House of Representatives 90Th Legislature REGULAR SESSION of 2000
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No. 62 STATE OF MICHIGAN JOURNAL OF THE House of Representatives 90th Legislature REGULAR SESSION OF 2000 House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, October 4, 2000. 2:00 p.m. The House was called to order by the Speaker Pro Tempore. The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present. Allen—present Frank—present Kuipers—present Rison—present Baird—present Garcia—present Kukuk—present Rivet—present Basham—present Garza—present LaForge—present Rocca—present Birkholz—present Geiger—present LaSata—present Sanborn—present Bisbee—present Gieleghem—present Law—present Schauer—present Bishop—present Gilbert—present Lemmons—present Schermesser—present Bogardus—present Godchaux—present Lockwood—present Scott—present Bovin—present Gosselin—present Mans—present Scranton—present Bradstreet—present Green—present Martinez—present Shackleton—present Brater—present Hager—present Mead—present Sheltrown—present Brewer—present Hale—present Middaugh—present Shulman—present Brown, Bob—present Hanley—present Minore—present Spade—present Brown, Cameron—present Hansen—present Mortimer—present Stallworth—excused Byl—present Hardman—present Neumann—present Stamas—present Callahan—present Hart—present O’Neil—present Switalski—present Cassis—present Howell—present Pappageorge—present Tabor—present Caul—present Jacobs—present Patterson—present Tesanovich—present Cherry—present Jamnick—present Perricone—present Thomas—present Clark—present Jansen—present Pestka—present Toy—present Clarke—present Jelinek—present Price—present Vander Roest—present Daniels—present Jellema—present Prusi—present Van Woerkom—present DeHart—present Johnson, Rick—present Pumford—present Vaughn—present Dennis—present Johnson, Ruth—present Quarles—present Vear—present DeRossett—present Julian—present Raczkowski—present Voorhees—present DeVuyst—present Kelly—present Reeves—present Wojno—present DeWeese—present Kilpatrick—present Richardville—present Woodward—present Ehardt—present Koetje—present Richner—present Woronchak—present Faunce—present Kowall—present e/d/s = entered during session 2230 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [October 4, 2000] [No. 62 Rep. Kwame Kilpatrick, from the 9th District, offered the following invocation: “Almighty God, we come before You today with bowed heads and humbled hearts just to say thank You. Thank You for allowing us to have one more day. Thank You for allowing us to serve. Thank You for all of the wonderful blessings that You continue to bestow upon all of us. We would like to ask that You would continue to be with us, to lead us, to guide us and to watch over us as we effectuate policy and serve the wonderful people of this great state. We ask this blessing and all blessings in the name of Thy son, Amen.” ______ Rep. Scott moved that Rep. Stallworth be excused from today’s session. The motion prevailed. Reports of Standing Committees The Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement, by Rep. Vander Roest, Chair, reported House Bill No. 5013, entitled A bill to amend 1943 PA 240, entitled “State employees’ retirement act,” (MCL 38.1 to 38.69) by adding section 18a. With the recommendation that the following amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass. 1. Amend page 1, line 4, after “19” by inserting “OR UPON TERMINATION OF THE MEMBER’S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE STATE”. 2. Amend page 1, line 5, after “MEMBER” by inserting “AT THE MEMBER’S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS”. 3. Amend page 1, line 6, after “RETIREMENT” by inserting a comma and “INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY FOR EARLY RETIREMENT”. The bill and amendments were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Favorable Roll Call HB 5013 To Report Out: Yeas: Reps. Vander Roest, Voorhees, Cassis, Faunce, Rocca, Tabor, Woronchak, DeHart, Bovin, Spade, Nays: None. The Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement, by Rep. Vander Roest, Chair, reported House Bill No. 5963, entitled A bill to amend 1943 PA 240, entitled “State employees’ retirement act,” by amending section 27 (MCL 38.27), as amended by 1987 PA 241. With the recommendation that the bill pass. The bill was referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Favorable Roll Call HB 5963 To Report Out: Yeas: Reps. Vander Roest, Voorhees, Cassis, Faunce, Rocca, Tabor, Woronchak, DeHart, Bovin, Spade, Nays: None. COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT The following report, submitted by Rep. Vander Roest, Chair of the Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement, was received and read: Meeting held on: Wednesday, October 4, 2000, at 9:00 a.m., Present: Reps. Vander Roest, Voorhees, Cassis, Faunce, Rocca, Tabor, Woronchak, DeHart, Bovin, Spade, Absent: Rep. Hardman, Excused: Rep. Hardman. No. 62] [October 4, 2000] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 2231 The Committee on Veterans Affairs, by Rep. Richardville, Chair, reported House Bill No. 4452, entitled A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” (MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4h. With the recommendation that the following amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass. 1. Amend page 1, line 5, after “STATES.” by inserting “THE FAMILY OF THE DECEASED VETERAN SHALL SUBMIT VERIFICATION OF THE HONORABLE DISCHARGE WITHIN 240 DAYS OF INTERMENT.”. The bill and amendment were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Favorable Roll Call HB 4452 To Report Out: Yeas: Reps. Richardville, Allen, Garcia, Schermesser, Bovin, Mans, Nays: None. COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT The following report, submitted by Rep. Richardville, Chair of the Committee on Veterans Affairs, was received and read: Meeting held on: Wednesday, October 4, 2000, at 10:15 a.m., Present: Reps. Richardville, Allen, Garcia, Schermesser, Bovin, Mans, Absent: Rep. Ehardt, Excused: Rep. Ehardt. The Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy, by Rep. Birkholz, Chair, reported House Bill No. 5036, entitled A bill to amend 1943 PA 184, entitled “Township zoning act,” by amending sections 3, 9, 11a, and 40 (MCL 125.273, 125.279, 125.281a, and 125.310), section 40 as added by 1996 PA 570. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Favorable Roll Call HB 5036 To Report Out: Yeas: Reps. Birkholz, Hager, Bishop, DeWeese, Tabor, Vander Roest, Lockwood, Jamnick, Minore, Reeves, Nays: None. The Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy, by Rep. Birkholz, Chair, reported House Bill No. 5037, entitled A bill to amend 1943 PA 183, entitled “County zoning act,” by amending sections 3, 9, 11a, and 40 (MCL 125.203, 125.209, 125.211a, and 125.240), section 40 as added by 1996 PA 569. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Favorable Roll Call HB 5037 To Report Out: Yeas: Reps. Birkholz, Hager, Bishop, DeWeese, Tabor, Vander Roest, Lockwood, Jamnick, Minore, Reeves, Nays: None. The Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy, by Rep. Birkholz, Chair, reported House Bill No. 5846, entitled A bill to amend 1968 PA 2, entitled “Uniform budgeting and accounting act,” by amending sections 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 4, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 (MCL 141.421, 141.422a, 141.422b, 141.422c, 141.422d, 141.424, 141.427, 141.428, 141.434, 141.435, 141.436, 141.437, 141.438, 141.439, and 141.440), sections 1 and 7 as amended by 1982 PA 451, sections 2b and 4 as amended by 1996 PA 439, section 2d as amended by 1999 PA 142, section 8 as amended by 1996 PA 400, section 15 as amended by 1981 PA 77, and sections 16 and 17 as amended by 1995 PA 41. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. 2232 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [October 4, 2000] [No. 62 Favorable Roll Call HB 5846 To Report Out: Yeas: Reps. Birkholz, Hager, Bishop, DeWeese, Tabor, Vander Roest, Lockwood, Jamnick, Minore, Reeves, Nays: None. The Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy, by Rep. Birkholz, Chair, reported House Bill No. 5910, entitled A bill to establish procedures for municipalities to designate individual lots or structures as blighting; to purchase or condemn blighting property; and to transfer blighting property to developers. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Favorable Roll Call HB 5910 To Report Out: Yeas: Reps. Birkholz, Hager, Bishop, DeWeese, Tabor, Vander Roest, Lockwood, Jamnick, Minore, Reeves, Nays: None. The Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy, by Rep. Birkholz, Chair, reported Senate Bill No. 612, entitled A bill to amend 1978 PA 59, entitled “Condominium act,” by amending sections 3, 6, 10, 45, 47a, 52, 58, 67, 73, 90, 108, 111, 112, 113, 132, and 135 (MCL 559.103, 559.106, 559.110, 559.145, 559.147a, 559.152, 559.158, 559.167, 559.173, 559.190, 559.208, 559.211, 559.212, 559.213, 559.232, and 559.235), sections 3, 10, 52, 67, 73, 112, and 135 as amended by 1982 PA 538, section 6 as amended by 1983 PA 113, section 47a as amended by 1998 PA 36, and section 90 as amended by 1988 PA 147, and by adding sections 72b, 90a, and 176. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Favorable Roll Call SB 612 To Report Out: Yeas: Reps. Birkholz, Hager, Bishop, DeWeese, Tabor, Vander Roest, Lockwood, Jamnick, Minore, Nays: None. The Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy, by Rep.