STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
102nd Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
1:30 p.m.
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 present.
Aiyash—present Dievendorf—present Maddock—present Schmaltz—present
Alexander—present Edwards—present Markkanen—present Schriver—present
Andrews—present Farhat—present Martin—present Schuette—present
Aragona—present Filler—present Martus—present Scott—present
Arbit—present Fink—present McFall—present Shannon—present
Beeler—present Fitzgerald—present McKinney—present Skaggs—present
BeGole—present Fox—present Meerman—present Slagh—present
Beson—present Friske—present Mentzer—present Smit—present
Bezotte—excused Glanville—present Miller—present Snyder—present
Bierlein—present Grant—present Morgan—excused St. Germaine—present
Bollin—present Green, P.—present Morse—present Steckloff—present
Borton—present Greene, J.—present Mueller—present Steele—present
Brabec—present Haadsma—present Neeley—present Tate—present
Breen—present Hall—present Neyer—present Thompson—present
Brixie—present Harris—present O’Neal—present Tisdel—present
Bruck—present Hill—present Outman—present Tsernoglou—present
Byrnes—present Hoadley—present Paiz—present VanderWall—present
Carra—present Hood—present Paquette—present VanWoerkom—present
Carter, B.—present Hope—present Pohutsky—present Wegela—present
Carter, T.—present Hoskins—present Posthumus—present Weiss—present
Cavitt—present Johnsen—present Prestin—present Wendzel—present
Churches—present Koleszar—present Price—present Whitsett—present
Coffia—present Kuhn—present Puri—present Wilson—present
Conlin—present Kunse—present Rheingans—present Witwer—present
DeBoer—present Liberati—present Rigas—present Wozniak—present
DeBoyer—present Lightner—present Rogers—present Young—present
DeSana—present MacDonell—present Roth—present Zorn—present
e/d/s = entered during session
Pastor Scott Distler, Senior Pastor of E-Free Church in Gaylord, offered the following invocation:
“Father in heaven, I thank You for this opportunity to lift up this group to You in prayer. I am thankful for each and every one of them and for the sacrifice that they make to be in the position You have allowed them to hold. I sincerely believe that they have chosen this path because of their love and commitment to the people of our state.
Certainly, I pray for them as lawmakers that You would grant them Your wisdom. You have promised in Your word that if we lack wisdom we can ask of You and You will give it to us. Based on that promise I ask You to fill their hearts, their minds and their lips with wisdom.
But more than praying for them as lawmakers, I pray for them in the higher calling of their lives. I pray for them as spouses and ask that You would strengthen their marriages and their relationships. I pray for them as parents and grandparents that You would allow them to have a significant impact on their children and grandchildren. May You strengthen each of their family units in such a way that they would be drawn closer to each other and, more importantly, drawn closer to You.
I also want to pray for each of them as individuals. I am sure that each one of them has something that is weighing on their mind and heart, a concern that is the last thing on their mind when they go to sleep at night and the very first thing they think of when they wake in the morning. It may be a relational issue, a financial issue, a physical issue, a mental issue or something else. Obviously, I do not know what that issue is but You do and You care. You are the one Who said that we can cast all of our cares upon You because You care for us. So whatever that issue is that each person in this room is facing today, I pray that You would work in it and that Your grace and Your peace would guard their hearts and their minds.
Finally, Father, I ask that You would do something specific today to encourage each of these individuals so that when their heads hit their pillows tonight, they will be reveling in what a good, faithful and loving God that You are.
And I pray all of these things in the name of Your Son, my personal savior, Jesus Christ.
Amen.”
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The Speaker called the Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair.
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Rep. Aiyash moved that Reps. Bezotte and Morgan be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
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Rep. Aiyash moved that House Committees be given leave to meet during the balance of today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Wednesday, April 10:
Senate Bill Nos. 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828
The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Tuesday, April 16:
Senate Bill Nos. 829 830 831
The Clerk announced that the following Senate bills had been received on Tuesday, April 16:
The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Wednesday, April 17:
Senate Bill Nos. 832 833
Reports of Standing Committees
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Witwer, Chair, of the Committee on Appropriations, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Present: Reps. Witwer, O’Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, Kuhn, Schuette and Steele
Absent: Reps. Morgan and DeBoer
Excused: Reps. Morgan and DeBoer
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Scott, Chair, of the Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Present: Reps. Scott, Andrews, Whitsett, Neeley, Byrnes, Churches, Hill, MacDonell, McFall, Wendzel, Outman, Aragona, BeGole, Greene, Prestin and Schmaltz
Absent: Rep. Steckloff
Excused: Rep. Steckloff
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Breen, Chair, of the Committee on Judiciary, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Present: Reps. Breen, Edwards, Tyrone Carter, Hope, Arbit, Dievendorf, Hoskins, Tsernoglou, Fink, Wendzel, Wozniak, Outman and Johnsen
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Fitzgerald, Chair, of the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Present: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Zorn, Paquette, Bezotte, BeGole and Prestin
Absent: Rep. Paiz
Excused: Rep. Paiz
Messages from the Senate
House Bill No. 4596, entitled
A bill to prohibit the sale, offering for sale, and distribution for sale of certain disposable wipes without meeting certain requirements; and to prohibit certain acts and provide civil sanctions.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
House Bill No. 5103, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending sections 303 and 304 (MCL 257.303 and 257.304), section 303 as amended by 2020 PA 376 and section 304 as amended by 2023 PA 125.
The Senate has passed the bill and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 285, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending sections 1147 and 1561 (MCL 380.1147 and 380.1561), section 1147 as amended by 2016 PA 192 and section 1561 as amended by 2016 PA 532.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 628b.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure.
Introduction of Bills
House Bill No. 5636, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 2811, 2823, 17101, 20104, 20106, and 20161 (MCL 333.2811, 333.2823, 333.17101, 333.20104, 333.20106, and 333.20161), section 2811 as amended by 1998 PA 332, section 17101 as added by 2016 PA 417, section 20104 as amended by 2022 PA 187, section 20106 as amended by 2017 PA 167, and section 20161 as amended by 2023 PA 138, and by adding sections 2823a and 22224c and part 207.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
Announcements by the Clerk
April 17, 2024
Received from the Auditor General a copy of the:
· Report on Internal Control, Compliance, and Other Matters of the Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement System (MPSERS) (071-0152-24), Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2023.
Richard J. Brown
Clerk of the House
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Rep. Borton moved that the House adjourn.
The motion prevailed, the time being 2:55 p.m.
The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Thursday, April 18, at 12:00 Noon.
RICHARD J. BROWN
Clerk of the House of Representatives