No. 2

STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

House Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, January 9, 2014.

12:00 Noon.

The House was called to order by the Speaker.

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was not present.

Rep. Phil Potvin, from the 102nd District, offered the following invocation:

“Lord God, we Your servants, are grateful for the many gifts that You provide. For the fresh water of the Great Lakes, for the rolling hills of the northern lower peninsula, for the minerals in the upper peninsula to the urban life in our great cities, we give thanks. For the people, young and old, who make this state a wonderful place to work, live and play, we give thanks. For our troops and public service personnel who protect and serve, we give thanks. For our families and friends and the opportunity to serve the great state of Michigan in this chamber, we give thanks. 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, January 9:

House Bill Nos. 5206 5207 5208 5209 5210 5211 5212 5213 5214 5215

House Joint Resolution BB

Senate Bill Nos. 732 733 734

Notices

January 8, 2014

Mr. Gary L. Randall, Clerk

Michigan House of Representatives

State Capitol Building

Lansing, Michigan 48913

Dear Mr. Clerk:

I hereby make the following changes to the Appropriations Subcommittees:

Community Health

Add Rep. Shirkey

Education

Add Rep. Walsh

Fiscal Oversight

Add Rep. Shirkey

Rep. Haveman to Chair

Joint Capital Outlay

Add Rep. Jenkins

Judiciary

Add Rep. Shirkey

School Aid

Add Rep. Walsh

Sincerely,

Joe Haveman, Chair

House Appropriations Committee

Introduction of Bills

Reps. Kesto, Haveman, Shirkey, Robinson and Walsh introduced

House Bill No. 5216, entitled

A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled “Corrections code of 1953,” (MCL 791.201 to 791.285) by adding section 34d.

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

Reps. Walsh, Shirkey, Haveman and Robinson introduced

House Bill No. 5217, entitled

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised judicature act of 1961,” (MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2956a.

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

Reps. Santana, Shirkey, Walsh, Schor, Singh, Haveman and Robinson introduced

House Bill No. 5218, entitled

A bill to amend 1974 PA 381, entitled “An act to encourage and contribute to the rehabilitation of former offenders and to assist them in the assumption of the responsibilities of citizenship; to prescribe the use of the term “good moral character” or similar term as a requirement for an occupational or professional license or when used as a requirement to establish or operate an organization or facility regulated by this state; and to provide administrative and judicial procedures to contest licensing board or agency rulings thereon,” by amending section 2 (MCL 338.42).

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

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The Speaker declared the House adjourned until Tuesday, January 14, at 1:30 p.m.

GARY L. RANDALL

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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