STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
100th Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
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—excused Horn—present Outman—present
Ananich—excused Irwin—present Polehanki—present
Barrett—present Johnson—present Runestad—present
Bayer—excused LaSata—present Santana—present
Bizon—present Lauwers—present Schmidt—present
Brinks—present Lucido—present Shirkey—present
Bullock—excused MacDonald—present Stamas—present
Bumstead—present MacGregor—present Theis—present
Chang—present McBroom—present VanderWall—present
Daley—present McCann—excused Victory—present
Geiss—excused McMorrow—present Wojno—present
Hertel—present Moss—present Zorn—present
Hollier—present Nesbitt—present
Senator
Jim Stamas of the 36th District offered the following invocation:
Dear
Lord, we humbly come before You this day and we ask that You be with those who
are sick, those who are in harm’s way, and those who call out Your name. Dear
Lord, we ask for Your will and we ask for Your blessing. In Your name we pray.
Amen.
The President pro tempore, Senator Nesbitt, led the
members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge
of Allegiance.
The
President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, assumed the Chair.
Motions and Communications
The motion prevailed.
The
following communication was received and read:
Michigan
Legislature
April
27, 2020
Pursuant
to the authority granted in Joint Rule 15 of the Senate and House of
Representatives, you are hereby notified that we have unanimously determined
there is a need to convene the Senate and House of Representatives on both
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. and Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 10:00
a.m. We respectfully request that you prepare all necessary notices and
communications for these sessions of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Sincerely,
Mike
Shirkey Lee
Chatfield
Senate
Majority Leader Speaker
of the House
The communication was referred to
the Secretary for record.
Messages from the Governor
The following message from the Governor
was received on April 27, 2020, and read:
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
No.
2020-60
Temporary
safety measures for food-selling establishments and pharmacies
and
temporary relief from requirements applicable to the renewal
of
licenses for the food-service industry
The
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease that can result in
serious illness or death. It is caused by a new strain of coronavirus not
previously identified in humans and easily spread from person to person. There
is currently no approved vaccine or antiviral treatment for this disease.
On
March 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services identified the
first two presumptive-positive cases of COVID-19 in Michigan. On that same day,
I issued Executive Order 2020-4. This order declared a state of emergency
across the state of Michigan under section 1 of article 5 of the Michigan
Constitution of 1963, the Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390, as amended,
MCL 30.401 et seq., and the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945, 1945
PA 302, as amended, MCL 10.31 et seq.
In the
three weeks that followed, the virus spread across Michigan, bringing deaths in
the hundreds, confirmed cases in the thousands, and deep disruption to this
state’s economy, homes, and educational, civic, social, and religious
institutions. On April 1, 2020, in response to the widespread and severe
health, economic, and social harms posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, I issued
Executive Order 2020-33. This order expanded on Executive Order 2020-4 and
declared both a state of emergency and a state of disaster across the state of
Michigan under section 1 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the
Emergency Management Act, and the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945.
The
Emergency Management Act vests the governor with broad powers and duties to “cop[e]
with dangers to this state or the people of this state presented by a disaster
or emergency,” which the governor may implement through “executive orders,
proclamations, and directives having the force and effect of law.” MCL
30.403(1)-(2). Similarly, the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945
provides that, after declaring a state of emergency, “the governor may
promulgate reasonable orders, rules, and regulations as he or she considers
necessary to protect life and property or to bring the emergency situation
within the affected area under control.” MCL 10.31(1).
The
COVID-19 pandemic has created the risk of COVID-19 exposure in food-selling
establishments and pharmacies. Given the need to protect employees and the
public from exposure to COVID-19, it is necessary and reasonable to impose
standards for food-selling establishments and pharmacies to reduce the risk of
COVID-19 exposure and disease transmission. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic
has placed an immediate and unprecedented strain on Michigan’s food service
industries, local health departments, and the Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). Given the additional workload of
local health departments and MDARD due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and given
these agencies’ statutorily defined role in the renewal of licenses for the
food service industry, it is also necessary and reasonable to provide limited
and temporary relief from certain licensing requirements and regulations.
Acting
under the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law, I order the
following:
1. Any individual who enters a food-selling establishment or pharmacy
who is able to medically tolerate a face covering must wear a covering over his
or her nose and mouth, such as a homemade mask, scarf, bandana, or
handkerchief.
2. Grocery stores and pharmacies must create at least two hours per
week of dedicated shopping time for vulnerable populations, which for purposes
of this order are people over 60, pregnant people, and those with chronic
conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, and lung disease.
3. Food-selling establishments and pharmacies must deploy strategies
to reduce COVID-19 exposure for their customers and employees, including but
not limited to the strategies described in sections 11 and 12 of Executive
Order 2020-59 or any order that follows from it, as well as the following:
(a) Provide access to handwashing facilities, including those available
in public restrooms;
(b) Require checkout employees to wear coverings over their noses and
mouths, such as homemade masks, scarves, bandanas, or handkerchiefs;
(c) Allow employees sufficient break time to wash hands as needed;
(d) Use best efforts to ensure checkout employees to disinfect their
hands between orders to prevent cross-contamination;
(e) Use best efforts to provide employees and customers access to an alcohol-based
hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol, as recommended by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
(f) Use best efforts to provide disinfecting wipes at cash registers and
entrance points for customers to disinfect carts and baskets, as well as at
other appropriate locations;
(g) Ensure that both employees and customers remain at least six feet
apart to the maximum extent possible, including during employee breaks, for
example by reviewing floor plans, creating temporary barriers, designating
aisles as one-way only, and demarcating queueing distances;
(h) Close self-serve prepared food stations such as salad bars;
(i) Eliminate free samples and tasting stations;
(j) Adopt procedures to meet the environmental cleaning guidelines set
by the CDC, including by cleaning and disinfecting frequent touchpoints
throughout the day such as point of sale terminals at registers, shopping
carts, and shopping baskets;
(k) Prohibit employees who are sick from reporting to work and send
employees home if they display symptoms of COVID-19. Employees who test
positive for COVID-19 or who display one or more of the principal symptoms of
COVID-19 should follow the procedures of Executive Order 2020-36 or any order
that follows from it;
(l) Accommodate employees who
fall within a vulnerable population by providing lower-exposure work
assignments or giving them the option to take an unpaid leave of absence with a
return date coinciding with the end of the declared states of emergency and disaster,
or May 21, 2020, whichever is later. Nothing in this executive order abrogates
any right to disability benefits. Employees who take an unpaid leave of absence
as described in this subsection are encouraged to apply for unemployment
benefits;
(m)Close to the public for
sufficient time each night to allow stores to be properly sanitized;
(n) Encourage cash transactions to be processed at self-checkout kiosks
when possible; and
(o) Develop and implement a daily screening program, as described herein,
for all staff upon or just prior to reporting to work sites.
(1) The screening procedures must include the following questions:
(A) Do you have any of the
following symptoms?
(i) Fever of 100.4 degrees or higher (as measured by a touchless
thermometer if available, but a verbal confirmation of lack of fever is
sufficient if a touchless thermometer is not available);
(ii) Cough (excluding chronic cough due to a known medical reason other
than COVID-19);
(iii) Shortness of breath;
(iv) Sore throat; or
(v) Diarrhea (excluding diarrhea due to a known medical reason other
than COVID-19).
(B) Have you travelled internationally or outside of Michigan in the
last 14 days, excluding commuting from a home location outside of Michigan? For
purposes of this order, commuting is defined as traveling between one’s home
and work on a regular basis.
(C) Have you had any close contact in the last 14 days with someone with
a diagnosis of COVID-19?
(2) Any affirmative response to screening questions (1)(A) or (B) above
requires the individual to be excluded:
(A) For at least 72 hours with no fever (three full days of no fever
without use of medicine that reduces fever) and other symptoms have improved
(for example, when cough and shortness of breath have improved) and at least
seven days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
(B) Except for necessary workers engaged in travel related to supply
chain and critical infrastructure, for 14 days following travel unless that
travel was due to commuting from a home location outside of Michigan.
(3) An employee who provides an affirmative response to screening
question (1)(C) may be allowed to continue work at the employer’s discretion
provided they remain asymptomatic and the employer implements the following
additional precautions to protect the employee and the community:
(A) Employers should measure the employee’s temperature and assess
symptoms each day before they start work. Ideally, temperature checks should
happen before the individual enters the facility. A touchless thermometer, or a
dedicated thermometer for the employee if not touchless, should be used.
Sharing of any thermometer other than a touchless thermometer is strictly
prohibited.
(B) As long as the employee does not have a fever or other symptoms,
they should self-monitor under the supervision of their employer’s occupational
health program or other programs in place to protect employee health and
safety.
(C) If the employee begins to experience symptoms during the day, they
should be sent home immediately.
(D) The employee should wear a face mask at all times while in the
workplace for 14 days after last exposure. Employers can issue facemasks or can
approve employees’ supplied cloth face coverings in the event of shortages.
(E) The employee should maintain at least six feet of distance from other
people as work duties permit.
(F) Beyond standard cleaning protocol, clean and disinfect all areas
such as offices, bathrooms, common areas, and shared electronic equipment
routinely known to be impacted by the exposed employee for 14 days after last
exposure.
(4) Nothing in this section limits the operations of first responders,
health care institutions, public health functions, pharmacies, and other
entities that are involved in the mitigation of risk during this pandemic.
4. Vendors moving between food-selling establishments must frequently
clean and disinfect frequent touch points.
5. If an employee at a food-selling establishment tests positive for
COVID-19, the establishment must notify food vendors and other employees of the
positive test result as soon as possible and in no case later than 12 hours
after receiving the test result, without revealing the personal health-related
information of any employee.
6. Strict compliance with sections 3119, 4109, 4113, and 4115 of the
Food Law, 92 PA 2000, as amended, MCL 289.3119, MCL 289.4109, MCL 289.4113, and
MCL 289.4115, is temporarily suspended to the extent necessary to extend the
deadline for local health departments to submit fees under section 3119, and to
extend the license and registration expiration dates under sections 4109 and
4115, until 60 days after the end of the declared states of emergency and
disaster. Furthermore, late fees shall not be assessed under sections 4113 or
4115 during the 2020-2021 license year.
7. Strict compliance with subsection 6137 of the Food Law, MCL
289.6137, is suspended to the extent necessary to make a license holder
eligible for a special transitory temporary food unit for the 2020-2021
licensing year, even if the license holder received only 1 evaluation during
the 2019-2020 licensing year.
8. For the purposes of this order, “food-selling establishments” means
grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants that sell groceries or food
available for takeout, and any other business that sells food.
9. Consistent with MCL 10.33 and MCL 30.405(3), a willful violation of
this order is a misdemeanor.
10. This order is effective immediately and continues through May 22,
2020.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State of Michigan.
Date: April 24, 2020
Time: 11:28 a.m.
Gretchen
Whitmer
[SEAL] Governor
By
the Governor:
Jocelyn
Benson
Secretary
of State
The executive order was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
The following message from the Governor
was received on April 27, 2020, and read:
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
No.
2020-61
Temporary relief from certain
restrictions and requirements
governing the provision of medical
services
Rescission of Executive Order 2020-30
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a
respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death. It is caused
by a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans and easily
spread from person to person. There is currently no approved vaccine or
antiviral treatment for this disease.
On March 10, 2020, the Department of
Health and Human Services identified the first two presumptive-positive cases
of COVID-19 in Michigan. On that same day, I issued Executive Order 2020-4.
This order declared a state of emergency across the state of Michigan under
section 1 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Emergency
Management Act, 1976 PA 390, as amended, MCL 30.401 et seq., and the Emergency
Powers of the Governor Act of 1945, 1945 PA 302, as amended, MCL 10.31 et seq.
In the three weeks that followed, the
virus spread across Michigan, bringing deaths in the hundreds, confirmed cases
in the thousands, and deep disruption to this state’s economy, homes, and
educational, civic, social, and religious institutions. On April 1, 2020, in
response to the widespread and severe health, economic, and social harms posed
by the COVID-19 pandemic, I issued Executive Order 2020-33. This order expanded
on Executive Order 2020-4 and declared both a state of emergency and a state of
disaster across the state of Michigan under section 1 of article 5 of the
Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Emergency Management Act, and the Emergency
Powers of the Governor Act of 1945.
The Emergency Management Act vests the
governor with broad powers and duties to “cop[e] with dangers to this state or
the people of this state presented by a disaster or emergency,” which the
governor may implement through “executive orders, proclamations, and directives
having the force and effect of law.” MCL 30.403(1)-(2). Similarly, the
Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945 provides that, after declaring a
state of emergency, “the governor may promulgate reasonable orders, rules, and
regulations as he or she considers necessary to protect life and property or to
bring the emergency situation within the affected area under control.” MCL
10.31(1).
Responding effectively to the urgent
and steep demands created by the COVID-19 pandemic will require the help of as
many health care professionals as possible, working in whatever capacities are
appropriate to their respective education, training, and experience. To ensure
health care professionals and facilities are fully enabled to provide the
critical assistance and care needed by this state and its residents during this
unprecedented emergency, it is reasonable and necessary to provide limited and
temporary relief from certain restrictions and requirements governing the
provision of medical services.
Executive Order 2020-20 provided this
relief. This order extends its duration and expands its scope, as it remains
reasonable and necessary to provide flexibility to allow health professionals
to practice with fewer restrictions and requirements.
Acting under the Michigan Constitution
of 1963 and Michigan law, I order the following:
1. Any and all provisions in Article 15
of the Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, as amended, MCL 333.16101 et seq.,
relating to scope of practice, supervision, and delegation, are temporarily
suspended, in whole or part, to the extent necessary to allow licensed,
registered, or certified health care professionals to provide, within a
designated health care facility at which the professional is employed or
contracted to work, medical services that are necessary to support the facility’s
response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are appropriate to the professional’s
education, training, and experience, as determined by the facility in
consultation with the facility’s medical leadership.
(a) Medical
services may be provided under this section without supervision from a licensed
physician, without regard to a written practice agreement with a physician, and
without criminal, civil, or administrative penalty related to a lack of
supervision or to the lack of such agreement.
(b) The
suspensions of Article 15 under this section include, but are not limited to,
the following:
(1) Parts
170, 175, and 180, and related provisions, MCL 333.17001 et seq., MCL 333.17501
et seq., and MCL 333.18001 et seq., as they relate to scope of practice,
supervision, and delegation, to the extent necessary to permit physician
assistants to provide medical services appropriate to the professional’s
education, training, and experience, without a written practice agreement with
a physician and without criminal, civil, or administrative penalty related to a
lack of such agreement.
(2) Parts
170, 172, and 175, and related provisions, MCL 333.17001 et seq., MCL 333.17201
et seq., and MCL 333.17501 et seq., as they relate to scope of practice,
supervision, and delegation, to the extent necessary to permit advanced
practice registered nurses, as defined in MCL 333.17201 and including nurse
anesthetists, to provide medical services appropriate to the professional’s
education, training, and experience, without physician supervision and without
criminal, civil, or administrative penalty related to a lack of such
supervision.
(3) Parts
170, 172, and 175, and related provisions, MCL 333.17001 et seq., MCL 17201 et
seq., and MCL 17501 et seq., as they relate to scope of practice, supervision,
and delegation, to the extent necessary to permit registered nurses and
licensed practical nurses to order the collection of throat or nasopharyngeal
swab specimens from individuals suspected of being infected by COVID-19, for
purposes of testing.
(4) Part
172 and related provisions, MCL 333.17201 et seq., as they relate to scope of
practice, supervision, and delegation, to the extent necessary to permit
licensed practical nurses to provide medical services appropriate to the
professional’s education, training, and experience, without registered nurse
supervision and without criminal, civil, or administrative penalty related to a
lack of such supervision.
(5) Part
177 and related provisions, MCL 333.17701 et seq., as they relate to scope of
practice, supervision, and delegation, to the extent necessary to permit
licensed pharmacists to provide care for routine health maintenance, chronic
disease states, or similar conditions, as appropriate to the professional’s
education, training, and experience, without physician supervision and without
criminal, civil, or administrative penalty related to a lack of such
supervision.
(c) Nothing
in this section diminishes the ability of unlicensed health care professionals
to practice in Michigan under section 16171 of the Public Health Code, MCL
333.16171, which provides certain exceptions to licensure and which remains in
full force and effect.
2. Notwithstanding
any law, regulation, or executive order to the contrary, and without the need
for a clinical affiliation agreement, a designated health care facility is
temporarily authorized:
(a) To
allow students who are enrolled in programs to become licensed, registered, or
certified health care professionals to volunteer or work within the facility in
whatever roles that are necessary to support the facility’s response to the
COVID-19 pandemic and are appropriate to the student’s education, training, and
experience, as determined by the facility in consultation with the facility’s
medical leadership.
(b) To
allow medical students, physical therapists, and emergency medical technicians
to volunteer or work within the facility as “respiratory therapist extenders”
under the supervision of physicians, respiratory therapists, or advanced
practice registered nurses. Such extenders may assist respiratory therapists
and other health care professionals in the operation of ventilators or related
devices. Nothing in this section shall be taken to preclude such extenders from
providing any other services that are necessary to support the facility’s
response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are appropriate to their education,
training, and experience, as determined by the facility in consultation with
the facility’s medical leadership.
3. Any
and all provisions in Article 15 of the Public Health Code, MCL 333.16101 et
seq., are temporarily suspended, in whole or part, to the extent necessary to
allow health care professionals licensed and in good standing in any state or
territory in the United States to practice in Michigan without criminal, civil,
or administrative penalty related to lack of licensure. A license that has been
suspended or revoked is not considered a license in good standing, and a
licensee with pending disciplinary action is not considered to have a license
in good standing. Any license that is subject to a limitation in another state
is subject to the same limitation in this state.
4. Notwithstanding
any law, regulation, or executive order to the contrary, any drug manufacturer
or wholesale distributor of prescription drugs licensed in another state whose
license is in good standing is temporarily authorized to distribute and ship
controlled substances into Michigan to a hospital or to a licensed manufacturer
or wholesale distributor under section 17748 of the Public Health Code, MCL
333.17748. A license that has been suspended or revoked is not considered a
license in good standing, and a licensee with pending disciplinary action is
not considered to have a license in good standing. Any license that is subject
to a limitation in another state is subject to the same limitation in this
state.
5. Notwithstanding
any law or regulation to the contrary, a designated health care facility is
temporarily authorized to use qualified volunteers or qualified personnel
affiliated with other designated health care facilities, and to adjust the
scope of practice of these volunteers or personnel under section 1 or 2 of this
order as if the volunteers or personnel were affiliated with the facility. This
section is subject to any terms and conditions that may be established by the
director of the Department of Health and Human Services.
6. Any
unlicensed volunteers or students at a designated health care facility who
perform activities in support of this state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
constitute personnel of a disaster relief force under section 11 of the
Emergency Management Act, MCL 30.411, and, with respect to such activities, are
entitled to the same rights and immunities as provided by law for the employees
of this state, as provided under MCL 30.411(1)(c).
7. The
licensing requirements of parts 170, 172, 175, and 187 of the Public Health
Code, MCL 333.17001 et seq., MCL 333.17201 et seq., MCL 333.17501 et seq., and
MCL 333.18701 et seq., are temporarily suspended to the extent necessary to
allow the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to issue an
appropriate license that lasts for the duration of the declared states of
emergency and disaster to any physician, physician assistant, registered
professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, or respiratory therapist who (a)
is licensed in good standing in another country, (b) has at least five years’
practice experience, and (c) has practiced for at least one year in the last
five years. LARA shall adopt a form for license applications under this
section, containing such information and certifications as the director of LARA
may require. The director of LARA may issue a license upon a finding that the
applicant, by education, training, or experience, substantially meets the
requirements for licensure of the Public Health Code.
8. Consistent
with MCL 30.411(4), any licensed health care professional or designated health
care facility that provides medical services in support of this state’s
response to the COVID-19 pandemic is not liable for an injury sustained by a
person by reason of those services, regardless of how or under what circumstances
or by what cause those injuries are sustained, unless it is established that
such injury or death was caused by the gross negligence, as defined in MCL
30.411(9), of such health care professional or designated health care facility.
9. Any
law or regulation is temporarily suspended to the extent that it requires for
any health care professional, as a condition of licensure, certification,
registration, or the renewal of a license, certification, or registration:
(a) An
exam, to the extent that the exam’s administration has been canceled while the
emergency declaration is in effect.
(b) Fingerprinting,
to the extent that, in the judgment of the director of LARA, locations to have
fingerprints taken are substantially unavailable on account of closures arising
from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(c) Continuing
education while the emergency declaration is in effect.
10. Professional
certifications of individuals in basic life support, advanced cardiac life
support, and first aid shall continue to remain in effect while the emergency
declaration is in effect, even if they are otherwise due to expire during the
emergency.
11. Any
deadlines for telecommunicators and trainee telecommunicators who are employed
by primary public safety answering points to complete training modules or
continuing education under Rules 484.803, 484.804, and 484.805 of the Michigan
Administrative Code are suspended until 60 days after the termination of the
declared states of emergency and disaster.
12. Strict
compliance with rules and procedures under section 34b of the Adult Foster Care
Facility Licensing Act, 1979 PA 218, as amended, MCL 400.734b, section 20173a
of the Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, as amended, MCL 333.20173a, and section
134a of the Mental Health Code, 1974 PA 258, as amended, MCL 330.1134a, is
temporarily suspended to the extent necessary to permit a care facility to
offer employment, a contract, or clinical privileges to any individual,
provided the facility conducts a search of public records on that individual
through the internet criminal history access tool (ICHAT) maintained by the
Michigan State Police, and the results of that search do not uncover any
information that would make the individual ineligible to have regular direct
access to or provide direct services to patients or residents. Any requirement
to obtain a criminal record check from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or a
criminal history check from the Michigan State Police is suspended until 10
business days after the end of the declared states of emergency and disaster.
Any law or regulation is temporarily suspended to the extent that it requires
employee fingerprinting as a condition of licensure and certification for
hospitals and county medical care facilities.
For purposes of this section, “care
facility” means:
(a) An
adult foster care camp, adult foster care congregate facility, or adult foster
care facility, as those terms are defined in sections 3(2)-(4) of the Adult
Foster Care Facility Licensing Act, MCL 400.703(2)-(4).
(b) A
covered facility, as that term is defined in section 20173a(15)(c) of the
Public Health Code, MCL 333.20173a(15)(c).
(c) A
psychiatric hospital, as that term is defined in section 110b of the Mental
Health Code, MCL 330.1100b(7).
13. For
purposes of this order, “designated health care facility” means the following
facilities, including those which may operate under shared or joint ownership:
(a) The
entities listed in section 20106(1) of the Public Health Code, MCL
333.20106(1).
(b) State-owned
surgical centers.
(c) State-operated
outpatient facilities.
(d) State-operated
veterans facilities.
(e) Entities
used as surge capacity by any of the entities listed in subsections (a)-(d) of
this section.
14. This
order is effective immediately and continues until the end of the declared
states of emergency and disaster.
15. Executive
Order 2020-30 is rescinded.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State of Michigan.
Date: April 26, 2020
Time: 11:38 a.m.
Gretchen
Whitmer
[SEAL] Governor
By
the Governor:
Jocelyn
Benson
Secretary
of State
The executive order was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
The following message from the Governor
was received on April 27, 2020, and read:
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
No.
2020-62
Temporary COVID-19 protocols for entry
into Michigan Department of
Corrections facilities and transfers to
and from Department custody;
temporary recommended COVID-19
protocols and enhanced early-release
authorization for county jails, local lockups,
and juvenile detention centers
Rescission of Executive Order 2020-29
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a
respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death. It is caused
by a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans and easily
spread from person to person. There is currently no approved vaccine or
antiviral treatment for this disease.
On March 10, 2020, the Department of
Health and Human Services identified the first two presumptive-positive cases
of COVID-19 in Michigan. On that same day, I issued Executive Order 2020-4.
This order declared a state of emergency across the state of Michigan under
section 1 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Emergency
Management Act, 1976 PA 390, as amended, MCL 30.401 et seq., and the Emergency
Powers of the Governor Act of 1945, 1945 PA 302, as amended, MCL 10.31 et seq.
In the three weeks that followed, the
virus spread across Michigan, bringing deaths in the hundreds, confirmed cases
in the thousands, and deep disruption to this state’s economy, homes, and
educational, civic, social, and religious institutions. On April 1, 2020, in
response to the widespread and severe health, economic, and social harms posed
by the COVID-19 pandemic, I issued Executive Order 2020-33. This order expanded
on Executive Order 2020-4 and declared both a state of emergency and a state of
disaster across the state of Michigan under section 1 of article 5 of the
Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Emergency Management Act, and the Emergency
Powers of the Governor Act of 1945.
The Emergency Management Act vests the
governor with broad powers and duties to “cop[e] with dangers to this state or
the people of this state presented by a disaster or emergency,” which the
governor may implement through “executive orders, proclamations, and directives
having the force and effect of law.” MCL 30.403(1)-(2). Similarly, the
Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945 provides that, after declaring a
state of emergency, “the governor may promulgate reasonable orders, rules, and
regulations as he or she considers necessary to protect life and property or to
bring the emergency situation within the affected area under control.” MCL
10.31(1).
To mitigate the spread of COVID-19,
protect the public health, and provide essential protections to vulnerable
Michiganders who work at or are incarcerated in prisons, county jails, local
lockups, and juvenile detention centers across the state, it is reasonable and
necessary to implement limited and temporary COVID‑19-related protocols
and procedures regarding entry into facilities operated by the Michigan
Department of Corrections and transfers to and from the Department’s custody;
to recommend limited and temporary COVID-19-related protocols and measures for
county jails, local lockups, and juvenile detention centers; and to temporarily
suspend certain rules and procedures to facilitate the implementation of those
recommendations.
Executive Order 2020-29 took these
steps. This order extends their duration, as they remain reasonable and
necessary to suppress the spread of COVID-19 and protect the public health and
safety of this state and its residents. With this order, Executive Order
2020-29 is rescinded.
Acting under the Michigan Constitution
of 1963 and Michigan law, I order the following:
1. The
Michigan Department of Corrections (the “Department”) must continue to
implement risk reduction protocols to address COVID-19 (“risk reduction
protocols”), which the Department has already developed and implemented at the
facilities it operates and which include the following:
(a) Screening
all persons arriving at or departing from a facility, including staff,
incarcerated persons, vendors, and any other person entering the facility, in a
manner consistent with guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (“CDC”). Such screening includes a temperature reading and obtaining
information about travel and any contact with persons under investigation for
COVID-19 infection.
(b) Restricting
all visits, except for attorney-related visits, and conducting those visits
without physical contact to the extent feasible.
(c) Limiting
off-site appointments for incarcerated persons to only appointments for urgent
or emergency medical treatment.
(d) Developing
and implementing protocols for incarcerated persons who display symptoms of
COVID‑19, including methods for evaluation and processes for testing,
notification of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”), and
isolation during testing, while awaiting test results, and in the event of
positive test results. These protocols should be developed in consultation with
local public health departments.
(e) Notifying
DHHS of any suspected case that meets the criteria for COVID-19 through
communication with the applicable local public health department.
(f) Providing,
to the fullest extent possible, appropriate personal protective equipment to
all staff as recommended by the CDC.
(g) Conducting
stringent cleaning of all areas and surfaces, including frequently touched
surfaces (such as doorknobs, handles, light switches, keyboards, etc.), on a
regular and ongoing basis.
(h) Ensuring
access to personal hygiene products for incarcerated persons and correctional
staff, including soap and water sufficient for regular handwashing.
(i) Ensuring
that protective laundering protocols are in place.
(j) Posting
signage and continually educating on the importance of social distancing,
handwashing, and personal hygiene.
(k) Practicing
social distancing in all programs and classrooms—meaning a distance of at least
six feet between people in any meeting, classroom, or other group.
(l) Minimizing crowding, including interactions of
groups of 10 or more people, which may include scheduling more times for meal
and recreation to reduce person-to-person contact.
2. To
mitigate the risk of COVID-19 spreading in county jails, strict compliance with
the capacity and procedural requirements regarding county jail overcrowding
states of emergency in the County Jail Overcrowding Act (“CJOA”),
1982 PA 325, MCL 801.51 et seq., is temporarily suspended. While this order is
in effect, all actions that would be authorized under the CJOA in the event of
a declaration of a county jail overcrowding state of emergency are authorized
and shall remain authorized without regard to any reduction in jail population
or any other such limitations on the duration of authorization imposed by the
CJOA.
3. Anyone
authorized to act under section 2 of this order is strongly encouraged to
consider early release for all of the following, so long as they do not pose a
public safety risk:
(a) Older
people, people who have chronic conditions or are otherwise medically frail,
people who are pregnant, and people nearing their release date.
(b) Anyone
who is incarcerated for a traffic violation.
(c) Anyone
who is incarcerated for failure to appear or failure to pay.
(d) Anyone
with behavioral health problems who can safely be diverted for treatment.
4. Effective
immediately, all transfers into the Department’s custody are temporarily
suspended. Beginning seven (7) days from the effective date of this order, and
no more than once every seven (7) days, a county jail or local lockup may
request that the director of the Department determine that the jail or lockup
has satisfactorily implemented risk reduction protocols as described in section
1 of this order. Upon inspection, if the director of the Department determines
that a county jail or local lockup has satisfactorily implemented risk
reduction protocols, transfers from that jail or lockup will resume in
accordance with the Department’s risk reduction protocols. The director of the
Department may reject transfers that do not pass the screening protocol for
entry into a facility operated by the Department.
5. Parole
violators in the Department’s custody must not be transported to or lodged in a
county jail or local lockup unless the director of the Department has determined
that such county jail or local lockup has satisfactorily implemented risk
reduction protocols as described in section 1 of this order.
6. The
State Budget Office must immediately seek a legislative transfer so that
counties may be reimbursed for lodging incarcerated persons that would have
been transferred into the Department’s custody if not for the suspension of
transfers described in section 4 of this order.
7. Juvenile
detention centers are strongly encouraged to reduce the risk that those at
their facilities will be exposed to COVID-19 by implementing as feasible the
following measures:
(a) Removing
from the general population any juveniles who have COVID-19 symptoms.
(b) Eliminating
any form of juvenile detention or residential facility placement for juveniles
unless a determination is made that a juvenile is a substantial and immediate
safety risk to others.
(c) Providing
written and verbal communications to all juveniles at such facilities regarding
COVID-19, access to medical care, and community-based support.
(d) To
the extent feasible, facilitating access to family, education, and legal
counsel through electronic means (such as telephone calls or video
conferencing) at no cost, rather than through in-person meetings.
8. Unless
otherwise directed by court order, for juveniles on court-ordered probation,
the use of out-of-home confinement for technical violations of probation and
any requirements for in-person meetings with probation officers are temporarily
suspended.
9. This
order is effective immediately and continues through May 24, 2020 at 11:59 pm.
10. Executive
Order 2020-29 is rescinded.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State of Michigan.
Date: April 26, 2020
Time: 8:20 p.m.
Gretchen
Whitmer
[SEAL] Governor
By
the Governor:
Jocelyn
Benson
Secretary
of State
The executive order was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
The following message from the Governor
was received on April 27, 2020, and read:
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
No.
2020-63
Temporarily suspending the expiration
of personal protection orders
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a
respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death. It is caused
by a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans and easily
spread from person to person. There is currently no approved vaccine or
antiviral treatment for this disease.
On March 10, 2020, the Department of
Health and Human Services identified the first two presumptive-positive cases
of COVID-19 in Michigan. On that same day, I issued Executive Order 2020-4.
This order declared a state of emergency across the state of Michigan under
section 1 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Emergency
Management Act, 1976 PA 390, as amended, MCL 30.401 et seq., and the Emergency
Powers of the Governor Act of 1945, 1945 PA 302, as amended, MCL 10.31 et seq.
In the three weeks that followed, the
virus spread across Michigan, bringing deaths in the hundreds, confirmed cases
in the thousands, and deep disruption to this state’s economy, homes, and
educational, civic, social, and religious institutions. On April 1, 2020, in
response to the widespread and severe health, economic, and social harms posed
by the COVID-19 pandemic, I issued Executive Order 2020-33. This order expanded
on Executive Order 2020-4 and declared both a state of emergency and a state of
disaster across the state of Michigan under section 1 of article 5 of the
Michigan Constitution of 1963, the Emergency Management Act, and the Emergency
Powers of the Governor Act of 1945.
The Emergency Management Act vests the
governor with broad powers and duties to “cop[e] with dangers to this state or
the people of this state presented by a disaster or emergency,” which the
governor may implement through “executive orders, proclamations, and directives
having the force and effect of law.” MCL 30.403(1)-(2). Similarly, the
Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945 provides that, after declaring a
state of emergency, “the governor may promulgate reasonable orders, rules, and
regulations as he or she considers necessary to protect life and property or to
bring the emergency situation within the affected area under control.” MCL
10.31(1).
In addition to the orders I have issued
to help mitigate the effects of COVID-19, the Michigan Supreme Court has issued
similar orders. On March 18, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court issued
Administrative Order 2020-2, directing trial courts to limit access to
courtrooms and other spaces to no more than 10 persons, including staff, and to
practice social distancing and limit court activity to essential functions. On
April 10, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court issued Administrative Order 2020-7,
which extended its authorization to trial courts to continue operations for
essential functions but also maintain social distancing practices and
restrictions on allowing more than 10 persons to gather. As a result of these
orders, many interactions that would occur by face-to-face encounter have
become exceedingly difficult, and in some cases nearly impossible, including
proceedings designed to protect vulnerable individuals.
One of the safest places to be during
the COVID-19 pandemic is at home, away from person-to-person contact with those
that may be a vector for the disease. For some, however, home can also be a
place of danger. COVID-19 and measures necessary to limit the spread of the
disease have created difficulties in accessing legal resources, institutional
support, and financial resources.
Today, concurrent with this executive
order, the Michigan Supreme Court is issuing Administrative Order 2020-11,
which extends personal protection orders that would otherwise expire before
June 1, 2020 until July 21, 2020.
Consistent with the Michigan Supreme
Court’s actions during this period of heightened vulnerability, I find it
necessary and reasonable to temporarily suspend the expiration of personal
protection orders.
Acting under the Michigan Constitution
of 1963 and Michigan law, I order the following:
1. Consistent
with Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 2020-11, all personal
protection orders that would otherwise expire during the period from the date
of the entry of this order through June 1, 2020 are extended, and now expire on
July 21, 2020.
2. The
court or law enforcement agency that entered the personal protection order in
the law enforcement information network (LEIN) shall record the extension in
LEIN, and, to the extent required by law, provide notice to the respondent of
the extension.
3. At
the time the court or law enforcement agency records the extension in LEIN, the
court or law enforcement agency shall also inspect the LEIN entry to determine
whether LEIN indicates that the personal protection order has been served on
the respondent. If LEIN indicates that the personal protection order has been
served, then the court or law enforcement agency shall modify the LEIN entry so
that it indicates that the personal protection order has not yet been served on
the respondent.
4. This
order does not prohibit any objection to the extension of a personal protection
order under the procedure described in Administrative Order No. 2020-11, bar
any motion to modify or terminate a personal protection order, or prohibit a
petitioner from consenting to termination of a personal protection order.
5. The
modification or termination of a personal protection order under Administrative
Order No. 2020‑11 shall be recorded in LEIN as required by law.
6. This
order takes effect immediately upon issuance.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State of Michigan.
Date: April 27, 2020
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Gretchen
Whitmer
[SEAL] Governor
By
the Governor:
Jocelyn
Benson
Secretary
of State
The executive order was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
The following message from the Governor
was received on April 28, 2020, and read:
April 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to
ravage our state. To date, Michigan has 38,210 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and
3,407 confirmed deaths caused by the disease. Many thousands more are infected
but have not been tested. This disease, caused by a novel coronavirus not
previously identified in humans, can easily spread from person to person and
can result in serious illness or death. There is currently no approved vaccine
or antiviral treatment.
To fight this unprecedented threat, I
issued Executive Order 2020-4 on March 10, 2020, which declared a state of
emergency across our state. On April 1, 2020, I issued Executive Order 2020-33,
which rescinded the previous declaration and declared a new state of emergency
and a state of disaster, reflecting the broader crisis we face. Since I first
declared an emergency, my administration has taken aggressive measures to fight
the spread of the virus and mitigate its impacts, including temporarily closing
schools, restricting the operation of places of public accommodation, allowing
medical professionals to practice to the full extent of their training
regardless of licensure, limiting gatherings and travel, requiring workers who
are not necessary to sustain or protect life to stay home, and building the
public health infrastructure necessary to contain the infection.
There remains much more to be done to
stave off the sweeping and severe health, economic, and social harms this disease
poses to all Michiganders. To meet these demands, my administration must
continue to use the full range of tools available to protect the health,
safety, and welfare of our state and its residents. I welcome your and your
colleagues’ sustained partnership in fighting this pandemic. While I have
multiple independent powers to address the challenges we now face, the powers
invoked by Executive Order 2020‑33 under the Emergency Management Act,
1976 PA 390, as amended, MCL 30.403 et seq., provide important protections to
the people of Michigan, and I hope you agree they should remain a part our
state’s ongoing efforts to combat this pandemic throughout the full course of
that fight.
For that reason, and in shared
recognition of what this fight will require from us, I request a concurrent
resolution under MCL 30.403(3) and (4) extending the state of emergency and the
state of disaster declared in EO 2020-33 under the Emergency Management Act by
28 days from the date that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 24 expires. As to
the individual emergency orders I have issued, including Executive Order 2020-59,
these measures expire at the time stated in each order, unless otherwise
continued.
Sincerely,
Gretchen
Whitmer
Governor
The message was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
Recess
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 10:04 a.m.
The
Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist.
By
unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
Resolutions
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following
resolutions:
Senate Resolution No. 111
Senate Resolution No. 112
The
motion prevailed.
Senator
Theis offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 111
A
resolution to urge the Governor to allow elective procedures in hospitals and
to allow healthcare providers the freedom to determine their capacity to handle
elective procedures.
Whereas,
As part of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Whitmer issued
Executive Order 2020-17 on March 20, 2020, placing temporary restrictions
on non-essential medical and dental procedures in Michigan hospitals and other
health facilities to protect public health and ensure the availability of
healthcare resources to address COVID-19. Non-essential procedures are those
not necessary “to address a medical emergency or to preserve the health and
safety of a patient,” such as elective surgeries; and
Whereas,
The Governor issued Executive Order 2020-59 on April 24, 2020, to extend the
stay-at-home order through May 15, 2020, while also easing some restrictions on
businesses, such as allowing garden stores, nurseries, and lawn care, pest
control, and landscaping operations to resume operation. The order did not ease
the temporary restrictions on elective procedures in hospitals or other health
facilities; and
Whereas,
While postponing some elective procedures, such as joint replacements and
bariatric surgery, may not pose an immediate health risk to patients, many
procedures are still needed to preserve patients’ quality of life and long-term
well-being. Health and hospital organizations, such as the American Hospital
Association, have issued standards to guide the safe resumption of elective
surgeries and other procedures; and
Whereas,
More than a dozen states have determined it is safe and appropriate to ease
their restrictions on elective medical treatments as the stress on their healthcare
systems from COVID-19 abates; and
Whereas,
As cases of COVID-19 continue to fall in Michigan, resuming elective medical
procedures, while continuing to ensure the health and safety of patients, is a
key step in reopening the economy and improving the financial stability of
hospitals, their workers, and the economy as a whole; now, therefore, be it
Resolved
by the Senate, That we urge the Governor to allow elective procedures in
hospitals and to allow healthcare providers the freedom to determine their
capacity to handle elective procedures; and be it further
Resolved,
That copies of this resolution be transmitted to Governor.
Senator
MacGregor moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the
members serving voting therefor.
The
motion prevailed.
Senator Theis’
statement is as follows:
One of the positives to come from
our battle against the coronavirus is our country’s renewed and intense
appreciation for the medical professionals who risk their own health to protect
ours. But, in an especially cruel twist, thousands of these heroes find
themselves without a job even in the midst of this health crisis. Michigan’s
hospitals, surgery centers, and other health care facilities have laid off
thousands of employees, in large part because they still cannot perform
elective procedures. At the same time, thousands of Michiganders have now gone
more than a month without needed surgeries. The word elective might imply
unnecessary, but in reality there are thousands living with serious knee or hip
pain, with cataracts or dental problems, and I even have a friend who can’t get
her melanoma treated.
Our Governor insists that the
advice of medical experts has guided her actions, yet her stay-at-home orders
show a lack of faith in Michigan’s medical professionals to perform their own
duties safely. And that lack of faith has resulted in thousands of doctors,
nurses, and technicians being out of work at a time as people everywhere are
rightfully applauding health care workers for their selfless work.
This resolution calls on Governor
Whitmer to end her moratorium on elective procedures in Michigan, allowing
qualified medical professionals to determine when it is safe for them to resume
their important work. I ask for your support.
Senator Victory’s statement is as
follows:
I stand here with you with a
difficult story about an Ottawa County resident who called me last week for
help. And this is probably similar to many calls that each of you probably took
late at night. I remember this call came in at 10:15 p.m.
This individual had just
undergone a procedure to remove and restructure their bladder due to cancer.
The latest in a long line of procedures was performed in mid-April. The biopsy
showed that high-grade cancer cells still existed and would require
chemotherapy. This individual’s doctor said they would have someone reach out
to schedule the treatments.
On Thursday, April 23 the
treatment center called this individual to inform them that due to the Governor’s
executive order, they were not able to schedule any new chemo treatments and
they would not know when they would be able to resume normal operations again.
This individual called the treatment center again after the Governor updated
her executive orders. They were once again informed that the center was not
allowed to schedule any new treatments.
Now I’m confident that the
Governor did not intend to stop people from receiving cancer treatments. And I’m
sure there are other people in Michigan who are still able to schedule and
receive their chemotherapy. But that is exactly the point. These orders are so
broad—so aggressive—that they are causing confusion across Michigan for even
the most essential of services.
So I urge you. I plead,
regardless of your feelings on this entire situation, let us apply some
commonsense rationale to these executive orders so that an Ottawa County
resident and others like them can receive chemo treatment.
Senator
Outman offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 112
A
resolution to urge the Governor to use the most current federal guidelines on
identifying essential critical infrastructure workers.
Whereas,
As part of the federal government’s response to the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) outbreak, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) adopted on March 19, 2020, guidelines identifying essential critical
infrastructure workers. CISA later updated the guidelines on March 28, 2020,
and April 17, 2020, based on new information about the nature of the outbreak
and stakeholder feedback. As the crisis continues to evolve, the agency is
likely to make further changes to the guidelines that reflect new information;
and
Whereas,
Governor Whitmer adopted CISA’s list of essential
critical infrastructure workers from the March 19 guidelines into executive
orders issued in response to the outbreak, but she has not adopted the March 28
or April 17 updated lists in subsequent executive orders issued; and
Whereas,
By not adopting the most current federal guidelines, Michigan is utilizing a
different, more restrictive definition of essential critical infrastructure
workers than other states. Using a different definition than the rest of the
country creates confusion for workers and businesses and needlessly limits important
economic activities; and
Whereas,
The novel coronavirus outbreak is an ever-changing crisis that requires
responsiveness to new information. Ensuring that future executive orders adopt
the most recent CISA list of essential critical infrastructure workers and
automatically adopt subsequent updates to those guidelines is the best way to
guarantee all essential workers can do their jobs to meet the needs of the
people of Michigan; now, therefore, be it
Resolved
by the Senate, That we urge the Governor to adopt and use the most current
federal guidelines on identifying essential critical infrastructure workers and
incorporate any updates to those guidelines moving forward; and be it further
Resolved,
That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Governor.
Senator
MacGregor moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the
members serving voting therefor.
The
motion prevailed.
Senator Outman’s
statement is as follows:
News surrounding the coronavirus
is rapidly changing and we need to ensure Michigan is responding appropriately.
In mid-March, the federal government outlined standards for essential
workers—standards that Governor Whitmer subsequently adopted for the state of
Michigan. In the following weeks, data and research have had time to catch up,
and during those weeks businesses across the nation stepped up and showed us
that they could continue providing essential goods while ensuring the safety of
both employees and customers.
In response to the ever-changing
information, the federal government issued amended guidelines on two separate
occasions. The first set of changes came on March 28, and the most recent on
April 17. Other states across the nation have adopted these amended guidelines
in an effort to mitigate the economic turmoil left in the wake of the
coronavirus. In fact, each of our neighboring states have accepted these
amended federal guidelines, while Michigan falls behind.
Senate Resolution No. 112 calls
on the Governor to join our neighboring states in adopting the federal
guidelines for which employees are deemed essential. Medical workers, law
enforcement, food production and agriculture, energy and infrastructure, and
countless other industries have seen changes in the updated federal guidelines.
Things like home and commercial construction are allowed in our neighboring
states when utilizing proper safety measures, but remain shuttered in Michigan.
By not allowing construction, the Governor is keeping citizens from seeing the
biggest investment of their lives completed—their homes. Michigan homes sit
half-built because home builders are not allowed to finish these jobs. Every
day that goes by is a huge expense for the hard-working families who cannot
move into their homes because workers are not allowed to complete work on the
project.
Using outdated protocols leaves
Michigan behind other states and unduly burdens Michigan families who could
otherwise be safely returning to work. We can find a balancing act and do this
without putting people at risk. We can care about the safety and welfare of
others, but also recognize the difficulty many Michiganders are facing with
their livelihoods at stake. Businesses have shown that they can maintain their
day-to-day operations with enhanced safety protocols, and people have adapted
their daily routines to protect themselves and their neighbors.
Mr. President, I thank you for
your time and ask that my colleagues please consider this resolution.
By
unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
Introduction and Referral of Bills
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The
general property tax act,” by amending section 78g (MCL 211.78g), as amended by
2020 PA 33.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Lauwers introduced
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan
vehicle code,” by amending the title and sections 35a, 36, 53, 69, 79, 612, and
679a (MCL 257.35a, 257.36, 257.53, 257.69, 257.79, 257.612, and 257.679a), the
title as amended by 2016 PA 32, sections 35a and 36 as amended by 2013 PA 231,
section 79 as amended by 1992 PA 134, and section 612 as amended by 2014 PA
386, and by adding section 40d and chapter VIA.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Senator Santana introduced
A bill to amend 1974 PA 150, entitled “Youth
rehabilitation services act,” by amending section 7 (MCL 803.307), as amended
by 1998 PA 517.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Santana introduced
A bill to amend 1996 PA 263, entitled “Juvenile
boot camp act,” by amending section 5 (MCL 400.1305), as amended by 1998 PA
527.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Runestad introduced
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “Revised
judicature act of 1961,” (MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 1473.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Runestad introduced
A bill to amend 1976 PA 390, entitled “Emergency
management act,” by amending sections 2, 7a, and 8 (MCL 30.402, 30.407a, and
30.408), section 2 as amended by 1990 PA 50 and sections 7a and 8 as amended by
2002 PA 132.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Senator LaSata introduced
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan
liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 536 (MCL 436.1536), as
amended by 2019 PA 131.
The bill was read a first and second time by
title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Announcements of Printing and
Enrollment
The
Secretary announced that the following bills and joint resolutions were printed
and filed on Friday, April 24, and are available on the Michigan Legislature
website:
Senate
Bill Nos. 861 862 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890
Senate
Joint Resolutions N O
House
Bill Nos. 5714 5715 5716 5717 5718 5719 5720 5721 5722 5723 5724 5725 5726 5727 5728 5729 5730 5731 5732 5733 5734 5735 5736 5737 5738 5739 5740
Scheduled
Meetings
Joint
Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic -
Wednesday, April 29, 9:30 a.m., Room 352, House Appropriations Room, Capitol
Building (517) 373-5795
Senator
MacGregor moved that the Senate adjourn.
The
motion prevailed, the time being 10:41 a.m.
The President,
Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, declared the Senate adjourned until Wednesday,
April 29, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.
MARGARET O’BRIEN
Secretary of the Senate