STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

102nd Legislature

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, January 11, 2023.

12:00 Noon.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution, the Representatives-elect to the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan for the years 2023 and 2024, assembled in Representative Hall in the Capitol at Lansing on the second Wednesday in January, the 11th of January, 2023 at 12:00 o’clock noon, and in accordance with law, were called to order by Gary L. Randall, Clerk of the preceding House.

Rev. Richard R. White III, Pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Detroit, offered the following invocation:

“O Lord we come to You right now thanking You for allowing us to see this day! We thank You that You woke us up this morning, have given us health and strength, and have allowed us to assemble ourselves together. Lord, we ask as only You can, that You bless the Michigan House of Representatives. I ask that You bless them as they work alongside our State Senate, and our Governor Gretchen Whitmer and our Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, to create laws and establish our states budget that will benefit all Michiganders and continue to make this a great state to live in!

Father God, I ask that You would be with the Michigan House of Representatives and give them the wisdom and knowledge that they need as they work together to pass bills on public policy that will strengthen our state. Father God, I ask that You bless all elected officials and their families. Lord protect them and their families from all hurt, harm, and danger! Lord keep them in Your care and continue to give them a spirit of collaboration that they may work together to continue to move our great state of Michigan forward. We ask all these blessings in Your Son’s name we pray. Amen.”

Communications from State Officers

November 29, 2022

Gary Randall, Clerk

Michigan House of Representatives

P.O. Box 30014

Lansing, MI 48909-7514

Dear Clerk Randall:

Enclosed please find the certified listing of the candidates elected to the office of State Representative at the November 8, 2022 General Election. Copies of the official returns certified for this election are provided for your reference.

Please do not hesitate to contact this office if we can be of any further assistance.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Brater

Director of Elections

STATE OF MICHIGAN

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

I, Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State and Custodian of the Great Seal of the State of Michigan, certify that the persons named on the attached listing were duly elected at the November 8, 2022 General Election to the Office of State Representative for a term commencing on January 1, 2023 and ending on January 1, 2025, as shown by the official returns certified for the election and placed on file in this office.

In witness whereof, I have hereto attached my signature

[SEAL] and the Great Seal of the State of Michigan, at Lansing,

on November 28, 2022.

Jocelyn Benson

Secretary of State

State of Michigan

General Election - November, 2022

Representatives Elect

State Legislature

House

District Party Name Address

1 DEM Tyrone Carter 25701 W Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48217

2 DEM Tullio Liberati Jr. 9260 Reeck, Allen Park, MI 48101

3 DEM Alabas Farhat 4795 Rosalie, Dearborn, MI 48126

4 DEM Karen Whitsett 11406 Littlefield St, Detroit, MI 48227

5 DEM Natalie Price 2428 Phillips Ave, Berkley, MI 48072

6 DEM Regina Weiss 23470 Majestic St, Oak Park, MI 48237

7 DEM Helena Scott 2648 Oakman Ct, Detroit, MI 48238

8 DEM Mike McFall 1405 E Madge Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030

9 DEM Abraham Aiyash 5000 Yemans St, Hamtramck, MI 48212

10 DEM Joe Tate 192 Lenox St, Detroit, MI 48215

11 DEM Veronica Paiz 20052 Hunt Club Dr, Harper Woods, MI 48225

12 DEM Kimberly L. Edwards 23808 Normandy, Eastpointe, MI 48021

13 DEM Lori M. Stone PO Box 1435, Warren, MI 48090

14 DEM Donavan McKinney 1754 E Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48234

15 DEM Erin Byrnes 2230 Queen St, Dearborn, MI 48124

16 DEM Stephanie A. Young 14567 Rosemont Ave, Detroit, MI 48223

17 DEM Laurie Pohutsky 17476 Rexwood St, Livonia, MI 48152

18 DEM Jason Hoskins PO Box 2125, Southfield, MI 48037

19 DEM Samantha Steckloff 31176 Country Way, Farmington Hills, MI 48331

20 DEM Noah Arbit PO Box 253005, West Bloomfield, MI 48325

21 DEM Kelly Breen 242 Linhart St, Novi, MI 48377

22 DEM Matt Koleszar 42533 Schoolcraft, Plymouth, MI 48170

23 DEM Jason Morgan 416 E Huron St Apt 4, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

24 DEM Ranjeev Puri 761 Roosevelt, Canton, MI 48188

25 DEM Kevin Coleman 1165 Shoemaker Dr, Westland, MI 48185

26 DEM Dylan Wegela 6909 Whitby St, Garden City, MI 48135

27 DEM Jaime Churches 504 Vinewood, Wyandotte, MI 48192

28 REP Jamie Thompson 27314 Oakcrest Dr, Brownstown, MI 48183

29 REP James DeSana 2230 W Sigler Rd, Carleton, MI 48117

30 REP William Bruck 10406 Cemetery Rd, Erie, MI 48133

31 DEM Reggie Miller 13697 Pond Bluff Dr, Belleville, MI 48111

32 DEM Jimmie Wilson Jr. 7110 Wellington Ln, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

33 DEM Felicia Brabec 1417 Whispering Maples Dr N, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

34 REP Dale W. Zorn 524 Pentecost Hwy, Onsted, MI 49265

35 REP Andrew Fink 5680 E Bacon, Osseo, MI 49266

36 REP Steve Carra 225 Heather Ln Apt 9, Three Rivers, MI 49093

37 REP Brad Paquette 1215 Fair Oaks Dr N, Niles, MI 49120

38 DEM Joey Andrews 1288 Vineland Rd, St Joseph, MI 49085

39 REP Pauline Wendzel PO Box 811, Coloma, MI 49038

40 DEM Christine Morse 5408 Saddle Club Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49009

41 DEM Julie M. Rogers 3428 Marlane Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49006

42 REP Matt Hall 4044 Lake Crest Cir Apt 1A, Kalamazoo, MI 49048

43 REP Rachelle M. Smit 216 124th Ave, Shelbyville, MI 49344

44 DEM Jim Haadsma 249 Snow Ave, Battle Creek, MI 49037

45 REP Sarah Lightner 9915 N Parma Rd, Springport, MI 49284

46 REP Kathy Schmaltz 2300 Foote Manor Dr, Jackson, MI 49203

47 DEM Carrie Rheingans 2557 Miller Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

48 DEM Jennifer Conlin 435 Stein Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

49 REP Ann Bollin 100 Orndorf 1435, Brighton, MI 48116

50 REP Robert J. Bezotte 2031 Peavy Rd, Howell, MI 48843

51 REP Matt Maddock 1150 South Milford Rd, Milford, MI 48381

52 REP Mike Harris 5898 Chestnut Hill Dr, Clarkston, MI 48346

53 DEM Brenda Carter 86 W Yale Ave, Pontiac, MI 48340

54 REP Donni Steele PO Box 826, Lake Orion, MI 48361

55 REP Mark Tisdel 875 Greenview Ct #59, Rochester Hills, MI 48307

56 DEM Sharon MacDonell 724 Longfellow Dr, Troy, MI 48085

57 REP Thomas E. Kuhn 1595 Pebble Point Dr, Troy, MI 48085

58 DEM Nate Shannon PO Box 7091, Sterling Heights, MI 48311

59 REP Douglas C. Wozniak 53831 Whitby Way, Shelby Twp, MI 48316

60 REP Joseph Aragona 42033 Coulon Dr, Clinton Township, MI 48038

61 DEM Denise Mentzer 1399 Kingsley St, Mt Clemens, MI 48043

62 REP Alicia St. Germaine 38252 Mast St, Harrison Twp, MI 48045

63 REP Jay DeBoyer 8060 Anchor Bay Dr, Clay, MI 48001

64 REP Andrew Beeler 1201 Palmer Ct, Port Huron, MI 48060

65 REP Jaime Greene 68302 Lake Angela Dr, Richmond, MI 48062

66 REP Josh Schriver PO Box 451, Oxford, MI 48371

67 REP Phil Green 7650 Trumbower Trl, Millington, MI 48746

68 REP David W. Martin 805 S State Rd #122, Davison, MI 48423

69 DEM Jasper Ryan Martus 612 Northwood Dr, Flushing, MI 48433

70 DEM Cynthia R. Neeley 2305 Begole St, Flint, MI 48504

71 REP Brian BeGole 1975 E Beard Rd, Perry, MI 48872

72 REP Mike Mueller 6127 Lobdell Rd, Linden, MI 48451

73 DEM Julie Brixie 2294 Hamilton Rd, Okemos, MI 48864

74 DEM Kara Hope PO Box 21002, Lansing, MI 48909

75 DEM Penelope Tsernoglou 1197 Prescott Dr, East Lansing, MI 48823

76 DEM Angela Witwer 2122 Boxwood Ln, Lansing, MI 48917

77 DEM Emily Dievendorf 418 Monroe St, Lansing, MI 48906

78 REP Gina Johnsen 411 Pineview Dr, Lake Odessa, MI 48849

79 REP Angela Rigas 6748 Chapin Ave SE, Alto, MI 49302

80 DEM Phil Skaggs 2615 Hall St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506

81 DEM Rachel Hood 28 Guild NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505

82 DEM Kristian Grant 429 Elliot St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507

83 DEM John Fitzgerald 1780 Glenvale Ct SW, Wyoming, MI 49519

84 DEM Carol Glanville PO Box 140976, Grand Rapids, MI 49514

85 REP Bradley Slagh PO Box 453, Zeeland, MI 49464

86 REP Nancy DeBoer 157 W 40th St, Holland, MI 49423

87 DEM Will Snyder 1445 Winchester Dr, Muskegon, MI 49441

88 REP Greg VanWoerkom 6490 Boulder Dr, Norton Shores, MI 49444

89 REP Luke Meerman 14250 60th Ave, Coopersville, MI 49404

90 REP Bryan Posthumus 8255 Belding Rd Apt 2, Rockford, MI 49341

91 REP Pat Outman 6397 N Miles Rd, Six Lakes, MI 48886

92 REP Jerry Neyer 1455 E Walton Rd, Shepard, MI 48883

93 REP Graham Filler 3423 N Watson Rd, St Johns, MI 48879

94 DEM Amos O’Neal 207 Moton Dr, Saginaw, MI 48601

95 REP Bill G. Schuette PO Box 2227, Midland, MI 48641

96 REP Timothy Beson 3623 Kawkawlin River Dr, Bay City, MI 48706

97 REP Matthew Bierlein 4724 Hanes Rd, Vassar, MI 48768

98 REP Gregory L. Alexander 2646 Washington Rd, Carsonville, MI 48419

99 REP Mike Hoadley 2890 E Midshipman Dr, Au Gres, MI 48703

100 REP Tom Kunse PO Box 506, Clare, MI 48617

101 REP Joseph D. Fox 3928 S Sherman Ave, Fremont, MI 49412

102 REP Curt VanderWall 4906 Rasmussen Rd, Ludington, MI 49431

103 DEM Betsy Coffia 1018 Boyd Ave, Traverse City, MI 49686

104 REP John R. Roth 9815 Deer Track Ct, Interlochen, MI 49643

105 REP Ken Borton 7682 White Cloud Trl, Gaylord, MI 49735

106 REP Cam Cavitt 2071 Tryban Rd, Cheboygan, MI 49721

107 REP Neil W. Friske 2691 S Barnard Rd, Charlevoix, MI 49720

108 REP David Prestin W988 County Rd G-12, Cedar River, MI 49887

109 DEM Jenn Hill 503 Craig St, Marquette, MI 49855

110 REP Gregory Markkanen 743 Hancock St, Hancock, MI 49930

Oath of Office

The Representatives-elect appeared at the Clerk’s desk and took and subscribed the constitutional oath of office, which was administered by the Hon. Kyra Harris Bolden, Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.

By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of

Motions and Resolutions

Rep. Aiyash moved that the Clerk be directed to notify the Governor and the President of the Senate that the House had completed its organization and was ready to proceed with the business of the session.

The motion prevailed.

The Clerk announced that the next business in order was the election of a Speaker.

Rep. Tyrone Carter placed in nomination the name of Rep. Tate.

Rep. Aiyash moved that Rule 17 be suspended.

The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members present voting therefor.

Rep. Aiyash moved that the following remarks be printed in the Journal.

The motion prevailed.

Rep. Tyrone Carter:

“Thank you Mr. Clerk.

I’m honored to stand here in front of the 102nd legislature and our guests to nominate Joe Tate for Speaker of the House.

We all have had the pleasure to work alongside Joe, but let me outline his lifetime of leadership.

The speaker-elect was born and raised in Detroit by a single mom who was a Detroit public school teacher - because his father passed away in the line of duty as a Detroit firefighter.

Joe attended MSU and was elected Captain of the MSU football team. After graduating from MSU, Joe moved on to the NFL.

Then in one of the most important decisions of his life, Joe left a career in athletics and commissioned as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps.

He deployed twice to Afghanistan, first as a Platoon Commander and then as a Company Executive Officer, where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of hundreds of Marines and Sailors.

When he returned home from the Marines, he completed an MBA and a Master’s in Environmental Science from the University of Michigan.

And now he is here. Getting ready to lead the House of Representatives after winning majority.

Joe has been a friend and diligent House member here in the Capitol and across the state of Michigan. He has a history of doing the work by bringing both parties together to get good policy done for the people of Michigan.

He is a PROVEN, strong leader and it is my honor, as his colleague, friend, and fellow Detroiter, to nominate a leader with integrity who is focused on moving Michigan forward, the FIRST black Speaker of the House, Joe Tate.”

Rep. Hall seconded the nomination of Rep. Tate.

Rep. Hall:

“Thank you, Mister Clerk,

The start of a new Legislature marks an occasion to reflect on the accomplishments that have enabled the people of Michigan to flourish. It is also an opportunity to recommit ourselves to the people we serve and resolve to build an even stronger future for our state — to preserve and expand on our many successes.

So I rise today to second the nomination of my friend and colleague from the 10^th District, Joe Tate, for Speaker of the House.

On numerous occasions since he and I took office four years ago, lawmakers of both parties have reached across the aisle and joined forces to benefit the people of our state. In that time, we have boosted child care to help working parents. We have expanded educational opportunities to prepare Michiganders for high-paying careers. We have supported the law enforcement officers who keep our streets safe. We have provided tax relief to Michigan families and small businesses.

And our crowning bipartisan achievement was teaming up to revitalize the auto industry in Michigan and bring transformative projects — and the careers they create — to our state.

Our bipartisan record should set the tone for the next two years in the House of Representatives: To move our state forward, we must work together. We must continue to find common ground — a shared foundation, upon which we can build a better future for the people of Michigan.

Let’s begin our partnership in the new year by making life more affordable for Michigan families. The people of our state especially need relief right now. Workers and seniors are all paying greater costs to provide for themselves and their families in times of inflation — after experiencing the severe disruption of a pandemic. This year, we have a bipartisan opportunity to lift up the people of Michigan and offer tax relief, so they can afford to feed, clothe, house, and transport their families.

Let’s continue strengthening Michigan’s ability to compete in the national and international economy, so we can attract new developments and jumpstart the high-paying careers of the future right here. If we work together, the people of our state can soar to new heights.

And let’s keep forging stronger and safer communities. Our local police officers and sheriff’s deputies protect the people of Michigan, and they need our ongoing support.

In the four years that our next speaker and I have served here, we have extended our state’s upward trajectory, which launched 12 years ago when Michigan emerged from the despair of the lost decade. But we are just getting started.

The people of Michigan sent every one of us, Republican and Democrat, here for a reason. In a closely divided Legislature, the people of Michigan want us to closely work together on their behalf, to govern in the middle. If we collaborate — if we focus on serving and helping those we represent — then we will have a successful two years, because the people of our state will have a successful two years, and an even brighter future in the years still to come.

With a commitment to the people of Michigan, and a readiness to keep working together to achieve our state’s full potential, I second the nomination of Joe Tate to serve this chamber and our great state as Speaker of the House of Representatives.”

The question being on the election of a Speaker,

The roll of the House was called by the Assistant Clerk and the members voted as follows:

Roll Call No. 1 Yeas—102

Aiyash Dievendorf Martus Scott

Alexander Edwards McFall Shannon

Andrews Farhat McKinney Skaggs

Aragona Filler Meerman Slagh

Arbit Fink Mentzer Smit

Beeler Fitzgerald Miller Snyder

BeGole Glanville Morgan St. Germaine

Beson Grant Morse Steckloff

Bezotte Green, P. Mueller Steele

Bierlein Greene, J. Neeley Stone

Bollin Haadsma Neyer Tate

Borton Hall O’Neal Thompson

Brabec Harris Outman Tisdel

Breen Hill Paiz Tsernoglou

Brixie Hood Paquette VanderWall

Bruck Hope Pohutsky VanWoerkom

Byrnes Hoskins Posthumus Wegela

Carter, B. Johnsen Prestin Weiss

Carter, T. Koleszar Price Wendzel

Cavitt Kuhn Puri Whitsett

Churches Kunse Rheingans Wilson

Coffia Liberati Rogers Witwer

Coleman Lightner Roth Wozniak

Conlin MacDonell Schmaltz Young

DeBoer Markkanen Schuette Zorn

DeBoyer Martin

Nays—8

Carra Fox Hoadley Rigas

DeSana Friske Maddock Schriver

The Clerk announced that Rep. Tate, having received a majority vote of the members present and voting, was duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Speaker Tate:

“Let me begin by saying, this is truly an honor and one of the proudest days of my life and career in service.

Thank you to my colleagues for choosing me as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. I am grateful to have the opportunity to lead and serve this body and I thank you for support.

A career in public service is made possible by the unwavering support of family and friends, and I want to ask the loved ones and guests present in the House chamber today, to please rise and be recognized for your support and sacrifice.

Thank you.

I also want to thank those who are not in Lansing, but who may be watching from home and whose support is critical to our success.

Thank you.

And finally, I want to take a moment to recognize and remember those who are no longer with us, but whose support throughout our lives has left an indelible mark on our hearts and helped make this moment possible.

Thank you.

Our commitment to public service is the invisible thread that connects us all and motivates us to seek office. Each of us spent months campaigning and earning votes in the culmination of victory on election night. Running for office is a demanding task, but the real work begins today with the start of the 102nd Session of the Michigan Legislature.

Since the very first session of the legislature meeting in the territorial capitol of Detroit in 1835, to today’s official start, the people of our great state have seen fit to place their trust in elected representatives meant to serve their best interests and advance their priorities. The responsibility of service is a weighty but rewarding duty. It requires determination, persistence, teamwork, commitment and humility. These are underrated virtues, and while they might not be the tools that elevate an individual, they can raise up an institution.

Our directive is simple: make government work for the people. Partisan bickering and political stalemates erode people’s faith in government and are a waste in time. Michiganders have placed their trust in us, and we are obligated to overcome our differences in order to earn their confidence and make ourselves worthy of their vote.

We were elected to reach consensus and advance policies that address the real problems facing our residents. We have a choice. We can be agents for change, or we can be obstacles to progress. I, for one, am committed to change and I am looking for any and all willing partners to join me in moving Michigan forward.

Michigan families are struggling. Our job is to recognize their struggles, acknowledge their hardships, and support meaningful change that increases their financial security and stability. Our state cannot stand strong if our families feel weak.

The people of Michigan are its greatest natural resource. Policies that value and support workers strengthen our economy. We all want to see economic investment and opportunity grow in our state and there is much we can do to encourage development that benefits the bottom line and workers, alike.

Our residents want to know they are protected and valued. We will make good on the promise to expand fundamental protections under the law to all Michiganders and do away with antiquated public acts that prevent people from having agency over their lives and their bodies. Michigan cannot thrive under the weight of archaic laws.

Communities need support and resources. We will lift up opportunities for economic development and investment to help ensure our cities, towns and villages have the resources necessary to keep their streets safe and their neighborhoods strong. Every Michigander deserves to live in a thriving community, and while the needs of each are unique, the desire to prosper is universal.

Our children need our commitment. We must pass commonsense laws to help keep kids safe in school and to support their overall well-being. We must also commit to ensuring all students have access to a world-class education.

Education is not only the key to the personal success of our residents, but also essential to the overall health of our democracy. Michigan was once a leader in public education, and we want to see that status restored through robust support for teachers and increased funding for classrooms so that all students become successful adults and informed citizens.

History will judge our actions over the course of the next two years. It is our duty to be truth tellers. Misinformation and falsehoods can be the undoing of our institutions and our reliable systems of government. It is paramount that we guard this institution and leave the House better than we found it.

I extend my willing hand in partnership as a colleague and a friend. Ours is a unique privilege. Millions of people have called Michigan home over the many decades of its statehood, but it is only a small portion of us who have the privilege to serve as its elected representatives. I hold this honor in high esteem, and I know you do the same.

Today, as we take the oath of office, we are full of pride and good intentions, fueled by the trust that has been placed in us by our constituents. We should hold on to the feelings of today and bring them with us for each subsequent session day. Our commonalities are greater than our differences and the people of Michigan are counting on us to get the job done.

Thank you, and now let’s get to work.”

Reps. Aiyash and Posthumus offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 1.

A resolution to prescribe the Standing Rules for the 2023-2024 session of the House of Representatives.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the following rules be adopted as the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives:

STANDING RULES

OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MICHIGAN CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE IV, SECTION 16

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Meetings, Officers and Quorum.

Rule 1. (1) The House shall meet in regular session at the seat of government on the second Wednesday in January of each year at twelve o’clock noon. In each odd-numbered year, it shall proceed with its organization, the election of a Speaker and a Clerk for the ensuing term of the Legislature. All elections shall be by roll call and shall require a majority of the Members voting to elect.

(2) A majority of the Members elected to and serving in the House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and not less than 15 Members voting in favor thereof may compel the attendance of absent Members and prescribe penalties for non-attendance. (See Const 1963, Art 4 §§ 13 and 14)

Admission to Floor--Defined.

Rule 2. (1) No person shall be admitted on the floor of the House for a period of 30 minutes immediately preceding the time set for any call to order during any session of the House through adjournment, except as follows:

(a) Representatives and Senators;

(b) Former Legislators, unless otherwise restricted;

(c) Sergeants at Arms, pages, Clerk’s staff, and legislative staff who are specifically designated and approved by the Majority Floor Leader to be working on the House floor during session;

(d) Directors of Michigan Departments and the Governor’s legislative liaisons may be admitted to the Thatcher or Document room and may have floor access with the permission of the Majority Floor Leader;

(e) Immediate family of Representatives who have obtained and are wearing in plain sight appropriate identification passes, issued under guidelines developed by the Majority Floor Leader;

(f) Media correspondents accredited by the Clerk of the House who are wearing in plain sight appropriate identification passes, issued under guidelines developed by the Clerk. Media correspondents shall not use the center aisle or be at the Members’ desks without the permission of the Majority Floor Leader; and

(g) Such other persons as may be invited by the Speaker or Majority Floor Leader.

(2) No group or individual shall be allowed access to the floor when the House is not in session unless permission is granted by the Majority Floor Leader or Clerk. The Majority Floor Leader and Clerk shall issue guidelines to ensure that guests using the floor are responsible for costs incurred by the House. If permission is given to a Member to bring guests on the floor when the House is not in session, the Member shall accompany the guests.

(3) Only Members shall sit in Members’ chairs.

(4) Any person who is a lobbyist or employed by a lobbyist shall not be admitted on the floor of the House at any time, except immediate family of a Representative if admitted under rule 2(1)(e) on the first session day of an odd-numbered year for a swearing-in ceremony or under rule 2(1)(d). A former Legislator or immediate family of Representatives shall not lobby on the floor, except if they are admitted under rule 2(1)(d). The words “floor of the House”, when used in these rules, shall mean the space of the main floor of Representative Hall, together with adjacent rooms on the second floor of the Capitol under the jurisdiction of the Clerk, including the Democrat and Republican caucus rooms and the corridor behind the House rostrum.

(5) Guests may be introduced only by permission of the Presiding Officer. Guests shall not be introduced during a roll call vote. Guests are to use the center aisle only if being escorted by a Member or House staff.

(6) Use of the center aisle should be kept at a minimum.

(7) The Majority Floor Leader must grant approval for the distribution of items on the floor and items must pertain to that day’s agenda. All printed material intended for distribution on the floor shall be clearly identified by the Member requesting the distribution.

Bar of the House.

Rule 3. (1) Any Member, having answered attendance roll call at the opening of any session, or who enters after attendance roll call, shall be considered present until leave of absence is obtained from the House. Any Member having entered upon the floor of the House after the House has been called to order, shall be considered present if within the bar of the House.

(2) The words “within the bar of the House”, when used in these rules, shall mean the space occupied and used by the House or any legislative room or office under the jurisdiction of the Clerk.

(3) Cell phones on the floor shall not ring audibly.

(4) All persons within the bar of the House shall be in acceptable business attire.

CHAPTER II

OFFICERS

SPEAKER

Definitions.

Rule 4. Speaker is any Member elected as Speaker under Rule 1 of these rules.

Duties as Presiding Officer.

Rule 5. The Speaker, or the designee of the Speaker, shall take the Chair each day at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned or recessed. The Presiding Officer shall call the House to order and lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and, except in the absence of a quorum, shall proceed to business in the manner prescribed by these rules. In the absence of the Speaker, or the designee of the Speaker, the Clerk or Assistant Clerk may call the House to order.

Rule 6. (1) The Presiding Officer shall preserve order and decorum; may speak to points of order, rising for that purpose; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House. When two or more Members rise at once, the Presiding Officer shall name the Member who is first to speak.

(2) Only the Presiding Officer shall lead the House in observing a moment of silence.

Duties of Speaker as Chief Administrator.

Rule 7. (1) Payment to all persons, authorized under subsections (2), (3), and (4) to expend House funds for transportation, lodging, meals, registration fees and related items, shall be made in accordance with expenditure regulations as predetermined and prepublished to Members by the Speaker. The regulations shall set forth the guidelines for amounts, methods of payment and time of payment for such items. The Speaker may revise the regulations upon 15-day notice to all Members.

(2) The Speaker may authorize persons to make expenditures from the general funds of the House for administrative purposes. The Speaker may enter into contracts for the purchase and payment of benefits affecting employees, Members of the House, retirees and their successors in interest.

(3) Regular standing committees of the House shall be allotted such funds as the Speaker may authorize. The Speaker may restrict selected expenditures to a lesser number of Members, alternates or substitute Members, than the number of Members of the standing committee. The funds may be expended for items specified in subsection (1) and for contractual services, publications and supplies. All expenditures under this paragraph shall be approved by the committee Chair and the Speaker and for items specified in subsection (1) shall be in accordance with the regulations and guidelines provided for by subsection (1).

(4) Additional committees may be authorized by resolution. The resolutions shall set the maximum budget of such committees. Members, alternates and substitute Members of such additional committees shall be appointed by the Speaker unless otherwise specified in the resolution. The Speaker may restrict selected expenditures to a lesser number of Members, alternates or substitute Members than the number of Members specified in the resolution. Budgeted funds may be expended for items specified in subsection (1), for contractual services, publications, supplies and any other items specified in the resolution. Payments for contractual services may be authorized by the committee Chair and the Speaker. All expenditures under this subsection for items specified in subsection (1) shall be in accordance with the regulations and guidelines provided for by subsection (1).

Appointments by the Speaker.

Rule 8. The Speaker shall appoint all committees, except where the House shall otherwise order. If the Speaker makes permanent or temporary additions to or removals from any standing or special committee, the names and the appointments or removals shall take effect when the Clerk and Minority Leader are notified by letter and shall appear in the next House Journal.

Appointment of Employees by Speaker.

Rule 9. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, the Speaker, or the Speaker’s designee, shall appoint all employees of the House. Unless otherwise provided by law, the compensation for all employees and officers of the House shall be fixed by the Speaker, or the Speaker’s designee. All employees of the House shall maintain a status as non-tenured, at-will employees. All employees of the House work at the pleasure of the Speaker, or the Speaker’s designee, shall be subject to the Speaker’s, or the Speaker’s designee’s, orders, and may be transferred to a different position, demoted, suspended, or summarily removed by the Speaker, or the Speaker’s designee. Notwithstanding, any other provision of these rules, no person shall be discriminated against in seeking employment by the House, in being employed or promoted, in any condition of employment, or any separation therefrom, because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, familial status, marital status, or disability.

Naming of Acting Speaker.

Rule 10. The Speaker, may, by filing a written notice with the Clerk, appoint any Member to perform the duties of the Presiding Officer, but not for a longer time than one day without leave of the House. Such notice shall be entered upon the House Journal.

Voting.

Rule 11. The Speaker and Presiding Officer may vote on all elections and on all questions.

Putting the Question.

Rule 12. (1) The Presiding Officer shall pose all questions to the Members. If in doubt the Presiding Officer may order a division of the House. A division of the House may be had on the demand of ten Members. A vote taken by division is not printed in the House Journal. A roll call of the House may be demanded by one-fifth of the Members present (see Const 1963, Art 4 § 18) on any pending question and in such case the record of the votes and names of the voting Members shall be entered in the House Journal.

(2) When a division of the House is ordered, the voting board shall be used, and the Clerk shall announce the vote and the Presiding Officer shall declare the result. On a tie vote the question shall be deemed as lost. A majority of those voting shall decide any question unless otherwise provided.

Recognition During Roll Call.

Rule 13. (1) After a question has been stated by the Presiding Officer, and the calling of the roll has been started by the Clerk, the Presiding Officer shall not recognize a Member for any purpose, until after the announcement of the vote by the Clerk except:

(a) To raise a point of order;

(b) To request an excuse for another Member;

(d) To request that the board be cleared.

(2) The Clerk shall enter upon the House Journal the names of those voting “aye” and the names of those voting “nay”. Roll calls shall be consecutively numbered in the House Journal.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

Powers and Duties.

Rule 14. (1) The Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore, or an Associate Speaker Pro Tempore shall preside over the House, unless the Speaker has designated another Member to preside.

(2) In the absence of a designated Presiding Officer, the Clerk shall preside and if a quorum is present may designate a temporary Presiding Officer of the same party as the Speaker.

CLERK

Roll Call.

Rule 15. The Clerk shall serve as parliamentarian of the House. The Clerk shall take the roll at the opening of each session of the House and announce whether or not a quorum is present. The Clerk shall enter upon the House Journal the names of the Members present for attendance roll call, the names of the Members specifically excused from session, and the names of the Members absent from session. The term “roll call” as used in these rules shall mean a record roll call.

Conduct of Religious Exercises.

Rule 16. The Clerk shall arrange for a Member to offer an invocation which will not exceed 2 minutes in length at the opening of each session of the House. This invocation shall be general in nature, may be delivered by the Member or a Member’s guest, and must be submitted to jclerk@house.mi.gov electronically one day in advance. For special occasions, the Clerk may arrange for religious services as needed.

Publication and Correction of House Journal.

Rule 17. (1) The Clerk shall make up and complete the House Journal, supervise its daily publication, and make corrections. The Clerk is authorized to correct totals that may have been affected by amendments made to appropriations bills.

(2) The House Journal is the only official record of the proceedings of the House.

(3) Written or verbal remarks made under the order of business of Comments and Recommendations shall not be printed in the House Journal except for remarks regarding departing Members. Departing Members’ remarks must be submitted electronically to jclerk@house.mi.gov in order to be printed in the House Journal.

House Calendar.

Rule 18. The Clerk shall prepare and make available to each Member each session day a list of the business under each order of business.

Printing, Announcement of Printing and Enrollment of Bills.

Rule 19. The Clerk shall ensure the printing or reproduction of all bills, acts or documents ordered printed or reproduced by the House. The Clerk shall announce each day the numbers of all bills and letters of all joint resolutions which have been printed or reproduced and placed upon the files of the Members, and the numbers of House bills which have been enrolled and presented to the Governor.

Responsibility for Care of Bills; Presentation of Enrolled Bills to Governor.

Rule 20. The Clerk shall be responsible for the care and preservation of each bill introduced into the House, and for each bill received from the Senate up to the time of its return to that body. This responsibility shall only be relieved by a receipt from a person when the bill passes from his or her possession. The Clerk shall enroll a House bill while the House is not in session if that bill has passed both houses and no action is pending. The Clerk shall notify the House of such action on the next House legislative day. When a House bill has been finally passed by the two houses, the Clerk shall present to the Governor an enrolled copy thereof, taking a receipt showing the day, hour and minute at which such copy was deposited in the executive office.

Appointment of Assistants.

Rule 21. The Clerk shall, with the consent of the Speaker, appoint an Assistant Clerk and other assistants. All assistants of the Clerk and employees of the House assigned to the Clerk’s office shall maintain a status as non-tenured, at-will employees. All assistants and employees of the House assigned to the Clerk’s office work at the pleasure of the Clerk and Speaker, shall be subject to the orders of the Clerk and Speaker, and may be transferred to a different position, demoted, suspended, or summarily removed by the Clerk or Speaker.

Accreditation of News Media.

Rule 22. (1) The Clerk shall receive the applications of all members of the news media. Persons desiring to be accredited as official media correspondents at the two-year session shall file a written application with the Clerk. When issuing credentials, the Clerk shall instruct the media person as to conduct on the House floor.

(2) Members of the press corps shall comply with all House rules and guidelines, including acceptable business attire, and shall, while on the House floor during session, display credentials at all times.

Responsibility for Care of House and Televising House Session.

Rule 23. (1) The Clerk shall exercise supervisory care and control of the Hall of the House of Representatives and all House rooms and equipment assigned to the office of the Clerk. The Clerk shall, upon prior written authorization by the Speaker, provide for repairs and alterations in the House Chambers and the connected rooms and corridors and their furniture and equipment.

(2) The Clerk shall be responsible for televised coverage of House session and committee meetings.

(3) As directed by the Speaker, the Clerk shall enter into contractual agreements for rental of House facilities.

Incapacity of Clerk.

Rule 24. In case of the inability of the Clerk to perform the duties of that office, the Assistant Clerk shall be charged with the responsibility of the Clerk and shall perform the Clerk’s duties. In case a vacancy exists in the office of the Clerk, the Assistant Clerk shall assume the Clerkship and perform the duties of Clerk until a successor has been elected.

Notices in Cases of Extra Sessions.

Rule 25. Whenever the Legislature shall be called to meet in extraordinary session or in case of emergency, the Clerk shall notify Members and staff of the date and time of convening.

SERGEANT AT ARMS

Definitions.

Rule 26. The Sergeant at Arms shall be the chief police officer of the House and shall be appointed by the Speaker. Under the direction of the Speaker, the Clerk shall supervise and direct the work of the Sergeant at Arms and Assistant Sergeants at Arms, and may commission the Sergeant at Arms and Assistant Sergeants at Arms, who meet the certification requirements of this state, as law enforcement officers with the powers provided under the Legislative Sergeant at Arms Police Powers Act. (See MCL 4.381 - 4.382)

Powers and Duties.

Rule 27. The Sergeant at Arms shall have charge, under the direction of the Clerk, of the Assistant Sergeants at Arms, pages, and session interns, and control of all police, safety and security regulations. The Sergeant at Arms shall have authority to serve subpoenas and warrants issued by the House or any duly authorized officer or committee, or cause the same to be done by one of the Assistant Sergeants at Arms, or a duly authorized agent. The Sergeant at Arms shall see that all visitors are seated and at no time are standing on the floor or balconies of the House. The Sergeant at Arms shall ensure that reasonable decorum is maintained in the lobby immediately in front of the entrance to Representative Hall to ensure access for Representatives and to ensure equal treatment for all citizens.

CHAPTER III

MEMBERS

Conduct in Debate.

Rule 28. When any Member is about to speak in debate or present any matter to the House, the Member shall rise and respectfully address the Presiding Officer, confine remarks to the question under debate, and avoid personalities.

Members Called to Order.

Rule 29. If any Member in speaking transgresses the rules of the House, the Presiding Officer shall, or any Member may, call the transgressor to order, in which case the Member so called to order shall immediately sit down and shall not rise unless to explain or proceed in order.

VOTING

Voting by the Electronic Roll Call System.

Rule 30. (1) When taking the roll call on any question, the electronic roll call system may be used, and shall have the same force and effect as a roll call taken as otherwise provided in these rules. The electronic roll call system shall only be used for legislative business officially before the House.

(2) When the House is ready to vote upon any question requiring a roll call, and the vote is to be taken by the electronic roll call system, the Presiding Officer shall state the question to the Members. The Presiding Officer shall inform Members that the board is open to record their votes. When sufficient time has been allowed the Members to vote, the Presiding Officer shall direct the Clerk to close the board. Any Member can vote or change his or her vote after the board has been closed by rising and, when recognized by the Presiding Officer, announcing his or her vote before the result of the vote has been announced by the Clerk. After a sufficient time has passed to allow late voting, the Presiding Officer shall direct the Clerk to tally, display and announce the vote. The Clerk shall record the vote in the House Journal.

(3) No Member shall vote for another Member, nor shall any person not a Member cast a vote for a Member. In addition to such penalties as may be prescribed by law, any Member who shall vote or attempt to vote for another Member may be punished in such manner as the House may determine. A person who votes or attempts to vote for a Member shall be barred from the floor of the House for the remainder of the session and may be further punished in such manner as the House may deem proper.

(4) Any vote shall be taken by the ayes and nays and entered upon the House Journal on request of one-fifth of the Members present. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 18)

Vote Explanations.

Rule 31. (1) A Member may dissent from and protest against any act, proceeding or resolution which the Member deems injurious to any person or the public, and have the reason for dissent, referred to as a “no vote explanation”, printed in the House Journal. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 18)

(2) If a Member desires to abstain from voting because of a potential conflict of interest, the Member may rise, announce his or her intent not to vote, and reserve the right to explain the abstention. The Member shall be granted the right to have the explanatory statement printed in the House Journal. To be printed in the House Journal, the abstention from voting explanation shall be submitted to the Clerk.

(3) No vote explanations or explanations of abstention from voting shall be in compliance with House Rules and shall not be substantively edited by the Clerk before publication in the House Journal. When the Clerk invokes this rule, the Member with the rejected no vote explanation will be told by the Clerk or Clerk’s staff of the specific rule violation and given the opportunity to resubmit the no vote explanation.

Conduct.

Rule 32. (1) No person shall pass between the Presiding Officer and a Member who has the floor.

(2) When so ordered by the Presiding Officer, the Members shall keep their seats until the Majority Floor Leader announces that no further voting will occur or the Presiding Officer announces that the House is adjourned. During such time, the Speaker or the Speaker’s designees may give a Member permission to temporarily leave his or her seat upon request.

(3) While a bill is considered on Third Reading, the Members shall not leave the floor of the House without permission of the Speaker or the Speaker’s designees.

CHAPTER IV

COMMITTEES

STANDING COMMITTEES

Names and Number of Members.

Rule 33. (1) All standing committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, except where the House shall otherwise order.

(2) The standing committees of the House and the number of Members shall be as follows:

(a) Agriculture (13)

(b) Appropriations (30)

(d) Economic Development and Small Business (13)

(e) Education (13)

(f) Elections (8)

(g) Energy, Communications, and Technology (17)

(h) Ethics and Oversight (9)

(h) Families, Children and Seniors (10)

(i) Government Operations (5)

(k) Health Policy (19)

(l) Insurance and Financial Services (17)

(m) Judiciary (13)

(n) Labor (10)

(n) Local Government and Municipal Finance (13)

(o) Military, Veterans and Homeland Security (10)

(p) Natural Resources, Environmental, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (9)

(r) Regulatory Reform (15)

(t) Tax Policy (12)

(u) Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure (13)

(3) Statutory Standing Committees:

(a) Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (5)

(b) House Fiscal Agency Governing Committee (6)

(4) The House Journal shall report the roll call on all motions to report bills, resolutions and reorganization orders. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 17)

(5) Committees shall adopt a meeting schedule at the commencement of each term which shall be printed in the House Journal. Additional meetings may be called by the Chair or by a majority of the Members in writing to the Clerk. The Chair may cancel any scheduled meeting, except one called by a majority of the Members, by notice to the Members.

Uniform Committee Rules.

Rule 34. (1) The Clerk of the House shall assign committee clerks with the approval of the respective committee Chairs. Duties of committee clerks shall be prescribed by the Clerk.

(2) Special committees shall operate under the same rules as standing committees insofar as practical. Conference committees on House bills shall meet at a place assigned by the Clerk.

(3) All committees will operate under the following rules:

(a) A quorum of a committee shall consist of a majority of the Members appointed and serving;

(b) Members of standing committees may not check in for a committee meeting and leave their vote. Members of committees may only cast a vote if they are present at the meeting during the vote;

(c) Members of standing committees may utilize Remote Participation in accordance with subsection (14) for purposes of committee deliberation;

(d) It shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members appointed to and serving on a committee in order to:

(i) Report a bill or resolution out of committee

(ii) Recommend an amendment to a bill or resolution

(iii) Reconsider a vote to report a bill or resolution from committee

(e) Provided a quorum of a committee is present, it shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members voting in order to:

(i) Table a bill or resolution

(ii) Take a bill or resolution from the table

(iii) Reconsider a vote, other than in subdivision (d)(iii)

(f) It shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members voting in order to postpone action on a bill or resolution;

(g) The Chair of a standing committee shall determine the agenda for a committee meeting; and

(h) The Chair of a standing committee may create subcommittees and shall designate what is to be considered by each subcommittee. The Chair of the standing committee shall designate a Chair of the subcommittee and shall appoint Members to each subcommittee.

(4) The Speaker may designate additional Members to serve on any subcommittee of a standing committee as voting members who do not serve on the full committee.

(5) Subcommittees shall follow the same rules as standing committees.

(6) Meetings or public hearings of committees may be scheduled outside of Lansing with prior written approval of the Speaker. Subcommittees must have the prior written approval of the Chair of the standing committee and the Speaker in order to conduct a public hearing or meeting outside of Lansing.

(7) All meetings or public hearings of committees or subcommittees shall comply with the following procedures in order to assure public access (See Const 1963, Art 4 §§ 16 and 17):

(a) All meetings or public hearings shall be open to the public and accessible;

(b) The right of any person to attend a meeting or public hearing includes the right to tape-record, videotape, and/or broadcast live;

(c) The right of any person to attend a meeting or public hearing may not be conditioned on prior approval of, or notice to, the committee or subcommittee;

(d) All decisions of a committee or subcommittee shall be made at a public meeting;

(e) The right of a person to attend a meeting or public hearing shall not be limited by a requirement that she or he register or otherwise provide her or his name or other identifying information;

(f) A person shall not be excluded from a meeting or public hearing of a committee or subcommittee except for a breach of the peace or in order to protect the health and safety of persons in attendance at the meeting;

(g) A conference committee shall give a 6-hour notice. A second conference committee shall give a 1-hour notice. Notice of a conference committee meeting shall include written notice to each member of the conference committee and the Majority and Minority Leaders of each house indicating the time and place of the meeting; (See Act 267 of 1976, MCL 15.265)

(h) A rescheduled or a special meeting of a committee or subcommittee shall be posted at least 18 hours before the scheduled meeting time. No committee, subcommittee, or conference committee shall remain in session or stand in recess beyond the hour of 12:00 midnight; and

(i) Notice of committee or subcommittee meetings or public hearings shall include notice that individuals needing special services to fully participate in the meeting or public hearing may contact the committee or subcommittee Chair to request the necessary assistance.

(8) Each committee shall have written minutes prepared of each meeting. The minutes shall include the date, time, place, Members present, Members absent, Members excused, and any decisions which were made. The minutes shall also include all roll call votes taken at the meeting. The proposed minutes of a meeting shall be available for inspection by the public within 8 working days of the meeting. Minutes shall be approved by the committee at the next meeting. Approved minutes shall be available for public inspection no later than 5 working days after approval.

(9) Committees may excuse a Member from attending a committee meeting.

(10) Committees shall not meet after a session of the House has been called to order without the consent of the House.

(11) To the extent practical, special committees shall follow the same rules as standing committees of the House.

(12) With approval of a majority of the Members appointed and serving on the committee, a committee may adopt additional rules provided they do not conflict with the Uniform Standing Committee Rules or with the Standing Rules of the House.

(13) A motion for previous question is not in order.

(14) ”Remote Participation” under this rule means simultaneous, interactive participation in a committee meeting or public hearing by electronic means for purposes of questioning and testimony. All of the following apply if Remote Participation is used:

(a) Members that are participating remotely shall be considered present for the purpose of a quorum;

(b) Members that are participating remotely may not vote on any bill, resolution, motion, or proceeding before the committee;

(c) The electronic means for participating remotely shall be established and administered by the committee clerk but must include live, two-way communication to allow members to hear and interact throughout the committee meeting or public hearing; and

(d) The committee Chair and committee clerk must be physically present for all committee meetings and public hearings.

Chair of Committee.

Rule 35. The first named Member of any committee shall be the Chair, and the second named Member shall be Vice-Chair. In the absence of both the Chair and Vice-Chair, the next named Member of the Majority party in attendance shall act as Chair. The Chair or Minority Vice-Chair of the committee may place under oath or affirmation any person who appears to testify before the committee.

Committee and Auditor General Reports.

Rule 36. Upon receipt of Auditor General reports, the Oversight Committee shall review the reports and, if appropriate, refer the reports to the appropriate standing committee for consideration. Consideration by the standing committee shall not impede or preclude any Member from initiating any action in response to an Auditor General report.

Subpoena Power.

Rule 37. Except as provided by MCL 4.541, the right of a special or standing committee to subpoena shall be granted by resolution of the House in accordance with Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure - current edition. The vote on adoption of a subpoena power resolution shall be by record roll call vote. The votes of a majority of the Members elected and serving shall be required for adoption. The right to subpoena shall not be granted to subcommittees.

Reports of Committees.

Rule 38. (1) A committee may recommend amendments, a substitute, or referral to another committee, with or without recommendation as to passage or adoption. A substitute is an amendment that replaces all of the language in a bill or resolution.

(2) Substitutes reported by the committee shall include all adopted amendments and shall be prepared by the Legislative Service Bureau. A majority of the Members serving on a committee shall be necessary to report a bill or resolution out of the committee. A majority of the Members appointed to a committee and serving shall constitute a quorum. Minority reports shall not be permitted or received by the House. Bills or resolutions reported without recommendation as to passage or adoption shall lie on the table.

(3) All bills favorably reported back to the House shall be referred to second reading together with amendments recommended by the standing committee. All resolutions reported back to the House shall be referred to reports of standing committees together with amendments recommended by the standing committee. If more than one standing committee has considered a bill, only the amendments recommended by the last committee to consider the bill shall be considered.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (6), a bill creating or revising a criminal offense or a bill with a recommended amendment that creates or revises a criminal offense may only be favorably reported back to the House by the Judiciary Committee.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (6), a bill containing an appropriation or a bill with a recommended amendment that contains an appropriation may only be favorably reported back to the House by the Appropriations Committee.

(6) The following committees may favorably report any bill back to the House:

(a) Appropriations;

(b) Judiciary;

(d) Rules and Competitiveness;

(e) Any special or select committee.

Public Hearings.

Rule 39. A committee may provide for a public hearing. Notice of such hearing, its subject, time and place, shall be given in writing to the Clerk of the House who shall announce the hearing, and publish it in the House Journal prior to the meeting. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 17)

CHAPTER V

TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS

Order of Business.

Rule 40. (1) The order of business of the House shall be as follows, unless otherwise ordered by the House:

(a) Motions and Resolutions;

(b) Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment;

(d) Reports of Standing Committees;

(e) Messages from the Senate;

(f) Third Reading;

(g) Second Reading;

(h) Notices;

(i) Messages from the Governor;

(j) Comments and Recommendations;

(k) Explanation of “No” Votes;

(l) Communications from State Officers;

(m) Introduction of Bills;

(n) Announcements by the Clerk; and

(o) Presentation of Petitions.

(2) Routine business on which no vote of the House is required may be disposed of on any day, with or without a quorum present. If a quorum is not present, any item of business becoming the subject of a floor motion shall be postponed to the next legislative day.

(3) The business of the House shall not be delayed or interrupted by speeches by nonmembers, presentations, awards, ceremonies or musical programs. Except for invocations and joint sessions of the House and Senate, nonmembers are not permitted to give speeches on the floor of the House or in the gallery.

BILLS

Introduction.

Rule 41. (1) All bills to be introduced shall be approved as to form and numbering of sections by the Legislative Service Bureau and be signed by the Member introducing them. Ten copies of each shall be delivered to the office of the Clerk by the sponsoring or co-sponsoring Member not later than three hours prior to calling the House to order, unless permitted by a simple majority vote of those voting. If the sponsoring or co-sponsoring Member is unable to deliver the ten copies to the office of the Clerk due to a family or medical exigency, then the leader of that Member’s caucus may deliver the copies on his or her behalf. The Clerk shall number bills in the order of receiving, and present the same to the House at the next session of the House. All bills shall be introduced in printed form.

(2) Once a bill has been turned in to the Clerk’s office for introduction, up to three hours prior to calling the House to order, a Member may add his or her signature as a co-sponsor only with the permission of the sponsor.

(3) No person may add or remove any signature, other than his or her own, from a bill being introduced.

(4) The Speaker shall refer all bills and joint resolutions to a standing committee no later than one House legislative day after being submitted to the Clerk.

(5) The Speaker may change the original referral of a bill or resolution by written communication submitted to the Clerk before the end of session on the next House legislative day following the day of the original referral. Notice of the referral shall be announced by the Clerk and printed in the Journal.

Order of Consideration.

Rule 42. (1) The order to be taken by bills introduced in the House shall be as follows:

(a) Notice of introduction;

(b) Introduction, first reading of title, order printed or reproduced and reference to a standing committee designated by the Speaker;

(d) Consideration of Second Reading;

(e) Third Reading and vote on passage;

(f) Transmission to Senate if passed;

(g) Returned by the Senate, and, if not amended by the Senate, reference to the Clerk for enrollment printing; if amended by the Senate, laying over one day, and consideration under the same order of business (Messages from the Senate); and (if amendments are concurred in) reference to the Clerk for enrollment printing;

(h) Returned by the Governor with a line-item or a full veto, and such bill shall be taken immediately unless a quorum is not present, in which case it will lay over one day; and

(i) Report by Clerk of enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. Senate bills shall, as far as possible, take the same course as House bills.

(2) All joint resolutions shall take the same course as bills and shall be identified by letter, i.e., “A”, “B”, “C”, etc.

(3) Nothing in these rules shall prevent a majority of the Members elected to and serving in the House from discharging a committee from further consideration of any measure. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 16) A notice of one session day shall be given of a motion to discharge any such committee, the notice to be in writing and entered upon the House Journal. If a committee of the House is discharged from further consideration of a bill, the bill shall be placed on the order of Second Reading, and if a committee of the House is discharged from further consideration of a resolution, the resolution shall be placed on the order of Motions and Resolutions.

Reading.

Rule 43. (1) Every bill shall be read three times in the House before its final passage. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 26) The First and Second Readings may be by its title only; the Third Reading may be by its title unless there is a motion to read the bill in full supported by one-third of Members voting.

(2) No bill shall be passed or become a law at any regular session until it has been printed or reproduced and in the possession of the House for at least five days. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 26)

(3) The Speaker or his or her designee may direct that a bill be printed or reproduced out of order.

Commitment and Amendment.

Rule 44. No bill shall be referred to a committee until it has been read a first time. No bill shall be altered or amended on its passage through the House so as to change its original purpose as determined by its total content and not alone by its title. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 24)

Referral to Second Reading.

Rule 45. All bills reported favorably by a committee of the House in accordance with Rule 38 shall be referred to the order of Second Reading. Such bills shall be kept on file in the order of referral for consideration, and the file shall be called “Second Reading”.

Second Reading.

Rule 46. When the House is under the order of “Second Reading”, it shall consider the bills in such order as may be determined by a majority of those voting.

Second Reading Amendment.

Rule 47. (1) Under the order of Second Reading, bills shall be read a second time by their title. Committee recommendations, including amendments and substitutes, shall be considered first. Amendments to committee substitutes or committee amendments shall not be considered until such committee substitutes or amendments have been adopted by the House. Amendments offered from the floor shall be submitted to the Clerk and shall be approved as to form by the Clerk before consideration.

(2) When a substitute is offered, amendments to the proposed substitute shall not be considered before the proposed substitute is adopted.

(3) A bill may be advanced to the order of Third Reading by a vote of a majority of the Members voting. Such motion shall take precedence following the motion to amend.

Amendment; Vote.

Rule 48. No bill shall be amended prior to its Second Reading. Bills which have been considered on Second Reading shall be advanced to the order of Third Reading, either by motion and concurrence of a majority of the Members voting or in the absence of objection. Bills shall be subject to all subsidiary motions on Third Reading. Amendments offered on Third Reading shall not be considered, nor printed in the House Journal, unless seconded by a majority of the Members voting. Amendments on Second or Third Reading shall require a majority of the Members elected and serving for adoption. This requirement shall apply to amendments in the first and second degree and no further degree shall be permitted.

Third Reading.

Rule 49. (1) Bills may not be considered for final passage without having been considered on Second Reading. Bills considered on Second Reading may be placed on Third Reading for immediate passage by motion and concurrence of a majority of the Members elected and serving.

(2) Bills failing of passage are subject to reconsideration and if reconsidered are subject to consideration on the order of Third Reading.

Amendment; Co-sponsors.

Rule 50. After an amendment has been turned in to the Clerk, a Member may not add his or her name as a co-sponsor without the approval of the sponsor.

Majority Vote on Bills.

Rule 51. (1) No bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the Members elected to and serving in the House. On the final passage of bills, the votes and names of the Members voting thereon shall be entered in the House Journal. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 26)

(2) After a House bill has been passed, or upon final action on a House bill returned from the Senate, a Member may add his or her name as a co-sponsor to a bill with the approval of the sponsor.

Extraordinary Vote Requirements.

Rule 52. (1) Action by the House on any of the following matters shall require the vote of two-thirds of the Members elected and serving:

(a) Expulsion of Member (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 16);

(b) Immediate Effect (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 27);

(d) Private or Local Purpose Appropriation (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 30);

(e) Overriding Veto or Line Item Veto (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 33);

(f) Bank and Trust Company Laws (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 43);

(g) Create Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (See Const 1963, Art 6 § 1);

(h) Removal of Judges (See Const 1963, Art 6 § 25);

(i) Long Term State Borrowing (See Const 1963, Art 9 § 15);

(j) State Land Reserve Designation (See Const 1963, Art 10 § 5);

(k) Rejection or Reduction of Civil Service Pay Increases (See Const 1963, Art 11 § 5);

(l) Constitutional Amendment (See Const 1963, Art 12 § 1);

(m) Exceed Revenue Limits (See Const 1963, Art 9 § 27); and

(n) Mackinac Bridge Bonds Refunding (See Const 1963, Schedule § 14).

(2) Action by the House on any of the following matters shall require the vote of three-fourths of the Members elected and serving:

(a) Any law which increases the February 1, 1994, statutory limits on the maximum amount of ad valorem property taxes that may be levied for school district operating purposes (See Const 1963, Art 9 § 3); and

(b) Amendment or Repeal of Initiated Law (See Const 1963, Art 2 § 9).

Title; Object; Reference to Compiler’s Sections.

Rule 53. No bill shall embrace more than one object, which shall be expressed in its title. No bill shall be altered or amended on its passage through the House so as to change its original purpose as determined by its total content and not alone by its title. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 24) If the bill proposes any amendment to existing laws, the sections of which have been assigned compiler’s section numbers in the last general compilation of public acts, the title shall contain also a reference to the compiler’s sections.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

IN GENERAL

Stating Motions.

Rule 54. When a motion is made, and when necessary under the rules, seconded, it shall be stated by the Presiding Officer. The Presiding Officer may require that a motion be submitted in writing. The motion shall be entered upon the House Journal, together with the name of the Member making it, unless withdrawn upon request of the Member making it and by a majority vote of those voting, or ruled out of order by the Presiding Officer. If in writing, the motion shall be read aloud by the Clerk before being debated.

Procedural Motions.

Rule 55. Except as otherwise provided in the rules, all procedural motions, including, for purposes of this rule, those for immediate effect, record roll call, and division, shall be made orally after recognition by the Presiding Officer.

When in Possession; Withdrawal.

Rule 56. After a motion has been stated by the Presiding Officer, or read by the Clerk, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the House, but may be withdrawn at any time before decision or amendment upon request of the Member making it and by a majority vote of those voting.

Precedence of Motions.

Rule 57. (1) When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received except:

(a) To adjourn;

(b) To take a recess;

(d) To lay on the table;

(e) For the previous question;

(f) To postpone to a day certain;

(g) To commit;

(h) To amend; and

(i) To postpone indefinitely.

(2) Such motions shall take precedence in that order, and shall be decided by a majority vote of those Members voting, except the motion to postpone indefinitely and the motion to amend shall be decided by a majority vote of the Members elected and serving. When a recess is taken with a question pending, the consideration of the question shall be resumed upon reassembling unless otherwise determined. No motion to postpone to a day certain, or to commit, being decided shall be again allowed on the same day and at the same stage of the question. A motion to postpone indefinitely having been decided shall not be subject to reconsideration. When a bill is up for consideration at any stage of procedure, and a motion is made to postpone indefinitely, or to strike out all after the style clause, amendments shall be in order before taking a vote on any such motion.

Always in Order; Not Debatable.

Rule 58. (1) The following motions are not debatable:

(a) Adjourn;

(b) Call of the House;

(d) Previous Question;

(e) Table or take from the table; and

(f) Decision of Presiding Officer unless an appeal is taken.

(2) The following motions are debatable but do not open the main question to debate:

(a) Commit;

(b) Discharge a committee;

(d) Suspension of the Rules.

Order of Putting Questions.

Rule 59. All questions shall be put in the order they were moved, except in the case of privileged questions which take precedence as follows:

(a) Call of the House when quorum is not present;

(b) Make or give notice of a motion to reconsider;

(d) Recess; and

(e) Raise a question of privilege.

Amendments to be Germane.

Rule 60. No independent or new proposition or new question shall be introduced under color of an amendment. All amendments must be germane to the main question. When the question of germaneness is raised, the Presiding Officer shall rule on the question.

Division of Question.

Rule 61. Any Member may call for a division of the question, and if supported by a majority vote of the Members voting, the question shall be divided if its components are so distinct that if one is taken away a substantive proposition shall remain. A motion to strike out and insert shall be deemed indivisible.

MOTIONS FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION

Method of Ordering.

Rule 62. (1) The method of ordering the previous question shall be as follows: Any Member may move the previous question, and the motion shall apply to the pending question only. If the motion is seconded by at least ten Members, the Presiding Officer shall put the question of whether the main question shall be put. After the seconding of the motion for the previous question and prior to ordering the same, a Call of the House may be moved and ordered, but after ordering the previous question nothing shall be in order prior to the decision of the pending question, except:

(a) Demands for the ayes and nays;

(b) Points of order;

(d) A motion to adjourn or to take a recess, which shall be decided without debate.

(2) The effect of the previous question shall be to put an end to all debate and bring the House to a direct vote upon the pending question. If the House shall refuse to order the pending question, the consideration on the subject shall be resumed.

MOTION TO RECONSIDER

Motions for Reconsideration.

Rule 63. Any Member may move for a reconsideration of any question on the same or next succeeding legislative session day, if the bill or resolution is still in the possession of the House. Reconsideration of the vote by which a bill passed the House, or any proposition requiring a vote in excess of a majority of Members elected and serving, shall require a majority of the Members elected and serving. The motion to reconsider shall not be renewed the same day. A motion to reconsider any question shall not be subject to any subsidiary motion except to postpone for the day. The question of passing a bill the objections of the Governor notwithstanding shall not be reconsidered more than twice.

Notice of Reconsideration.

Rule 64. A notice of intention to move for a reconsideration of any bill that is still in the possession of the House may be given by any Member from the floor or in writing to the Clerk, with the support of one-third of the Members elected and serving, which shall be immediately announced by the Clerk, entered upon the House Journal, and the bill shall be retained by the Clerk of the House until after the time expires during which under Rule 63 the motion can be made, either by the Member serving such notice or by any other Member. Notice of intention shall not be in order on the day preceding a recess of one week or more or at a time which would prevent passage of the bill. No other Members may move for reconsideration on the same day that notice of intention to move for a reconsideration is given.

MOTIONS FOR CALLS OF THE HOUSE

Ordering Calls of the House.

Rule 65. Calls of the House may be ordered upon motion by a majority of the Members present but the total vote in favor of such Call shall not be less than fifteen in number. A motion for a Call of the House shall not be entertained after the previous question is ordered.

Procedure.

Rule 66. After a Call of the House is ordered, the doors shall be closed and the Members shall not be allowed to leave the floor of the House without permission of the Speaker or the Speaker’s designees. The roll of the House shall be called by the Clerk. The Sergeant at Arms may be dispatched after the absentees. In such case, a list of the absentees shall be furnished by the Clerk to the Sergeant at Arms, who shall deliver such absentees at the bar of the House with all possible speed. In case the Sergeant at Arms shall require assistance in addition to the regularly appointed Assistant Sergeants at Arms of the House, during an authorized Call of the House, the Speaker or Presiding Officer may, upon motion, deputize any person properly qualified, including any member of the Michigan State Police, as a special assistant Sergeant at Arms. The House may proceed to business under a Call of the House pending the arrival of any absentees.

APPEALS

Form of Question.

Rule 67. On all appeals from the decisions of the Presiding Officer, the question shall be decided by a majority vote of those voting, by a roll call vote. A tie vote sustains the judgment of the Presiding Officer.

Tabling Appeals.

Rule 68. An appeal may be laid on the table but shall not carry with it the subject matter before the House at the time such appeal is taken.

Amendment or Suspension of Rules.

Rule 69. (1) Any rule of the House may be amended by a majority vote of the Members elected and serving. No rule shall be amended unless the amendment is in writing and in possession of the House five days prior to its consideration. A rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of the Members shown to be present by the House Journal entries.

(2) Suspension of the rules as applied to matters pertaining to order of business, schedule of legislative sessions and adjournment may be by a majority vote of the Members elected and serving.

Practice.

Rule 70. In all cases not provided by the Constitution, the House Rules, or the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, the authority shall be Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure - most current edition.

House and Concurrent Resolutions.

Rule 71. (1) The order to be taken by resolutions introduced in the House and received from the Senate shall be as follows:

(a) Every resolution, both House and Concurrent, shall be read to the House and shall either be referred by the Speaker to a committee or may be taken up immediately if agreed to by both the Speaker and Minority Leader.

(b) Reported by the committee and placed on reports of standing committees.

(c) Consideration on reports of standing committees unless discharged from further consideration under Rule 42(3) and placed on the order of Motions and Resolutions.

(d) Transmission to Senate if a concurrent resolution is adopted.

(e) Concurrent resolutions returned with amendment, may be taken up or remain on the order of Messages from the Senate.

(2) Commemorative resolutions must be received in the Clerk’s office at least 1 day in advance.

(3) Resolutions of sorrow may be considered immediately upon presentation.

(4) The adoption of any concurrent resolution approving any intertransfer or transfer of any appropriation shall be by record roll call vote.

(5) Each Member shall be limited to introduction of two commemorative resolutions per calendar year. By written agreement, a Member may allow another Member to use that Member’s yearly commemorative resolution allotment.

CHAPTER VI

PUBLIC ACCESS

FINANCIAL RECORDS

Access to Financial Records.

Rule 72. (1) The financial records of the House of Representatives shall be open for public inspection. Upon a written request which describes the financial record sufficiently to enable the House of Representatives to find the financial record, a person has a right to inspect, copy, or receive copies of that financial record of the House of Representatives. Documents shall be available for inspection during normal business hours.

(2) A copy of the House financial records shall be on file with the House Business Office, which shall have overall authority to administer the House financial records under the direction of the Speaker of the House.

(3) As used in this section, “financial record” means a budget, contract, purchase order, an expenditure authorization, voucher, check, warrant, lease, audit report, balance sheet, travel voucher, or allotment account.

(4) The following information contained in legislative financial records is exempt from disclosure under this rule:

(a) Information of a personal nature contained in financial records where the public disclosure of the information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual’s privacy. Such information would include, but not be limited to, the following:

(i) An employee’s social security account number, financial institution record, electronic transfer fund number, deferred compensation, savings bonds, W-2 and W-4 forms, and any court-enforced judgments.

(ii) An employee’s health care benefit selection.

(iii) Telephone bill detail including the telephone number and name of individual called.

(iv) Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Disability Compensation records.

(b) Records and information specifically described and exempted from disclosure under statute or subject to attorney-client privilege;

(c) A bid or proposal by a person to enter into a contract or agreement, until the time for the public opening of bids or proposals, or if a public opening is not to be conducted, until the time for the receipt of bids or proposals has expired;

(d) Commercial or financial information or trade secrets voluntarily provided to the House of Representatives;

(e) Communications, notes, and electronic data within the House of Representatives or between the Legislature and other public bodies of an advisory nature;

(f) Internet - use records; and

(g) Any other document or record protected from public disclosure by agreement, contract, House rule, or law.

(5) The House of Representatives may charge a reasonable fee for providing a copy of a financial record. The fee shall be limited to actual mailing costs and to the actual incremental cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion of exempt from nonexempt information.

(6) The House of Representatives may also charge a reasonable fee for providing for the inspection of financial records. This fee may include the actual incremental cost of supervising the inspection including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion of exempt from nonexempt information.

Televising of House Session.

Rule 73. (1)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in these rules shall prohibit the televising of sessions or committee meetings of the Michigan House of Representatives.

(b) During session, Members, staff, and guests shall not tape-record, videotape, video record, audio record, broadcast live, or livestream on the House floor without having obtained prior consent from either the Clerk or any Member(s) depicted or heard in such recording, broadcast, or livestream.

(2) The televised coverage of sessions and committee meetings of the Michigan House of Representatives by House television shall be made available for dissemination, pursuant to subsection (4).

(3) All televised coverage of House session and committee meetings shall be unedited.

(4) No portion of any coverage (either live or taped), recording, broadcast, or livestream authorized pursuant to subsection (2) or subsection (1)(b) may be utilized in any fashion for campaign or political purposes or to promote or oppose a ballot issue or the candidacy of any person for any elective office. Only accredited news organizations, educational institutions, and non-profit public affairs documentary programs may utilize any portion of the House television feed. No part of the House television feed may be used in any paid commercial advertisements.

CHAPTER VII

Personal Privilege and Conduct.

Rule 74. (1) Matters involving personal privilege are limited and include only the following:

(a) Anything tending to subject a Member to ridicule or contempt;

(b) Charges in news media accounts relating to a Member in his or her representative capacity only;

(d) Accusation by another Member in debate of intentional misrepresentation;

(e) Assault on a Member for words spoken in debate; and

(f) Arrest of a Member except for treason, felony or breach of the peace.

(2) Sexual harassment of Members or House employees is prohibited and will not be tolerated by the House.

(3) A Member shall not use his or her position in any manner to solicit or obtain anything of value for himself or herself, House employees or any other Member which tends to influence the manner in which the Member performs his or her official duties.

(4) A Member shall not convert for personal, business and/or campaign use, unrelated to House business, any supplies, services, facilities, or staff provided by the State of Michigan. This includes, but is not limited to, telephones, telecopy machines, computers, postage, and copy machines.

(5) A Member shall not solicit or accept any type of campaign contribution in any House facility or building.

(6) A Member shall conduct himself or herself to justify the confidence placed in him or her by the people and shall, by personal example and admonition to colleagues, maintain the integrity and responsibility of his or her office.

(7) A Member shall not engage in any conduct that materially impairs the ability of the Member to perform the duties of his or her office or substantially impair the public confidence in the House.

(8) A Member shall adhere to these rules and all applicable laws. Any violation of law or these rules by a Member is subject to the House’s plenary authority to reprimand, censure, or expel its Members. A reprimand, censure, or expulsion is in addition to any potential civil or criminal penalties otherwise provided by law.

Expungement of Records and Petitions.

Rule 75. (1) Any Member may dissent from and protest against any act, proceeding or resolution which he or she deems injurious to any person or the public and have the reason for such dissent entered in the House Journal. Any matter may be expunged from the record as not being privileged by order of the House by a majority of the Members elected and serving. When any matter is ordered expunged from the record, as above provided, no mention shall be made of the same, nor of the action of the House in ordering such expungement.

(2) No memorial, remonstrance or petition, except recount petitions, shall be printed in the House Journal without having been read to the House and ordered printed in the House Journal by a majority vote.

QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS

Oath of Office.

Rule 76. Upon objection by any Representative or Representative-elect, no Representative-elect shall be given the oath of office or be permitted to be seated as a Member if he or she fails to meet any of the qualifications for office. (See, e.g., Const 1963, Art 4 § 7) Upon a finding by a majority vote of the Members elected and serving in the House that such Representative-elect fails to meet any of the qualifications for office, that person shall be declared to be not qualified for membership in the House, and the office shall be declared vacant. The question of a Member’s qualifications shall be presented only by a Member.

CHAPTER VIII

Equally Divided House.

Rule 77. If at any time during the One Hundred Second Legislature, there are 55 Members duly elected and serving as Democrats as evidenced by the party he or she represented on the general or special election ballot from which he or she was elected to the One Hundred Second Legislature, and 55 Members duly elected and serving as Republicans as evidenced by the party he or she represented on the general or special election ballot from which he or she was elected to the One Hundred Second Legislature, then the House of Representatives shall proceed with the election of a Speaker and other officers provided for in Rule 1 by at least 56 votes.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

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Rep. Posthumus moved that Rep. Beeler be excused temporarily from today’s session.

The motion prevailed.

Reps. Aiyash and Posthumus offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 2.

A resolution to provide for Laurie Pohutsky to be Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Second Legislature.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Laurie Pohutsky is elected to the office of Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Second Legislature.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members present voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 2 Yeas—100

Aiyash Edwards Martus Scott

Alexander Farhat McFall Shannon

Andrews Filler McKinney Skaggs

Aragona Fink Meerman Slagh

Arbit Fitzgerald Mentzer Smit

BeGole Glanville Miller Snyder

Beson Grant Morgan St. Germaine

Bezotte Green, P. Morse Steckloff

Bierlein Greene, J. Mueller Steele

Bollin Haadsma Neeley Stone

Borton Hall Neyer Tate

Brabec Harris O’Neal Thompson

Breen Hill Outman Tisdel

Brixie Hood Paiz Tsernoglou

Bruck Hope Paquette VanderWall

Byrnes Hoskins Pohutsky VanWoerkom

Carter, B. Johnsen Posthumus Wegela

Carter, T. Koleszar Prestin Weiss

Cavitt Kuhn Price Wendzel

Churches Kunse Puri Whitsett

Coffia Liberati Rheingans Wilson

Coleman Lightner Rogers Witwer

Conlin MacDonell Roth Wozniak

DeBoer Markkanen Schmaltz Young

Dievendorf Martin Schuette Zorn

Nays—9

Carra Fox Hoadley Rigas

DeBoyer Friske Maddock Schriver

DeSana

In The Chair: Tate

Reps. Aiyash and Posthumus offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 3.

A resolution to provide for Richard J. Brown to be the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Second Legislature.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Richard J. Brown is elected to the office of Clerk of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Second Legislature.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members present voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Roll Call No. 3 Yeas—105

Aiyash Edwards Martin Schuette

Alexander Farhat Martus Scott

Andrews Filler McFall Shannon

Aragona Fink McKinney Skaggs

Arbit Fitzgerald Meerman Slagh

BeGole Fox Mentzer Smit

Beson Glanville Miller Snyder

Bezotte Grant Morgan St. Germaine

Bierlein Green, P. Morse Steckloff

Bollin Greene, J. Mueller Steele

Borton Haadsma Neeley Stone

Brabec Hall Neyer Tate

Breen Harris O’Neal Thompson

Brixie Hill Outman Tisdel

Bruck Hoadley Paiz Tsernoglou

Byrnes Hood Paquette VanderWall

Carter, B. Hope Pohutsky VanWoerkom

Carter, T. Hoskins Posthumus Wegela

Cavitt Johnsen Prestin Weiss

Churches Koleszar Price Wendzel

Coffia Kuhn Puri Whitsett

Coleman Kunse Rheingans Wilson

Conlin Liberati Rogers Witwer

DeBoer Lightner Roth Wozniak

DeBoyer MacDonell Schmaltz Young

DeSana Markkanen Schriver Zorn

Dievendorf

Nays—4

Carra Friske Maddock Rigas

In The Chair: Tate

Reps. Aiyash and Posthumus offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 4.

A resolution to fix the hour for daily sessions.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That unless otherwise ordered, the daily sessions of the House of Representatives commence on Tuesday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. and on Thursday at 12:00 noon.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Reps. Aiyash and Posthumus offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 5.

A resolution to direct the Clerk to notify the Governor that the House of Representatives has assembled and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Clerk of the House is hereby directed to notify the Governor that the House of Representatives has convened pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Reps. Aiyash and Posthumus offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 6.

A resolution to direct the Clerk to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives has assembled and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Clerk of the House is hereby directed to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives has convened pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 and is ready to proceed with the business of the session.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Messages from the Senate

January 11, 2023

The Honorable Joseph Tate

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,

Daniel Oberlin

Secretary of the Senate

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1.

A concurrent resolution granting authority for adjournment for more than 2 days.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That each house hereby grants unto the other permission to adjourn for not more than 15 intervening calendar days at such times as each house shall determine at any time during the 2023 and 2024 regular sessions.

The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution.

The question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution,

The concurrent resolution was adopted.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2.

A concurrent resolution for the adoption of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the following rules be and are hereby adopted as the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives:

JOINT RULES

OF THE

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transmission of Messages.

Rule 1. All messages necessary for conducting legislative business between the two houses shall be communicated in writing and electronically by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Amendments.

Rule 2. It shall be in the power of either house to amend an amendment made by the other to any bill or resolution.

Conference Committees.

Rule 3. (a) The house not concurring in the amendments of the other house shall appoint conferees and notify the amending house of its action through written communication. The amending house shall request return of the bill or resolution or appoint conferees. The conference committee shall consist of three members from each house, to be appointed as each house may determine. The first named member of the house in which the bill or resolution originated shall be chairperson of the conference committee. Upon appointment of conferees by both houses, the bill or resolution shall be referred to the conference committee. When one house amends or substitutes a bill that has been returned for concurrence from the other house, but then non-concurs in that bill as amended or substituted, those amendments or that substitute shall not be referred to the conference committee. The conference committee shall serve until the conference report has been adopted by both houses or rejected by a house.

(b) The conference committee shall consist of committees of the two houses with those two committees voting separately while in conference. The adoption of a conference report shall require concurring majorities of the members of each house. The conference committees of the two houses shall vote separately while in conference. The majority of each committee shall constitute a quorum of each committee and shall determine the position to be taken toward the propositions of the conference committee. If the conferees agree, a report shall be made which shall be signed by at least a majority of the conferees of each house who were present and voted in the conference committee meeting to adopt the report. The bill or resolution, including the original signed conference report and three copies, shall be filed in the house of origin where the question shall be on the adoption of the conference report. If the conference report is adopted in the house of origin, the bill or resolution, including the original signed conference report, and two copies of the conference report shall be transmitted to the other house where the question shall be on the adoption of the conference report. If the conference report is adopted in the other house, the bill or resolution and the original signed copy of the conference report shall be returned to the house of origin and referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor, filing with the Secretary of State, or filing for record with the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Conference Committee Clerk.

Rule 4. The conference committee clerk shall be from the house of origin, who shall notify the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives of all scheduled meetings for public posting and shall deliver written notice to each member of the conference committee and the majority and minority leaders of each house indicating the time and place of all scheduled meetings. Conference committees on appropriation bills may use fiscal agency personnel from the same house as the Chairperson for clerks.

Conference Report: Rejection.

Rule 5. If the conference report is rejected by the house of origin, it shall appoint second conferees and notify the other house of its action. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.

If the conference report is rejected by the other house, it shall appoint second conferees, notify the house of origin of its action, and transmit the bill or resolution to the house of origin. Upon receipt of the bill or resolution, the house of origin shall appoint second conferees and refer the bill or resolution to the second conference committee. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.

Disagreement of Conferees.

Rule 6. If the conferees are unable to agree, a report of that fact shall be made to both houses. The report, that the conferees were unable to agree, shall be signed by at least a majority of the conferees of each house who were present and voted in the conference committee meeting to adopt the report. The bill or resolution, including the original signed conference report that the conferees were unable to agree, and three copies shall be filed in the house of origin. Both houses shall appoint second conferees, and the house of origin shall refer the bill or resolution to the second conference committee. The procedure shall then be the same as for an original conference.

Second Conference: Failure.

Rule 7. When a second conference committee fails to reach agreement, or when a second conference report is rejected by either house, no further conference is in order.

Power of Conferees.

Rule 8. The conference committee shall not consider any matters other than the matters of difference between the two houses.

For all bills making appropriations, adoption of a substitute by either house shall not open identical provisions contained in the other house-passed version of the bill as a matter of difference; nor shall the adoption of a substitute by either house open provisions not contained in either house version of the bill as a matter of difference.

When the conferees arrive at an agreement on the matters of difference that affects other parts of the bill or resolution, the conferees may recommend amendments to conform with the agreement. In addition, the conferees may also recommend technical amendments to the other parts of the bill or resolution, such as, necessary date revisions, adjusting totals, cross-references, misspelling and punctuation corrections, conflict amendments for bills enacted into law, additional anticipated federal or other flow through funding, and corrections to any errors in the bill or resolution or the title.

Adoption of Conference Report.

Rule 9. Conference reports shall not be subject to amendments or division. The vote on conference reports shall be taken by “yeas” and “nays” and shall require the same number of votes constitutionally required for passage of the bill or adoption of the resolution. Conference reports shall not be considered until printed in the Journal. The Journal printing requirement may be suspended by a house by a majority vote in that house, provided that a copy of the conference report has been made available to each Member.

Conference Reports: Points of Order.

Rule 10. Points of order regarding conference reports shall be decided by the presiding officer, subject to an appeal, which appeal shall be determined by a majority vote. When a conference report is ruled out of order, the conference report is returned to the originating conference committee with instructions to eliminate from the report such matters as have been declared not within the powers of the conferees to consider.

Either House May Recede.

Rule 11. At any time while in possession of the bill or resolution, either house may recede from its position in whole or in part, and the bill or resolution upon request may be returned to the other house for that purpose. If this further action is agreed to by both houses, the bill or resolution shall be referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor, filing with the Secretary of State, or filing for record with the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Correction of Errors.

Rule 12. If errors are found in a bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by both houses, the house in which the bill or resolution originated may make amendments to correct the errors and shall notify the other house of its action. If the corrective amendments are agreed to by the other house, the corrected bill or resolution shall be referred for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor, filing with the Secretary of State, or filing for record with the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives.

In addition, the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall correct obvious technical errors in the enrolled bill or resolution, including adjusting totals, misspellings, the omission or redundancy of grammatical articles, cross-references, punctuation, updating bill or resolution titles, capitalization, citation formats, and plural or singular word forms.

Bills and Joint Resolutions.

Rule 13. Upon introduction, no bill shall include catch lines, a severing clause, or a general repealing clause, as distinguished from a specific or an express repealing clause. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall delete such catch lines and clauses from all bills.

The same joint resolution shall not propose an amendment to the Constitution on more than one subject matter. However, more than one section of the Constitution may be included in the same joint resolution if the subject matter of each section is germane to the proposed amendment.

Yeas and Nays.

Rule 14. The yeas and nays shall be taken and printed in the Journal of the house taking action upon the passage or adoption of any bill, joint resolution, conference report, and amendments made by the other house to a bill or joint resolution.

No Members Present.

Rule 15. In the event the presiding officer and all members are absent on a day scheduled for meeting, the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall call that house to order at the designated time and announce the absence of a quorum. That house shall be declared adjourned until the succeeding legislative day and hour previously designated.

In any event where either or both houses of the Legislature adjourns to a date certain for more than two days, the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may, by a unanimous agreement, convene either or both houses of the Legislature at any time in case of emergency.

If a gubernatorial appointment that is subject to the advice and consent process is made at a time such that 60 days would lapse during an extended recess of the Senate, the Senate Majority Leader may schedule a session of the Senate for the sole purpose of carrying out the Senate’s constitutional duties to advise and consent on gubernatorial appointments. No other action shall be taken by the Senate during session convened under this provision. The Senate Majority Leader shall notify the Secretary of the Senate at least 10 calendar days prior to the date of the scheduled session, and the Secretary of the Senate shall take all reasonable steps to notify the members of the Senate of the scheduled session.

Passage, Adoption, and Enrollment Printing.

Rule 16. Every bill passed or joint resolution adopted by both houses and returned to the house of origin shall forthwith be enrolled and signed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Enrolled bills shall be presented to the Governor, and enrolled joint resolutions that propose an amendment to the Constitution shall be filed with the Secretary of State with a certificate attached to the effect that the joint resolution has been adopted by the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. If the house having last passed the bill or adopted the joint resolution requests its return and such request is granted or a motion is made in the house of origin to amend errors in the bill or joint resolution or to give the bill immediate effect, the enrollment printing shall not occur.

Every bill, joint resolution, and concurrent resolution passed or adopted by either house shall be transmitted to the other house unless a motion for reconsideration is pending.

Immediate Effect.

Rule 17. Whenever both houses, by the constitutional vote, order that a bill take immediate effect, a statement shall be added at the enrollment of the bill in words to this effect: “This act is ordered to take immediate effect.”

Joint Resolutions.

Rule 18. Joint resolutions shall be used for the following purposes:

1. Amendments to the Constitution of Michigan.

2. Ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the United States submitted by the Congress.

3. Matters upon which power is solely vested in the Legislatures of the several states by the Constitution of the United States.

Joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution of Michigan shall require a 2/3 vote of the members elected and serving in each house for adoption. Other joint resolutions shall require a majority of the members elected and serving in each house for adoption. All joint resolutions shall require a record roll call vote.

Veto Override: Filing with Secretary of State.

Rule 19. When a bill is passed by both houses over the objections of the Governor or a bill is not filed by the Governor with the Secretary of State within the constitutionally mandated 14-day period, and the Legislature continues in session, an official enrolled bill with a letter from the house of origin signed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, shall be filed with the Secretary of State for a public act number to be assigned. The letter shall certify that the Governor’s veto has been overridden by both houses of the Legislature or that the bill has not been returned within the specified time, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.

Section Numbers of Compiled Laws - Amendments.

Rule 20. The title of every bill to amend or repeal existing laws shall be clear and explicit so as to definitely fix what is proposed to be done. Such title shall refer to the act number and the year in which it was passed. If the bill was passed at an extra session of the Legislature, the title shall designate which extra session.

Such title shall contain the last title of the act it is proposed to amend. However, the short title (e.g., This act shall be known and may be cited as “The revised judicature act of 1961,”) shall be used in acts where it has been defined by legislative enactment. The title shall also contain the chapter, part numbers and compiler’s section numbers, if any, and the year of the compilation containing the same.

Following the passage of a bill with a short title, the house other than the house of origin shall replace the short title with the last full title of the act it is proposed to amend or repeal. Other corrective amendments to the title shall be made as may be necessary. The full title and amended title shall be agreed to by both houses.

When an amendment to a bill or a bill to amend an existing law is printed, words proposed to be added to such law shall be printed in bold type, and the words to be omitted shall be printed in stricken-through type. This style requirement also applies to joint resolutions that amend the Constitution of Michigan.

All bills and joint resolutions introduced, amendments to joint resolutions, substitute bills and joint resolutions, and conference committee reports shall be approved as to form and section numbers by the Legislative Service Bureau.

Tie-bars.

Rule 21. A bill or resolution that is tie-barred to a request number shall not be considered for passage or adoption unless that tie-barred request item has been introduced. No bill or resolution shall be passed or adopted by either house until the tie-barred item has been designated in the appropriate blank space provided.

Elections in Joint Convention.

Rule 22. Whenever there is an election of any officer in joint convention, the result shall be certified by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The results shall be announced by the presiding officers to their respective houses, printed in the Journal of each house, and communicated to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Legislative Handbook.

Rule 23. The initial appointment of the standing committee members of the two houses shall be printed in their respective Journals as soon as possible after the announcement. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare and have printed a legislative handbook containing these appointments and other information they deem appropriate.

Compensation.

Rule 24. Compensation for members, officers, and employees of the Legislature shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, and transmitted directly to the payee.

If the office of a member of the Legislature becomes vacant, the compensation for the elected successor shall begin on the date of his or her oath of office.

Committee Expenses.

Rule 25. No committee created by concurrent resolution shall incur expenses in excess of $2,500.00 unless authorized in the resolution creating that committee.

Final Adjournment of Regular Sessions.

Rule 26. In the regular session in each year, this rule for adjournment shall govern.

The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate and/or the Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives shall introduce a concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment schedule for the Legislature for that regular session.

Daily Adjournment.

Rule 27. Neither house shall remain in session on any legislative day beyond 12:00 midnight. If either house is in session at 12:00 midnight, the presiding officer shall declare that house adjourned until a fixed hour for meeting on the next legislative day. That house shall stand adjourned until the next fixed meeting time.

Pending Business.

Rule 28. Any business, bill, or joint resolution which has not been defeated by either house shall be considered pending under the provisions of Article 4, Section 13 of the Constitution.

It shall not be in order for either house, by suspension of rules or any other means, to reconsider in a subsequent year the vote by which any business, bill, joint resolution, or veto override was defeated in a previous year unless there is a pending motion to reconsider offered in the odd-numbered year.

The Senate has adopted the concurrent resolution.

The question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution,

The concurrent resolution was adopted.

Notices

January 6, 2023

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Capitol Building

Lansing, Michigan 48913

Dear Mr. Clerk.

The seat assignments for the 102nd Legislature are as follows:

1— Mark Tisdel 56— Abraham Aiyash

2— Thomas E. Kuhn 57— Joe Tate

3— Donni Steele 58— Regina Weiss

4— Ken Borton 59— Christine Morse

5— Matt Hall 60— Jaime Churches

6— Bryan Posthumus 61— Jason Hoskins

7— Nancy DeBoer 62— Ranjeev Puri

8— Bill G. Schuette 63— Laurie Pohutsky

9— Steve Carra 64— Angela Witwer

10— Curt VanderWall 65— Matt Koleszar

11— Dale W. Zorn 66— Jennifer Conlin

12— Andrew Beeler 67— Jasper Ryan Martus

13— Jamie Thompson 68— Phil Skaggs

14— Neil W. Friske 69— Stephanie A. Young

15— Tom Kunse 70— Brenda Carter

16— Greg VanWoerkom 71— Jim Haadsma

17— Ann Bollin 72— Tyrone Carter

18— Sarah Lightner 73— Carol Glanville

19— Rachelle M. Smit 74— Noah Arbit

20— Andrew Fink 75— Sharon MacDonell

21— David W. Martin 76— Cynthia R. Neeley

22— Jerry Neyer 77— Amos O’Neal

23— Brian BeGole 78— Alabas Farhat

24— David Prestin 79— Helena Scott

25— Mike Mueller 80— Lori M. Stone

26— James DeSana 81— Kristian Grant

27— Graham Filler 82— John Fitzgerald

28— Mike Hoadley 83— Kimberly L. Edwards

29— Pat Outman 84— Emily Dievendorf

30— Angela Rigas 85— Rachel Hood

31— Timothy Beson 86— Julie M. Rogers

32— Alicia St. Germaine 87— Carrie Rheingans

33— Phil Green 88—Jimmie Wilson Jr.

34— Joseph D. Fox 89— Dylan Wegela

35— Cam Cavitt 90— Reggie Miller

36— Gregory Markkanen 91— Erin Byrnes

37— Jaime Greene 92— Samantha Steckloff

38— Kathy Schmaltz 93— Natalie Price

39— John R. Roth 94— Penelope Tsernoglou

40— Josh Schriver 95— Joey Andrews

41— Mike Harris 96— Julie Brixie

42— Matthew Bierlein 97— Jason Morgan

43— Gregory L. Alexander 98— Karen Whitsett

44— Luke Meerman 99— Kara Hope

45— Joseph Aragona 100— Kelly Breen

46— Pauline Wendzel 101— Mike McFall

47— Douglas C. Wozniak 102— Denise Mentzer

48— Robert J. Bezotte 103— Nate Shannon

49— William Bruck 104— Veronica Paiz

50— Matt Maddock 105— Jenn Hill

51— Jay DeBoyer 106— Betsy Coffia

52— Gina Johnsen 107— Felicia Brabec

53— Bradley Slagh 108— Will Snyder

54— Brad Paquette 109— Tullio Liberati Jr.

55— Donavan McKinney 110— Kevin Coleman

Sincerely,

Joe Tate

Speaker

Michigan House of Representatives

Communications from State Officers

The following communication from the Department of State Police was received and read:

January 5, 2023

Pursuant to Public Act 372 of 1927, as amended, enclosed is a copy of the Concealed Pistol License (CPL) Annual Report. This report details the CPL activity between October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022.

If you have any questions regarding the information in this report, please feel free to contact the Michigan State Police, Concealed Pistol License Unit at 517-284-3700.

Sincerely,

COL. JOSEPH M. GASPER

DIRECTOR

The communication was referred to the Clerk.

Announcements by the Clerk

January 6, 2023

Received from Auditor General a copy of the following reports:

· Follow-up report of the Office of Children’s Ombudsman, Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (071-0176-17F), January 2023

· Performance audit report on the Unemployment Agency’s Claim Processing During the COVID‑19 Pandemic, Unemployment Insurance Agency, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (186‑0319-21), January 2023

· Performance audit on the Flint Water Service Line Replacement Expenditures, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) (761-3017-22), January 2023

Richard J. Brown

Clerk of the House

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Rep. Zorn moved that the House adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 1:25 p.m.

The Speaker declared the House adjourned until Thursday, January 12, at 12:00 Noon.

RICHARD J. BROWN

Clerk of the House of Representatives