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2020-12-09
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For 2020-12-09, the release reports observations found. It contains 930 attributable activity rows naming 39 members.
- Chamber sittings
- 2
- Committee meetings
- 1
Counts describe collected public records on this date. They do not measure all work, and a proceeding-level quorum outcome does not establish any individual's attendance.
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- Attributable activity records
- 930
- Committee meeting count
- 1
- Committee meetings
- Actual end
- 2020-12-09 15:53:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2020-12-09 15:33:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-163
- Committee name
- Families, Seniors, and Veterans
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. TOM BARRETT, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. JIM RUNESTAD SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON SEN. DALE W. ZORN SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS SENATOR JOHN BIZON, M.D. CHAIR 3400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-2426 FAX: (517) 373-2964 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 9, 2020 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans was scheduled for Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 5975 (S-1) (Rep. Jack O'Malley) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Reported HB 5977 (Rep. Gregory Markkanen) with recommendation and immediate effect. The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Bizon, Sen.(s) Barrett, Runestad, Johnson, Zorn, Bullock and Alexander, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt the meeting minutes from December 1, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair made a motion to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 5975. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Bizon, Sen.(s) Barrett, Runestad, Johnson, Zorn, Bullock, and Alexander. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair invites State Representative O'Malley to summarize HB 5975 (S-1) The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5975 (S-1) and HB 5977: Kirstie Sieloff, Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance – Support Alex Rossman, Michigan League for Public Policy – Oppose Shondra Marshall, Hope Starts Here – Neutral The Chair made a motion to report the (S-1) version of HB 5975 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Bizon, Sen.(s) Barrett, Runestad, Johnson, and Zorn. Nays: Sen.(s) Alexander. Pass: Sen.(s) Bullock. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. Page 1 of 2 The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 5975. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair made a motion to report HB 5977 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Bizon, Sen.(s) Barrett, Runestad, Johnson, and Zorn. Nays: Sen.(s) Alexander. Pass: Sen.(s) Bullock. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 5977. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 3:53 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: Page 2 of 2
- Location
- the 403 Room of the Capitol Building
- Media count
- 0
- Meeting date
- 2020-12-09
- Meeting id
- meeting-3222
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2020-12-09 15:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
- Day date
- 2020-12-09
- Interpretation
- Counts describe collected public records on this date. They do not measure all work, and a proceeding-level quorum outcome does not establish any individual's attendance.
- Members with activity
- 39
- Observation state
- observations found
- Sitting count
- 2
- Sittings
- Chamber
- house
- Evidence status
- convened no quorum
- Journal object name
- 2020-HJ-12-09-096
- Linked media count
- 1
- Named action count
- 0
- Quorum method
- explicit language
- Quorum state
- no quorum confirmed
- Quorum text
- The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was not present.
- Roll call count
- 0
- Scheduled start
- Not recorded
- Scheduled state
- official schedule observed
- Session name
- 2019-2020
- Sitting date
- 2020-12-09
- Sitting id
- sitting-1344
- Chamber
- senate
- Evidence status
- convened journal
- Journal object name
- 2020-SJ-12-09-092
- Linked media count
- 1
- Named action count
- 44
- Quorum method
- explicit language
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Quorum text
- The roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present.
- Roll call count
- 21
- Scheduled start
- Not recorded
- Scheduled state
- official schedule observed
- Session name
- 2019-2020
- Sitting date
- 2020-12-09
- Sitting id
- sitting-1561
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “2020-12-09,” /days/2020-12-09.
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