House of Representatives 99Th Legislature REGULAR SESSION of 2018
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No. 1 STATE OF MICHIGAN JOURNAL OF THE House of Representatives 99th Legislature REGULAR SESSION OF 2018 House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, January 10, 2018. 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 10th of January, 2018 at 12:00 o’clock noon, and in accordance with law, were called to order by the Honorable Tom Leonard, 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 Bettie Cook Scott 57th Bronna Kahle 3rd Wendell L. Byrd 58th Eric Leutheuser 4th Rose Mary C. Robinson 59th Aaron Miller 5th Fred Durhal—excused 60th Jon Hoadley 6th Stephanie Chang 61st Brandt Iden 7th LaTanya Garrett 62nd John Bizon 8th Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 63rd David C. Maturen 9th Sylvia A. Santana 64th Julie Alexander 10th Leslie Love 65th Brett Roberts 11th Jewell Jones 66th Beth Griffin 12th Erika Geiss 67th Tom Cochran 13th Frank Liberati 68th Vacancy 14th Cara Clemente 69th Sam Singh 15th Abdullah Hammoud 70th James Lower 16th Robert L. Kosowski 71st Tom Barrett 17th Joseph Bellino, Jr. 72nd Steven Johnson 18th Kevin Hertel 73rd Chris Afendoulis 19th Laura Cox 74th Rob VerHeulen 20th Jeff Noble 75th David LaGrand 21st Kristy Pagan 76th Winnie Brinks 22nd John Chirkun 77th Tommy Brann 23rd Darrin Camilleri 78th Dave Pagel 24th Steve Marino 79th Kim LaSata 25th Henry Yanez 80th Mary Whiteford 26th Jim Ellison 81st Dan Lauwers 27th Robert Wittenberg 82nd Gary Howell 28th Patrick Green 83rd Shane Hernandez 2 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [January 10, 2018] [No. 1 29th Tim Greimel 84th Edward J. Canfield 30th Diana Farrington 85th Ben Frederick 31st William J. Sowerby 86th Thomas Albert 32nd Pamela Hornberger 87th Julie Calley 33rd Jeff Yaroch 88th Roger Victory 34th Sheldon A. Neeley 89th Jim Lilly 35th Jeremy Moss 90th Daniela Garcia 36th Peter J. Lucido 91st Holly Hughes 37th Christine Greig 92nd Terry Sabo 38th Kathy Crawford 93rd Tom Leonard 39th Klint Kesto 94th Tim Kelly 40th Michael D. McCready 95th Vanessa Erwin Guerra 41st Martin Howrylak 96th Brian Elder 42nd Lana Theis 97th Jason Wentworth 43rd Jim Tedder 98th Gary Glenn 44th Jim Runestad 99th Roger Hauck 45th Michael Webber 100th Scott VanSingel 46th John Reilly 101st Curt VanderWall 47th Hank Vaupel 102nd Michele Hoitenga 48th Pam Faris 103rd Daire Rendon 49th Phil Phelps 104th Larry C. Inman 50th Tim Sneller 105th Triston Cole 51st Joseph Graves 106th Sue Allor 52nd Donna Lasinski 107th Lee Chatfield 53rd Yousef Rabhi 108th Beau LaFave 54th Ronnie Peterson 109th Sara Cambensy 55th Adam Zemke 110th Scott Dianda e/d/s = entered during session Fr. Mark Rutherford, Pastor of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Williamston, offered the following invocation: “O Lord our Heavenly Father, King of kings, and Lord of lords, Who from Your throne behold all of humanity, and reign supreme over all of creation; Look down in mercy, we ask You, on these members of the House of Representatives, who seek Your wisdom and gracious protection, desiring this day to renew their desire to serve this great state of Michigan. To You they appeal for guidance in their efforts; to You they now look for favor and support, which You can give. Take them, therefore, Heavenly Father, under Your nurturing care; give them wisdom in their assembly and valor in the art of governing; convince each one of them today as You did on the first day of their service of the purpose for which they took up service for their fellow citizens; support them to never give up those causes of justice even when they grow tired of the fight. Be present, God of wisdom, and direct the councils of this great assembly; enable them to settle things on the best and surest foundation; that the scene of injustice may be speedily closed; that order, harmony, and peace may be effectively restored where it has been lost; that truth and justice, freedom of religion and speech, prevail and flourish among the people of this great state. Preserve the health of their bodies and the sharpness of their minds; shower down on them and the millions they here represent, all the temporal blessings You see fit for them and all of us in this state, and one day crown each one of them with Your everlasting reward. All this we ask in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, Your Son. Amen. (Some parts taken from, and other parts inspired by the First Prayer of the Continental Congress by Reverend Jacob Duche, Anglican pastor, Rector of Christ Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 7, 1774, 9 AM.)” ______ Rep. Greig moved that Rep. Durhal be excused from today’s session. The motion prevailed. No. 1] [January 10, 2018] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 3 Messages from the Senate January 10, 2018 The Honorable Tom Leonard 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 session. Very respectfully, Jeffrey F. Cobb Secretary of the Senate By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of Motions and Resolutions The Speaker, on behalf of the entire membership of the House of Representatives, offered the following resolution: House Resolution No. 217. A resolution of tribute offered in memorial for Martin D. Buth, former member of the House of Representatives. Whereas, The members of this legislative body were saddened to learn of the passing of former Representative Martin D. Buth. A devoted advocate for the communities of Kent County and our state, Mr. Buth was known for his hardworking, bipartisan approach to governing that made him a model of effectiveness and integrity for all public servants; and Whereas, Martin D. Buth came to the House of Representatives an experienced businessman and local leader. A graduate of Michigan State College in 1940, Mr. Buth returned home to join his family’s dairy farm, which he and his brother ran for twenty-five years. His tenure in public office began as a member of the Plainfield Township Board of Trustees in the 1950s and continued as president of the Michigan Purebred Dairy Cattle Association; and Whereas, First elected to the House of Representatives in a 1959 special election, Martin D. Buth went on to craft a prodigious career in the chamber lasting more than twenty-three years. He used the Legislature to advance development and growth in the Grand Rapids region, beginning with his sponsorship of legislation that established Grand Valley State University and securing funding to construct its first building. He championed the creation of a television station to service western Michigan and testified before the Federal Communications Commission on its behalf. For more than five decades, Channel 13 has served the Grand Rapids community. Representative Buth was also instrumental in creating Grand Rapids’ southern beltway, M-6. Among his other legislative interests, his command of the Michigan tax code was well known and benefited the entire chamber. In the twilight of his time with the Legislature, he displayed both wisdom and warmth that made him an invaluable mentor to younger members of this body; and Whereas, Representative Buth did not retire upon leaving the Legislature in 1982, but instead, he continued to work for his community as a member of the Kent County Board of Commissioners, a position which he held for four years. Ever the statesman, Martin Buth left an indelible mark on those who served with him, the people of Kent County, and our state; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we offer this expression of our highest tribute to honor the memory of Martin D. Buth, a member of this legislative body from 1959 to 1982; and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Buth family as evidence of our lasting esteem for his memory. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, The resolution was adopted by unanimous standing vote. ______ The Speaker called the Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair. Reps. Green, Hertel, Elder, Cambensy, Hammoud, Chirkun, Ellison, Gay-Dagnogo, Sowerby, Wittenberg, Pagan, Geiss, Moss, Jones, Faris, Liberati, Love, Sabo and Sneller offered the following resolution: House Resolution No. 218. A resolution to support other post-employment benefits for current and future local government employees and reaffirm our commitment to local government employees for their devoted service to Michigan communities. 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [January 10, 2018] [No. 1 Whereas, Employees of local governments depend upon their retirement benefits, including post-employment health benefits, guaranteed to them as a condition of employment. This is especially the case for police and fire officials who, after years of devoted service to their communities, are often forced into early retirement because of dangerous and demanding workplace conditions. Yet, in the face of local financial hardship, local government employees have become the targets of pension and benefit reductions over the past several legislative sessions; and Whereas, Stripping retirement and other post-employment benefits dishonors the dedication and sacrifice local government employees have made to their communities. Reducing benefits will also have an adverse effect on the ability of local government offices, including police and fire departments, to recruit and retain qualified personnel. Prospective candidates look at the current benefit packages and the actions of state and local decision makers when deciding whether a career in public service will lead to adequate and comfortable retirement benefits; and Whereas, The needs for one local retirement system in Michigan are different from the needs of another local retirement system.