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The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 277, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 36101 and 36104a (MCL 324.36101 and 324.36104a), section 36101 as amended by 2016 PA 265 and section 36104a as added by 1996 PA 233, and by adding sections 36104c and 36104e.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Lindsey offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 10, line 17, after “ provider ” by striking out “ may ” and inserting “ shall ”.
2. Amend page 10, line 19, after “ (h), ” by striking out “ or (i). ” and inserting “ and (i) and, at the end of the deferment period, for removing the solar panels and appurtenant structures and restoring the land for agricultural use. ”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


chamber: senate

result: failed

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Brinks Geiss McDonald Rivet Shink
Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 10, line 29, after “ period, ” by striking out the balance of the line through line 2 of page 11 and inserting “ the amount of tax credits for a number of years preceding the recording of the amended development rights agreement equal to half the number of years of the original deferment period is payable to this state . The tax credits ”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


result: passed

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Damoose Lauwers
Nays—20
Anthony Chang Klinefelt Polehanki
Bayer Cherry McCann Santana
Brinks Geiss McDonald Rivet Shink
Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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House Bill No. 4994
House Bill No. 4995
House Bill No. 4996
House Bill No. 4997
House Bill No. 5000
House Bill No. 5003
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4988, entitled
A bill to amend 1937 PA 284, entitled “An act to prevent the spread of infectious and contagious diseases of livestock; to require persons, associations, partnerships and corporations engaged in the buying, receiving, selling, transporting, exchanging, negotiating, or soliciting sale, resale, exchange or transportation of livestock to be licensed and bonded by the department of agriculture; to keep a producers’ proceeds account; to provide for the refusal, suspension or revocation of such licenses; to provide for weighmasters; to provide for the inspection and disinfection of yards, premises and vehicles; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 287.123), as amended by 2019 PA 86.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Damoose Lauwers
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4993, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 152, entitled “State license fee act,” by amending sections 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 31, 37, and 38 (MCL 338.2213, 338.2217, 338.2221, 338.2225, 338.2227, 338.2231, 338.2237, and 338.2238), as amended by 2019 PA 71.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide for the establishment and collection of fees for the investigation, regulation, and enforcement of certain occupations and professions, and for certain agencies and businesses; to create certain funds for certain purposes; and to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and departments,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4994, entitled
A bill to amend 2008 PA 551, entitled “Uniform securities act (2002),” by amending section 410 (MCL 451.2410), as amended by 2019 PA 73.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to enact the uniform securities act (2002) relating to the issuance, offer, sale, or purchase of securities; to prohibit fraudulent practices in relation to securities; to establish civil and criminal sanctions for violations of the act and civil sanctions for violation of the rules promulgated pursuant to the act; to require the registration of broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and securities; to regulate Michigan investment markets; to make uniform the law with reference to securities; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4995, entitled
A bill to amend 1993 PA 23, entitled “Michigan limited liability company act,” by amending section 1101 (MCL 450.5101), as amended by 2019 PA 70.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide for the organization and regulation of limited liability companies; to prescribe their duties, rights, powers, immunities, and liabilities; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments and agencies; and to provide for penalties and remedies,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4996, entitled
A bill to amend 1982 PA 162, entitled “Nonprofit corporation act,” by amending section 1060 (MCL 450.3060), as amended by 2019 PA 69.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the organization and regulation of certain nonprofit corporations; to prescribe their duties, rights, powers, immunities, and liabilities; to provide for the authorization of foreign nonprofit corporations within this state; to impose certain duties on certain state departments; to prescribe fees; to prescribe penalties for violations of this act; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4997, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 284, entitled “Business corporation act,” by amending section 1060 (MCL 450.2060), as amended by 2019 PA 68.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide for the organization and regulation of corporations; to prescribe their duties, rights, powers, immunities and liabilities; to provide for the authorization of foreign corporations within this state; to prescribe the functions of the administrator of this act; to prescribe penalties for violations of this act; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 5000, entitled
A bill to amend 1935 PA 120, entitled “An act to prescribe a method for the fingerprinting of residents of the state; to provide for the recording and filing of the fingerprints by the central records division of the department of state police; and to impose a fee,” by amending section 3 (MCL 28.273), as amended by 2019 PA 78.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
The President pro tempore, Senator Moss, assumed the Chair.
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 5003, entitled
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending section 139 (MCL 330.1139), as amended by 2019 PA 83.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to mental health; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials and certain private agencies and individuals; to regulate certain agencies and facilities providing mental health or substance use disorder services; to provide for certain charges and fees; to establish civil admission procedures for individuals with mental illness, substance use disorder, or developmental disability; to establish guardianship procedures for individuals with developmental disability; to establish procedures regarding individuals with mental illness, substance use disorder, or developmental disability who are in the criminal justice system; to provide for penalties and remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 506
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 506, entitled
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled “Food law,” by amending sections 3119, 4103, and 4117 (MCL 289.3119, 289.4103, and 289.4117), sections 3119 and 4103 as amended by 2018 PA 92 and section 4117 as amended by 2012 PA 178.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 507, entitled
A bill to amend 1964 PA 284, entitled “City income tax act,” by amending sections 6 and 9 of chapter 1 and sections 3, 73, 84, 85, 86a, 86b, 86c, 91, 92, and 93 of chapter 2 (MCL 141.506, 141.509, 141.603, 141.673, 141.684, 141.685, 141.686a, 141.686b, 141.686c, 141.691, 141.692, and 141.693), section 6 of chapter 1 as amended and sections 86a, 86b, and 86c of chapter 2 as added by 2018 PA 456 and section 9 of chapter 1 as added and sections 3, 73, 84, 85, 92, and 93 of chapter 2 as amended by 1996 PA 478, and by adding section 92a to chapter 2.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Anthony offered the following substitute:
Substitute (S-2).
The substitute was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Bumstead Huizenga Nesbitt Victory
Daley Johnson Outman Webber
Damoose Lauwers
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 508, entitled
A bill to amend 2003 PA 198, entitled “Farm produce insurance act,” by amending section 7 (MCL 285.317), as amended by 2016 PA 264.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Bumstead Huizenga Nesbitt Victory
Daley Johnson Outman Webber
Damoose Lauwers
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 509, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 141, entitled “Grain dealers act,” by amending section 7 (MCL 285.67), as amended by 2004 PA 274.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Bumstead Johnson Nesbitt Victory
Daley Lauwers Outman Webber
Damoose
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 510, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 141, entitled “Grain dealers act,” by amending section 6 (MCL 285.66), as amended by 2002 PA 80.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 511, entitled
A bill to amend 1980 PA 300, entitled “The public school employees retirement act of 1979,” by amending section 41 (MCL 38.1341), as amended by 2022 PA 220.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Albert offered the following substitute:
Substitute (S-2).
The substitute was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:
House Bill No. 4352
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4352, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 642 (MCL 257.642), as amended by 2022 PA 179.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Webber offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 3, line 14, by striking out all of subdivision (e) .
The amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of certain devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4353, entitled
A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled “An act to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to and deletions from each classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for transportation purposes; to promote safe and efficient travel for motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal users of roads, streets, and highways; to set up and establish the truck safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety fund and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to establish certain standards for road contracts for certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund, local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to provide for definitions of public transportation functions and criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans for transportation purposes by the state transportation department and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from certain specified sources; to investigate and study the tolling of roads, streets, highways, or bridges; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 1 (MCL 247.651), as amended by 2012 PA 390.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Webber offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 3, line 24, after “ high-occupancy ” by striking out “ vehicles or other classes of vehicles determined by the department, ” and inserting “ vehicles, ”.
The amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 470, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending section 759a (MCL 168.759a), as amended by 2023 PA 25.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Johnson offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 3, line 29, by striking out “ September 1, 2025, ” and inserting “ July 1, 2024, ”.
2. Amend page 6, line 13, after “beginning” by striking out “ September 1, 2025, ” and inserting “ July 1, 2024, ”.
3. Amend page 9, line 14, after “than” by striking out “ September 1, 2025, ” and inserting “ July 1, 2024, ”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


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Camilleri Irwin McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Klinefelt Moss Wojno
Chang
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Protest
Senator McBroom, under his constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the adoption of the amendments offered by Senator Johnson to Senate Bill No. 470.
Senator McBroom’s statement is as follows:
I didn’t support this bill that passed—creating this mechanism for voting—and therefore I support extending the deadline as long as possible to avoid implementing it. That is why I voted “no.”
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senators Johnson and Wojno asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Johnson’s statement is as follows:
I rise to ask my colleagues to support this amendment. The Secretary of State has already had over a year to work on implementation of the bipartisan law I sponsored to help our military men and women to vote more easily and securely. The 2024 election itself is still over a year away. Asking for a delay until September 2025 is unreasonable and will disenfranchise our military men and women by depriving them of this secure tool to vote more easily in the upcoming state and federal elections.
My amendment would extend the current deadline for the Secretary of State from January 2024 to July 2024, providing an additional six months for her office to do the work necessary to help our military members vote. This would still allow military members to use the option for the 2024 election. A baby can be made in nine months; this certainly should be able to be done in that amount of time. I urge my colleagues to support this common-sense amendment.
Senator Wojno’s statement is as follows:
I urge my colleagues to vote “no” on this amendment that is presently being offered. It has been an honor to sponsor this legislation giving overseas military men and women this option to return their AV ballots. The Michigan Department of State said it would like to be able to pilot this process during odd-year elections in 2025 before going statewide in 2026. It is important that we ensure our overseas military personnel have the option of the electronic return of their ballots and the Secretary of State’s office have adequate time to implement a secure portal for these ballots to be processed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 331, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending sections 9o, 19, and 30 (MCL 211.9o, 211.19, and 211.30), section 9o as amended by 2021 PA 150, section 19 as amended by 2017 PA 261, and section 30 as amended by 2013 PA 153.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Currently, over 100 million people worldwide have a mark, a scar, or a condition which affects their facial appearance. Throughout history, equality and discrimination laws have failed to protect the facial difference community from harm. It may be hard to believe but so-called ugly laws outlawed this community from being seen in public until the 1970s. The legacy of this systemic oppression remains today where people with facial differences are forcibly hidden from sight around the world, but also through the absence of representation of facial differences on our screens and in censorship of the community on social media.
The false notion that facial differences shouldn’t be celebrated—just like every other trait that makes each and every one of us unique—the idea that their faces are not worthy of being seen, that’s why the theme for International Face Equality Week this year was, We will not hide. As of now, not all people with facial differences are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act which is why Face Equality International is advocating for disfigurement to be recognized as an independent equality and human rights issue so that the rights and protections of those with facial differences are not limited to disability laws and spaces.
It’s crucial that we work together to eliminate the life-limiting stigma and prejudice associated with facial differences and disfigurement through education as well as growing and amplifying the voices of this inclusive empowered community and individuals devoted toward campaigning for this important cause. This will bring us one step closer to help Michigan and the country closer to truly being a place where everyone can thrive exactly as they are.
I’d like to recognize Logan who has joined us here today in the Gallery, and I ask for your support of this resolution.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
The Assistant President pro tempore, Senator Geiss, assumed the Chair.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4377, entitled
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending section 4d (MCL 205.94d), as amended by 2015 PA 172.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Madam President, unless we are all living under a rock, or inside the Lansing bubble, you know that food prices have skyrocketed in the last couple years. Inflation has made putting food on the kitchen table more expensive than it has been in decades. And yet my colleagues across the aisle think now is a good time to make food more expensive.
Madam President, I owned a small business for almost 25 years. Alongside a lot of food, I sold a lot of beverages—adult beverages, soda pops, a lot of stuff—and I can tell you that I couldn’t afford to hire an accountant right now to tell me what is taxable and what is not taxable. Is it sweet tea? Is it unsweetened tea? Is it a bag of Better Made potato chips from Detroit? Or do I tax the bag of M&Ms made in Tennessee?
These bills are unnecessarily complicated, confusing, contradictory, convoluted, and costly, but they lack one thing Madam President—common sense. I ask for a “no” vote.
Senator McBroom’s statement, in which Senators Daley, Lindsey, Victory and Theis concurred, is as follows:
The sorry history of this Department of Treasury and their odd way of suddenly finding new interpretations of laws only to then have them devolve into mass chaos is well-documented, between their history of suddenly deciding that milk bulk tanks were actually personal property instead of physical property, or their determination of whether the ten-cent deposit should be put on frozen slush mix for margaritas, why is our Department of Treasury constantly digging into these tax laws and creating strange novel interpretations that harass our residents and create mass confusion?
Here we have today, another amazing example of this where now we can’t decide whether something should be taxed or not depending on whether they handed a fork to you or not. Whether they heated it up too long or not enough. We’re literally having to write laws and I can already see problems with the new law because it says they give you a fork or hand it to you, but is it given when it’s left on the counter? What if it’s slid across the counter? Do you have to touch hands? Do we have to make physical contact? Are rinseable spoons utensils or not? I don’t know, because we obviously have to spell it all out for Treasury or they’ll just make the next thing up to bilk our citizens of more dollars. Are nachos and cheese dip a heated thing, or is the cheese dip a condiment? And since the nachos aren’t heated but the cheese dip is—but it’s a condiment—these aren’t taxable. We don’t know anymore. We’ll have to let Treasury figure it out, and they’ll have ten different interpretations from every different Treasury official who goes out there, and then decide which one can get them the most money to somehow bolster us through the next budget crisis.
This bill started with a bad premise, it continues a bad premise, and it doesn’t get to the heart of the issue which is a department that is out of control and often to the boondocks persecuting our citizens. I ask for a “no” vote. Send this back to the drawing board, and send Treasury a message to get off their butts and just interpret the law plainly instead of making all of this drama we don’t need.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4378, entitled
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” by amending section 4g (MCL 205.54g), as amended by 2015 PA 171.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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House Bill No. 4982
House Bill No. 4990
House Bill No. 4991
House Bill No. 5004
House Bill No. 5006
House Bill No. 5007
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4752, entitled
A bill to amend 1980 PA 300, entitled “The public school employees retirement act of 1979,” by amending section 61 (MCL 38.1361), as amended by 2022 PA 184.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide a retirement system for the public school employees of this state; to create certain funds for this retirement system; to provide for the creation of a retirement board; to prescribe the powers and duties of the retirement board; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, agencies, officials, and employees; to authorize and make appropriations for the retirement system; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4982, entitled
A bill to amend 2015 PA 45, entitled “Higher education authorization and distance education reciprocal exchange act,” by amending section 7 (MCL 390.1697), as amended by 2017 PA 99.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide for the reciprocal exchange of distance education between this state and other states or a higher education compact; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to provide for collection of fees; to designate the state agency for negotiating distance education agreements; to establish a complaint process for students enrolled in distance education programs at participating colleges and universities; to establish an authorization and approval process for out-of-state distance education providers and participating colleges and universities in this state; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4990, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending sections 208b, 217a, 232, 801, 802, 803b, 803r, 804, 806, and 809 (MCL 257.208b, 257.217a, 257.232, 257.801, 257.802, 257.803b, 257.803r, 257.804, 257.806, and 257.809), section 208b as amended by 2020 PA 382, sections 217a, 803b, 803r, and 806 as amended by 2019 PA 88, section 232 as amended by 2022 PA 223, section 801 as amended by 2020 PA 103, section 802 as amended by 2021 PA 110, section 804 as amended by 2022 PA 143, and section 809 as amended by 2020 PA 102.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of certain devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4991, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 222, entitled “An act to provide for an official personal identification card; to provide for its form, issuance and use; to regulate the use and disclosure of information obtained from the card; to prescribe the powers and duties of the secretary of state; to prescribe fees; to prescribe certain penalties for violations; and to provide an appropriation for certain purposes,” by amending section 7 (MCL 28.297), as amended by 2019 PA 80.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 5004, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 5801, 6237, 13522, and 20161 (MCL 333.5801, 333.6237, 333.13522, and 333.20161), section 5801 as amended by 2015 PA 91, section 6237 as amended by 2019 PA 75, section 13522 as amended by 1994 PA 100, and section 20161 as amended by 2022 PA 187.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Anthony offered the following substitute:
Substitute (S-4).
The substitute was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 5006, entitled
A bill to amend 2000 PA 489, entitled “Michigan trust fund act,” by amending section 7 (MCL 12.257), as amended by 2020 PA 171.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to create certain funds; to provide for the allocation of certain revenues among certain funds and for the operation, investment, and expenditure of certain funds; and to impose certain duties and requirements on certain state officials,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 5007, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 3122, 4112, 5522, 11525a, 17303, 17317, 80130, 80315, 81114, and 82156 (MCL 324.3122, 324.4112, 324.5522, 324.11525a, 324.17303, 324.17317, 324.80130, 324.80315, 324.81114, and 324.82156), sections 3122 and 4112 as amended by 2019 PA 79, section 5522 as amended by 2019 PA 119, section 11525a as amended by 2022 PA 246, sections 17303 and 17317 as amended by 2019 PA 85, and sections 80130, 80315, 81114, and 82156 as amended by 2019 PA 81.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 176, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 7b (MCL 211.7b), as amended by 2013 PA 161.
The House of Representatives has amended the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 2, line 15, after “The” by striking out “county treasurer shall cancel”.
2. Amend page 2, line 16, after “act” by inserting “ shall be canceled ”.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as amended, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the amendments made to the bill by the House,
The amendments were concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senate Bill No. 330, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” (MCL 211.1 to 211.155) by adding section 7c.
The House of Representatives has amended the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 2, line 6, by striking out “ as ” and inserting “ in a form and manner ”.
2. Amend page 2, line 8, after “ occur ” by inserting “ on a property ”.
3. Amend page 2, line 8, after “ years ” by inserting “ unless there is a reasonable belief that the property is ineligible for the exemption ”.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as amended, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the amendments made to the bill by the House,
The amendments were concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 397, entitled
A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled “State housing development authority act of 1966,” by amending section 32 (MCL 125.1432), as amended by 2020 PA 73.
The House of Representatives has substituted (H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as substituted (H-1), ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The Senate agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 417
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 417, entitled
A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled “State housing development authority act of 1966,” by amending section 44c (MCL 125.1444c), as amended by 2012 PA 345.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bills:
House Bill No. 4438
House Bill No. 4439
Senate Bill No. 513
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4438, entitled
A bill to amend 1969 PA 312, entitled “An act to provide for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in municipal police and fire departments; to define such public departments; to provide for the selection of members of arbitration panels; to prescribe the procedures and authority thereof; and to provide for the enforcement and review of awards thereof,” by amending section 2 (MCL 423.232), as amended by 2011 PA 116.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4439, entitled
A bill to amend 1969 PA 312, entitled “An act to provide for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in municipal police and fire departments; to define such public departments; to provide for the selection of members of arbitration panels; to prescribe the procedures and authority thereof; and to provide for the enforcement and review of awards thereof,” by amending sections 5 and 7a (MCL 423.235 and 423.237a), section 5 as amended by 2011 PA 116.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Bumstead Lindsey Outman
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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 513, entitled
A bill to amend 1987 PA 230, entitled “Municipal health facilities corporations act,” by amending section 305a (MCL 331.1305a), as amended by 2017 PA 148.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senate Bill No. 483
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 483, entitled
A bill to provide for a cost and affordability review of certain prescription drug products; to create the prescription drug pricing board and prescription drug affordability stakeholder council and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to establish upper payment limits for certain prescription drug products and provide remedies; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Runestad offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 4, line 20, after “activities.” by inserting “The governor shall not appoint an individual to the board if the individual is a lobbyist who is registered in this state. An individual who is appointed to the board shall not register as a lobbyist in this state for a period of 5 years after the individual’s term on the board expires.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Nays—0
Excused—0
Not Voting—1
Huizenga
In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Runestad offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 4, line 20, after “activities.” by inserting “The governor shall not appoint an individual to the board if the individual has made a personal political contribution to the governor.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


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In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Webber offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 4, line 13, after “medicine.” by inserting “At least 1 member of the board must be an individual who advocates for patients.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


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Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
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Not Voting—1
Huizenga
In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Nesbitt offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 15, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 24. This act does not apply beginning 3 years after the effective date of this act.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


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Huizenga
In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 12, following line 7, by inserting:
“(j) The cost of manufacturing the prescription drug product.” and relettering the remaining subdivision.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


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In The Chair: Geiss
Senator Theis offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 2, line 11, after “the” by inserting “medical care component of the”.
2. Amend page 2, line 12, after “Index” by striking out “for all urban consumers as defined and” and inserting “as”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments,
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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I am proud of the work that we have done to craft this legislation. Let’s get it over the finish line; let’s offer real results for our residents because to be clear, both Democrats and Republicans have promised to lower the costs of prescription medicine for our residents for decades. Today we are doing something about it. I urge both sides of the aisle to join me in supporting this bill to provide relief for all of our residents.
Senator McDonald Rivet’s statement is as follows:
We have heard a number of personal stories. We have people from our district that all of us in the chamber have heard. I’m going to start today with a personal story. In my family, we have a genetically-linked autoimmune disease that affects many of us, including myself. One of the many medications that I take monthly has a co-pay of $4,000. I watched my mother die in part because she could not afford all the medication that she needed on a fixed income.
In 2020, when we were in the middle of a global pandemic, costs of everything began to rise, but at the same time 500 prescription drugs skyrocketed by two times the rate of inflation in Michigan. So yes, other states are creating similar legislation and we all wish Congress would act quickly here, but we must address the problem, we must do the same in Michigan because we have to hold big pharma accountable. Doing nothing simply cannot be an option for us.
So let’s go over again what this legislation actually does. It puts rules in place to ensure a very-transparent process. Unlike any public board, there is opportunity for the public to weigh in and provide comments but the act prevents the over-influence of politicians, big pharma, health care industry executives, or any special interest groups. These board members must be individuals without financial ties or bias.
Now, there will be informed consultation in this process and the board will be advised by the Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council. This 21-member council will include representatives with knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, supply chains, clinical training, and more. It is not an uninformed group. These representatives could include pharmacists, health care providers, researchers, drug manufactures, even those whom the legislation will directly impact. So there is ample room for input from people with skin in the game with the independent, unbiased PDAB making the ultimate decision, all subject to our rule-making process. A PDAB will help lower the costs of the most expensive prescription drugs for every Michigan resident, employer, small business, pharmacy and health plan, and bring much-needed accountability, oversight and transparency to pharmaceutical companies, making them more responsive to consumers who are quite literally dying without our help. The overarching goal of the PDAB is to find a UPL at which insurers, employers, purchasers and government can afford to provide the drug to everyone in the state and who should absolutely get that job. It is the point of the UPL, despite everything you have heard today, to expand sales and patient access.
Our constituents, our everyday focus, and right now many of their everyday drug costs are unnecessarily extreme. To bring it to a point, it should not take a herculean effort for someone to get lifesaving drugs. It should not break families backs and we cannot allow Michiganders to die needlessly because they cannot afford their prescription drugs. I urge you to vote “yes” on this today.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 484, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406z.
The question being on the of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Huizenga
In The Chair: Geiss
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 485, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The social welfare act,” (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 109o.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Substitute (S-1).
The Senate agreed to the substitute recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the bill as substituted was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:
House Bill No. 4341
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4341, entitled
A bill to create a program to assist certain child care centers and schools with the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of certain filtered water stations and faucets; to provide for the sampling and testing of water from certain water outlets; to create certain funds; and to provide for the duties of certain state departments and officers.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Victory
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4342, entitled
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding sections 3j, 3k, and 3 l .
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 4, following line 27, by inserting:
“Sec. 46701. (1) Notwithstanding any other act or part to the contrary, any statute or law of this state governing commercial fishing may be suspended, abridged, extended, or modified by the department when, in the opinion of the department, that action is necessary for the better if the director of the department of natural resources makes scientific findings that an imminent danger exists to the protection, preservation, maintenance, and harvesting of the fish. The existing statutes and laws regulating commercial fishing shall remain in full force and effect unless suspended, abridged, extended, or modified by order of the department in the manner provided in this part or by subsequent acts of the legislature. fish and the commission concurs with the findings, the department may suspend, abridge, extend, or modify any law of this state governing commercial fishing by emergency order, subject to section 46702.
(2) An emergency order adopted under subsection (1) remains in effect until the earliest of the following dates:
(a) The date an identical or similar rule is promulgated.
(b) The date an identical or similar bill is enacted into law.
(c) The date 545 days after the order is adopted.
(d) The date set forth in the emergency order.” .
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Messages from the House
Senate Bill No. 281, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406aa.
The House of Representatives has substituted (H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as substituted (H-1), ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senator Singh moved that rule 2.106 be suspended to allow committees to meet during Senate session.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:
House Bill No. 4602
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4602, entitled
A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled “Michigan memorial highway act,” (MCL 250.1001 to 250.2092) by adding section 18c.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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In The Chair: Moss
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to consolidate prior acts naming certain Michigan highways; to provide for the naming of certain highways; to prescribe certain duties of the state transportation department; and to repeal acts and parts of acts and certain resolutions,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 133, entitled
A bill to provide for the review and prevention of deaths from drug overdose in this state; to allow for the creation of overdose fatality review teams; to provide for the powers and duties of the overdose fatality review teams; to regulate certain entities; to prescribe powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; and to prescribe remedies for a violation of this act.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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I think that the overall intent of this bill is good; I think that it could have been a lot better. If I had more time I would have loved to have put an amendment in. The situation we’re facing here in this country and in this state with opioid addiction is absolutely horrendous, I think it’s 110,000 people dying a year in this country—astronomically more than 9/11. So, hopefully this will help, but my concern is that in looking at the statistics, only about three percent of people ever get off of drug addiction.
It’s imperative, in my mind, to spend the time and the effort in the upfront, before they get addicted. In order to do that, you really have to know what are the communities, what are the demographics that are impacted the most. So I tried to find out in committee but didn’t have the time there to find out, Are we drilling down on the demographics? The best example I could think of is in the AIDS epidemic when it first came out, nobody seemed to know anything about who is impacted the most, so the money was just kind of splashed and gushed all over the place. Then finally, they finally realized that it was certain demographics massively impacted, but the larger general population was not. So the resources went where they’re supposed to go. My concern here is when I said, What are they looking for in terms of the demographic information, so we can drill down and get the resources where they’re supposed to go. They said, Well they’re not precluded from getting that, they may ask for the relevant demographic information. To me that is the starting point, and that was my concern in committee and it’s my concern here. The first thing that you have to do is find out who—what parts of the population are most impacted to get those resources there.
This is permissive; you can do that and I think it aught to have been the starting point. I, again, think that the intent is good, still haven’t made up my mind if I am going to go “yes” or “no” on this, but it certainly could have been a vastly better bill.
Senator McCann’s statement is as follows:
Today I rise in support of Senate Bill No. 133, which would create the overdose fatality review team, to provide the legal authority to counties or a cooperative group of counties throughout Michigan to establish these teams. In recent years, we’ve all seen the rise of illicit opioids in our communities and their devastating impact on families across our nation—in fact, just this April in Kalamazoo County, we experienced a tragedy of 18 overdoses within 24 hours, resulting in 10 hospitalizations and seven deaths.
Stories like these have become far too common in all of our districts. As we seek solutions to remedy this growing epidemic, it is crucial that we utilize the experts in our communities to continue to investigate the root causes so that we might better prevent these tragedies. OFRTs will be able to discuss drug overdoses with the frontline responders to best understand risk factors, identify trends, and propose harm-reduction efforts to reduce future drug-related deaths. My legislation would make this an option, but not require it of any county. This bill also grants appropriate confidentiality protections for victims and families involved, similar to existing review teams for child and elder fatalities.
We face and continue to contend with the indiscriminatory opioid crisis in all our communities. This is a tool—to the good Senator, I respect your thoughts and input—this is not an overall solution to everything under the sun, and is not even necessarily going to prevent all the deaths that we see, but it’s a tool in the toolbox. It’s not the magic tool, but it’s an additional tool in the toolbox so that we can help try to get ahead of these tragedies. I ask for your support on Senate Bill No. 133.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4619, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 2027 (MCL 500.2027), as amended by 1998 PA 26.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4620, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406aa.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Hertel offered the following substitute:
Substitute (S-1).
The substitute was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Hauck
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4621, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3403 (MCL 500.3403), as amended by 2016 PA 276.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Excused—0
Not Voting—1
Runestad
In The Chair: Moss
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4622, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406z.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Damoose
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation or formation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide their rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which companies and associations organized, existing, or authorized under this act may exercise their powers; to provide the rights, powers, and immunities and to prescribe the conditions on which other persons, firms, corporations, associations, risk retention groups, and purchasing groups engaged in an insurance or surety business may exercise their powers; to provide for the imposition of a privilege fee on domestic insurance companies and associations and the state accident fund; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of foreign and alien companies and associations; to provide for the imposition of a tax on risk retention groups and purchasing groups; to provide for the imposition of a tax on the business of surplus line agents; to provide for the imposition of regulatory fees on certain insurers; to provide for assessment fees on certain health maintenance organizations; to modify tort liability arising out of certain accidents; to provide for limited actions with respect to that modified tort liability and to prescribe certain procedures for maintaining those actions; to require security for losses arising out of certain accidents; to provide for the continued availability and affordability of automobile insurance and homeowners insurance in this state and to facilitate the purchase of that insurance by all residents of this state at fair and reasonable rates; to provide for certain reporting with respect to insurance and with respect to certain claims against uninsured or self-insured persons; to prescribe duties for certain state departments and officers with respect to that reporting; to provide for certain assessments; to establish and continue certain state insurance funds; to modify and clarify the status, rights, powers, duties, and operations of the nonprofit malpractice insurance fund; to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this state; to provide for regulation over worker’s compensation self-insurers; to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for the protection of policyholders, claimants, and creditors of unsound or insolvent insurers; to provide for associations of insurers to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of insurer insolvencies; to prescribe educational requirements for insurance agents and solicitors; to provide for the regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements; to create an automobile theft prevention authority to reduce the number of automobile thefts in this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of the automobile theft prevention authority; to provide certain powers and duties upon certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to provide for an appropriation; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,”
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4623, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406bb.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The motion prevailed.
The following bill was announced:
House Bill No. 4341, entitled
A bill to create a program to assist certain child care centers and schools with the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of certain filtered water stations and faucets; to provide for the sampling and testing of water from certain water outlets; to create certain funds; and to provide for the duties of certain state departments and officers.
Senator Singh moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Santana offered the following substitute:
Substitute (S-2).
The substitute was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senate Bill No. 206
Senate Bill No. 207
Senate Bill No. 471
Senate Bill No. 472
Senate Bill No. 528
House Bill No. 4071
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 205, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled “An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,” (MCL 554.601 to 554.616) by amending the title and by adding section 1c.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senators Irwin and Bayer asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Irwin’s statement is as follows:
Mr. President, I rise to ask all my colleagues to support this important package of legislation. As you all know, we have people all over our state who are struggling to find housing and this bill package is a series of legislation meant to make it easier for folks to find the housing they need to thrive. These bills prohibit discrimination based on source of income, and although we’ve provided exemptions for very small mom-and-pop landlords to make this easier for everyone to comply with, this policy is going to be important to make sure people who have public benefits because they served in the U.S. military or they have public benefits because they are in poverty, to make it so those folks can find housing in our state. These people are important parts of our community, they’re important parts of our economy, and we need to make sure that in this chamber we’re making space for all people to find stable housing so they can continue to live and contribute to our communities.
I also want to just take a moment to say how important stable housing is to the health of our residents and to the education of the next generation. We need to be doing more in this chamber to fight the affordable housing crisis and to make a space for all people to find stable housing in our state. This is a small step but it’s an important step, and I welcome the support of all my colleagues. I’m really pleased we’re here today discussing legislation that’s going to make it easier for folks to thrive here in our state in this tough, tough economy.
Senator Bayer’s statement is as follows:
Just to reinforce what my colleague so clearly explained, these housing bills use existing programs that have been known to work for a long time and it simply allows people who are receiving food stamps, people who have children getting child support, people who are already getting reliable sources of income, to count as part of their income when doing a formula calculation of whether or not they can afford rent. It is not a lot of overhead, it is not a lot of untested programs, it’s just about recognizing sometimes people need some help and if we don’t give them the opportunity to have housing, they will spiral into a worse circumstance. Once you’re homeless, the odds of being able to survive that and keep your work and take care of your kids and get their education goes in the tank. This is a simple process. This is a simple step for existing landlords to use existing resources and existing information to help people have a home.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 206, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled “An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,” by amending section 1 (MCL 554.601), as amended by 1995 PA 79.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Daley Johnson Outman Webber
Damoose Lauwers
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 207, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled “Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,” by amending the title and section 502 (MCL 37.2502), as amended by 2023 PA 6.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
Protests
Senators Lindsey, Daley, Bellino, Runestad and Theis, under their constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill Nos. 205, 206, and 207.
Senator Lindsey moved that the statement he made during the discussion of Senate Bill No. 205 be printed as his reasons for voting “no.”
The motion prevailed.
Senator Lindsey’s statement, in which Senators Daley, Bellino, Runestad and Theis concurred, is as follows:
Mr. President, I oppose these bills that will do nothing to improve our state’s housing crisis and will only make it harder for landlords to do business in our state. Mandating participation in government programs is the wrong answer, especially when the programs are notoriously unreliable and inefficient. This will discourage people from becoming landlords at all, ultimately making our housing crisis worse. It amazes me that the majority recognizes problems in our state, understands the need for policy changes, and yet the end result is legislation that will make the problems worse. Maybe I don’t give the majority enough credit though. Maybe there is a solution hidden in this legislation and in others. Failing schools, crumbling roads and infrastructure, unsustainable energy costs and a failing grid, and yes, a housing crisis—all of these can be solved by creating such economic devastation in our state that no one wants to live here. I would prefer a different course of action and I urge a “no” vote.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 471, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 224f (MCL 750.224f), as amended by 2014 PA 4.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senator Chang asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Chang’s statement is as follows:
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and I’m grateful that we’re taking action today to protect domestic violence survivors. I want to express my appreciation to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office for coming to me more than five years ago with this idea and working with me and domestic violence experts, gun violence prevention groups, and law enforcement stakeholders to develop and refine this legislation that will save lives. I also want to thank former Senator Wayne Schmidt, former Representative Mary Whiteford, current Representative Amos O’Neal, and the Senator—and my seatmate—from the 14th District for our partnership. These bipartisan bills have certainly been on a long journey since they were first introduced and had a committee hearing back in 2018.
Nearly half of all women murdered in the United States are killed by a current or former intimate partner, and more than half of these intimate partner homicides are by firearm. Women are five times more likely to be murdered by an abusive partner when the abuser has access to a gun. Let me say that again. Women in domestic violence situations are five times more likely to die when their abuser has a firearm in the home. We know that domestic violence can escalate. What might be a more minor incident the first or second time may become a more violent and dangerous offense later on. We also know that illegal behaviors that may be seen by some as minor offenses like trespassing or demolition of property can be a predictor of deadly violence in a situation where domestic violence is present. Seventy-six percent of intimate partner homicides and 85 percent of attempted homicides of women were preceded by at least one incident of stalking in the year before the attack. Certain criminal activity like destruction of property, stalking, and breaking and entering can turn, and in too many unfortunate circumstances did turn, lethal in domestic violence situations where abusers seek to exert power and control over their victims. I want to express how grateful I am to the many domestic violence survivors and their families who have shared their painful stories of domestic violence and how these bills will help them.
What this bill package does is very simple. It helps keep firearms out of the hands of people very likely to be a danger to others. Individuals convicted—not accused, not charged, but convicted—of misdemeanor domestic violence, would be prohibited from possessing, purchasing, selling, or transporting a gun for eight years, a very reasonable length of time after the completion of their sentence. Law enforcement officials and victim advocates have learned to recognize that the use of a gun by an abuser to threaten or intimidate their partner is a key predictor for intimate partner homicides. By passing this law, Michigan will be joining 31 other states across this country, including numerous Republican-led legislatures, and Washington, D.C. We’ve got Kansas and Louisiana, West Virginia, and Indiana that have already passed similar bills, and it’s time for Michigan to join this list.
Survivors of domestic violence endure unimaginable pain and betrayal. It is our responsibility to ensure they have the peace of mind knowing they will be protected from threats of gun violence at the hands of their abusers. That is why we need to pass these bills to help prevent future violence and abuse in the home involving a firearm. We have a chance to help save lives now. This legislation is a common-sense, formally bipartisan solution to protecting domestic violence survivors in our state, and I urge a “yes” vote on this bill package.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 472, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16m of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16m), as amended by 2023 PA 22.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Bumstead Hoitenga McBroom Theis
Daley Johnson Nesbitt Victory
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 528, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending sections 115, 145n, 377a, 380, 411h, and 540e (MCL 750.115, 750.145n, 750.377a, 750.380, 750.411h, and 750.540e), section 115 as amended by 2000 PA 148, section 145n as amended by 2016 PA 480, sections 377a and 380 as amended by 1998 PA 311, section 411h as amended by 1997 PA 65, and section 540e as amended by 2002 PA 577.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
Senator Shink asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Shink’s statement is as follows:
My bill—Senate Bill No. 528—adds a subsection to the crimes of assault, stalking, malicious destruction of property, malicious use of a telephonic device, and vulnerable adult abuse to ensure that only those who commit domestic violence will face a firearm prohibition.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4071, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406ff.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Senator Brinks’ statement is as follows:
I rise with the bittersweet announcement of the departure of Caroline Burdick, a valued member of our caucus staff. Caroline joined the Senate Democratic team in the fall of 2019. She rose from part-time intern to full-time information specialist, to now deputy data director. She is the ultimate behind-the-scenes staff member, quietly ensuring the maintenance of our website, data sets, maps, and more. Throughout her tenure, Caroline has become an expert in data visualization and geospatial analysis and mapping. Perhaps most notably, she was responsible for hundreds of pages of data analysis on the new 2021 Senate districts. In summary, nobody has spent more time staring at spreadsheets, charts, and graphs than Caroline.
Her colleagues describe her as hardworking, cheerful, and always willing to help out and go the extra mile. She will be missed, but we wish her the best of luck in her next endeavor. We’ll let her announce her next steps when it’s time, but I just want to say that I’m delighted she is continuing a career in public service.
Caroline, thank you for the outstanding work you’ve provided to our caucus in our efforts to better serve and communicate with our constituents. Colleagues, please join me in giving Caroline a warm sendoff.
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 464
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 464, entitled
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 803r (MCL 257.803r), as amended by 2023 PA 129 and by adding section 803s.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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A bill to facilitate access to state services by individuals with limited English proficiency; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; and to provide for biennial reports concerning equal language access.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Singh moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed temporarily.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Singh moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 418
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 418, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “The social welfare act,” by amending section 117a (MCL 400.117a), as amended by 2019 PA 114.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Albert Bumstead Lindsey Runestad
Bellino Hoitenga
Excused—1
Lauwers
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 421, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled “Probate code of 1939,” by amending section 18 of chapter XIIA (MCL 712A.18), as amended by 2022 PA 209.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 425, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 620, entitled “Appellate defender act,” by amending the title and sections 2, 4, 6, and 7 (MCL 780.712, 780.714, 780.716, and 780.717) and by adding sections 1a and 8a.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Shink offered the following substitute:
Substitute (S-2).
The substitute was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: