Lemmons Rogers
Barnett Genetski Lindberg Schmidt, R.
Bauer Gonzales Lipton Schmidt, W.
Bennett Gregory Liss Schuitmaker
Bledsoe Griffin Lori Scott, B.
Bolger Haase Lund Scott, P.
Booher Haines Marleau Scripps
Brown, L. Hammel Mayes Segal
Brown, T. Hansen McDowell Sheltrown
Byrnes Haugh McMillin Simpson
Byrum Haveman Meadows Slavens
Calley Hildenbrand Meekhof Slezak
Caul Horn Melton Smith
Clemente Huckleberry Meltzer Spade
Constan Jackson Miller Stamas
Corriveau Johnson Moore Stanley
Coulouris Jones, Rick Moss Switalski
Crawford Jones, Robert Nathan Tlaib
Cushingberry Kandrevas Nerat Tyler
Dean Kennedy Opsommer Valentine
Denby Knollenberg Pavlov Walsh
DeShazor Kowall Pearce Warren
Dillon Kurtz Polidori Womack
Donigan Lahti Proos Young
Ebli
Nays—2
Amash Daley
In The Chair: Byrnes
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Second Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4930, entitled
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” by amending section 4x (MCL 205.54x), as amended by 2006 PA 17.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on New Economy and Quality of Life,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Segal moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4930, entitled
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” by amending section 4x (MCL 205.54x), as amended by 2006 PA 17.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 253 Yeas—105
Agema Elsenheimer LeBlanc Roberts
Angerer Espinoza Leland Rocca
Ball Geiss Lemmons Rogers
Barnett Genetski Lindberg Schmidt, R.
Bauer Gonzales Lipton Schmidt, W.
Bennett Gregory Liss Schuitmaker
Bledsoe Griffin Lori Scott, B.
Bolger Haase Lund Scott, P.
Booher Haines Marleau Scripps
Brown, L. Hammel Mayes Segal
Brown, T. Hansen McDowell Sheltrown
Byrnes Haugh McMillin Simpson
Byrum Haveman Meadows Slavens
Calley Hildenbrand Meekhof Slezak
Caul Horn Melton Smith
Clemente Huckleberry Meltzer Spade
Constan Jackson Miller Stamas
Corriveau Johnson Moore Stanley
Coulouris Jones, Rick Moss Switalski
Crawford Jones, Robert Nathan Tlaib
Cushingberry Kandrevas Nerat Tyler
Dean Kennedy Opsommer Valentine
Denby Knollenberg Pavlov Walsh
DeShazor Kowall Pearce Warren
Dillon Kurtz Polidori Womack
Donigan Lahti Proos Young
Ebli
Nays—2
Amash Daley
In The Chair: Byrnes
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
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Rep. Durhal entered the House Chambers.
Second Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4848, 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 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,” by amending section 12 (MCL 247.662), as amended by 2002 PA 498.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed amendments previously recommended by the Committee on Transportation (for amendments, see House Journal No. 39, p. 819),
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Amash moved to substitute (H-1) the bill.
The motion prevailed and the substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Sheltrown moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4848, 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 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,” by amending section 12 (MCL 247.662), as amended by 2002 PA 498.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 254 Yeas—108
Agema Donigan Kurtz Proos
Amash Durhal Lahti Roberts
Angerer Ebli LeBlanc Rocca
Ball Elsenheimer Leland Rogers
Barnett Espinoza Lemmons Schmidt, R.
Bauer Geiss Lindberg Schmidt, W.
Bennett Genetski Lipton Schuitmaker
Bledsoe Gonzales Liss Scott, B.
Bolger Gregory Lori Scott, P.
Booher Griffin Lund Scripps
Brown, L. Haase Marleau Segal
Brown, T. Haines Mayes Sheltrown
Byrnes Hammel McDowell Simpson
Byrum Hansen McMillin Slavens
Calley Haugh Meadows Slezak
Caul Haveman Meekhof Smith
Clemente Hildenbrand Melton Spade
Constan Horn Meltzer Stamas
Corriveau Huckleberry Miller Stanley
Coulouris Jackson Moore Switalski
Crawford Johnson Moss Tlaib
Cushingberry Jones, Rick Nathan Tyler
Daley Jones, Robert Nerat Valentine
Dean Kandrevas Opsommer Walsh
Denby Kennedy Pavlov Warren
DeShazor Knollenberg Pearce Womack
Dillon Kowall Polidori Young
Nays—0
In The Chair: Byrnes
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Reports of Standing Committees
The Committee on Appropriations, by Rep. Cushingberry, Chair, reported
House Bill No. 4308, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for various state departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Favorable Roll Call
To Report Out:
Yeas: Reps. Cushingberry, Hammel, Bauer, Bennett, Terry Brown, Dean, Durhal, Espinoza, Gonzales, Gregory, Lahti, LeBlanc, McDowell, Miller, Smith, Spade, Switalski and Tlaib
Nays: None
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Cushingberry, Chair, of the Committee on Appropriations, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Present: Reps. Cushingberry, Hammel, Bauer, Bennett, Terry Brown, Dean, Durhal, Espinoza, Gonzales, Gregory, Jackson, Lahti, LeBlanc, McDowell, Miller, Smith, Spade, Switalski, Tlaib, Moss, Agema, Booher, Caul, Genetski, Green, Haines, Hildenbrand, Lori, Proos, Rogers and Schuitmaker
Second Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4308, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for various state departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Spade moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 7, line 24, by striking out all of section 501 and inserting:
“Sec. 501. Of the money appropriated in part 1 for crisis prevention and elder law of Michigan food for the elderly project, $150,000.00 shall be distributed to the center for civil justice and $150,000.00 shall be distributed to elder law of Michigan to enhance their outreach efforts aimed at increasing participation of low-income families in the food assistance program.”.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Cushingberry moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4308, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for various state departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 255 Yeas—81
Angerer Durhal Leland Schuitmaker
Ball Ebli Lemmons Scott, B.
Barnett Espinoza Lindberg Scott, P.
Bauer Geiss Lipton Scripps
Bennett Gonzales Liss Segal
Bledsoe Gregory Mayes Sheltrown
Bolger Griffin McDowell Simpson
Brown, L. Haase Meadows Slavens
Brown, T. Hammel Melton Slezak
Byrnes Hansen Miller Smith
Byrum Haugh Moore Spade
Calley Hildenbrand Nathan Stanley
Clemente Huckleberry Nerat Switalski
Constan Jackson Pavlov Tlaib
Corriveau Johnson Pearce Tyler
Coulouris Jones, Robert Polidori Valentine
Cushingberry Kandrevas Proos Walsh
Dean Kennedy Roberts Warren
DeShazor Lahti Rocca Womack
Dillon LeBlanc Schmidt, R. Young
Donigan
Nays—27
Agema Elsenheimer Kowall Meltzer
Amash Genetski Kurtz Moss
Booher Haines Lori Opsommer
Caul Haveman Lund Rogers
Crawford Horn Marleau Schmidt, W.
Daley Jones, Rick McMillin Stamas
Denby Knollenberg Meekhof
In The Chair: Byrnes
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill,
Rep. Angerer moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for various state departments and agencies and capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Angerer moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
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Reps. Meekhof and Haines, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
While I support the grants in this appropriation, this bill does not include any direction as to how the department will allocate the funds or where the funds will be allocated, nor does it include any guarantee that the funds will go for the purposes as originally intended. I cannot support this legislation until there is more transparency and more safeguards in place.”
Rep. Genetski, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I respectfully vote ‘no’ on HB 4308 because this supplemental represents 26 million taxpayers dollars being spent without a detailed and specific list of where the money is going.”
Rep. Agema, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
While I support the grants in this appropriation, this bill does not include any direction as to how the department will allocate the funds or where the funds will be allocated, nor does it include any guarantee that the funds will go for the purposes as originally intended. I cannot support this legislation until there is more transparency and more safeguards in place. The money for the vets home should be spent on vets, not mandated improvements. Too often the vets basic care suffers but they have a nice building. Put the money in staff and food- that’s an improvement.”
Rep. Kurtz, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
While I support some of the needed programs in this bill I can not support the spending of stimulus money to prolong our structural deficit. Instead of fixing the problem at hand we are putting off fixing our state’s budget for another day. The ARRA money was intended to create jobs for American workers and portions of this bill will increase our dependence on government unemployment. The ARRA created long term debt and it should be spent on long term projects.”
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The Clerk announced that the following bills had been printed and placed upon the files of the members on Thursday, May 21:
House Bill Nos. 4974 4975 4976 4977 4978 4979 4980
Senate Bill Nos. 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597
Reports of Standing Committees
The Committee on Regulatory Reform, by Rep. Johnson, Chair, reported
House Bill No. 4377, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending the heading of part 129 and sections 12601, 12603, 12611, 12613, 12614, 12905, and 12915 (MCL 333.12601, 333.12603, 333.12611, 333.12613, 333.12614, 333.12905, and 333.12915), sections 12601 and 12613 as amended by 1988 PA 315, sections 12603 and 12611 as amended by 1993 PA 217, section 12614 as added by 1988 PA 296, section 12905 as amended by 1993 PA 242, and section 12915 as amended by 1982 PA 526, and by adding sections 12606, 12606a, and 12606b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Favorable Roll Call
To Report Out:
Yeas: Reps. Johnson, Haugh, Byrnes, Griffin, Melton, Bettie Scott, Stanley, Rocca and Crawford
Nays: Rep. Stamas
The Committee on Regulatory Reform, by Rep. Johnson, Chair, reported
House Bill No. 4932, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 310b (MCL 750.310b), as added by 1996 PA 539.
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Favorable Roll Call
To Report Out:
Yeas: Reps. Johnson, Haugh, Byrnes, Griffin, Melton, Stanley, Rocca, Crawford, Rick Jones and Stamas
Nays: None
The Committee on Regulatory Reform, by Rep. Johnson, Chair, reported
Senate Bill No. 96, entitled
A bill to amend 1965 PA 290, entitled “Boiler act of 1965,” by amending section 13c (MCL 408.763c), as added by 2008 PA 159.
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Favorable Roll Call
To Report Out:
Yeas: Reps. Johnson, Haugh, Byrnes, Griffin, Melton, Stanley, Rocca, Crawford, Rick Jones and Stamas
Nays: None
The Committee on Regulatory Reform, by Rep. Johnson, Chair, reported
Senate Bill No. 108, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 382, entitled “Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 432.103), as amended by 2008 PA 401.
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Favorable Roll Call
To Report Out:
Yeas: Reps. Johnson, Haugh, Byrnes, Griffin, Melton, Stanley, Rocca, Crawford, Rick Jones and Stamas
Nays: None
The Committee on Regulatory Reform, by Rep. Johnson, Chair, reported
Senate Bill No. 432, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 513 (MCL 436.1513), as amended by 2007 PA 11.
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Favorable Roll Call
To Report Out:
Yeas: Reps. Johnson, Haugh, Byrnes, Griffin, Melton, Stanley, Rocca, Crawford, Rick Jones and Stamas
Nays: None
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Johnson, Chair, of the Committee on Regulatory Reform, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Present: Reps. Johnson, Haugh, Byrnes, Griffin, Melton, Bettie Scott, Stanley, Rocca, Crawford, Rick Jones and Stamas
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Byrnes, Chair, of the Committee on Transportation, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Thursday, May 21, 2009
Present: Reps. Byrnes, Kandrevas, Donigan, Geiss, Griffin, Haugh, Leland, Nerat, Roy Schmidt, Young, Opsommer, Bolger, DeShazor, Knollenberg, Pearce, Wayne Schmidt and Paul Scott
Communications from State Officers
The following communication from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation was received and read:
May 20, 2009
Consistent with the requirements of Section 88c(5) of the Michigan Strategic Fund Act (“Act”), specifically, MCL 125.2088c(5), I am writing to provide notice that the Michigan Strategic Fund Board of Directors (the “MSF Board”) intends to adopt a resolution (the “Proposed Resolution”) on June 24, 2009 establishing the guidelines of a 21st Century loan enhancement program. As you will note, the Proposed Resolution involves the approval of the Michigan Collateral Support Program under the Michigan Supplier Diversification Fund, a loan enhancement program established under Section 88d(1) of the Act, to supply cash collateral accounts to lending institutions to enhance the collateral coverage of borrowers.
Prior to the adoption of the Michigan Collateral Support Program, the Michigan Strategic Fund (“MSF”) will conduct a public hearing to provide interested persons an opportunity to express any data, views or arguments regarding the Proposed Resolution. This hearing is scheduled for June 4, 2009, beginning at 9:00 a.m., and will be held in the Lake Superior Conference Room of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, located at 300 North Washington Square, Lansing, Michigan 48913.
Copies of the Notice of Public Hearing, the Proposed Resolution, and the proposed guidelines of the Michigan Collateral Support Program are attached for your review.
Sincerely,
Ned Staebler
Vice President of Program Administration
The communication was referred to the Clerk.
Introduction of Bills
Rep. Ball introduced
House Bill No. 4981, entitled
A bill to amend 1957 PA 261, entitled “Michigan legislative retirement system act,” by amending sections 50b, 75, and 79 (MCL 38.1050b, 38.1075, and 38.1079), sections 50b and 75 as amended by 1998 PA 501 and section 79 as amended by 2006 PA 614, and by adding section 79a.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Reps. Slezak, Kandrevas, Roy Schmidt, Wayne Schmidt, Haugh, Meadows, Paul Scott and Liss introduced
House Bill No. 4982, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled “An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing, possessing, and carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting devices without a license or other authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms under certain circumstances; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to prohibit certain conduct against individuals who apply for or receive a license to carry a concealed pistol; to make appropriations; to prescribe certain conditions for the appropriations; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act,” by amending section 5o (MCL 28.425o), as amended by 2008 PA 407.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Reps. Wayne Schmidt, Knollenberg, Tlaib, Opsommer, Kennedy, Walsh, Lund and Horn introduced
House Bill No. 4983, entitled
A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” (MCL 208.1101 to 208.1601) by adding section 410c.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
Reps. Jackson, Stanley, Tlaib, Nathan, Young, Durhal, Bettie Scott, Leland and Johnson introduced
House Bill No. 4984, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding chapter 21A.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Reps. Lisa Brown, Lipton, Scripps and Angerer introduced
House Bill No. 4985, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled “Michigan campaign finance act,” (MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 48.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.
Rep. McMillin moved that the House adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 1:45 p.m.
The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, May 26, at 1:30 p.m.
RICHARD J. BROWN
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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