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- Senators Irwin and Bayer asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Irwin’s statement is as follows:
Mr. President, I rise to ask all my colleagues to support this important package of legislation. As you all know, we have people all over our state who are struggling to find housing and this bill package is a series of legislation meant to make it easier for folks to find the housing they need to thrive. These bills prohibit discrimination based on source of income, and although we’ve provided exemptions for very small mom-and-pop landlords to make this easier for everyone to comply with, this policy is going to be important to make sure people who have public benefits because they served in the U.S. military or they have public benefits because they are in poverty, to make it so those folks can find housing in our state. These people are important parts of our community, they’re important parts of our economy, and we need to make sure that in this chamber we’re making space for all people to find stable housing so they can continue to live and contribute to our communities.
I also want to just take a moment to say how important stable housing is to the health of our residents and to the education of the next generation. We need to be doing more in this chamber to fight the affordable housing crisis and to make a space for all people to find stable housing in our state. This is a small step but it’s an important step, and I welcome the support of all my colleagues. I’m really pleased we’re here today discussing legislation that’s going to make it easier for folks to thrive here in our state in this tough, tough economy.
Senator Bayer’s statement is as follows:
Just to reinforce what my colleague so clearly explained, these housing bills use existing programs that have been known to work for a long time and it simply allows people who are receiving food stamps, people who have children getting child support, people who are already getting reliable sources of income, to count as part of their income when doing a formula calculation of whether or not they can afford rent. It is not a lot of overhead, it is not a lot of untested programs, it’s just about recognizing sometimes people need some help and if we don’t give them the opportunity to have housing, they will spiral into a worse circumstance. Once you’re homeless, the odds of being able to survive that and keep your work and take care of your kids and get their education goes in the tank. This is a simple process. This is a simple step for existing landlords to use existing resources and existing information to help people have a home.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 206, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled “An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,” by amending section 1 (MCL 554.601), as amended by 1995 PA 79.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Excused
- 0
- Motion text
- The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Nays
- 18
- Not voting
- 0
- Result
- passed
- Vote date
- 2023-10-11
- Vote number
- 514
- Yeas
- 20
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In The Chair: Pohutsky
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill,
Rep. Aiyash moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled “An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,” (MCL 554.601 to 554.616) by adding section 1c.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 206, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled “An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,” by amending section 1 (MCL 554.601), as amended by 1995 PA 79.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
- Excused
- Not recorded
- Motion text
- Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
- Nays
- 54
- Not voting
- Not recorded
- Result
- passed
- Vote date
- 2024-06-27
- Vote number
- 264
- Yeas
- 56
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- I will mention that during the course of developing and working on this legislation, we spent a lot of time working with landlords and housing providers to make sure that there were exemptions for small housing providers, to make sure that there were exemptions for landlords if the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development isn’t moving paperwork fast enough. We addressed the concerns that were raised by landlords in the process, and I think what we have before us now is a proposal that is a compromise that will be good for the housing industry, but that also most importantly and most crucially will open up opportunities to these families who just need a safe place to live.
I encourage you to support this legislation. This is going to be good for low-income families, it’s going to be good for families who are looking to get their kids into better schools, this is going to be good for keeping neighborhoods stable, and I urge a “yes” vote.
Senate Bill No. 206, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled “An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,” by amending section 1 (MCL 554.601), as amended by 1995 PA 79.
The 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 1972 PA 348, entitled “An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,” by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 554.601), section 1 as amended by 1995 PA 79.
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:
- Excused
- 1
- Motion text
- The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Nays
- 17
- Not voting
- 0
- Result
- unknown
- Vote date
- 2024-09-26
- Vote number
- 357
- Yeas
- 20