STATE OF MICHIGAN
Journal of the Senate
102nd Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, February 15, 2024.
10:00 a.m.
Pursuant to rule 1.101, in the absence of the Presiding Officers, the Senate was called to order by the Secretary of the Senate.
Pursuant to rule 3.104 the Senate proceeded to the order of
Introduction and Referral of Bills
Senators Anthony, Santana and Geiss introduced
Senate Joint Resolution J, entitled
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 9 of article I, to prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude for the punishment of crime.
The joint resolution was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety.
Senator Moss introduced
A bill to amend 1945 PA 200, entitled An act to define a marketable record title to an interest in land; to require the filing of notices of claim of interest in such land in certain cases within a definite period of time and to require the recording thereof; to make invalid and of no force or effect all claims with respect to the land affected thereby where no such notices of claim of interest are filed within the required period; to provide for certain penalties for filing slanderous notices of claim of interest, and to provide certain exceptions to the applicability and operation thereof, by amending sections 1 and 3 (MCL 565.101 and 565.103), section 1 as amended by 2018 PA 572 and section 3 as amended by 2020 PA 294.
The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Announcements of Printing and Enrollment
Committee Reports
The Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection reported
House Bill No. 4979, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled The general property tax act, by amending section 10g (MCL 211.10g), as added by 2018 PA 660.
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Mary Cavanagh
Chairperson
To Report Out:
Yeas: Senators Cavanagh, Irwin, McCann, Bayer, Camilleri, Huizenga, Theis and Daley
Nays: None
The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Cavanagh (C), Irwin, McCann, Bayer, Camilleri, Huizenga, Theis and Daley
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Health Policy submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
Present: Senators Hertel (C), Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga and Runestad
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Committee on Appropriations submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
Present: Senators Anthony (C), McCann, McDonald Rivet, Cherry, Bayer, Santana, Shink, Irwin, Hertel, Camilleri, Klinefelt, McMorrow, Cavanagh, Bumstead, Albert, Damoose, Huizenga, Outman and Theis
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS submitted the following:
Meeting held on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building
Present: Senators Santana (C), McDonald Rivet, Irwin, Cavanagh, Bayer, Outman, Huizenga, Hauck and Theis
Absent: Senator Cherry
Appropriations
Subcommittees
Agriculture and Natural Resources Wednesday, February 28, 12:00 noon, Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
Corrections and Judiciary Thursday, February 22, 1:30 p.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
General Government Wednesday, February 21, 3:00 p.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
LARA/DIFS Tuesday, February 20, 1:30 p.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
LEO/MEDC Wednesday, February 21, 3:00 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-2768
MDE Thursday, February 22, 9:00 a.m., Room 403, 4th Floor,
Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
Military, Veterans, State Police and House Military and Veterans Affairs and State Police Appropriations, Joint Tuesdays, February 20, 9:00 a.m. (CANCELLED) and February 27, 8:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
PreK-12 Tuesday, February 20, 12:00 noon, Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-2768
Housing and Human Services Tuesday, February 20, 12:00 noon, Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-5323
Natural Resources and Agriculture Tuesday, February 20, 3:00 p.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-1721
The Secretary of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned until Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
DANIEL OBERLIN
Secretary of the Senate