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No. 17 STATE OF MICHIGAN Journal of the Senate 98th Legislature REGULAR SESSION OF 2016 Senate Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, February 18, 2016. 10:00 a.m. The Senate was called to order by the President pro tempore, Senator Tonya Schuitmaker. The roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present. Ananich—excused Hopgood—present Pavlov—present Bieda—present Horn—present Proos—present Booher—present Hune—present Robertson—present Brandenburg—present Johnson—present Rocca—present Casperson—present Jones—present Schmidt—present Colbeck—present Knezek—present Schuitmaker—present Emmons—present Knollenberg—present Shirkey—present Green—present Kowall—present Smith—present Gregory—present MacGregor—present Stamas—present Hansen—present Marleau—present Warren—present Hertel—present Meekhof—present Young—present Hildenbrand—present Nofs—present Zorn—present Hood—present O’Brien—present 210 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [February 18, 2016] [No. 17 Senator John M. Proos of the 21st District offered the following invocation: Heavenly Father, we come before You today in this Senate Chamber as men and women humbled by the many blessings that You have bestowed on each of us as Your children. You so richly give when in reality we are Your broken children. Father, in this Lenten season, give us the strength and fortitude to repent and seek Your forgiveness for those times that we have taken Your limitless gifts for granted. In today’s gospel reading from Matthew 7:7-12, You remind us all what Your Son Jesus said to Your disciples: “Ask, and it will be given to you; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, the one who seeks finds, and the one who knocks the door will be opened.” Further down, it says, “Do unto others whatever you would have them do to you.” This is our opportunity today, Lord, as we pray as one to ask You for the guidance to serve the people of Michigan with the Golden Rule in mind: To do to others as we would have them do to us. Lord, we ask for Your blessing on the people of Michigan, Your protection for those who are in harm’s way, and to continue to bless our great state of Michigan and our United States of America. We pray this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit; one God, forever and ever. Amen. The President pro tempore, Senator Schuitmaker, led the members of the Senate in recital of the Pledge of Allegiance. Motions and Communications Senator Hood moved that Senator Johnson be temporarily excused from today’s session. The motion prevailed. Senator Hood moved that Senator Ananich be excused from today’s session. The motion prevailed. Senator Kowall moved that rule 3.902 be suspended to allow the guests of Senator Jones admittance to the Senate floor. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. The following communication was received: Wayne County Airport Authority February 12, 2016 Please find enclosed a copy of our 2015 Audited Financial Statements per the requirements of Public Act 90 of 2002. If you have any questions, please contact me at (734) 247-6775. Sincerely, Marge Basrai, CPA, CGMA Controller [email protected] The communication was referred to the Secretary for record. The following communications were received: Office of Senator Tom Casperson February 16, 2016 Pursuant to Senate Rule 1.110 I respectfully request that my name be added as a co-sponsor of SB 15. Thank you for your attention to this request. February 16, 2016 Pursuant to Senate Rule 1.110 I respectfully request that my name be removed as a co-sponsor of SB 679. Thank you for your attention to this request. Sincerely, Tom Casperson State Senator 38th District The communications were referred to the Secretary for record. No. 17] [February 18, 2016] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 211 The Secretary announced that the following bills were printed and filed on Wednesday, February 17, and are available at the Michigan Legislature website: Senate Bill Nos. 805 806 807 808 House Bill Nos. 5378 5379 5380 Messages from the Governor The following messages from the Governor were received and read: February 1, 2016 I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointment to office: Self-Insurers’ Security, Second Injury Fund, Silicosis, Dust Disease, and Logging Industry Compensation Fund Board of Trustees Lee Anne L. Fontaine of 2110 Waite Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008, county of Kalamazoo, representing the insurance industry, succeeding Michael Reid, is appointed for a term expiring April 30, 2018. February 8, 2016 I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office: State 9-1-1 Committee Walter Bawol of 6855 Lakeview Boulevard, Saint Helen, Michigan 48656, county of Roscommon, representing the general public, succeeding Donald Welch, is appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2017. Yvette Collins of 312 Drive, Lansing, Michigan 48912, county of Ingham, representing commercial mobile radios, succeed- ing herself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2017. February 8, 2016 I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointment to office: State Historical Records Advisory Board James K. Cameron of 210 Detroit Street, Saline, Michigan 48176, county of Washtenaw, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2019. February 8, 2016 I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office: Michigan Humanities Council Jody Egen of 720 O’Brien Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161, county of Monroe, succeeding herself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2018. Miranda C. Krajniak of 311 Cherry Street, Apt. 2, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, county of Kent, succeeding herself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2018. Margaret F. Stephanak of 10725 Cora Drive, Portage, Michigan 49002, county of Kalamazoo, succeeding Dean Bach, is appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2018. Steven M. Wilson of 39 Prospect Street, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, county of Kent, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2018. February 8, 2016 I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office: Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services Elaine Wood of 451 N. Madison Street, Traverse City, Michigan 49684, county of Grand Traverse, representing the Governor’s Talent Investment Board, filling a vacancy, is appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2018. Michael Poyma of 1207 Berkshire Drive, Williamston, Michigan 48895, county of Ingham, representing disability advocacy groups, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2018. Anne Riddering of 22536 Brookforest Drive, Novi, Michigan 48375, county of Oakland, representing business, industry, or labor, succeeding herself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2018. Brian Sabourin of 4805 Hidden Pines Court, Midland, Michigan 48640, county of Midland, representing the client assis- tance program described under Section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2018. February 8, 2016 I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointment to office: State Survey and Remonumentation Commission Roland F. Self of 4375 David Highway, Saranac, Michigan 48881, county of Ionia, representing the general public, suc- ceed ing himself, is reappointed for a term expiring October 20, 2019. 212 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [February 18, 2016] [No. 17 February 9, 2016 I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office: Michigan Task Force on Physician’s Assistants Sara J. Basso of 2017 Ponozzo Road, Iron River, Michigan 49935, county of Iron, representing the general public, succeed- ing herself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2019. William C. Palazzolo of 7388 Ridge Line Circle, Dexter, Michigan 48130, county of Washtenaw, representing physician assistants, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2019. James D. Rogers of 4612 Arthur Court, Williamsburg, Michigan 49690, county of Grand Traverse, representing the Board of Medicine, succeeding himself, is reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2019. February 11, 2016 I respectfully submit to the Senate the following appointments to office: State Historic Preservation Review Board Brian Rebain of 779 Seminole Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48214, county of Wayne, representing historical architecture, succeeding Ronald Staley, is appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2019. Grace A. Smith of 200 E. Division Street, Rockford, Michigan 49341, county of Kent, representing historic preservation architecture, succeeding Elisabeth Knibbe, is appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2019. Sincerely, Rick Snyder Governor The appointments were referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The following message from the Governor was received and read: February 16, 2016 Please be advised of the following corrected appointment to office. The correction is in bold type and was filed with your office on November 16, 2015, and dated October 30, 2015. Health Endowment Fund Board Cynthia Ann Estrada of 11333 Dunlavy Lane, Whitmore Lake, Michigan 48189, county of Livingston, designee of the Senate Minority Leader, succeeding herself, is reappointed for a term expiring October 1, 2019. Susan Mary Jandernoa of 8805 Olive Shore, West Olive, Michigan 49460, county of Ottawa, designee of the Speaker of the House, succeeding herself, is reappointed for a term expiring October 1, 2019. Sincerely, Rick Snyder Governor The message was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The President, Lieutenant Governor Calley, assumed the Chair. Senators Young, Jones and Hertel asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal. The motion prevailed. Senator Young’s statement is as follows: I have a very sad but also very optimistic announcement. My wonderful, incredible, awesome, tremendous, fabulous, spec- tacular, brilliant as she is gorgeous, treasure, masterpiece, legislative genius extraordinaire, my Legislative Director Diontrae Hayes is leaving me.