No. 75

STATE OF MICHIGAN

Journal of the Senate

102nd Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, September 13, 2023.

 

10:00 a.m.

 

 

The Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Garlin D. Gilchrist II.

 

The roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present.

 

 

Albert—present                                   Hauck—present                               Moss—present

Anthony—present                                Hertel—present                               Nesbitt—present

Bayer—present                                    Hoitenga—present                           Outman—present

Bellino—present                                  Huizenga—present                           Polehanki—present

Brinks—present                                   Irwin—present                                 Runestad—excused

Bumstead—excused                             Johnson—present                             Santana—present

Camilleri—present                               Klinefelt—present                            Shink—present

Cavanagh—present                              Lauwers—present                            Singh—present

Chang—present                                   Lindsey—present                             Theis—present

Cherry—present                                  McBroom—present                          Victory—present

Daley—present                                    McCann—present                            Webber—present

Damoose—present                               McDonald Rivet—present                Wojno—present

Geiss—present                                    McMorrow—present                       


 

Senator Sue Shink of the 14th District offered the following invocation:

Let us pray for an end to waste and desecration of God’s creation, for access to the fruits of creation to be shared equally among all people, and for communities and nations to find sustenance in the fruits of the earth and the water God has given us. Almighty God, You created the world and gave it into our care so that in obedience to You, we might serve all people. Inspire us to use the riches of creation with wisdom and to ensure their blessings are shared by all, that, trusting in Your bounty, all people may be empowered to seek freedom from poverty, famine, and oppression. Amen.

 

The President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Senator Brinks entered the Senate Chamber.

 

 

Motions and Communications

 

 

Senator Lauwers moved that Senators Lindsey and McBroom be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

 

Senator Lauwers moved that Senators Runestad and Bumstead be excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

 

Senator Singh moved that Senators Santana and Geiss be temporarily excused from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

 

Senators Lindsey, McBroom and Geiss entered the Senate Chamber.

 

By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of

Introduction and Referral of Bills

 

 

Senator Santana entered the Senate Chamber.

 

Senators Cherry, Camilleri, Bayer, Cavanagh, Chang, McMorrow, Geiss, Irwin and Santana introduced

Senate Bill No. 486, entitled

A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled “The mobile home commission act,” by amending the title and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, and 16 (MCL 125.2302, 125.2303, 125.2304, 125.2305, 125.2306, 125.2307, 125.2314, and 125.2316), section 2 as amended by 2022 PA 33, sections 4 and 16 as amended by 2015 PA 40, sections 5 and 6 as amended by 2006 PA 328, and section 7 as amended by 2009 PA 215, and by adding sections 16b and 16c.

The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services.

 

 

Senators Camilleri, Cherry, Bayer, Cavanagh, Chang, McMorrow, Geiss, Irwin and Santana introduced

Senate Bill No. 487, entitled

A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled “The mobile home commission act,” by amending sections 17, 18, 25, 28, 28a, and 29 (MCL 125.2317, 125.2318, 125.2325, 125.2328, 125.2328a, and 125.2329), section 17 as amended by 2015 PA 40, section 25 as amended by 2016 PA 410, section 28 as amended by 1993 PA 241, and section 28a as added by 1988 PA 337, and by adding section 28d.

The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services.

 

 

Senators Chang, Cherry, Camilleri, Bayer, Cavanagh, McMorrow, Geiss, Irwin and Santana introduced

Senate Bill No. 488, entitled

A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled “The mobile home commission act,” (MCL 125.2301 to 125.2350) by adding section 30j.

The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services.

Senators Santana, Cherry, Camilleri, Bayer, Cavanagh, Chang, McMorrow, Geiss and Irwin introduced

Senate Bill No. 489, entitled

A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled “The mobile home commission act,” by amending sections 35, 43, and 48 (MCL 125.2335, 125.2343, and 125.2348), sections 43 and 48 as amended by 2015 PA 40, and by adding section 30m.

The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services.

 

 

Senators Cavanagh, Cherry, Camilleri, Bayer, Chang, McMorrow, Geiss, Irwin and Santana introduced

Senate Bill No. 490, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 454, entitled “Truth in renting act,” (MCL 554.631 to 554.641) by adding section 4a.

The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services.

 

 

Senators Irwin, Cherry, McMorrow, Camilleri, Geiss, Bayer, Chang and Cavanagh introduced

Senate Bill No. 491, entitled

A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 2a (MCL 211.2a), as amended by 1982 PA 539.

The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services.

 

 

Senators Irwin, Cherry, Camilleri, Bayer, Cavanagh, Chang, McMorrow and Geiss introduced

Senate Bill No. 492, entitled

A bill to amend 1959 PA 243, entitled “An act to define, license and regulate trailer coach parks; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state health commissioner and other state and local officers; to provide for the levy and collection of specific taxes on occupied trailers in trailer coach parks and the disposition of the revenues therefrom; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of this act; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 41 (MCL 125.1041), as amended by 2008 PA 5.

The bill was read a first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services.

 

 

Senators Santana, McMorrow, Irwin, Wojno, Polehanki, Geiss, Bayer, Chang and McBroom introduced

Senate Bill No. 493, entitled

A bill to amend 1975 PA 46, entitled “An act to create the office of the legislative corrections ombudsman; to prescribe the powers and duties of the office, the ombudsman, the legislative council, and the department of corrections; and to provide remedies from administrative acts,” by amending the title and sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 (MCL 4.351, 4.352, 4.354, 4.355, 4.356, 4.357, 4.358, 4.359, 4.360, 4.361, 4.362, 4.363, and 4.364), sections 1, 6, 7, and 10 as amended by 1998 PA 318, sections 4, 5, 8, 9, and 13 as amended by 2018 PA 571, section 11 as amended by 1995 PA 197, and section 12 as amended by 1982 PA 170.

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

 

 

House Bill No. 4200, entitled

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 9206 (MCL 333.9206), as amended by 2023 PA 97.

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.

Senator Singh moved that rule 3.203 be suspended and that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the order of General Orders.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

 

By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of

Messages from the House

 

 

House Bill No. 4302, entitled

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending sections 520d, 520e, and 520l (MCL 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520l), sections 520d and 520e as amended by 2012 PA 372 and section 520l as amended by 1988 PA 138.

(This bill was returned from the House on Thursday, September 7 with a House substitute (H-4) to the Senate substitute (S-1) and title amendment, and was laid over under the rules. See Senate Journal No. 73, p. 1854.)

The question being on concurring in the House substitute made to the Senate substitute,

The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

Roll Call No. 451                                           Yeas—36

 

 

Albert                                Daley                                 Klinefelt                            Outman

Anthony                             Damoose                            Lauwers                            Polehanki

Bayer                                 Geiss                                 Lindsey                             Santana

Bellino                               Hauck                                McBroom                          Shink

Brinks                                Hertel                                 McCann                             Singh

Camilleri                            Hoitenga                            McDonald Rivet                 Theis

Cavanagh                           Huizenga                            McMorrow                        Victory

Chang                                Irwin                                  Moss                                 Webber

Cherry                               Johnson                             Nesbitt                               Wojno

 

 

                                                                      Nays—0

 

 

                                                                   Excused—2

 

 

Bumstead                           Runestad                                                                    

 

 

                                                                 Not Voting—0

 

 

In The Chair: President

 

 

The Senate agreed to the title as amended.

 

 

Announcements of Printing and Enrollment

 

 

The Secretary announced that the following House bill was received in the Senate and filed on Tuesday, September 12:

House Bill No.     4200

 

The Secretary announced that the following bills were printed and filed on Tuesday, September 12, and are available on the Michigan Legislature website:

House Bill Nos.     4965   4966   4967   4968  4969  4970

 

The Secretary announced that the following bills were printed and filed on Wednesday, September 13, and are available on the Michigan Legislature website:

Senate Bill Nos.      480    481    482    483    484    485

 

 

Committee Reports

 

 

The Committee on Local Government reported

Senate Bill No. 337, entitled

A bill to amend 1970 PA 132, entitled “An act to provide for the filing of surveys in the office of the register of deeds relative to land divisions; and to prescribe the conditions of the survey,” by amending sections 1, 2, and 3 (MCL 54.211, 54.212, and 54.213), sections 1 and 3 as amended by 2018 PA 193 and section 2 as amended by 1988 PA 24.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

                                                                                       Veronica Klinefelt

                                                                                       Chairperson

To Report Out:

Yeas: Senators Klinefelt, Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Shink, Hoitenga and Daley

Nays: None

The bill and the substitute recommended by the committee were referred to the Committee of the Whole.

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The Committee on Local Government submitted the following:

Meeting held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building

Present: Senators Klinefelt (C), Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Shink, Hoitenga and Daley

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety submitted the following:

Joint meeting held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., House Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building

Present: Senators Chang (C), Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson

Excused: Senator Shink

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The Committee on Housing and Human Services submitted the following:

Meeting held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 12:00 noon, Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building

Present: Senators Irwin (C), Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey, Hoitenga and Damoose

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The Committee on Education submitted the following:

Meeting held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building

Present: Senators Polehanki (C), Geiss, Chang, Camilleri, McDonald Rivet, Damoose and Johnson

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture submitted the following:

Meeting held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building

Present: Senators Shink (C), Cherry, Polehanki, Daley, Victory and Hoitenga

Excused: Senator Singh

 

 

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure submitted the following:

Meeting held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 3:30 p.m., Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building

Present: Senators Geiss (C), Klinefelt, Wojno, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, McCann, Bellino, McBroom and Victory

Excused: Senator Bumstead

COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT

 

The Committee on Veterans and Emergency Services submitted the following:

Meeting held on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building

Present: Senators Klinefelt (C), Hertel, Santana and Outman

 

 

Scheduled Meetings

 

 

Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Thursday, September 14, 12:00 noon, Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-5312

 

Economic and Community Development Thursday, September 14, 12:00 noon, Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-1721

 

Energy and Environment – Thursday, September 14, 1:30 p.m., Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373‑5323

 

Labor Thursday, September 14, 8:30 a.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373-5314

 

Regulatory Affairs – Thursday, September 14, 8:30 a.m., Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373‑1721

 

Senate Fiscal Agency Governing Board Tuesday, September 19, 8:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-2768

 

 

Senator Singh moved that the Senate adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:12 a.m.

 

The President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, declared the Senate adjourned until Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

 

 

DANIEL OBERLIN

Secretary of the Senate