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No. 1 STATE OF MICHIGAN JOURNAL OF THE House of Representatives 100th Legislature REGULAR SESSION OF 2020 House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, January 8, 2020. 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, 2020 at 12:00 o’clock noon, and in accordance with law, were called to order by the Honorable Lee Chatfield, 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 Tenisha Yancey 56th Jason M. Sheppard 2nd Joe Tate 57th Bronna Kahle 3rd Wendell L. Byrd 58th Eric Leutheuser 4th Isaac Robinson 59th Aaron Miller 5th Cynthia A. Johnson 60th Jon Hoadley 6th Tyrone Carter 61st Brandt Iden 7th LaTanya Garrett 62nd Jim Haadsma 8th Sherry Gay Dagnogo 63rd Matt Hall 9th Karen Whitsett 64th Julie Alexander 10th Leslie Love 65th Sarah Lightner 11th Jewell Jones 66th Beth Griffin 12th Alex Garza 67th Kara Hope 13th Frank Liberati 68th Sarah Anthony 14th Cara Clemente 69th Julie Brixie 15th Abdullah Hammoud 70th James A. Lower 16th Kevin Coleman 71st Angela Witwer 17th Joe Bellino, Jr. 72nd Steven Johnson 18th Kevin Hertel 73rd Lynn Afendoulis 19th Laurie Pohutsky 74th Mark E. Huizenga 20th Matt Koleszar 75th David LaGrand 21st Kristy Pagan—excused 76th Rachel Hood 22nd John Chirkun 77th Tommy Brann 23rd Darrin Camilleri 78th Brad Paquette 24th Steve Marino 79th Pauline Wendzel 25th Nate Shannon 80th Mary Whiteford 2 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [January 8, 2020] [No. 1 26th Jim Ellison 81st Gary R. Eisen 27th Robert Wittenberg 82nd Gary Howell 28th Lori M. Stone 83rd Shane Hernandez 29th Brenda Carter 84th Phil Green 30th Diana Farrington 85th Ben Frederick 31st William J. Sowerby 86th Thomas A. Albert 32nd Pamela Hornberger 87th Julie A. Calley 33rd Jeff Yaroch 88th Luke Meerman 34th Vacancy 89th Jim Lilly 35th Kyra Harris Bolden 90th Bradley Slagh 36th Douglas C. Wozniak 91st Greg VanWoerkom 37th Christine Greig 92nd Terry J. Sabo 38th Kathy S. Crawford 93rd Graham Filler 39th Ryan Berman 94th Rodney Wakeman 40th Mari Manoogian 95th Vanessa Guerra 41st Padma Kuppa 96th Brian K. Elder 42nd Ann Bollin 97th Jason Wentworth 43rd Andrea K. Schroeder 98th Annette Glenn 44th Matt Maddock 99th Roger Hauck 45th Michael Webber 100th Scott A. VanSingel 46th John Reilly 101st Jack O’Malley 47th Hank Vaupel 102nd Michele Hoitenga 48th Sheryl Y. Kennedy 103rd Daire Rendon 49th John D. Cherry 104th Larry C. Inman 50th Tim Sneller 105th Triston Cole 51st Mike Mueller 106th Sue Allor 52nd Donna Lasinski 107th Lee Chatfield 53rd Yousef Rabhi 108th Beau Matthew LaFave 54th Ronnie D. Peterson 109th Sara Cambensy 55th Rebekah Warren 110th Gregory Markkanen e/d/s = entered during session Rev. Tonya Arnesen, Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Jackson, offered the following invocation: “As you gather for your first session in the year 2020, these words from a familiar hymn come to mind: Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord; Thou and thou only, first in my heart, Great God of heaven, my treasure thou art. Great God of heaven, this Michigan House of Representatives is now halfway through their historic 100th session. As they embark upon their shared work in this new year, be their vision, O God. Let them see the needs of their people through YOUR eyes; let them witness signs of hope in their districts and take courage from it. Let Your blessed presence be their light and Your divine wisdom be their guide. Renew a sense of ‘holy calling’ and shared purpose in this place. Give these leaders clarity of mind and generosity of heart as they lead together in 2020. Endow them with the passion of deeply-felt convictions – which spurs them to seek change and transformation of our state and the state of the world. In Your wisdom, O God, pair their passionate conviction with honest humility that recognizes – when it comes to seeing the truth, we all have ‘blind-spots.’ When they disagree . protect them from becoming disagreeable. Instead, may even the most spirited debate be tempered by mutual respect, common purpose and a shared God-sized vision of what Michigan might achieve and become. No. 1] [January 8, 2020] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 3 Today, as we honor two veterans for their distinguished service to God and country, we are mindful of so many other, unnamed servants who continually make sacrifices for the greater good and for Your glory. Your people are the greatest resource and treasure of our state. In this new year, as these representatives work together towards the realization of a better State, a better world, empower ALL citizens of Michigan to do our part in building Your beloved community of peace and righteousness on earth. Let our life together be a testimony to Your divine love and power; a living prayer of thanksgiving for Your gifts to us and an offering of gratitude and praise for Your goodness. As a Christian, I end my prayer in the name of Jesus the Christ. I invite you to offer your prayers to the Great God of Heaven, in whatever way you understand The Holy One. Amen and amen.” ______ Rep. Rabhi moved that Rep. Pagan be excused from today’s session. The motion prevailed. Motions and Resolutions Rep. Cole moved that Rule 2(3) be suspended. The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members present voting therefor. ______ The Speaker called Associate Speaker Pro Tempore Hornberger to the Chair. Messages from the Senate January 8, 2020 The Honorable Lee Chatfield 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, Margaret O’Brien Secretary of the Senate By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of Motions and Resolutions By unanimous consent the House considered House Resolution No. 209 out of numerical order. Reps. Gay-Dagnogo, Garza, Hood, Cynthia Johnson, Jones, Kahle, Kuppa, Lasinski, Liberati, Love, Rendon, Schroeder, Shannon, Sneller, Sowerby, Witwer, Yancey and Yaroch offered the following resolution: House Resolution No. 209. A resolution to declare January 2020 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. Whereas, Human trafficking is a crime under international, federal, and state law, and one of the fastest- growing crimes in the world, second only to drug trafficking as the most profitable form of crime, according to the U.S. Department of State; and 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [January 8, 2020] [No. 1 Whereas, Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of persons for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery, and the inducement of a commercial sex act by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age; and Whereas, Human trafficking is not exclusive to just one gender. All victims of human trafficking deserve equal respect and the opportunity to report that trauma without judgement; and Whereas, To combat this form of modern-day slavery, the people of the United States, the federal government, and state and local governments must work to better understand the complex nature of this problem; and Whereas, According to Rights4Girls, a human rights organization working to end gender-based violence in the U.S., African-American girls are disproportionately affected; Latino and Asian-American girls also experience unacceptable and disproportionate levels of trafficking; and Whereas, We applaud the special unit designated to combat human trafficking in our State’s Attorney General’s Office and more must be done statewide to combat this growing trend. State and local law enforcement agencies must demonstrate a proactive approach to increasing awareness and prevention protocols and establishing community outreach efforts with civic, ecumenical, and community groups to keep our citizens safe; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare January 2020 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. We support and commend all work by individuals, businesses, organizations, and governing bodies for their important contributions to this commitment to end human trafficking; and be it further Resolved, That the members of this legislative body encourage all Michiganders to use this month as an opportunity to educate themselves about human trafficking and be aware of how prevalent it is in our state; and be it further Resolved, That we stand in full support of those victims of human trafficking who have yet to escape or be found and liberated; and be it further Resolved, That we offer the gravest concern for those who have had loved ones become victims to human trafficking; and be it further Resolved, That we commend those individuals who have been victims of trafficking and have survived to overcome the atrocity; and be it further Resolved, That we support and commend all work by individuals, businesses, organizations, and governing bodies for their important contributions themselves to putting an end to human trafficking within Michigan.