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The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 185, entitled
A bill to amend 1947 PA 336, entitled “An act to prohibit strikes by certain public employees; to provide review from disciplinary action with respect thereto; to provide for the mediation of grievances and the holding of elections; to declare and protect the rights and privileges of public employees; to require certain provisions in collective bargaining agreements; to prescribe means of enforcement and penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to make appropriations,” by amending section 1 (MCL 423.201), as amended by 2014 PA 414.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Albert offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 5, following line 3, by inserting:
“ (3) If an individual serving as a graduate student research assistant or in an equivalent position engages in a strike, a student who attends the college or university of that individual and whose instructional time was reduced as a result of the strike may bring an action against the bargaining representative of the individual to recover damages of not more than $10,000.00. ”.
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 Polehanki
Excused—1
McBroom
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Hauck offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 5, following line 3, by inserting:
“ (3) Every year, a bargaining representative shall provide to each public employee in the bargaining unit that the bargaining representative represents the following statement in writing: “Under the United States Supreme Court decision Janus v AFSCME, Council 31 , ___US___; 138 S Ct 2448 (2018), it is a violation of a public employee’s first amendment free speech rights for a public-sector bargaining representative to require the public employee to pay dues or fees to the bargaining representative unless the public employee consents.”. ”.
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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Nays—20
Anthony Chang Klinefelt Polehanki
Bayer Cherry McCann Santana
Brinks Geiss McDonald Rivet Shink
Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—1
McBroom
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
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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Third Reading of Bills
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 144, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.847) by adding section 272a.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 2, following line 15, by inserting:
“Enacting section 1. Section 695 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.695, is repealed.”.
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:


motion_text: The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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House Bill No. 4054, entitled
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” by amending section 4t (MCL 205.54t), as amended by 2015 PA 205.
The House of Representatives has amended the Senate substitute (S-1) as follows:
1. Amend page 7, line 20, by striking out all of subsection ( 8 ) and renumbering the remaining subsection.
2. Amend page 9, following line 17, by inserting:
“Enacting section 2. It is the intent of the legislature to annually appropriate sufficient funds from the state general fund to the state school aid fund created in section 11 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 to fully compensate for any loss of revenue to the state school aid fund resulting from the enactment of this amendatory act.”.
The House of Representatives has concurred in the Senate substitute (S-1) as amended and agreed to 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 House amendments made to the Senate substitute,
The amendments were concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:


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A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending section 4o (MCL 205.94o), as amended by 2015 PA 204.
The House of Representatives has amended the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 7, line 19, by striking out all of subsection ( 8 ) and renumbering the remaining subsection.
2. Amend page 9, line 15, after “No.” by striking out “4055” and inserting “4054”.
3. Amend page 9, following line 16, by inserting:
“Enacting section 2. It is the intent of the legislature to annually appropriate sufficient funds from the state general fund to the state school aid fund created in section 11 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 to fully compensate for any loss of revenue to the state school aid fund resulting from the enactment of this amendatory act.”.
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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A bill to amend 1979 PA 72, entitled “An act to require the governor to report certain tax information with the annual budget message to the legislature,” by amending section 6 (MCL 21.276), as amended by 1983 PA 7.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
Senator Singh moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4199, entitled
A bill to amend 2014 PA 259, entitled “Michigan national guard tuition assistance act,” by amending the title and sections 3 and 4 (MCL 32.433 and 32.434), section 3 as amended by 2016 PA 531.
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 recommendation was concurred in, 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. 259, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 759a and 764a (MCL 168.759a and 168.764a), section 759a as amended by 2022 PA 197 and section 764a as amended by 2020 PA 177.
The House of Representatives has substituted (H-2) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as substituted (H-2), 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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Governor
The appointments were referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Messages from the House
Senate Bill No. 18, entitled
A bill to amend 2003 PA 225, entitled “An act to designate March 31 of each year as Cesar E. Chavez day in the state of Michigan; to designate July 14 of each year as President Gerald R. Ford day in the state of Michigan; and to designate July 30 of each year as Henry Ford day in the state of Michigan,” (MCL 435.301 to 435.303) by amending the title and by adding section 4.
The House of Representatives has substituted (H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as substituted (H-1) and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
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 Committee of the Whole reported back to the Senate, favorably and with a substitute therefor, the following bill:
Senate Bill No. 72, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 13n of chapter XVII (MCL 777.13n), as amended by 2018 PA 583.
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
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 236, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 520a (MCL 750.520a), as amended by 2014 PA 64.
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.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4166, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending sections 392, 502, 503, 507, 522, 528, 552, and 561 (MCL 380.392, 380.502, 380.503, 380.507, 380.522, 380.528, 380.552, and 380.561), as amended by 2018 PA 601; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Damoose offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 55, following line 6, by inserting:
“ Sec. 1280h. The department shall develop a statewide accountability measurement that assigns a letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F to each public school based on the federal accountability requirements as provided under the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95. ”.
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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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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Senator Polehanki’s first statement is as follows:
Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to vote “no” on this amendment, and here’s why. As I explained to the Senator from the 37th District in committee, the School Index System components are not aligned with what the public would view as a standard grading system, so it’s not a matter of simply sticking letter grades onto schools in the School Index System. That would be an apples-to-oranges proposition that would need federal approval which is a lengthy process that I see as a misuse of limited resources for a duplicative and inferior process. The School Index System coupled with the Parent Dashboard that was created with significant parent input are sufficient indicators of school performance for anyone seeking that information.
Senator Polehanki’s second statement is as follows:
I rise today to ask you to vote “yes” on House Bill No. 4166 which would eliminate the A-F school accountability system. A-F is a second education accountability system, after the federally-approved School Index System. Passed without a review of its alignment to federal ESSA requirements in the 2018 lame duck session, the A-F system alone is insufficient in meeting federal requirements and even violates a section of federal law. Most importantly, the A-F system is redundant to the School Index System and pales in comparison in scope and precision. It should be noted that the repeal of the state’s duplicative and inferior A-F system does not affect the popular and user-friendly Parent Dashboard, developed using parent focus groups and launched in January 2018.
Thank you, Mr. President, and I ask my colleagues to vote “yes” on House Bill No. 4166.
Senator Singh’s statement is as follows:
I wanted to lend my support to this legislation and explain why I’m supporting it. We have a system that is duplicative of what is actually in federal law. Federal law has created a system that all 50 states are required to utilize; we have that system in place. Based off that system, the Michigan Department of Education created a portal for parents. I would ask each of the people in the minority to actually go to the parents’ portal and take a look at it. When you do, you will see that it’s easy to utilize, it is transparent, and it actually makes all the pieces that are part of the federal requirement make sense. It was created by parents with feedback by parents, so it is a transparent system. All you’re doing is removing this duplicative process that was put in at the last minute in 2018 in the lame duck session when even some of the final people who voted for it now regret that they voted for it. What we’re doing here is what we were asked for by superintendents and school boards—the people who are working in our education system. I am pleased to support this removing the duplicative process because we have transparency in the system with the parents’ portal.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 127, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.847) by adding section 261.
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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Nays—5
Bumstead Johnson McBroom Nesbitt
Hauck
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. 128, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.847) by adding section 260.
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:
Today I want to wish a farewell to Nina Robinson, who has been on my team for over a year now, working extremely hard as our community liaison, going to I don’t even know how many community meetings across our district, and doing lots of great work with our constituents. She is departing Team Chang, but will always be a part of Team Chang while she travels the world on an exciting adventure.
Nina, thank you for all of your hard work and for all of your dedication. We are so happy for you and grateful for all of your time with Team Chang.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 66, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding sections 1508 and 1526b.
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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These bipartisan bills before us today would make a difference in preventing future sexual assault from happening. They are policy solutions that we must take to prevent future misconduct, protect survivors, and improve accountability. I want to thank my colleagues and staff on both sides of the aisle who have worked on this bill package—many of them for several years. Thank you for your commitment addressing sexual assault and for your partnership.
Sexual assault is unfortunately something that happens far too frequently, not just major scandals in youth and college sports but also on college campuses, in our communities, and inside the home. Sexual assault victims and survivors are all ages and genders. One in nine girls under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of an adult. And one in six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. The impact of sexual assault is compounded. It is not only the physical incident, but also the psychological, emotional, and physical effects that can linger afterward.
Four years ago, I started a fellowship for high school girls of color. In 2016 and 2017 the young women chose to work on sexual assault and interpersonal violence for their community action project because many of them have either experienced sexual assault themselves or have a close family member or friend who is a survivor. While I knew that sexual assault was prevalent, the fact that these young people all recognized that this was something that needed change was an important wake-up call to me as their friend and as a lawmaker that I need to be doing as much as I can to address this issue. The fellows decided that they wanted to conduct a survey of their peers about this issue. A large majority of their fellow students said that they knew someone who was a victim of sexual assault, and the vast majority of them had said they had never received any education in school about sexual assault. They put together an incredible presentation that they gave at several high schools to educate their peers, and I worked closely with them on this bill.
My bill will take important steps to ensure students receive the educational materials about sexual assault and harassment, and inform young people about available resources in their community. This is critical for many reasons. One, so that young people who experience sexual assault are able to recognize what happened to them and become aware of who they can go to for help. In addition, we know that when someone discloses what happened to them to someone, how that person responds can make all the difference in whether that victim or survivor will go on to seek help or choose to report it to law enforcement.
We need to make sure that young people learn about sexual misconduct so that if their friend discloses to them, they will have some understanding and some information they can provide about resources. This bill would require the Department of Education to work with the Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board, as well as the Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, to develop age-appropriate informational material regarding sexual assault and sexual harassment. These materials would be made available to all schools to disseminate to students in grades 6 through 12, and be included in the school handbook or similar publication, or the school’s webpage.
This bill also encourages schools to provide educators and school employees with training every five years about how to respond to students who have experienced sexual assault or harassment. This is important because we recognize that we need to ensure that school employees are responding in an appropriate educated manner and know how they can help a victim or survivor after their experience.
By taking action on this and other bills today, we are taking another step forward in preventing sexual assault, protecting survivors, and improving accountability. I ask for your support.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 67, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 90 (MCL 750.90).
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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Chang Johnson Outman Wojno
Cherry Klinefelt
Nays—0
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. 68, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16d of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16d), as amended by 2016 PA 88.
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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Chang Johnson Outman Wojno
Cherry Klinefelt
Nays—0
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. 69, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 16279 and 16279a.
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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Chang Johnson Outman Wojno
Cherry Klinefelt
Nays—0
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. 70, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 13n of chapter XVII (MCL 777.13n), as amended by 2018 PA 583.
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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Chang Johnson Outman Wojno
Cherry Klinefelt
Nays—0
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. 71, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 16213, 20175, 20175a, and 20199 (MCL 333.16213, 333.20175, 333.20175a, and 333.20199), sections 16213 and 20175a as added and section 20175 as amended by 2006 PA 481, and by adding sections 16213a, 16429, 17029, 17529, 17829, 17909, and 20175b.
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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Chang Johnson Outman Wojno
Cherry Klinefelt
Nays—0
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. 72, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 13n of chapter XVII (MCL 777.13n), as amended by 2018 PA 583.
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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Chang Johnson Outman Wojno
Cherry Klinefelt
Nays—0
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. 73, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom of information act,” by amending section 13 (MCL 15.243), as amended by 2021 PA 33.
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
Messages from the House
Senate Bill No. 147, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled “Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,” by amending sections 201 and 202 (MCL 37.2201 and 37.2202), section 201 as amended by 1980 PA 202 and section 202 as amended by 2009 PA 190.
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 amended the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled “An act to define civil rights; to prohibit discriminatory practices, policies, and customs in the exercise of those rights based upon religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status; to preserve the confidentiality of records regarding arrest, detention, or other disposition in which a conviction does not result; to prescribe the powers and duties of the civil rights commission and the department of civil rights; to provide remedies and penalties; to provide for fees; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 201 and 202 (MCL 37.2201 and 37.2202), section 201 as amended by 1980 PA 202 and section 202 as amended by 2023 PA 6.
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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and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator McBroom offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 9, line 6, after “management” by inserting “5,000,000”.
2. Amend page 9, line 6, after “management” by striking “100”.
3. Amend page 9, line 15, after “ $ ” by inserting “10,500,300”.
4. Amend page 9, line 15, after “ $ ” by striking out “30,500,200”.
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly
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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In The Chair: Moss
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 26, following line 22, by inserting:
“(7) On or before November 30, 2024, the department shall report to the fiscal agencies and relevant committees and subcommittees of the Senate and House of Representatives on the activities of the program. The report shall include, but not be limited to, funds provided to partners, project goals and intended outcomes from partners and the department, and information on grants provided including amounts, grantee locations, and intended outcomes . ”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 16, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
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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A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 13, following line 26, by inserting:
“State Parks Endowment Fund 430,013,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 27, following line 12, by inserting
“Sec. 1205. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan state parks endowment fund, the department must deposit not less than $430,013,000.00 in the Michigan state parks endowment fund created under section 35a, of article IX of the state constitution of 1963. This deposit must be credited toward the nonspendable corpus balance of the fund.”.
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 Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 7, line 18, by striking out all of line 18.
2. Amend page 13, line 21, by striking out all of line 21, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 24, following line 10, by inserting:
“ STATE PARK DIVISION
Sec. 601. The department shall report to the appropriate legislative committees and the fiscal agencies on infrastructure improvements at state parks. The report shall include information on projects completed in the previous calendar year including location, project type, cost, and date of completion and information on projects in process including location, project type, projected cost, and estimated date of completion.”.
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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“ LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 901. The appropriation in part 1 for snowmobile law enforcement grants shall be used by the department to provide grants to county law enforcement agencies to enforce part 821 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82101 to 324.82161, including rules promulgated under that part and ordinances enacted pursuant to that part. The department shall consider the number of enforcement hours and the number of miles of snowmobile trails in each county in allocating these grants. Any funds not distributed to counties revert back to the snowmobile registration fee subaccount created under section 82111 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82111. Counties shall provide semiannual reports to the department on the use of grant money received under this section.
Sec. 902. The department shall provide a report on the marine safety grant program to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the senate and house fiscal agencies by December 1. The report must include the following information for the preceding year:
(a) The total amount of revenue received for watercraft registrations.
(b) The amount deposited into the marine safety fund.
(c) The expenditures made from the marine safety fund, including the amounts expended for department administration, other state agencies, the law enforcement division, and grants to counties.
(d) The distribution methodology used by the department to distribute the marine safety grants.
(e) A list of the grants and the amounts awarded by county.”.
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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Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 4, line 7, after “control--FTEs” by striking out “21.0” and inserting “13.0”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 13, line 25, after “Lodge” by striking out “100” and inserting “130,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 27, line 8, after “improvements,” by striking out the balance of the line through “endowment,” on line 9.
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: President
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 4, line 15, after “outreach—FTEs” by striking out “88.8” and inserting “81.8”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 23, following line 21, by inserting:
“Sec. 253. Funds appropriated for the department shall not be used to support ongoing litigation regarding invasive species that is connected with lawsuits regarding invasive species that have been settlement in the last six years.”.
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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The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Moss.
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 25, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 804. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for forest resources division. Funding for forest roads shall be allocated by forest management unit based on miles of forest road that are maintained by the department.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 24, following line 10, by inserting:
“Sec. 304. The department shall prohibit any additional lands from being enrolled in the carbon sequestration program if the timber harvest schedule or management plan for lands enrolled in the program is altered to lengthen the intervals between scheduled harvests.”.
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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Brinks Geiss McDonald Rivet Shink
Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Bumstead offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 19, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this act for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
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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Mr. President, this budget makes critical investments for our state, our state parks, our emergency preparedness, and our natural systems. It’s a good budget, and I urge my colleagues to vote “yes.”
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 191, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 46, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 715. Pursuant to part F in policy directive 04.01.110, the 72 hour advance notice required by the department for any prison visit or tour shall not apply to a currently elected and serving member of the Michigan legislature. Legislators must inform the warden of the intended visit and must be allowed entrance to the correctional facility without the required 72 hour notice.”.
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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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator McBroom offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 21, line 3, after “315.” by inserting “(1)”.
2. Amend page 21, following line 9, by inserting:
“(2) Additionally, the department shall submit a monthly report indicating each incident in which an employee was required to work mandatory overtime within the 32-hour period following the beginning of the last overtime shift of more than four hours the employee worked (two hours for employees assigned to 12-hour shifts).
(3) Unless an emergency has been declared by the director, each violation of the 32-hour mandatory overtime rule as set forth by the department shall result in the reduction in the director’s salary by $50 per violation.
(4) Funds appropriated in part 1 for employee travel to conferences and award-granting events must be reported by March 1 to report recipients as listed in section 205. Additionally, funds appropriated in part 1 for employee travel to conferences and award-granting events cannot be used if violations of the 32-hour mandatory overtime rule as described in subsection 2 exceed 1% of total shifts worked.”.
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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6. Amend page 8, following line 15, by inserting:
“Body-worn cameras $ 3,300,000”
7. Amend page 8, line 16, after “Life” by striking out “$”.
8. Amend page 8, line 21, after “ $ ” by striking out “4,000,000” and inserting “7,300,000”.
9. Amend page 8, following line 22, by inserting:
“Federal revenues:
Coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund 3,300,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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 not voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


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Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Bellino offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 23, line 12, after “$” by striking out “65.00” and inserting “75.00”.
2. Amend page 23, line 14, after “$” by striking out “55.00” and inserting “65.00”.
3. Amend page 23, line 16, after “$” by striking out “40.00” and inserting “50.00”.
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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7. Amend page 8, line 20, after “facilities” by striking out “1,500,000” and inserting “2,500,000”.
8. Amend page 8, line 21, after “ $ ” by striking out “4,000,000” and inserting “5,000,000”.
9. Amend page 8, line 23, after “ $ ” by striking out “4,000,000” and inserting “5,000,000”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments,
Senator Outman withdrew the amendments.
Senator Outman offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 43, following line 15, by inserting:
“Sec. 709. If a female prisoner in a facility funded from appropriations in part 1 consents to a visitor being present, the department shall allow that 1 person to be present during the prisoner’s labor and delivery. The person allowed to accompany the prisoner must be an immediate family member, legal guardian, spouse, or domestic partner. The department is authorized to deny access to a visitor if the department has a safety concern with that visitor’s access. The department is authorized to conduct a criminal background check on a visitor.”.
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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The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 10, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 203a. The department must create, by December 15, 2023, a standard set of definitions for violence, riots, protests, abuse, harm, disorderly incidents, and other acts of inmates against officers and staff, along with a system for reporting such and aggregating and presenting the data publicly. The definitions and associated handling of the data must be created through the APA process.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Lindsey offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 39, following line 24, by inserting:
“Sec. 608. The department shall not use any state funds provided in part 1 for any costs associated with gender reassignment treatments, including gender reassignment surgery.”.
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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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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Senator Anthony’s second statement is as follows:
You know, I thought it was Tuesday but maybe it’s Flashback Friday because I remember many of those accounts back in 2012, back in 2020, in which many of these egregious acts that were pointed out by my colleague were presented. However, individuals on this side of the aisle were not in charge. It is surprising, or maybe not so surprising, that now in the minority party we want to have conversations about transparency and reforming the system. Again, I am proud of the work that has taken place in these subcommittees, and the fact that these budgets have been crafted with stakeholders in mind—with both the public, in the public square, being able to debate these issues. So again, I encourage more conversation, not just floor speeches, to address these many issues.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 192, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Outman offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 2, line 23, after “76.0” by striking out “13,229,400” and inserting “14,241,900”, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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1. Amend page 11, line 16, by striking out all of lines 16 through 27.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Outman offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 5, line 17, after “resentencing—FTEs” by striking out “18.0” and inserting “11.0”.
2. Amend page 5, line 17, by striking out “2,529,600” and inserting “1,571,500”.
3. Amend page 7, following line 3, by inserting:
“Montgomery v Louisiana—FTEs 7 958,100”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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 amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


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In The Chair: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 6, following line 27, by inserting:
“Expungement costs reimbursements 5,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 19, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 403. From the one-time general funds appropriated in part 1 for expungement costs reimbursements, the state court administrative office shall reimburse circuit and district courts statewide for fines and court costs deemed uncollectable on account of conviction expungements.”.
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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6. Amend page 7, line 14, after “agency--FTEs” by striking out “173.0” and inserting “171.0”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 28, following line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 513. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall conduct a review of its current licensure processes. By September 30, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the subcommittees that includes the following:
(a) Identification of processes, procedures, applicant requirements, and other factors which may result in unnecessary obstacles to promoting employment in this state.
(b) The results of a comparison between industries and professions which are licensed in this state and those same industries and professions in neighboring states without similar licensing requirements.”
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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(e) The number and outcome of all agency disciplinary proceedings initiated against any licensee subject to the reports in subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d).
(f) The number of reports of any suspected or illegal activities and the category of suspected illegal or irregular activities the agency referred to the department of state police, or other appropriate law enforcement agency, of any suspected or illegal activities contained in the reports in subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d).
(g) For any licensee subject to disciplinary proceedings initiated by the agency under the reports in subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d), the cannabis regulatory agency shall post the following information on a publicly available website upon the closure of any investigative report:
( i ) Name of licensee.
( ii ) Description of the allegation.
( iii ) Complaint type.
( iv ) Process used to resolve the allegation.
( v ) Name of the law enforcement agency the allegation was referred to, including the date of the referral.”
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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(b) The number of complaints filed by the public with the cannabis regulatory agency concerning possible illegal or irregular activities by a licensed processor or cultivation facility regarding the production of distillate or concentrates.
(c) The number and outcome of all cannabis regulatory agency disciplinary proceedings initiated against any licensee subject to the reports in subsections (a) and (b), including if the suspected or illegal activities under subsections (a) and (b) have been referred to the department of state police or other appropriate law enforcement agencies or if any product has been recalled.
(d) For any licensee subject to disciplinary proceedings initiated by the cannabis regulatory agency under the reports in subsections (a) and (b), the cannabis regulatory agency shall post all of the following information on a publicly available website upon the closure of any investigative report:
( i ) Name of the licensee.
( ii ) Description of the allegation.
( iii ) Complaint type (CRA inspection or public).
( iv ) Process used to resolve the investigation.
( v ) Name of the law enforcement agency referred to, including the date of the referral.”
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: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 18, following line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each chamber, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 28, following line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 514. By September 30, 2024, the department shall post on a publicly available website a report detailing changes made to departmental recommendations and requirements pertaining to licensed nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The report must include, but is not limited to, a detailed overview of any policy changes made since March 2020 that are intended to ensure the safety of residents and staff as well as any policy changes intended to ensure family access to facility residents. The department must notify the subcommittees upon publication of the report.”
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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Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 9, line 6, after “214.” by striking out the balance of the line through “officer.” on line 14 and inserting “By September 30, 2024, the department shall identify three internal departmental policies pertaining to staffing or public relations and publish these policies and related materials on a publicly accessible website. The department shall notify the subcommittees upon publication.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Theis offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 3, line 14, after “91.0” by striking out “13,329,100” and inserting “13,829,100”.
2. Amend page 15, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 308. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for consumer services and protection, $500,000 shall be used to fund the activities of the fraud investigation unit. These funds are appropriated in addition to the amount of funds expended by the unit in Fiscal Year 2021-22.”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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Brinks Geiss McDonald Rivet Shink
Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 10, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each chamber, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”
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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Senate Bill No. 124
Senate Bill No. 125
Senate Bill No. 201
Senate Bill No. 198
Senate Bill No. 186
Senate Bill No. 178
The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 124, 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,” (MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 11j.
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 Camilleri asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Camilleri’s statement is as follows:
Today I rise in support of my bills—Senate Bill Nos. 124 and 125—which, taken together, would create a statewide grade separation program to build bridges and underpasses at busy rail crossings and outline priority parameters for selection of projects to receive matching grants. These bills were originally inspired by a successful program in Indiana which has helped make so many grade separation projects a reality and as they put it, “catalyze economic development, create jobs, and strengthen local transportation networks.”
The fact that these bills are before us on the Senate floor today is the result of years of work by so many people. It’s something I immediately set to work on fixing when I was first elected to the State Legislature and in the time since, we’ve made progress through the appropriations process. If you haven’t heard me talk about trains, then we’ve probably never had a conversation. I’ve met two presidential candidates in my life and the first thing I talked to each of them about was our train problem. But today, I want to give you examples of why this is a critical problem and why we need to fix it with bold action. I’m thinking today of the people who will always wonder whether a 25-minute delay at a train crossing in an ambulance was the reason their loved one didn’t make it. I’m thinking today of the family in Huron Township whose house burned down as emergency crews watched from the other side of the tracks unable to do anything. I’m thinking today of the man in Woodhaven who reported he waited over two hours at a blocked crossing. And even across the country, a recent news story revealed kids in one small town were crawling under stopped trains each day in order to get to school.
These stories are all too real and there are countless others like them because these delays due to blocked rail crossings are happening every single day. Across the Downriver region I represent, they’re an unfortunate reality for drivers everywhere and they’re not only inconveniencing drivers, they’re endangering lives. Beyond that, they’re also preventing economic development. We’ve heard so many times about businesses choosing to locate elsewhere because they don’t want to deal with these logistical nightmares. The legislation before us today would help solve some of Michigan’s most critical transportation issues by breaking down barriers to build under- and overpasses at our most problematic train crossings across Michigan. Today we have the opportunity to provide permanent solutions to these public safety, logistical, and economic development challenges.
Now is the time to take these bills across the finish line and help improve public safety, bring new jobs to our state, and solve headaches for thousands of Michiganders each and every day. I urge a “yes” vote on both of these bills. Let’s solve this problem together, once and for all.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 125, 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,” (MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 11i.
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 amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 201, 202a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 219, 229a, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1802a, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1819, 388.1829a, and 388.1830), sections 201, 202a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 229a, and 230 as amended by 2022 PA 144 and section 219 as amended by 2016 PA 249, and by adding sections 216c, 217a, and 217b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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.
Senator Huizenga offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 21, line 14, after “ year ” by inserting a period.
2. Amend page 21, line 14, after “ year ” by striking out the balance of the line through “ greater. ” on line 15.
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 Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Albert offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 22, following line 11, by inserting:
“ (5) Community colleges that exceed the tuition and fee rate cap described in subsection (2) will not receive a planning or construction authorization for a state-funded capital outlay project in fiscal year 2024-2025 or 2025-2026. ”.
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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Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Webber offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 12, following line 5, by inserting:
“ (9) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), $117,445,000.00 is appropriated from the state school aid fund for community college safety grants. Payments shall be made in an equal amount per full-year equivalent student, based on the most recently available enrollment data collected through the center for educational performance and information. Funds shall be used for safety infrastructure, including, but not limited to, cameras, door blocks, hardened vestibules, window screening, and technology necessary to operate alert systems and coordinate with local law enforcement. This may also include firearm detection software that integrates to existing security cameras to detect and alert school personnel and first responders to visible firearms on school property. ” and adjusting the totals in section 201 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
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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84. Amend page 9, line 9, by striking out “ $346,200.00 ” and inserting “ $589,600.00 ”.
85. Amend page 9, line 9, after “ for ” by striking out “ ITEM ” and inserting “ DITEM ”.
86. Amend page 9, line 11, after the first “is” by striking out “ $420,082,800.00 ” and inserting “ $461,360,300.00 ”.
87. Amend page 16, line 3, after “ for ” by striking out “ ITEM ” and inserting “ DITEM ”.
88. Amend page 16, line 4, after “ for ” by inserting “ the repayment of debt, ”.
89. Amend page 16, line 10, after “ maintenance. ” by striking out the balance of the line through “ housing. ” on line 11.
90. Amend page 16, line 13, after “ section. ” by inserting “ Each community college must use not less than 50% of funds received under this section to reduce debt held by that community college as of March 1, 2023. A community college that pays off debt using funds under this section must prioritize the payment of debt related to obligations under the retirement system. ” and adjusting the totals in section 201 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The President pro tempore, Senator Moss, resumed the Chair.
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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Brinks Geiss McDonald Rivet Shink
Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Albert offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 16, line 4, after “ for ” by inserting “ the repayment of debt, ”.
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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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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Senator Bellino offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 2, line 23, after “39.0” by striking out “12,209,600” and inserting “14,709,600”.
2. Amend page 2, line 24, after “$” by striking out “86,337,300” and inserting “88,837,300”.
3. Amend page 4, line 17, after “$” by striking out “76,584,500” and inserting “79,084,500”.
4. Amend page 6, line 7, after “7.0” by striking out “18,240,000” and inserting “20,740,000”.
5. Amend page 6, line 12, after “$” by striking out “33,824,200” and inserting “36,324,200”.
6. Amend page 6, line 23, after “$” by striking out “19,363,800” and inserting “21,863,800”.
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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In The Chair: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 4, line 23, after “60.0” by striking out “19,963,200” and inserting “24,963,200”.
2. Amend page 5, line 1, after “ $ ” by striking out “122,005,100” and inserting “127,005,100”.
3. Amend page 5, following line 9, by inserting
“Coronavirus relief fund 5,000,000”.
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 8, line 4, after “64.0” by striking out “16,709,700” and inserting “17,141,700”.
2. Amend page 8, line 10, after “ $ ” by striking out “162,294,500” and inserting “162,726,500”.
3. Amend page 9, line 9, after “ $ ” by striking out “53,464,200” and inserting “53,896,200”.
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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“(4) The department must require that all new vehicles for use by motor carrier officers not be painted to look similar to those used by Michigan state police officers and that the motor carrier division develop and display a division logo that is significantly dissimilar to that used by Michigan state police.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 35, following line 2, by inserting:
“(4) The department must require that motor carrier division officers wear a uniform color other than dark blue and that motor officers specifically state that they are not police officers when they begin interactions/enforcement activities.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 16, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
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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Senator Albert offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 1, line 9, after “positions” by striking out “628.5” and inserting “621.5”.
2. Amend page 3, line 3, after “positions” by striking out “54.6” and inserting “47.6”.
3. Amend page 3, line 4, after “operations--FTEs” by striking out “45.6” and inserting “38.6”.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Albert offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 13, line 4, after “$” by striking out “10,000,000” and inserting “5,000,000”.
2. Amend page 13, line 10, after “$” by striking out “700,000” and inserting “400,000”.
3. Amend page 13, line 22, after “$” by striking out “3,000,000” and inserting “1,500,000”.
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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Senator Bellino offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 10, following line 28, by inserting:
“Soar road and bridge investment 500,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 37, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 1011. From the funds deposited in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund created in the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL. 12.254, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, the state treasurer shall lapse $500,000,000.00 to the general fund and deposit $500,000,000.00 from the general fund into the Michigan transportation fund created in section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660, for distribution as per the following:
(1) $178,981,900.00 general fund distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, to be used by cities and villages as provided under that section.
(2) $321,018,100.00 general fund distributed among county road commissions, as defined by section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c, in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662, to be used by county road commissions as provided under that section.”.
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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Senator Bellino offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 10, following line 28, by inserting:
“Soar road and bridge investment 175,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 37, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 1010. From the funds deposited in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund created in the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL. 12.254, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, the state treasurer shall lapse $175,000,000.00 to the general fund and deposit $175,000,000.00 from the general fund into the Michigan transportation fund created in section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660, for distribution as per the following:
(1) $62,643,700.00 general fund distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, to be used by cities and villages as provided under that section.
(2) $112,356,300.00 general fund distributed among county road commissions, as defined by section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c, in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662, to be used by county road commissions as provided under that section.”.
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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6. Amend page 11, line 5, after “ $ ” by striking out the balance of the line and inserting “553,000,000”.
7. Amend page 11, line 13, after “$” by striking out “6,525,402,000.00” and inserting “6,535,402,000.00”.
8. Amend page 37, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 1011. Funds appropriated in part 1 for Sound wall shall be spent on a sound wall in Troy, sections 10 and 11 along the interstate-75 corridor that qualified through a sound wall study.”.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Huizenga offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 37, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 1008. Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for State trunkline federal aid and road and bridge construction, $3,000,000.00 shall be expended for deterrence systems for wrong way drivers on freeways in the MDOT Grand region.”.
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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Brinks Geiss McDonald Rivet Shink
Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Damoose offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 17, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this act for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
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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Senate Bill No. 197, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of military and veterans affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Lindsey offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 3, line 18, after “administration--FTEs” by striking out “49.0” and inserting “51.0”.
2. Amend page 3, line 18, after “49.0” by striking out “9,265,800” and inserting “9,515,800”.
3. Amend page 3, line 28, after “ $ ” by striking out “17,705,800” and inserting “17,955,800”.
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 3, line 18, after “49.0” by striking out “9,265,800” and inserting “9,565,800”.
2. Amend page 3, line 28, after “ $ ” by striking out “17,705,800” and inserting “18,005,800”.
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 34, following line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 458. The MVH shall do the following regarding member care:
(a) Provide an on-site, board-certified psychiatrist for all resident members with mental health disorders in order to ensure that those resident members receive needed services in a professional and timely manner.
(b) Provide all resident members and staff a safe and secure environment.
(c) Ensure that the veterans’ facility effectively develops, executes, and monitors all comprehensive care plans in accordance with federal regulations and the veterans’ facility’s internal policies, with a goal that a comprehensive care plan is fully developed for all resident members.”.
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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Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 6, following line 9, by inserting:
“Records consolidation and digitization 2,500,000”
2. Amend page 6, line 13, after “ $ ” by striking out “1,500,000” and inserting “4,000,000”.
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
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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Brinks Geiss McDonald Rivet Shink
Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 13, following line 1, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
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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(5) As used in this section:
(a) “Qualified retirement system” means a retirement pension benefit within a retirement system, as defined in section 3 of the protecting local government retirement and benefits act, 2017 PA 202, MCL 38.2803, of a qualified unit, with a funded ratio greater than or equal to 60% as of December 31, 2021.
(b) “Qualified unit” means a city, county, township, village, or road commission that operates a qualified retirement system or has closed a qualified retirement system and offers a defined contribution retirement plan.
(6) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for pension best practices and debt reduction grant program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to promote pension best practices and debt reduction measures among qualified units.
(b) The project will be accomplished by grants to qualified units approved by the department of treasury.
(c) The estimated cost of this project is $250,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2026.”.
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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Johnson
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Lauwers moved that Senator Johnson be temporarily excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Runestad offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 82, line 5, by striking out all of section 815.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Johnson entered the Senate Chamber.
Senator Lindsey 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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12. Amend page 128, line 28, after “(” by striking out “3” and inserting “4”.
13. Amend page 129, line 12, after “receives” by striking out the balance of the line through “counties.” on line 21 and inserting “the following:
(a) An additional payment equal to 10% of its total eligible payment under section 108(11), Article 5, 2022 PA 166, rounded to the nearest dollar. This represents a 5% increase in ongoing funding from fiscal year 2023 contained in section 108(11), Article 5, 2022 PA 166, and 5% in one-time funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
(b) An additional payment equal to 10% of its total eligible payment under section 108(11), Article 5, 2022 PA 166, rounded to the nearest dollar, This represents a 5% increase in ongoing funding from fiscal year 2023 contained in section 108(11), Article 5, 2022 PA 166, and 5% in one-time funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. The extra 10% payment is to be Used only for funding local public safety initiatives as defined in subsection (2). As a condition of receiving funds under this section for public safety, a county must maintain public safety funding at an amount not less than the fiscal year 2022-23 amount. A county may not use this public safety revenue sharing to replace funding that previously was used for public safety.
(c) The amounts calculated under this subsection shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect partial county fiscal years and prorated based on the total amount appropriated for distribution to all eligible counties.
(2) For the purposes of this section, “local public safety initiatives” include, but are not limited to, recruitment or retention efforts, training programs, new equipment purchases or equipment replacements, capital improvements, or operations to public safety buildings or structures. All expenses must be related to public safety.”.
14. Amend page 129, line 22, after “(” by striking out “2” and inserting “3”.
15. Amend page 129, line 25, after “ (” by striking out “3” and inserting “4”.
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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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
Senator Singh moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments offered by Senator Webber were not adopted.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments,
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:


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“Local law enforcement grants 5,000,000”
2. Amend page 32, line 13, after “ $ ” by striking out “48,154,500” and inserting “53,154,500”.
3. Amend page 32, line 20, after “ $ ” by striking out the balance of the line and inserting “25,000,200”.
4. Amend page 127, following line 20, by inserting:
“Sec. 949v. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for local law enforcement grants, the department shall award grants to eligible local units of government to provide hiring bonuses, retention bonuses, or to support base salary retention adjustments for officers and command staff. Eligible local units of government shall receive $10,000.00 per officer or command staff or to hire full-time officers or command staff, capped at 10 full-time officers or command staff per local unit.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Eligible local units of government” means a local units of government with a population fewer than 5,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census and has six or fewer full-time MCOLES certified officers.
(b) “MCOLES” means the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards created in section 3 of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.603.”.
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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Senator Lindsey offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 128, following line 20, by inserting:
“Sec. 949w. (1) The inflation and tax relief fund is created within the department of treasury.
(2) Any unexpended funds in the inflation and tax relief fund created in this section shall be carried forward and available for expenditure under this section.
(3) Funds may only be spent from the inflation and tax relief fund upon appropriation, or legislative transfer pursuant to section 393 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the inflation and tax relief fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the inflation and tax relief fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the inflation and tax relief fund interest and earnings from the inflation and tax relief fund.
(5) Funds in the inflation and tax relief fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the inflation and tax relief fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(6) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, $500,000,000.00 shall be appropriated from the Michigan taxpayer rebate fund created by section 51h of the Income tax act, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.51h to the inflation and tax relief fund prior to any distributions made under section 695 (2)(d) of the Income tax act, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.695.”.
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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(b) Dates of full implementation of the updated or new system and any phased rollout of implementation of the system.
(c) Anticipated costs of the project in the current fiscal year and projected costs in subsequent fiscal years.
(2) As used in this section, “MERTS” means the Michigan electronic reporting and tracking system.
Sec. 723. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the county clerk education and training fund shall be used only for costs associated with the training of local clerks in preparation for elections. The department of state shall not allocate any funds appropriated for county clerk education and training for any other purposes.”.
5. Amend page 75, line 5, after “Sec.” by striking out “718” and inserting “724”.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator McBroom offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 58, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 325. Funds appropriated for the department of attorney general shall not be used for litigation regarding invasive species that is connected with lawsuits regarding invasive species that have been settlement in the last six years.”.
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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A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 236, 236b, 236c, 236j, 236k, 241, 248, 248a, 251, 252, 254, 256, 263, 264, 268, 269, 270c, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, and 283 (MCL 388.1836, 388.1836b, 388.1836c, 388.1836j, 388.1836k, 388.1841, 388.1848, 388.1848a, 388.1851, 388.1852, 388.1854, 388.1856, 388.1863, 388.1864, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870c, 388.1875, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, 388.1881, 388.1882, and 388.1883), sections 236, 236j, and 251 as amended and sections 248 and 248a as added by 2022 PA 212, sections 236b, 236c, 241, 252, 256, 263, 264, 268, 269, 270c, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282 as amended and section 236k as added by 2022 PA 144, section 254 as amended by 2017 PA 108, and section 283 as amended by 2019 PA 62, and by adding sections 236 l , 236m, 241a, 241b, 241c, 241d, 275k, and 284a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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.
Senator Huizenga offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 24, line 28, after “ year ” by inserting a period.
2. Amend page 24, line 29, by striking out “ that is greater than 4.5% or $676, whichever is greater. ”.
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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Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Albert offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 26, following line 1, by inserting:
“ (4) Universities that exceed the tuition and fee rate cap described in subsection (2) will not receive a planning or construction authorization for a state-funded capital outlay project in fiscal year 2024-2025 or 2025-2026.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the legislature may at any time adjust appropriations for a university that adopts an increase in tuition and fee rates for resident undergraduate students that exceeds the rate cap established in subsection (2). ”.
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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Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Webber offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 10, following line 15, by inserting:
“ (14) From the appropriations described in subsection (1), $282,555,000.00 is appropriated from state general fund/general purpose money for university safety grants. Payments shall be made in an equal amount per full-year equivalent student, based on the most recently available enrollment data collected through the higher education information data inventory. Funds shall be used for safety infrastructure, including, but not limited to, cameras, door blocks, hardened vestibules, window screening, and technology necessary to operate alert systems and coordinate with local law enforcement. This may also include firearm detection software that integrates to existing security cameras to detect and alert school personnel and first responders to visible firearms on school property. ” and adjusting the totals in section 236 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
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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Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Albert offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 34, following line 21, by inserting:
“ (11) It is the intent of the legislature that an eligible institution will not make changes to scholarship or financial aid programs offered by that eligible institution that have the goal or net effect of shifting the cost burden of those programs to the program described in this section. ”.
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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Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Albert offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 34, following line 21, by inserting:
“ (11) Beginning April 1, 2024, by April 1 of each year, each eligible institution shall submit a report that provides a description of any changes made to institutional undergraduate financial aid programs between the current academic year and prior academic year to the department, the state budget office, and the house and senate fiscal agencies. ”.
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: