STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, May 8,
2019.
10:00
a.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Aric Nesbitt.
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—excused
Daley—present McCann—present Victory—excused
Geiss—present McMorrow—present Wojno—present
Hertel—present Moss—present Zorn—present
Hollier—present Nesbitt—present
Pastor Casey Arnouts of Grace Assembly
of God of Fruitport offered the following invocation:
Eternal God, scripture tells us that
Your power and skill are seen in creation: the beauty of the sunrise, the
complexity of forests, the incredible wonder of the people who surround us.
Everything You made is good. All in six days.
We are considerably less skilled, O
God. It takes us a lot longer to accomplish our plans and the end product is
not as good as we purpose or promise. So Lord, since You are far better at
creating and managing than we, we stop and ask for your help.
God bless these Senators. Give them
strength. The pressure of politics are great. Help them not to grow weary in
doing good. Grant them endurance to reap the blessing of righteous work.
God grant humility. You resist the
proud but give Your grace to the humble. Bless them with curiosity, honest
inquiry, and increasing capacity as they learn and work together.
God grant wisdom. You’ve promised this
gift to any who ask. Aid this pursuit and in wisdom may their work be done
well.
God grant good cheer. We live in an
awesome country and a beautiful state and this job is an incredible privilege.
Uphold them with a willing spirit, O Lord. Help the wonder of service and the
joy of being part of our respective communities outshine cynicism or
despondency.
Compared to what You do in creation, God,
the work here is modest. But since You’re good at what You do, and have offered
Your help if asked, we pause and ask for strength and humility, for wisdom and
good cheer. Lend Your aid, O Lord, in the honorable work before the members of
this Senate.
I ask this, in the name of the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
The President pro
tempore, Senator Nesbitt, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motions and Communications
Senator MacGregor moved that Senators
VanderWall and Victory be excused from today’s session.
The
motion prevailed.
The following communication was
received:
Office of Senator Curtis S. VanderWall
May 7, 2019
I would like to request that I be added
as a cosponsor to Senate Bill 1.
I sincerely appreciate your
consideration of my request. If you have any questions or concerns, please
refer them to my office at (517) 373-1725. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Curtis
S. VanderWall
State
Senator
35th
District
The communication was referred to the
Secretary for record.
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
General
Orders
The motion
prevailed, and the President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, designated Senator
Hollier as Chairperson.
After some time spent therein, the
Committee arose; and the President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, having resumed
the Chair, the Committee reported back to the Senate, favorably and without
amendment, the following bill:
Senate
Bill No. 239, entitled
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “Occupational
code,” by amending section 1803 (MCL 339.1803).
The bill was placed on the order of
Third Reading of Bills.
By unanimous consent the Senate
proceeded to the order of
Introduction
and Referral of Bills
Senator MacGregor introduced
A bill to amend 1961 PA 120, entitled “An act to authorize the
development or redevelopment of principal shopping districts and business
improvement districts; to permit the creation of certain boards; to provide for
the operation of principal shopping districts and business improvement districts;
to provide for the creation, operation, and dissolution of business improvement
zones; and to authorize the collection of revenue and the bonding of certain
local governmental units for the development or redevelopment projects,” by
amending sections 1 and 10 (MCL 125.981 and 125.990), section 1 as amended by
2003 PA 209 and section 10 as amended by 2018 PA 262.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the
Committee on Economic and Small Business Development.
A bill to amend 1982 PA 295, entitled “Support and
parenting time enforcement act,” by amending sections 2, 5a, and 26 (MCL
552.602, 552.605a, and 552.626), section 2 as amended by 2015 PA 256 and
sections 5a and 26 as amended by 2002 PA 572.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and
ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was read a first and
second time by title and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and
Veterans.
A bill to amend 1982 PA 294, entitled “Friend of the
court act,” by amending sections 2, 2a, 17, and 19 (MCL 552.502, 552.502a,
552.517, and 552.519), section 2 as amended by 2015 PA 253 and sections 2a, 17,
and 19 as amended by 2009 PA 233.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and
ordered that it be given immediate effect.
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 House bills were received in the Senate and filed on Tuesday, May 7:
House
Bill Nos. 4304 4305
The Secretary announced that the
following bills and resolution were printed and filed on Tuesday, May 7,
and are available on the Michigan Legislature website:
Senate
Bill Nos. 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305
Senate
Resolution No. 45
House
Bill Nos. 4565 4566 4567 4568 4569 4570 4571
Committee Reports
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety submitted the following:
Meeting
held on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building
Present:
Senators Barrett (C) and Hollier
Excused:
Senator Runestad
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The
Committee on Oversight submitted the following:
Joint
meeting held on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office
Building
Present:
Senators McBroom (C), Lucido, Theis, MacDonald and Irwin
Economic and Small Business Development
-
Thursday, May 9, 12:00 noon, Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-5314
Energy and Technology - Tuesday, May 14, 2:00 p.m., Room
1100, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373‑5312
Health Policy and Human Services - Thursday, May 9, 1:00 p.m., Room
1100, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-5323
Judiciary and Public Safety - Thursday, May 9, 8:30 a.m., Room
1100, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373‑5312
Local Government - Thursday, May 9, 1:30 p.m., Room
1200, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-5314
Michigan State Capitol Commission - Monday, May 13, 11:00 a.m., Room
H-65, Capitol Building (517) 373-0184
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate adjourn.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 10:15 a.m.
The
President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, declared the Senate adjourned until
Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate