House of Representatives 97Th Legislature REGULAR SESSION of 2014
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No. 1 STATE OF MICHIGAN JOURNAL OF THE House of Representatives 97th Legislature REGULAR SESSION OF 2014 House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, January 8, 2014. 12:00 Noon. Pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution, the Representatives assembled in Representative Hall in the Capitol at Lansing on the second Wednesday in January, the 8th of January, 2014 at 12:00 o’clock noon, and in accordance with law, were called to order by the Honorable James Bolger, Speaker of the House of Representatives. By the direction of the Speaker, the Clerk called the roll of the House of Representatives and announced that a quorum was present. District Name District Name 1st Brian R. Banks 56th Dale W. Zorn 2nd Alberta Tinsley Talabi 57th Nancy Jenkins 3rd John Olumba—absent 58th Kenneth Kurtz 4th Rose Mary C. Robinson 59th Matt Lori 5th Fred Durhal, Jr.—excused 60th Sean McCann 6th Rashida Tlaib 61st Margaret E. O’Brien 7th Thomas F. Stallworth III—excused 62nd Kate Segal 8th David E. Nathan 63rd Jase Bolger 9th Harvey Santana 64th Earl Poleski 10th Phil Cavanagh 65th Mike Shirkey 11th David Knezek 66th Aric Nesbitt 12th Douglas A. Geiss 67th Tom Cochran 13th Andrew J. Kandrevas 68th Andy Schor 14th Paul Clemente 69th Sam Singh 15th George T. Darany 70th Rick Outman 16th Robert Kosowski 71st Theresa Abed 17th Bill LaVoy—excused 72nd Ken Yonker 18th Sarah Roberts 73rd Peter MacGregor 19th John J. Walsh 74th Rob VerHeulen 20th Kurt Heise 75th Brandon Dillon 21st Dian Slavens 76th Winnie Brinks 22nd Harold L. Haugh—excused 77th Tom Hooker 23rd Pat Somerville 78th Dave Pagel 24th Anthony G. Forlini 79th Al Pscholka 2 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [January 8, 2014] [No. 1 25th Henry Yanez 80th Bob Genetski—excused 26th Jim Townsend—excused 81st Dan Lauwers 27th Ellen Cogen Lipton 82nd Kevin Daley 28th Jon M. Switalski 83rd Paul Muxlow 29th Tim Greimel 84th Terry L. Brown 30th Jeff Farrington 85th Ben Glardon 31st Marilyn Lane 86th Lisa Posthumus Lyons 32nd Andrea M. LaFontaine 87th Mike Callton 33rd Ken Goike 88th Roger Victory 34th Woodrow Stanley 89th Amanda Price 35th Rudy Hobbs 90th Joe Haveman 36th Pete Lund 91st Collene Lamonte 37th Vicki Barnett 92nd Marcia Hovey-Wright 38th Hugh D. Crawford 93rd Tom Leonard 39th Klint Kesto 94th Tim Kelly 40th Michael D. McCready 95th Stacy Erwin Oakes 41st Martin Howrylak 96th Charles M. Brunner 42nd Bill Rogers 97th Joel Johnson 43rd Gail Haines 98th Jim Stamas 44th Eileen Kowall 99th Kevin Cotter 45th Tom McMillin 100th Jon Bumstead 46th Bradford C. Jacobsen 101st Ray Franz 47th Cindy Denby 102nd Phil Potvin 48th Pam Faris—excused 103rd Bruce R. Rendon—excused 49th Phil Phelps 104th Wayne A. Schmidt 50th Charles Smiley 105th Greg MacMaster 51st Joseph Graves 106th Peter Pettalia 52nd Gretchen Driskell 107th Frank Foster 53rd Jeff Irwin 108th Ed McBroom—excused 54th David Rutledge 109th John Kivela 55th Adam Zemke 110th Scott Dianda e/d/s = entered during session Rep. Jeff Farrington, from the 30th District, offered the following invocation: “Lord, grant us the serenity to accept matters that we cannot change, courage to change things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Lord, let us be a light. A light to lead down the path that You have chosen. Lord, let us be a radiance. A radiance that is You within us. Lord, let us be love and respect. For love and respect for each other is a true reflection of You. Lord, flood our souls with Thy spirit...amen.” ______ Rep. Stamas moved that Reps. Genetski, McBroom and Rendon be excused from today’s session. The motion prevailed. Rep. Rutledge moved that Reps. Townsend, Faris, Haugh, Stallworth, Durhal and LaVoy be excused from today’s session. The motion prevailed. No. 1] [January 8, 2014] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 3 Messages from the Senate January 8, 2014 The Honorable Jase Bolger Speaker of the House of Representatives Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Dear Mr. Speaker: By direction of the Senate, I hereby notify you that a quorum of the Senate has assembled and is ready to proceed with the business of the session. Very respectfully, Carol Morey Viventi, J.D. Secretary of the Senate By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of Motions and Resolutions Reps. Somerville, Barnett, Brown and Roberts offered the following resolution: House Resolution No. 284. A resolution to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the North American International Auto Show and to declare January 2014 as North American International Auto Show Month in the state of Michigan. Whereas, Detroit is a city that rose to greatness on the back of automobile manufacturing, becoming one of the world’s great industrial centers and a shining example of American ingenuity and innovation; and Whereas, The “Motor City” powered an economic and social revolution in the United States, its industrial advances and mighty Detroit muscle pushing America into modernity and changing the very culture of the nation; and Whereas, The history and fortunes of Detroit are forever intertwined with the history and fortunes of the automotive industry and no symbol captures the spirit and soul of the city more than an American-made automobile; and Whereas, In order to celebrate Detroit’s economic and cultural connection to the automobile industry, the Detroit Auto Dealers Association has played host to an auto show nearly every year since 1907; and Whereas, While the original Detroit Auto Show was a regional affair that focused solely on domestic automobiles, an innovative and visionary group within the Detroit Auto Dealers Association sought to change the nature of the event in the 1980s, seeking to bring European and Asian manufacturers to the show, thereby making it a truly world-class event; and Whereas, The vision of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association was achieved in 1989, when the newly-named North American International Auto Show became a reality in the Motor City; and Whereas, Since that time, the dedication and hard work of the Detroit-area auto dealers who have served on the event’s organizing committee have allowed the North American International Auto Show to become one of the premier auto shows in the world, having featured more than 200 exhibitors, drawn more than 18 million attendees, and hosted more than 1,300 auto mobile debuts; and Whereas, The North American International Auto Show not only captures the imagination and spirit of Detroit, but it also gives back to its hometown, providing more than $90 million to Detroit-area charities, including $47 million in the past decade alone; and Whereas, Thanks to the generosity of those affiliated with the automotive industry, the North American International Auto Show Charity Preview has become the largest single night fundraiser in the world; and Whereas, Over the past 25 years, the North American International Auto Show has had an economic impact of nearly $10 billion in the southeastern Michigan region; and Whereas, The people of the state of Michigan owe a great deal to the automotive industry, as it has long been the economic engine of our state; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, That that the members of this legislative body commemorate the 25th anniver- sary of the North American International Auto Show and declare January 2014 as North American International Auto Show Month in the state of Michigan. We encourage all Michiganders to celebrate the anniversary of the North American International Auto Show and to appreciate the ingenuity, innovation, and generosity of the industry that has shaped our great state; and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the North American International Auto Show and the Detroit Auto Dealers Association. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, The resolution was adopted. 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [January 8, 2014] [No. 1 Reps. Stamas and Rutledge offered the following concurrent resolution: House Concurrent Resolution No. 20. A concurrent resolution providing for a joint convention of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the House of Representatives and Senate meet in joint convention in the Hall of the House of Representatives, Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., to receive the message of Governor Rick Snyder. The question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution, The concurrent resolution was adopted. Notices December 19, 2013 Mr. Gary L. Randall, Clerk Michigan House of Representatives State Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Dear Mr. Clerk: I hereby make the following changes to the House Standing Committees for the 2013-2014 Legislative Session: Appropriations Remove Rep. Howrylak Add Rep. Shirkey Energy and Technology Add Rep. Howrylak Add Rep. Phelps Financial Liability Reform Remove Rep. Shirkey Remove Rep. Talabi Add Rep. Jacobsen Add Rep. Barnett Health Policy Add Rep. Howrylak Add Rep. Phelps Judiciary Remove Rep. Jacobsen Add Rep. Howrylak Local Government Remove Rep. Rutledge Add Rep. Kosowski Rep. Stanley to Minority Vice Chair Oversight Add Rep. Howrylak Add Rep. Phelps Sincerely, Jase Bolger, Speaker Michigan House of Representatives Introduction of Bills Reps. Brown, Graves, Schmidt, Segal, LaVoy, Clemente, Rogers, Geiss, Cochran, Stanley, Driskell, Slavens, McCann, Kandrevas, Kivela, Abed, Darany, Dianda, Lamonte, Yanez, Brinks, Dillon, Switalski, Phelps, Smiley, Brunner, Cavanagh, Zemke, Irwin, Faris, Singh, Potvin, Hobbs, Leonard, Santana, Knezek, Tlaib, Roberts, Townsend, Kelly, Heise, Kowall, Muxlow, Yonker, Denby, Callton and Howrylak introduced House Bill No. 5206, entitled A bill to designate February 2 of each year as “Blue Star Mothers Day”. The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.