STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, February
6, 2019.
10:00 a.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Garlin D.
Gilchrist II.
The
roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was
present.
Alexander—present Horn—present Outman—present
Ananich—present Irwin—present Polehanki—present
Barrett—present Johnson—present Runestad—present
Bayer—present 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—present VanderWall—present
Daley—present McCann—present Victory—present
Geiss—present McMorrow—present Wojno—present
Hertel—present Moss—present Zorn—excused
Hollier—present Nesbitt—present
Our Father
Who is in heaven, holy is Your name. We come, invoking Your presence into this
place, thanking You for this time to pray with Your state leaders.
We ask for the release of Your unity and wisdom upon these leaders of
this state—Michigan—for the common good of its people. We pray that You release
wisdom and unity upon these people for the purpose of human flourishing, land
development that flourishes, and an economy that flourishes throughout the
communities and the state of Michigan. Bless these leaders, heavenly Father,
for the purpose of good judgment and crystal-clear thinking. We thank You,
heavenly Father, for their faith, their work, economic wisdom, and unity.
And all of
our heavenly Father’s children said: 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
Zorn be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
The
following communication was received and read:
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
February
5, 2019
Due to
adverse weather conditions throughout the state and in coordination with the
City of Lansing, the Michigan House of
Representatives, the Governor’s Office and numerous state officials, the
Michigan Senate was closed, and session was cancelled for Wednesday, January
30, 2019 and Thursday, January 31, 2019.
If you
have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mike
Shirkey
16th
Senate District
Senate
Majority Leader
The
communication was referred to the Secretary for record.
The
following communication was received and read:
Office of the Auditor General
January
31, 2019
Enclosed
is a copy of the following report:
• Performance audit report on the Flint
Emergency Expenditures, State of Michigan (000-2018-19).
Sincerely,
Doug
Ringler
Auditor
General
The audit
report was referred to the Committee on Oversight.
Recess
Senator MacGregor moved that the Senate
recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The motion prevailed, the time being
10:05 a.m.
11:33 a.m.
The Senate was called to order by
the President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist.
General Orders
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole
for consideration of the General Orders calendar.
The motion prevailed, and the President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist,
designated Senator Hertel 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. 2, entitled
A bill to
amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 7523 (MCL
333.7523), as amended by 2016 PA 418, and by adding section 7521a.
The
bill was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
Introduction and Referral of Bills
Senator McBroom introduced
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised
judicature act of 1961,” by amending section 8160 (MCL 600.8160), as amended by
2012 PA 21.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Chang, Moss, Wojno, Geiss, Irwin,
Hertel, Bullock, Lucido and McBroom introduced
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance
code of 1956,” by amending sections 2105, 2110a, 2111, 2111a, and 2151 (MCL
500.2105, 500.2110a, 500.2111, 500.2111a, and 500.2151), sections 2110a and
2111 as amended by 2012 PA 441, section 2111a as added by 2006 PA 610, and
section 2151 as added by 2012 PA 165.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance and Banking.
Senators Santana, Hollier, Wojno, Bayer,
McMorrow, Chang, Alexander and Bullock introduced
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle
code,” by amending sections 710d, 710e, and 907 (MCL 257.710d, 257.710e, and
257.907), section 710d as amended by 2009 PA 57, section 710e as amended by
2016 PA 460, and section 907 as amended by 2015 PA 126.
The bill was read a first and second time by title
and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Veterans.
Announcements of Printing and Enrollment
The
Secretary announced that the following bills and resolutions were printed and
filed on Tuesday, February 5, and are available on the Michigan Legislature
website:
Senate Bill
Nos. 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Senate
Resolution No. 9
Senate
Concurrent Resolution No. 5
House Bill
Nos. 4120 4121 4122 4123 4124 4125 4126 4127 4128
Committee Reports
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Education and Career
Readiness submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, February 5, 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 Committee on Energy and Technology
submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, February 5, 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 Committee on Advice and Consent
submitted the following:
Meeting held on Tuesday, February 5, 2019,
at 4:00 p.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Lucido (C), LaSata,
Nesbitt, McBroom and Hertel
Advice and Consent - Thursday, February 7, 12:00 noon,
Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (373-5312)
Agriculture - Thursday, February 7, 8:30 a.m.,
Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building (373-5314)
Health Policy and
Human Services - Thursday, February 7, 1:00 p.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building (373-5323)
Judiciary and Public
Safety - Thursday, February 7, 8:30 a.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
(373-5312)
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate adjourn.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 11:41 a.m.
The
President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist declared the Senate adjourned until
Thursday, February 7, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate