The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: Senator Singh’s statement is as follows:
I would just like to remind my good friend from Senate District 18 and former chair of appropriations that this is not an appropriation of dollars; it’s a bonding initiative. So I know you’re concerned about a variety of other items, but this is a bonding initiative. I just wanted to remind him of that.
Senator Albert’s statement is as follows:
I appreciate the dialogue he
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: 3. Amend page 18, following line 16, by inserting:
MI clean water plan 255,000,000
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
4. Amend page 35, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 1010. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the MI clean water plan are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: Camilleri Hertel McMorrow Singh
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Nesbitt offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 3, following line 14, by inserting:
“ (8) An agency shall not adopt or promulgate a rule that is more stringent than an applicable federal standard if this state’s unemployment rate is greater than the national average for any consecu
follows: “Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
As a Representative for the people, we must have transparency. By removing the following requirement is
concerning: Removes the requirement to ensure the Legislature is informed of IT project scope changes.
(This is addressed in HB 5493.)”
Third Reading of Bills
Rep. Cole moved that Senate Bill No. 384 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 384, entitled
A bill to
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator McBroom offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 2, following line 1, by inserting:
“(c) If a 340B entity has more than 1 facility, prohibit the 340B entity from entering into a
contract with not more than 2 pharmacies in each county where the 340B entity is physically present
to receive a 340B drug on behalf of the 340B entity. A pharmacy that is loca
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 757, entitled
A bill to regulate addictive feeds on addictive internet-based services or applications; to regulate covered operators; to provide for parental consent; to prohibit certain acts related to addictive internet-based services or applications used by minors; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities;
The following is the roll call: I understand why some of my colleagues voted yes on this legislation, as this legislation is certainly better than the status quo. However, I voted no because I firmly believe that we will only get better results from our elected officials if we have the courage to stand up for what is right.
This package of bills focuses on elected officers and candidates for state offices. In Michigan, when an individual is married, their assets are jointly held with their spous
follows: The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
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Rep. Cynthia Johnson, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made
the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
The wording of HB5657 is not clear. I don’t want it perceived that I would approve or vote to allow drugs
brought into the prisons. I want it clear that this Bill is ONLY changing where the language is transferred.”
House Bill No. 5658, entitled
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: House Bill No. 4942, entitled
A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey state-owned property in Ingham County to the house of representatives; to prescribe conditions for the conveyance; to provide for powers and duties of state agencies and departments concerning the property and the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of revenue derived from the conveyance.
The question being on the pa
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—1
Victory
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Nesbitt offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:
“ Sec. 14a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a bargaining representative shall not pay compensation to an individual who is employed by the bargaining representative that is more than 2 times the average co
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: Excused—0
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Huizenga offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 34, following line 21, by inserting:
“ (11) For each fiscal year, an eligible institution becomes ineligible for funding under this section if, in the immediately preceding fiscal year, the institution exceeds 1 of the following tuition restraint requirements, as applicable:
(a) For an eligible
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno
Excused—1
Victory
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: President
Senator Nesbitt offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 9, following line 9, by inserting:
“ Sec. 10a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a bargaining representative shall not pay compensation to an individual who is employed by the bargaining representative that is more than 2 times the average com
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Victory offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 9, following line 25, by inserting:
“ (5) This part does not apply to an energy facility to be located in whole or part on land that, on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, was farmland subject to a development rights agreement under part 361 of the natural resources and envi
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: “(k) The average monetary price concession, discount, or rebate that is retained by pharmacy benefit managers in this state compared to the average monetary price concession, discount, or rebate that is passed on to prescription drug product purchasers.
( l ) The average monetary concession, discount, or rebate that prescription drug product purchasers retain compared to the average monetary concession, discount,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: A bill to amend 1893 PA 58, entitled “An act to provide for selecting seats for members in the hall of the house of representatives,” by amending section 1 (MCL 4.61).
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator McBroom offered the following substitute:
Substitute (S-1).
The question being on the adoption of the substitute,
Senator McBroom withdrew the substitute.
Senator McBroom offered the following
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: (5) The unexpended portion of funds appropriated to the Michigan public safety communications system for grants for new public safety communications towers is 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 expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: In The Chair: President
Senator Chang offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 3, line 4, by striking out “reserve fund”.
2. Amend page 10, line 4, by striking out all of lines 4 through 24 and inserting:
“Sec. 253. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for federal COVID immunization and vaccine grant are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted f
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator McMorrow offered the following substitute:
Substitute (S-3).
The question being on the adoption of the substitute,
Senator McBroom offered the following amendments to the substitute:
1. Amend page 2, line 22, after “ representatives ” by striking out the balance of the subsection and inserting “ for approval. Not later
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4968, entitled
A bill to amend 2018 PA 175, entitled “Insurance provider assessment act,” by amending sections 7, 11,
and 17 (MCL 550.1757, 550.1761, and 550.1767).
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Lindsey offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 3, line 19, after “year.” by striking out the balance of the subsection and insertin
as follows: (7) After July 1, 2020, the Michigan automobile insurance placement facility and the insurer to whom
a claim is assigned by the Michigan automobile insurance placement facility are only required to
provide personal protection insurance benefits under section 3107(1)(a) up to whichever of the
following is applicable:
(a) Unless subdivision (b) applies, the limit provided in section 3107c(1)(b).
(b) If the person is entitled to claim benefits under the assigned claims plan under sectio
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: (7) The unexpended portion of funds appropriated for public safety facility grants 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 expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management an
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: that there is some level of shame associated with these bills. Can anyone in here today among us stand up
and defend adultery? No, it is an inherent evil. Some evils that are deeply immoral we cannot legislate, and
some we can. The test I apply when trying to separate the issues is if there is a compelling state interest.
I think there is a compelling state interest here, and I urge a “no” vote.
The following bil
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: (a) The purpose of the project is to provide grants to support the construction of new public safety communications towers by local units of government.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state resources, grants, contracts with service providers, or some combination thereof.
(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $25,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 3
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: The motion prevailed.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 570, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending section 31a (MCL 168.31a), as amended by 2018 PA 603.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator McBroom offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 2, line 20, after “ (3) ” by striking out “ If ” and inserting “ Except as otherwi
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: Horn McBroom Stamas Zorn
Huizenga Nesbitt
Excused—3
Geiss McCann Polehanki
Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Nesbitt
Senator Irwin offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 56, line 12, by striking out “ $9,150.00. ” and inserting “ $9,190.00. ”.
2. Amend page 62, line 2, after “subsection.” by inserting “ For pupils in membership, other than special education pupils, in a public school academy tha