The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: Winnie Brinks
Senate Majority Leader
The standing committee appointments were approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The communication was referred to the Secretary for record.
Assistant President Pro Tempore
The President pro tempore, Senator Jeremy Moss, announced that the next order of business was the election of an Assistant President pro tempore of the Senate.
Senator Brinks nomi
The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: Senator MacGregor moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The concurrent resolution was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senators Bizon and Schmidt were named co-sponsors of the concurrent resolution.
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Motions and Communications
President Pro Tempore
The Presi
The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: Pending the order that, under rule 3.204, the concurrent resolution be referred to the Committee on Government Operations,
Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The concurrent resolution was adopted .
By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of
Motions and Communications
President Pro Tempore
The President, Lieut
The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: Senators Nesbitt and Ananich asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Nesbitt’s statement is as follows:
I move to nominate Senator Lana Theis as Assistant President pro tempore.
Senator Ananich’s statement is as follows:
I rise, and I’m honored, to second the nomination of Senator Lana Theis as Assista
The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: The motion prevailed.
Senator Ananich’s statement is as follows:
I rise to nominate Senator Marshall Bullock as Associate President pro tempore of the Michigan Senate.
Senator Bullock is committed to serving the people of Michigan with integrity, honesty, and straightforwardness, and he will bring those principles to the rostrum during the 100th Legislature. Therefore, I am honored to nominate Senator Marsh
The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: The motion prevailed.
Senator Shirkey’s statement is as follows:
I nominate Senator Aric Nesbitt as Senate President pro tempore.
Senator Ananich’s statement is as follows:
I rise to second the nomination of Senator Aric Nesbitt for the position of President pro tempore.
As a former House Majority Floor Leader, Senator Nesbitt’s experience and understanding of the legislative process and procedures will be
The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: Senators Brinks and Nesbitt asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Brinks’ statement is as follows:
Senator Geiss is fluent in our process and procedure and therefore I am happy to nominate Senator Erika Geiss as Assistant President pro tempore.
Senator Nesbitt’s statement is as follows:
I rise to sec
The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: Senators Nesbitt and Brinks asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Nesbitt’s statement is as follows:
I rise to nominate my good friend Senator Joe Bellino as Associate President pro tempore of the Senate. As many of you know, Senator Bellino brings a jovial demeanor and resolute work ethic to serve i
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: “( iv ) Is a reciprocating internal combustion engine placed in service to facilitate the retirement of coal-fired generation located in the Upper Peninsula before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subparagraph. This subparagraph does not apply after the end of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator planning year ending in 2050. ” and renumbering the remaining subparagra
The election was approved, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: Senators Brinks and Nesbitt asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Brinks’ statement is as follows:
As an upstanding public servant and a devoted student of the legislative process, Senator Moss is well-equipped to preside over the business of this chamber with efficiency and integrity. He serves with
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: I rise today in support of Senate Bill No. 285 to deter and avoid election fraud by doing something that most of us do to buy cold medicine, to buy alcohol if we look young enough, that of course is showing our ID. Fundamental changes happened in 2018 when the voters approved Proposal 3 which included no-reason absentee voting. This, combined with the effects of the pandemic, resulted in record absentee voting in