No. 17

STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

House Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

1:30 p.m.

The House was called to order by the Clerk.

The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was not present.

Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment

The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Thursday, February 13:

House Bill Nos. 4084 4085 4086 4087

The Clerk announced that the following Senate bills had been received on Friday, February 14:

Senate Bill Nos. 8 60

Reports of Standing Committees

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4062, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled “An act to regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists, lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require registration of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to require the filing of reports; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department of state; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 6a (MCL 4.416a), as added by 1994 PA 383.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4063, entitled

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

The Committee on Government Operations, by Rep. BeGole, Chair, reported

House Bill No. 4064, entitled

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill then pass.

The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

Favorable Roll Call

To Report Out:

Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall

Nays: None

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

The following report, submitted by Rep. BeGole, Chair, of the Committee on Government Operations, was received and read:

Meeting held on: Thursday, February 13, 2025

Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall

Messages from the Senate

Senate Bill 8, entitled

A bill to amend 2018 PA 337, entitled “Improved workforce opportunity wage act,” by amending sections 2, 4, 4d, 9, and 10 (MCL 408.932, 408.934, 408.934d, 408.939, and 408.940).

The Senate has passed the bill.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses.

Senate Bill 60, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 16189 (MCL 333.16189), as amended by 2022 PA 38.

The Senate has passed the bill.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2.

A concurrent resolution providing for a joint convention of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Senate and House of Representatives meet in joint convention in the Hall of the House of Representatives, on February 26, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., to receive the message of Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution.

The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3.

A concurrent resolution prescribing the Joint Convention Rules for the Legislature.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the following be and are hereby adopted as the Joint Convention Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives:

JOINT CONVENTION RULES OF THE

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Held in Hall of House.

Rule 1. Joint conventions shall be held in the Hall of the House of Representatives, or such other location as may be agreed to by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate. The President of the Senate or, in the absence of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House shall preside. Before the two houses shall meet in joint convention, a concurrent resolution shall be introduced in one house setting forth the date and hour at which the joint convention shall meet, which, if adopted, shall be transmitted to the other house for concurrence.

Secretaries-Journals.

Rule 2. The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be the secretaries of the joint convention. The proceedings of the joint convention shall be published with the Journals of the House, and the final result, as announced by the President on the return of the Senate to its chamber, shall be entered on the Journals of the Senate.

Rules of House to Govern.

Rule 3. The rules of the House of Representatives, so far as the same may be applicable, shall govern the proceedings in joint convention.

President pro tempore of Convention.

Rule 4. Whenever the Speaker of the House presides, he or she shall be entitled to vote on all occasions, and in case of a tie, the question shall be declared lost.

Power to Compel Attendance.

Rule 5. Joint conventions shall have the power to compel the attendance of absent members in the mode and under the penalties prescribed in the rules of the house to which such members respectively belong, and for that purpose the Sergeant at Arms of each house shall attend.

May Adjourn from Time to Time.

Rule 6. Joint conventions may adjourn from time to time, as may be found necessary, and it shall be the duty of the House of Representatives to prepare to receive the Senate, and of the Senate to proceed to the joint convention, at the time fixed by law or resolution, or to which the joint convention may have adjourned.

The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution.

The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

Notices

I hereby give notice that on the next legislative session day I will move to discharge the Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses from further consideration of Senate Bill No. 8.

Rep. Schuette

I hereby give notice that on the next legislative session day I will move to discharge the Committee on Government Operations from further consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2.

Rep. Posthumus

I hereby give notice that on the next legislative session day I will move to discharge the Committee on Government Operations from further consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3.

Rep. Posthumus

Communications from State Officers

The following communications from the Secretary of State were received and read:

Notices of Filing

Administrative Rules

January 27, 2025

In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of Executive Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules filed Administrative Rule #2024-055-LR (Secretary of State Filing #25-01-01) on this date at 10:27 A.M. for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs entitled, “Advertising”.

These rules become effective immediately after filing with the secretary of state unless adopted under section 33, 44, or 45a(9) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.233, 24.244, or 24.245a. Rules adopted under these sections become effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.

January 27, 2025

In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of Executive Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules filed Administrative Rule #2024-056-LR (Secretary of State Filing #25-01-02) on this date at 10:43 A.M. for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs entitled, “Beer”.

January 27, 2025

In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of Executive Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules filed Administrative Rule #2024-057-LR (Secretary of State Filing #25-01-03) on this date at 10:54 A.M. for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs entitled, “Wine”.

January 27, 2025

In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of Executive Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules filed Administrative Rule #2024-058-LR (Secretary of State Filing #25-01-04) on this date at 11:26 A.M. for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs entitled, “Church or School Hearings”.

January 27, 2025

In accordance with the requirements of Section 46 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being MCL 24.246, and paragraph 16 of Executive Order 1995-6, this is to advise you that the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules filed Administrative Rule #2024-059-LR (Secretary of State Filing #25-01-05) on this date at 11:44 A.M. for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs entitled, “On-Premises Licenses”.

Sincerely,

Jocelyn Benson

Secretary of State

Lashana Threlkeld, Departmental Supervisor

Office of the Great Seal

The communications were referred to the Clerk.

Explanation of “No” Votes

Rep. Tsernoglou, having reserved the right to explain her nay vote pertaining to House Resolution No. 19, made the following statement:

“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:

Regardless of what my colleagues across the aisle have said about House Resolution number 19, it is an attempt to strip away the rights and powers of local units of government and their democratically elected leaders.

The grants and payments that this resolution references are used for things like infrastructure upgrades, parks, upgrades to schools, and many more things that local units of government would not be able to do without the help of the state.

No matter how hard my republican colleagues try to spin this issue, it is not a complex one. This resolution seeks to punish local units of government for enacting policies that they do not politically agree with. No, this does not punish local units of government for breaking some sort of law, this is an attempt to punish specific localities, simply because they may choose to enact policies that are contrary to their political beliefs.

Federal law is extremely clear that ‘cooperation with ICE detainers is discretionary rather than mandatory, so if my colleagues across the aisle would like for local units of government to be legally forced to comply with ICE agents, then I suggest they take this matter up with the United States Congress.

Until that law changes, I will not so much as even entertain the idea of attaching political strings or requirements to the issuance of state grants.

For these reasons, and many others, I voted NO on HR 19.”

Introduction of Bills

Reps. Slagh, Johnsen, Outman, Frisbie, Rigas, Woolford, Meerman and Andrews introduced

House Bill No. 4088, entitled

A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” by amending section 520 (MCL 206.520), as amended by 2015 PA 179.

The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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The Clerk declared the House adjourned until Wednesday, February 19, at 1:30 p.m.

SCOTT E. STARR

Clerk of the House of Representatives