evidence_text: Representative Slagh moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Lightner offered the following amendments to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 41, line 29, by striking out all of section 216 and inserting: “Sec. 216. (1) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information: (a) The number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff and civil service classification. (b) A comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period. (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information: (a) Number of employees that were engaged in remote work in 2023. (b) Number of employees authorized to work remotely and the actual number of those working remotely in the current reporting period. (c) Estimated net cost savings achieved by remote work. (d) Reduced use of office space associated with remote work.”. 2. Amend page 43, following line 8, by inserting: "(c) Maintain an internet site that posts any severance pay in excess of 6 weeks of wages, regardless of the position held by the former department employee receiving severance pay.”. 3. Amend page 44, following line 4, by inserting: "Sec. 225. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part and part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this part and part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution. Sec. 229. (1) If the office of the auditor general has identified an initiative or made a recommendation that is related to savings and efficiencies in an audit report for an executive branch department or agency, the department or agency shall report within 6 months of the release of the audit on their efforts and progress made toward achieving the savings and efficiencies identified in the audit report. The report shall be submitted to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees with jurisdiction over matters relating to the department that is audited, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. (2) If the office of the auditor general does not receive the required report regarding initiatives related to savings and efficiencies within the 6-month time frame, the office of the auditor general may charge noncompliant executive branch departments and agencies for the cost of performing a subsequent audit to ensure that the initiatives related to savings and efficiencies have been implemented. Sec. 235. By April 1, the state budget director shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The report shall recommend a contingency plan for each federal funding source included in the state budget of $10,000,000.00 or more in the event that the federal government reduces funding to this state through that source by 10% or greater. Sec. 240. (1) Concurrently with the submission of the fiscal year 2024-2025 executive budget recommendations, the state budget office shall provide the senate and house appropriations committees, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the policy offices a report that lists each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1 of each departmental appropriation act. (2) By July 1 of the current fiscal year, the state budget director and the chairs of the senate and house appropriations committees shall identify new programs or program enhancements identified under subsection (1) for measurement using program–specific metrics. (3) By September 30 of the next fiscal year, the state budget office shall provide a report on the specific metrics and the progress in meeting the estimated performance for each program identified under subsection (2) to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on each state department, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices. It is the intent of the legislature that the governor consider the estimated performance of the new program or program enhancement as the basis for any increase in funds appropriated from the prior year.”. 4. Amend page 54, line 18, after "exceed" by striking out "$2,000,000.00" and inserting "$1,000,000.00". 5. Amend page 54, line 24, after "exceed" by striking out "$750,000.00" and inserting "$375,000.00". 6. Amend page 65, line 16, after "exceed" by striking out "$2,000,000.00" and inserting "$500,000.00". 7. Amend page 65, line 22, after "exceed" by striking out "$7,500,000.00" and inserting "$500,000.00". 8. Amend page 65, line 28, after "exceed" by striking out "$50,000.00" and inserting "$25,000.00". 9. Amend page 66, line 5, after "exceed" by striking out "100,000.00" and inserting "$50,000.00". 10. Amend page 74, line 16, after "exceed" by striking out "$4,000,000.00" and inserting "$2,000,000.00". 11. Amend page 74, line 22, after "exceed" by striking out "$8,000,000.00" and inserting "$4,000,000.00". 12. Amend page 74, line 28, after "exceed" by striking out "$150,000.00" and inserting "$75,000.00". 13. Amend page 75, line 5, after "exceed" by striking out "$2,000,000.00" and inserting "$50,000.00". 14. Amend page 96, line 7, after "exceed" by striking out "$1,000,000.00" and inserting "$500,000.00".


evidence_text: Representative Lightner moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 44, following line 4, by inserting: “Sec. 230. (1) Any department, agency, board, commission, or public officer that receives funding under part 1 shall not: (a) Require as a condition of accessing any facility or receiving services that an individual provide proof that he or she has received a COVID-19 vaccine except as provided by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal Medicare or Medicaid funding. (b) Produce, develop, issue, or require a COVID-19 vaccine passport. (c) Develop a database or make any existing database publicly available to access an individual's COVID-19 vaccine status by any person, company, or governmental entity. (d) Require as a condition of employment that an employee or official provide proof that he or she has received a COVID-19 vaccine. This subdivision does not apply to any hospital, congregate care facility, or other medical facility or any hospital, congregate care facility, or other medical facility operated by a local unit of government that receives federal Medicare or Medicaid funding. (2) A department, agency, board, commission, or public officer may not subject any individual to any negative employment consequence, retaliation, or retribution because of that individual's COVID-19 vaccine status. (3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit any person, department, agency, board, commission, or public officer from transmitting proof of an individual's COVID-19 vaccine status to any person, company, or governmental entity, so long as the individual provides affirmative consent. (4) If a department, agency, board, commission, subdivision, or official or public officer is required to establish a vaccine policy due to a federal mandate, it must provide exemptions to any COVID-19 vaccine policy to the following individuals: (a) An individual for whom a physician certifies that a COVID-19 vaccine is or may be detrimental to the individual's health or is not appropriate. (b) An individual who provides a written statement to the effect that the requirements of the COVID-19 vaccine policy cannot be met because of religious convictions or other consistently held objections to immunization. (5) As used in this section, "public officer" means a person appointed by the governor or another executive department official or an elected or appointed official of this state or a political subdivision of this state.”.


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 49, following line 28, by inserting: "Sec. 315. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are $15,363,500.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $10,108,800.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $5,254,700.00.". 2. Amend page 57, following line 10, by inserting: "Sec. 410. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are $1,906,200.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $1,254,200.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $652,000.00.". 3. Amend page 63, following line 5, by inserting: "Sec. 615. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are $24,100,500.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $15,857,600.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $8,242,900.00.". 4. Amend page 73, following line 23, by inserting: "Sec. 725. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are estimated at $24,888,700.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $16,376,200.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $8,512,500.00.". 5. Amend page 83, following line 27, by inserting: "Sec. 822e. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are estimated at $68,102,400.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $44,809,800.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $23,292,600.00.". 6. Amend page 112, following line 8, by inserting: "Sec. 948. Total authorized appropriations from all department of treasury sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are $34,683,000.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $22,820,600.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $11,862,400.00.".


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 43, line 18, by striking out all of section 222 and inserting:. “Sec. 222. Money appropriated in part 1 must not be used to require actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); to restrict or impede any community’s access to government resources, programs, or facilities; or to diminish, interfere with, or restrict an individual’s ability to exercise rights as outlined under the State Constitution.”.


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Beson offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 40, line 24, after "of" by striking out "$0.00" and inserting "$300,000,000.00".


evidence_text: Representative Beson moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Lightner offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 53, following line 26, by inserting: "Sec. 325. The department of attorney general shall submit a report by November 1 that includes, but is not limited to, the following information for the prior fiscal year about participants of the job court program: (a) The number by county. (b) The number who are first-time offenders and repeat offenders. (c) The rate of program recidivism. (d) The number who fall under the age groups of 26 and under, 27 to 45, 46 to 60, and over 60 years of age. (e) The number by category of offense.".


evidence_text: Representative Lightner moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 53, following line 26, by inserting: "Sec. 326. The department of attorney general shall provide a report by April 1 to the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house standing committees on elections the number of election-related complaints received and the number of substantiated complaints addressed by the department of attorney general.".


evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12- 17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 73, following line 23, by inserting: "Sec. 723. The department of state shall submit a report by September 30 on the activities and services of all mobile branch office vehicle units. The report must include, but is not limited to, the names of facilities and addresses visited by each mobile office, the date of visit, whether the type of facility visited was a public or private facility, and the number of transactions processed by type, including motor vehicle, voter, and licensing transactions, per location.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Cavitt offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 66, line 14, after "charge" by striking out "$15.00" and inserting "$11.00".


evidence_text: Representative Cavitt moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Steele offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 71, line 3, after "appropriations" by inserting a comma and "the local unit of government in which the branch office is located,".


evidence_text: Representative Steele moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-16-1: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Rep. Mentzer. Representative Lightner offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 72, line 14, by striking out all of section 717 and inserting: “Sec. 717. (1) The department of state may accept nonmonetary gifts, donations, or contributions of property, of a de minimus value, from any private or public source to support, in whole or in part, the operation of a departmental function relating to licensing, regulation, or safety, but may accept donations of motorcycles for use for motorcycle safety training and testing. The department may recognize a private or public contributor for making the contribution. The department may reject a gift, donation, or contribution. (2) The department of state shall not accept a gift, donation, or contribution under subsection (1) if receipt of the gift, donation, or contribution is conditioned upon a commitment of future state funding. (3) On March 1 of each year, the department of state shall file a report with the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall list any gift, donation, or contribution received by the department under subsection (1) for the prior calendar year and the source of each gift, donation, or contribution.”.


evidence_text: Representative Lightner moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Lightner offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 73, line 2, after "law" by striking out the balance of the line through "elections" on line 5.


evidence_text: Representative Lightner moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 73, following line 23, by inserting: "Sec. 725. The department of state shall submit a report to the senate and house standing committees on elections by April 1 on all requirements the department had to meet to participate in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) multi-state program. The report must include, but is not limited to, a description of all requests, including the date of the request and type of data requested, copies of agreements and any and all actions taken by the secretary of state and bureau of elections to meet requirements of the ERIC program.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 73, following line 23, by inserting: "Sec. 726. From funds appropriated in part 1, the department of state shall explore available options for meeting the requirements of subsection (5), section 509o of 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.509o(5) to serve as an alternative to the department's current form of participation in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) multi-state program, including alternative forms of participation in the ERIC program.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 16, following line 28, by inserting: Election challenger training 100 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 73, following line 23, by inserting: "Sec. 727. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for election challenger training, the department of state shall hire sufficient staffing to implement an election challenger training program.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 74, line 5, after "22-2." by inserting "Eligible expenditures are limited to purchases and costs related to the following: (a) Ballot drop boxes. (b) Security cameras for ballot drop boxes. (c) Software and updates to the Qualified Voter File to accommodate early voting. (d) A permanent absentee-voter list. (d) Military postmark dates. (e) Ballot tracking.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 112, following line 8, by inserting: "Sec. 948. Total authorized appropriations from all department of treasury sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are $34,683,000.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $22,820,600.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $11,862,400.00.".


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 17, line 26, by striking out all of line 26 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 32, following line 16, by inserting: Prop 22-2 50,000,000 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 3. Amend page 129, following line 21, by inserting: "Sec. 979c. Funds appropriated in part one for early voting shall be used only for the implementation of the specific early voting provisions contained in Prop 22-2 for statewide and federal elections and must not be used for any other purpose. Funds shall be distributed by November 1, 2023.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 73, following line 23, by inserting: "Sec. 724. The department of state shall submit a report 90 days after every election on the number of individuals who both registered to vote within 60 days of an election and who cancelled that registration or moved their registration to another location within 60 days after the same election.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 32, following line 14, by inserting: Local unit municipal pension principal payment grants 250,000,000 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 129, following line 22, by inserting: "Sec. 979c. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for local unit municipal pension principal payment grants, the department of treasury shall establish and operate a grant program that would provide grant awards to qualified units for deposit into a qualified unit’s qualified retirement system or systems. The grant award payment into the qualified retirement system must be in addition to a qualified unit’s actuarially determined contribution as reported under section 5 of the protecting local government retirement and benefits act, 2017 PA 202, MCL 38.2805, as of December 31, 2021 and must not be used by the qualified unit to meet its actuarially determined contribution for a qualified retirement system or systems. (2) To qualify for a grant award under this section, a qualified unit must certify and attest via an affidavit that it shall implement all of the following practices upon the receipt of a grant award: (a) The qualified unit shall make, in full, all actuarially determined contributions. If a qualified unit’s actual contribution is less than the actuarially determined contribution, the qualified unit shall remit an amount equal to the difference to the qualified retirement system within 12 months. If the qualified unit fails to remit this payment within 12 months, the department of treasury may intercept the qualified unit’s revenue sharing payment. For a qualified unit that is a road commission, the department of transportation, in cooperation with the department of treasury, may intercept an available state revenue distribution. (b) The qualified unit shall not provide contractual benefit enhancements unless the contractual benefit enhancement is 100% prefunded. Failure to meet the conditions of this subdivision requires repayment of the grant award that was received by the qualified unit. The qualified governmental unit shall notify the department of treasury in a form and manner prescribed of any contractual benefit enhancement under this subsection within 30 days. (c) A qualified retirement system with a discount rate or assumed rate of return less than or equal to 7% must assume a discount rate or assumed rate of return of not more than the current rate. A qualified retirement system with a discount rate or assumed rate of return greater than 7% must lower its discount rate or assumed rate of a return to a rate at or below 7% within the immediately succeeding 5-year period. (d) The qualified retirement system shall adopt, on the recommendation of the actuary and in accordance with all applicable actuarial standards of practice, the most current mortality tables that are most appropriate for the characteristics of the population, which may subsequently be adjusted based on an experience study of the qualified retirement system. (e) A qualified unit, if that unit has, previous to the enactment of this bill, had an amortization schedule approved by an accredited actuary in accordance with all actuarial standards of practice, and if that amortization schedule has been reviewed and approved by the state treasurer, is not subject to the uniform actuarial assumptions of retirement systems’ assumption on amortization and may maintain its current amortization schedule. (f) Within 5 years, the qualified unit shall comply with the uniform actuarial assumptions of retirement systems, except for the discount rate and assumed rate of return assumptions, published as of December 31, 2021 by the state treasurer under the protecting local government retirement and benefits act, 2017 PA 202, MCL 38.2801 to 38.2812, for the qualified retirement system. (3) The department of treasury shall distribute the funds appropriated in part 1 for local unit municipal pension principal payment grants according to the following: (a) 60% to qualified units whose qualified retirement systems funded ratios are no less than 60% but less than 80%. (b) 40% to qualified units whose qualified retirement systems are funded at ratios of at least 80%. (c) For qualified units that are between 60% but less than 80% funded, grant awards under this section must not exceed $2,000,000.00 or an amount that would increase the qualified retirement system's funded ratio to 80%, whichever is less. (d) For qualified units whose funded ratio is 80% or greater, grant awards under this section must not exceed $2,000,000.00 or an amount that would increase the qualified retirement system's funded ratio to 100%, whichever is less. (e) A grant must not be awarded if it would increase a qualified unit's funded ratio to more than 100%. (f) Any funds not awarded by September 30, 2024 must be used for additional rounds of applications until all funds are dispersed. (g) The $2,000,000.00 grant cap applies to additional rounds of grant awards. (4) The department of treasury shall develop, and publish on the department website, program guidelines, an application process, and the associated application materials no later than April 15, 2024. The department of treasury must accept applications from qualified units beginning April 15, 2024 and ending on June 15, 2024. Grant awards to a qualified retirement system under this section must be disbursed no later than August 30, 2023. (5) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for local unit municipal pension principal payment grant, an amount not to exceed 500,000.00 may be used by the department of treasury for administrative costs related to this section, including, but not limited to, the use of a vendor to assist with processing applications. (6) If the amount appropriated is insufficient to meet all grant award requests, the department of treasury shall prorate payments under this section by reducing the amount of the allocation as otherwise calculated under this section by an equal percentage per qualified unit receiving funds under this section. (7) As used in this section: (a) “Contractual benefit enhancement” means any change to the current benefit policy for active members in a qualified retirement system that increases the actuarially determined contribution rate or decreases the funded ratio of the system. This does not include wage and salary increases. (b) “Qualified retirement system” means a retirement pension benefit within a retirement system, as defined in section 3 of the protecting local government retirement and benefits act, 2017 PA 202, MCL 38.2803, of a qualified unit, with a funded ratio of 60 or greater based on the last report filed as required by section 5 of the protecting local government retirement and benefits act, 2017 PA 202, MCL 38.2805, as of December 31, 2021. (c) “Qualified unit” means a city, county, township, village, or road commission that operates a qualified retirement system.".


activity_role: prevailed

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to withdraw her amendment. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.


evidence_text: Representative Hood moved to report HB 4292 as amended, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 17-3-9: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Green, Fink, Steele. Pass: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. The Chair laid HB 4309 before the committee: HB 4309 (Rep. Puri) A bill to make appropriations for the state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative Puri testified in support of HB 4309, as proposed substitute (H-2). Questions and discussion followed.


evidence_text: Representative Steckloff moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4309. The motion prevailed 24- 2-3: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Beson, Borton, Cavitt, DeBoer. Nays: Reps. Fink, Schuette. Pass: Reps. Slagh, Kuhn, Steele. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 20, line 19, by striking out all of section 225 and inserting: "Sec. 225. Money appropriated in part 1 must not be used to require actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion to restrict or impede any community’s access to government resources, programs, or facilities; or to diminish, interfere with, or restrict an individual’s ability to exercise rights as outlined under the State Constitution.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. Representative Bollin moved to clear the vote. Without objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to withdraw the motion to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 18, following line 5, by inserting: "Sec. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 is $59,196,000.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $38,949,600.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $20,246,400.00.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 20, line 19, by striking out all of section 225 and inserting: "Sec. 225. Money appropriated in part 1 must not be used to require actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion to restrict or impede any community’s access to government resources, programs, or facilities; or to diminish, interfere with, or restrict an individual’s ability to exercise rights as outlined under the State Constitution.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Borton offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 18, following line 22, by inserting: "Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this act for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.".


evidence_text: Representative Borton moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Steele offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 21, following line 7, by inserting: "Sec. 302. Not later than February 1, 2024, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on STF debt service. The report must include all of the following: (a) An accounting of the prior fiscal year’s STF debt service payments, including a calculation of STF debt service payments as a percentage of STF revenue secured by constitutionally restricted revenue. (b) A projection of STF debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, including a calculation of STF debt service obligations as a percentage of estimated STF revenue secured by constitutionally restricted revenue. (c) A description of all bond sales planned for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.".


evidence_text: Representative Steele moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Lightner offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 24, following line 25, by inserting: "Sec. 382. In administering a contract with a county road commission, city, or village that allocates costs of construction or reconstruction of highways, roads, and streets as provided in section 18d of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.668d, the department shall submit the final cost-sharing bill to the county road commission, city, or village not later than 2 years after the date of the final contract payment to the construction contractor.".


evidence_text: Representative Lightner moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Borton offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 26, following line 18, by inserting: "Sec. 386. On or before March 15 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies on its toll credit program. The report shall include the following information: (a) The amount of toll credits earned and certified by the DOT-FHWA in the prior fiscal year. (b) The value of toll credits used by programs and projects in the previous fiscal year. (c) The balance of available toll credits at the end of the prior fiscal year. (d) A discussion of the department’s strategy for using toll credits.".


evidence_text: Representative Borton moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Borton offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 26, following line 28, by inserting: "Sec. 389. Within 30 days of entering into a long-term agreement with a private contractor, a public agency, or a partnership between 1 or more private contractors or public agencies, the department shall notify the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies of the agreement, including the subject of the agreement, the term of the agreement, and financial obligations under the agreement. As used in this section, “long-term agreement” means an agreement that obligates the department for a period of 5 years or more and that actually or contingently obligates the department to make payments over the contract period of $5,000,000.00 or more.".


evidence_text: Representative Borton moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Cavitt offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 30, following line 20, by inserting: "Sec. 603. The department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on transportation by December 31, 2023 on the operational condition of the Mackinac Bridge, its long-term viability, the costs of preventative maintenance and potential upgrades, and the cost and feasibility of constructing a separate method of transporting commercial, emergency, and passenger vehicle traffic.".


evidence_text: Representative Cavitt moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-2-15: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Weiss, Price. Pass: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Representative Steele offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 30, following line 25, by inserting: "Sec. 612. On or before March 15, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the department's incentive-disincentive program with respect to contracts for state trunkline capital construction. The report shall identify contract incentives and disincentives for state trunkline construction contracts completed in the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include a list, by project, of the contractors that received contract incentives and/or disincentives, the amount of the incentives and/or disincentives, the fund source of any incentives, and the number of days that each project was completed either ahead or past the contracted completion date.".


evidence_text: Representative Steele moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Lightner offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 32, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 703. After receiving notification from a railroad company pursuant to section 8 of the state transportation preservation act of 1976, 1976 PA 295, MCL 474.58, the department shall immediately notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation and the state budget office that the railroad company has filed with the appropriate governmental agencies for abandonment of a line.".


evidence_text: Representative Lightner moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-0-17: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Representative Cavitt offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1 Amend page 34, following line 3, by inserting: "Sec. 736. No funds from the appropriations in part 1 may be used for a rail freight development project to support the cessation of energy pipeline operations across the Straits of Mackinac.".


evidence_text: Representative Cavitt moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-7-10: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Puri, Weiss, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs. Pass: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Steckloff, Martus, Snyder, Wilson. Representative Borton offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 11, following line 22, by striking out all of section 118 and inserting: "Sec. 118. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS Michigan bridge bundling initiative 110,500,000 Local road preservation 400,000,000 Marine passenger capital grant 15,000,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 525,500,000" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


evidence_text: Representative Borton moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Steele offered the following amendment to HB 4309: 1. Amend page 11, following line 22, by striking out all of section 118 and inserting: "Sec. 118. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS Local road preservation 510,500,000 Marine passenger capital grant 15,000,000 GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 525,500,000" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


evidence_text: Representative Steele moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4309. The motion did not prevail 13-15-1: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Rep. Morgan.


evidence_text: Representative Steckloff moved to report out HB 4309 with recommendation, as substitute (H- 2). The motion prevailed 17-2-10: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Fink, Steele. Pass: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. The Chair laid HB 4310 before the committee: HB 4310 (Rep. Morse) A bill to make appropriations for the department of health and human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative Morse testified in support of HB 4310, as proposed substitute (H-1). Questions and discussion followed.


evidence_text: Representative Hood moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4310. The motion prevailed 25-3-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Cavitt, DeBoer. Nays: Reps. Fink, Schuette, Steele. Pass: Rep. Kuhn. Representative Morse offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 8, line 28, after "FTEs" by striking out "530.0 63,788,500" and inserting "542.0 65,409,200". 2. Amend page 9, line 12, after "FTEs" by striking out "4,442.5 486,778,700" and inserting "4,430.5 485,158,000". 3. Amend page 189, line 4, after "$5,000,000.00" by striking out "in general fund/general purpose revenue". 4. Amend page 200, line 5, by striking out "renovate a health care facility to become a 6-bed crisis residential unit for individuals who require behavioral health supports" and inserting "a nonprofit hospital headquartered". 5. Amend page 200, line 8, by striking out "to support behavioral health needs for individuals of a lower acuity" and inserting "within a county with a population between 67,500 and 70,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census to renovate a health care facility to become a 6-bed crisis residential unit for individuals of a lower acuity who require behavioral health supports".


evidence_text: Representative Morse moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion prevailed 17-2- 10: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Fink, Steele. Pass: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 44, line 17, after "235." by striking out "(1)". 2. Amend page 44, line 18, by striking out "restrict or interfere with" and inserting "require". 3. Amend page 44, line 19, after "impede" by striking out "a marginalized" and inserting "any". 4. Amend page 44, line 22, after "exercise" by striking out "the right to reproductive freedom" and inserting "rights as outlined under the State Constitution". 5. Amend page 44, line 23, by striking out all of subsection (2).


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 36, following line 20, by inserting: "Sec. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the current fiscal year are estimated at $270,305,800.00. From this amount, total department appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $177,854,900.00. Total department appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $92,450,900.00.". 2. Amend page 45, following line 16, by inserting: "Sec. 237. (1) Any department, agency, board, commission, or public officer that receives funding under part 1 shall not: (a) Require as a condition of accessing any facility or receiving services that an individual provide proof that he or she has received a COVID-19 vaccine except as provided by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal Medicare or Medicaid funding. (b) Produce, develop, issue, or require a COVID-19 vaccine passport. (c) Develop a database or make any existing database publicly available to access an individual’s COVID-19 vaccine status by any person, company, or governmental entity. (d) Require as a condition of employment that an employee or official provide proof that he or she has received a COVID-19 vaccine. This subdivision does not apply to any hospital, congregate care facility, or other medical facility or any hospital, congregate care facility, or other medical facility operated by a local subdivision that receives federal Medicare or Medicaid funding. (2) A department, agency, board, commission, or public officer may not subject any individual to any negative employment consequence, retaliation, or retribution because of that individual’s COVID-19 vaccine status. (3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit any person, department, agency, board, commission, or public officer from transmitting proof of an individual’s COVID-19 vaccine status to any person, company, or governmental entity, so long as the individual provides affirmative consent. (4) If a department, agency, board, commission, subdivision, or official or public officer is required to establish a vaccine policy due to a federal mandate, it must provide exemptions to any COVID-19 vaccine policy to the following individuals: (a) An individual for whom a physician certifies that a COVID-19 vaccine is or may be detrimental to the individual’s health or is not appropriate. (b) An individual who provides a written statement to the effect that the requirements of the COVID-19 vaccine policy cannot be met because of religious convictions or other consistently held objection to immunization. (5) As used in this section, “public officer” means a person appointed by the governor or another executive department official or an elected or appointed official of this state or a political subdivision of this state.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Borton offered the following amendment to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 44 following line 11, by inserting: "Sec. 233. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, office, or institution.".


evidence_text: Representative Borton moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Steele offered the following amendment to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 50, following line 6, by inserting: "Sec. 280. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the report recipients required in section 246 of this part that provides all of the following for each line item in part 1 containing personnel-related costs, including the specific individual amounts for salaries and wages, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits. (a) FTE authorization. (b) Spending authorization for personnel-related costs, by fund source, under the spending plan. (c) Actual year-to-date expenditures for personnel-related costs, by fund source, through the end of the prior month. (d) The projected year-end balance or shortfall for personnel-related costs, by fund source, based on actual monthly spending levels through the end of the prior month. (e) A specific plan for addressing any projected shortfall for personnel-related costs at either the gross or fund source level. Sec. 289. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the report recipients required in section 246 of this part an annual report on the supervisor-to-staff ratio by department divisions and subdivisions.". 2. Amend page 50, line 19, by striking out all of section 297 and inserting: " Sec. 297. (1) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the report recipients required in section 246 of this part the following information: (a) The number of FTE positions in pay status by civil service classification. (b) A comparison by line item of the number of FTE positions authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTE positions employed by the department at the end of the reporting period. (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the report recipients required in section 246 of this part the following information: (a) Number of employees that were engaged in remote work in 2022. (b) Number of employees of the department authorized to work remotely and the actual number of those working remotely in the current reporting period. (c) Estimated net cost savings achieved by the department by remote work. (d) Reduced use of office space associated with remote work.".


evidence_text: Representative Steele moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 8, line 28, after "FTEs" by striking out "530.0 63,788,500" and inserting "518.0 62,167,800". 2. Amend page 9, line 23, after "revenues" by striking out "275,065,300" and inserting "274,623,200" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 5, line 5, after "10.0" by striking out "41,597,900" and inserting "43,597,900" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 67, following line 28, by inserting: "Sec. 532. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for adoption support services, the department shall allocate $2,000,000.00 to fund a tax credit to adoptive parents. The department shall coordinate with the department of treasury to ensure timely processing and issuance of tax credits to adoptive parents."


evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12- 17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Kuhn offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 22, following line 25, by inserting: Assisted outpatient treatment services 15,000,000 2. Amend page 23, following line 2, by inserting: Children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance navigator program 2,000,000 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 3. Amend page 215, following line 1, by inserting: "Sec. 1971. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for assisted outpatient treatment services, the department shall allocate $15,000,000.00 to reimburse CMHSPs for the costs of providing assisted outpatient treatment as deﬁned in section 100a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100a to individuals who are not enrolled in Medicaid, who have health insurance but assisted outpatient treatment is not a covered service or is cost prohibitive, or who do not have health insurance. (2) The department shall develop a quarterly request for reimbursement form for CMHSPs to use to request funds under this section. (3) CMHSPs must ﬁll out and submit the quarterly reimbursement request form within 90 days of the end of each calendar quarter. Sec. 1972. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance navigator program, the department shall allocate $2,000,000.00 to contract for a children with serious emotional disturbance navigator program to assist children with serious emotion disturbance and their families access necessary behavioral health supports and services. The department of health and human services shall require any contractor receiving funds under this section to comply with, including but not limited to, an approved plan, budget, and reporting requirements.".


evidence_text: Representative Kuhn moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 94, following line 29, by inserting: "Sec. 699. (1) The department must use the funds appropriated in part 1 to issue an eligibility determination for the child development and care program by no later than 15 work days after receiving an application for the child development and care program. (2) The department must use the funds appropriated in part 1 to notify a recipient of the child development and care program and the child care provider by no later than 15 work days prior to the first work day of the month in which the subsidy will end or if the child care subsidies are reduced. (3) If it is determined that a child development and care program child care subsidy recipient was wrongfully removed from the program, the department must issue restitution to the affected child care provider, or recipient, no later than 15 work days after the wrongful removal determination is issued. (4) The department shall submit quarterly reports to the report recipients required in section 246 of this part on the implementation of this section. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) The number of applications received during the previous quarter. (b) The number of determinations that were issued within 15 work days of application receipt during the previous quarter. (c) The number of program removals that were determined to be wrongful removals during the previous quarter.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-7-10: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Morse, Puri, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price. Pass: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Steckloff, Mentzer, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 4, following line 12, by inserting: Diaper assistance payments 4,404,400 2. Amend page 23, line 20, by striking out all of line 20. 3. Amend page 25, line 9, by striking out all of lines 9 and 10 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 4. Amend page 55, following line 24, by inserting: "Sec. 464. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for diaper assistance payments, $4,404,400.00 of state general fund/general purpose revenue must be allocated as grants to diaper assistance programs, maternity homes, and other nonprofit agencies that distribute diapers free of charge and were established as of January 1, 2020. The funds must only be used to purchase diapering supplies ". 5. Amend page 200, line 27, by striking all of section 1934.


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 25, following line 2, by inserting: Virtual behavioral health urgent care 2,000,000 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 215, following line 1, by inserting: "Sec. 1971. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for virtual behavioral health urgent care, the department shall allocate $2,000,000.00 to a 24/7 crisis agency that has served the state for at least 50 years and is headquartered in a county with a population between 1,200,000 and 1,400,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census to provide virtual behavioral health urgent care including, but is not limited to the following: (a) Assisting a patient in returning to a non-urgent state of being and providing immediate relief from the symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders. (b) Filling in the gap between the patient’s next appointment with their established medical provider and the possibility of running out of medication. (c) Assisting the patient experiencing symptoms associated with low acuity mental health disorders until they can make an appointment with a psychiatrist.".


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 11-6-12: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Skaggs, Snyder. Pass: Reps. Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Wilson, Bollin. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 12, line 8, after "revenues" by striking out "5,218,700" and inserting "246,900" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 113, line 20, by striking out all of subsection (1). 3. Amend page 113, line 27, by striking out "(2)". 4. Amend page 114, line 2, by striking out all of subsections (3) and (4).


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendment to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 47, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 258. (1) In collaboration with the department of education and the department of state police, the department shall promote and support initiatives in schools and other educational organizations that include, but are not limited to, training for educators, teachers, and other personnel in school settings for all of the following: (a) The utilization of trauma-informed practices. (b) Age-appropriate education and information on human trafficking. (c) Age-appropriate education and information on sexual abuse prevention. (2) The collaboration shall include the child welfare institute within the department, which provides training and education for public and private employees who work within the child protective services, foster care, adoption, and juvenile justice systems. (3) The department shall report by March 1 of the current fiscal year on the activities and status of implementation of the requirements described in subsections (1) and (2) to the report recipients required in section 246 of this part.".


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-2-15: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Morse, Puri. Pass: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 24, following line 2, by inserting: Health care recruitment, retention, and training 19,000,000 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 215, following line 1, by inserting: "Sec. 1971. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for health care recruitment, retention, and training, the department shall allocate $19,000,000.00 for health care recruitment, retention, and training programming to health care employers that can demonstrate an eligible qualifying need. Health care employers must not request funds under this section for any investments related to recruitment or retention announced before December 1, 2021. (2) The department must allocate the funds appropriated pursuant to this section to the Michigan Health and Hospital Association for administration to acute care and behavioral health care providers, of which not less than 10% appropriated pursuant to this subsection must be allocated to critical access hospitals and small and rural providers that are awarded rural access payments under section 1802(2) of article 6 of 2021 PA 87. (3) Health care recruitment, retention, and training programming may include, but is not limited to, cash recruitment bonuses, student loan payment assistance, cash retention bonuses, tuition assistance, and other forms of training programming. The maximum amount any health care employer, except for critical access hospitals and small and rural providers that are awarded rural access payments under section 1802(2) of article 6 of 2021 PA 87, can use for cash recruitment bonuses is 25%, and the maximum amount any health care employer, except for critical access hospitals and small and rural providers that are awarded rural access payments under section 1802(2) of article 6 of 2021 PA 87, can use for cash retention bonuses is 20%. (4) By September 30, 2024, the department must provide a report to the report recipients required in section 246 of this part on the overall efficacy of the funds appropriated in this section, including, but not limited to, the statewide outcomes of recruitment efforts, retention efforts, and training efforts to reduce statewide health care staffing vacancies. The Michigan Health and Hospital Association and other recipients shall provide data and metrics, in a manner approved by the department, to fulfill the reporting requirements of this section."


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-16-1: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Rep. Mentzer. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 24, line 10, after "services" by striking out "20,920,000" and inserting "25,920,000" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 207, line 6, after "allocate" by striking out "$5,000,000.00" and inserting "$10,000,000.00".


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 20, line 15, after "services" by striking out "6,052,043,500" and inserting "6,058,626,900". 2. Amend page 20, line 16, after "plan" by striking out "5,731,542,200" and inserting "5,735,759,200". 3. Amend page 20, line 20 after "therapy" by striking out "788,221,800" and inserting "789,221,800". 4. Amend page 21, line 1, after "services" by striking out "255,498,400" and inserting "256,398,000". 5. Amend page 21, line 11, after "revenues" by striking out "14,071,555,300" and inserting "14,080,859,500" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 11, line 22, after "services" by striking out "3,145,163,500" and inserting "3,146,663,500". 2. Amend page 12, line 6, after "revenues" by striking out "3,008,268,900" and inserting "3,009,248,700". 3. Amend page 20, line 17, after "services" by striking out "4,880,300" and inserting "6,380,300". 4. Amend page 21, line 11, after "revenues" by striking out "14,071,555,300" and inserting "14,072,535,100" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 5. Amend page 170, line 8, after "shall" by striking out "maintain the rates in place as of September 30, 2023 for private duty nursing services for Medicaid beneficiaries under the age of 21" and inserting "increase the rates for private duty nursing services for all Medicaid beneficiaries".


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Kuhn offered the following amendments to HB 4310: 1. Amend page 24, line 17, after "program" by striking out "5,000,000" and inserting "7,000,000" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 209, line 3, by striking out "$5,000,000.00" and inserting "$7,000,000.00". 3. Amend page 209, line 28, after "is" by striking out "$5,000,000.00" and inserting "$7,000,000.00".


evidence_text: Representative Kuhn moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4310. The motion did not prevail 12-2-15: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Morse, Puri. Pass: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson.


evidence_text: Representative Price moved to report HB 4310 as amended, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 17-5-7: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Slagh, Fink, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Pass: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Beson, Borton, Cavitt, DeBoer. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4310, but did not wish to speak: Paul Tarr, representing Team Wellness. Ben Frederick, representing Memorial Owosso Hospital. Elizabeth Kutter, representation the Michigan Health and Hospital Association. The Chair laid HB 4246 before the committee: HB 4246 (Rep. Snyder) A bill to make appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative Snyder testified in support of HB 4246, as proposed substitute (H-2). Questions and discussion followed.


evidence_text: Representative McKinney moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4246. The motion prevailed 19-4-6: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Slagh. Nays: Reps. Bollin, Green, Fink, Steele. Pass: Reps. Beson, Borton, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Representative Snyder offered the following amendments to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 12, line 20, after "grants" by striking out "38,144,100" and inserting "35,144,100" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 66, line 14, by striking out all of subsection (4) and renumbering remaining subdivisions accordingly.


evidence_text: Representative Snyder moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4246. The motion prevailed 17-9- 3: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Beson, Borton, Fink, DeBoer, Kuhn, Steele. Pass: Reps. Slagh, Cavitt, Schuette. Representative Slagh offered the following amendment to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 22, following line 23 by inserting: "Sec. 227. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part and part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this part and part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.".


evidence_text: Representative Slagh moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 22, line 15, by striking out all of section 226 and inserting: "Sec. 226. Money appropriated in part 1 must not be used to require actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); to restrict or impede any community’s access to government resources, programs, or facilities; or to diminish, interfere with, or restrict an individual’s ability to exercise rights as outlined under the State Constitution.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Steele offered the following amendments to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 21, following line 2, by inserting: "(2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the departments and agencies shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information: (a) Number of employees who were engaged in remote work in 2022. (b) Number of employees authorized to work remotely and the actual number of those working remotely in the current reporting period. (c) Estimated net cost savings achieved by remote work. (d) Reduced use of office space associated with remote work.". and renumbering subdivisions accordingly. 2. Amend page 22, following line 6, by inserting: "(c) Maintain an internet site that posts any severance pay in excess of 6 weeks of wages, regardless of the position held by the former department employee receiving severance pay.”. 3. Amend page 23, following line 12, by inserting: " Sec. 235. By April 1, the state budget director shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part. The report shall recommend a contingency plan for each federal funding source included in the state budget of $10,000,000.00 or more in the event that the federal government reduces funding to this state through that source by 10% or greater.".


evidence_text: Representative Steele moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendments to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 18, line 27, following "exceed" by striking out "$30,000,000.00" and inserting "$15,000,000.00". 2. Amend page 19, line 10, following "exceed" by striking out "$2,000,000.00" and inserting "$1,000,000.00". 3. Amend page 19, line 16, following "exceed" by striking out "$2,000,000.00" and inserting "$1,000,000.00".


evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12- 17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendment to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 22, following line 23, by inserting: “Sec. 227. (1) Any department, agency, board, commission, or public officer that receives funding under part 1 shall not: (a) Require as a condition of accessing any facility or receiving services that an individual provide proof that he or she has received a COVID-19 vaccine except as provided by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal Medicare or Medicaid funding. (b) Produce, develop, issue, or require a COVID-19 vaccine passport. (c) Develop a database or make any existing database publicly available to access an individual's COVID-19 vaccine status by any person, company, or governmental entity. (d) Require as a condition of employment that an employee or official provide proof that he or she has received a COVID-19 vaccine. This subdivision does not apply to any hospital, congregate care facility, or other medical facility or any hospital, congregate care facility, or other medical facility operated by a local unit of government that receives federal Medicare or Medicaid funding. (2) A department, agency, board, commission, or public officer may not subject any individual to any negative employment consequence, retaliation, or retribution because of that individual's COVID-19 vaccine status. (3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit any person, department, agency, board, commission, or public officer from transmitting proof of an individual's COVID-19 vaccine status to any person, company, or governmental entity, so long as the individual provides affirmative consent. (4) If a department, agency, board, commission, subdivision, or official or public officer is required to establish a vaccine policy due to a federal mandate, it must provide exemptions to any COVID-19 vaccine policy to the following individuals: (a) An individual for whom a physician certifies that a COVID-19 vaccine is or may be detrimental to the individual's health or is not appropriate. (b) An individual who provides a written statement to the effect that the requirements of the COVID-19 vaccine policy cannot be met because of religious convictions or other consistently held objections to immunization. (5) As used in this section, "public officer" means a person appointed by the governor or another executive department official or an elected or appointed official of this state or a political subdivision of this state.”.


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 21, following line 6, by inserting: "Sec. 219. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are $54,175,800.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $35,646,400.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $18,529,400.00.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Beson offered the following amendments to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 5, line 19, after "FTEs" by striking out "201.0" and inserting "197.0". 2. Amend page 5, line 19, after "201.0" by striking out "36,018,500" and inserting "31,240,700" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


evidence_text: Representative Beson moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Schuette offered the following amendment to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 33, following line 9, by inserting: "Sec. 1014. As a condition of receiving funds in part 1, for any project being considered for strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund funding, the fund shall provide a foreign entity report from the committee on foreign investment in the United States that provides a review of any foreign persons or entities that may provide foreign investments in a project.".


evidence_text: Representative Schuette moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-12-5: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Martus, McKinney. Representative Cavitt offered the following amendment to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 25, following line 15, by inserting: "Sec. 989c. It is the intent of the legislature that all of the broadband-focused FTE positions located within various state departments be consolidated into the department of labor and economic opportunity as referenced by the reporting requirements of section 359(20) of 2022 PA 53.".


evidence_text: Representative Cavitt moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Lightner offered the following amendment to HB 4246: 1. Amend page 56, line 18, by striking out all of section 1080.


evidence_text: Representative Lightner moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4246. The motion did not prevail 12-16-1: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Rep. McKinney.


evidence_text: Representative Martus moved to report HB 4246 as amended, as substitute (H-3). The motion prevailed 17-6-6: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Green, Slagh, Fink, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Pass: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Beson, Borton, Cavitt, DeBoer. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Witwer adjourned the meeting at 1:14 PM. Representative Angela Witwer, Chair Dakota Soda Committee Clerk dsoda@house.mi.gov


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh, supported by Sen. Shink, to adopt amendment #1 to the (S-2) version of SB 194. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Anthony, Sen.(s) McCann, McDonald Rivet, Cherry, Bayer, Santana, Shink, Irwin, Hertel, Camilleri, Klinefelt, McMorrow, and Cavanagh Nays: Sen.(s) Bumstead, Albert, Damoose, Huizenga, Outman, and Theis The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh, supported by Sen. Bayer, to adopt amendment #2 to the (S- 2) version of SB 194. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Anthony, Sen.(s) McCann, McDonald Rivet, Cherry, Bayer, Santana, Shink, Irwin, Hertel, Camilleri, Klinefelt, McMorrow, and Cavanagh Nays: Sen.(s) Bumstead, Albert, Damoose, Huizenga, Outman, and Theis The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh, supported by Sen. McDonald Rivet, to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 194, as amended. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Anthony, Sen.(s) McCann, McDonald Rivet, Cherry, Bayer, Santana, Shink, Irwin, Hertel, Camilleri, Klinefelt, McMorrow, and Cavanagh Nays: Sen.(s) Bumstead, Albert, Damoose, Huizenga, Outman, and Theis The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh, supported by Sen. McDonald Rivet, to report the (S-2) version of SB 194, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Anthony, Sen.(s) McCann, McDonald Rivet, Cherry, Bayer, Santana, Shink, Irwin, Hertel, Camilleri, Klinefelt, McMorrow, and Cavanagh Nays: Sen.(s) Bumstead, Albert, Damoose, Huizenga, Outman, and Theis The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh, supported by Sen. McDonald Rivet, to recommend immediate effect for SB 194 (S-3). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended.


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana, supported by Sen. McDonald Rivet, to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 190. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Anthony, Sen.(s) McCann, McDonald Rivet, Cherry, Bayer, Santana, Shink, Irwin, Hertel, Camilleri, Klinefelt, McMorrow, and Cavanagh Nays: Sen.(s) Bumstead, Albert, Damoose, Huizenga, Outman, and Theis The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana, supported by Sen. McDonald Rivet, to report the (S-1) version of SB 190 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Anthony, Sen.(s) McCann, McDonald Rivet, Cherry, Bayer, Santana, Shink, Irwin, Hertel, Camilleri, Klinefelt, McMorrow, and Cavanagh Nays: Sen.(s) Bumstead, Albert, Damoose, Huizenga, Outman, and Theis The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana, supported by Sen. McDonald Rivet, to recommend immediate effect for SB 190 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended.


evidence_text: the Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel, supported by Sen. Cherry, to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:27 p.


evidence_text: Representative Conlin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 20, 2023. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4362, HB 4363 and HB 4364 before the committee: HB 4362 (Rep. Brabec) A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax act of 1967," by amending section 471 (MCL 206.471), as amended by 2011 PA 38, and by adding section 474. HB 4363 (Rep. Neeley) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 10105 and 10120 (MCL 333.10105 and 333.10120), section 10105 as amended and section 10120 as added by 2008 PA 39. HB 4364 (Rep. Price) A bill to amend 1941 PA 122, entitled "An act to establish the revenue collection duties of the department of treasury; to prescribe its powers and duties as the revenue collection agency of this state; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the state treasurer; to establish the collection duties of certain other state departments for money or accounts owed to this state; to regulate the importation, stamping, and disposition of certain tobacco products; to provide for the transfer of powers and duties now vested in certain other state boards, commissions, departments, and offices; to prescribe certain duties of and require certain reports from the department of treasury; to provide procedures for the payment, administration, audit, assessment, levy of interests or penalties on, and appeals of taxes and tax liability; to prescribe its powers and duties if an agreement to act as agent for a city to administer, collect, and enforce the city income tax act on behalf of a city is entered into with any city; to provide an appropriation; to abolish the state board of tax administration; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to declare the effect of this act," by amending section 28 (MCL 205.28), as amended by 2017 PA 215. Representative Brabec testified in support of HB 4362, HB 4363 and HB 4364.


evidence_text: Representative Miller moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4362. The motion prevailed 18- 0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Rogers, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans, VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson. Nays: None. Pass: None.


evidence_text: Representative Glanville moved to report out HB 4362 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 18-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Rogers, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans, VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson. Nays: None. Pass: None.


evidence_text: Representative Coffia moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4363. The motion prevailed 18- 0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Rogers, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans, VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson. Nays: None. Pass: None.


evidence_text: Representative Conlin moved to report out HB 4363 with recommendation, as substitute (H- 1). The motion prevailed 18-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Rogers, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans, VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson. Nays: None. Pass: None.


evidence_text: Representative Fitzgerald moved to report out HB 4364 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 18-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Rogers, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans, VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4361 before the committee: HB 4361 (Rep. Brabec) A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax act of 1967," (MCL 206.1 to 206.847) by adding section 280.


evidence_text: Representative Rheingans moved to refer HB 4361 to the Committee on Tax Policy. The motion prevailed 18-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Rogers, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans, VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson. Nays: None. Pass: None. At 10:40 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 10:41 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Chair Rogers laid before the committee a presentation from the Health Care Association of Michigan. Richie Farran, Executive Vice President of Government Services, gave a presentation to the committee. Questions and discussion followed.


evidence_text: Representative Farhat moved to excuse Representative Whitsett from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Rogers adjourned the meeting at 11:21 AM. Representative Julie M. Rogers, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov


evidence_text: The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from April 27, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted.