No. 66
STATE OF
MICHIGAN
Journal of
the Senate
103rd
Legislature
REGULAR
SESSION OF 2025
Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
10:00 a.m.
Pursuant to rule 1.101, in the absence of the
Presiding Officers, the Senate was called to order by the Secretary of the
Senate.
Messages from the Governor
The following messages from the Governor were received and read:
July 21, 2025
I respectfully submit the following
appointment to office pursuant to Public Act 368 of 1978, MCL 333.16121
and 333.16805:
Michigan
Board of Audiology
Erica Bennett, of 32725 Wing Lake Road,
Franklin, Michigan 48025, Oakland County, reappointed to represent audiologists
for a term commencing July 21, 2025, and expiring June 30, 2029.
July 21, 2025
I respectfully submit to the Senate the
following appointment to office pursuant to Executive Order No. 2014-9 and
MCL 400.1126:
Commission
on Community Action and Economic Opportunity
Kim Smith Oldham, of 60263 62nd Avenue,
Hartford, Michigan 49057, Van Buren County, succeeding Miguel Rodriguez, whose
term has expired, appointed as a member representing community action agencies
for a term commencing July 21, 2025, and expiring June 21, 2028.
July 21, 2025
I respectfully submit to the Senate the
following appointments to office pursuant to Public Act 368 of 1978, MCL
333.16121, 333.16122, and 333.18103:
Michigan
Board of Counseling
Sheri Pickover, of
989 Rikki Ann Court, Wixom, Michigan 48393, Oakland County, appointed as a
member who is engaged primarily in teaching, training, or research in
counseling for a term commencing July 21, 2025, and expiring June 30, 2029. Pickover fills a vacant seat.
Jessica Bonneville, of 5848 Wood Valley Drive,
Haslett, Michigan 48840, Ingham County, appointed as a member who is engaged
primarily in providing counseling techniques, behavior modification techniques,
or preventative techniques to clients for a term commencing July 21, 2025, and
expiring June 30, 2029. Bonneville succeeds Sheri Pickover,
whose seat designation has changed.
July 21, 2025
I respectfully submit to the Senate the
following appointment to office pursuant to Public Act 368 of 1978, MCL
333.16121, 333.16122, and 333.16621:
Michigan
Board of Dentistry
Steven Viger, of 2832 Buglers Way, East
Lansing, Michigan 48823, Ingham County, succeeding Raymond DeWitt, whose
term has expired, appointed as a member of the general public
for a term commencing July 21, 2025, and expiring June 30, 2029.
July
21, 2025
I respectfully submit to
the Senate the following appointment to office pursuant to Public Act 368 of
1978, MCL 333.16121 and 333.17221:
Michigan Board of Nursing
Lori Fitzpatrick, of 337
Timber Ridge Drive, Highland, Michigan 48357, Oakland County, succeeding Lori
Glenn, whose term has expired, appointed as a nurse midwife for a term
commencing July 21, 2025, and expiring June 30, 2029.
July
21, 2025
I respectfully submit to
the Senate the following appointment to office pursuant to Public Act 368 of
1978, MCL 333.16121, 333.16122, and 333.17721:
Michigan Board of Pharmacy
Pierre Boutros, of 879
Lake Park Drive, Suite B, Birmingham, Michigan 48009, Oakland County,
reappointed to represent pharmacists for a term commencing July 21, 2025, and
expiring June 30, 2029.
July
21, 2025
I respectfully submit to
the Senate the following appointment to office pursuant to Public Act 368 of
1978, MCL 333.16121 and 333.18021:
Michigan Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery.
Rebecca Sundling, of 2617
Lake Michigan Drive, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504, Kent County,
succeeding Jodie Sengstock, whose term has expired, appointed as a podiatrist
for a term commencing July 21, 2025, and expiring June 30, 2029.
July
21, 2025
I respectfully submit to
the Senate the following appointment to office pursuant to Public Act 3 of
1939, MCL 460.1:
Michigan Public Service Commission
Shaquila Myers, of 1720
Osborn Road, Lansing, Michigan 48915, Ingham County, succeeding Alessandra Carreon,
whose term has expired, appointed for a term commencing July 21, 2025, and
expiring July 2, 2031.
July
21, 2025
I respectfully submit to
the Senate the following appointments to office pursuant to Public Act 451 of
1994, MCL 324.76103:
Michigan Underwater Salvage and Preserve Committee
Ronald Bloomfield, of
1322 East Beaver Road, Kawkawlin, Michigan 48631, Bay
County, will be reappointed as a member of the general public for a term
commencing August 18, 2025, and expiring August 17,
2028.
Jeremiah Edson, of 1808
Timberlane Drive, Traverse City, Michigan 49686, Grand Traverse County, will be
reappointed as a member of the general public with
experience in recreational scuba diving for a term commencing August 18, 2025,
and expiring August 17, 2028.
Daniel Friedhoff, of 320
McCann Street, Saint Ignace, Michigan 49781, Mackinac County, will be
reappointed as a member of the general public for a
term commencing August 18, 2025, and expiring August 17, 2028.
Daniel
Harrison, of 28803 West 9 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48336, Oakland
County, succeeding Brian Smith, whose term will expire, will be appointed as a
member of the general public with experience in
recreational scuba diving for a term commencing August 18, 2025, and expiring
August 17, 2028.
Stacy O’Brien, of 52945
Camelot Court, Shelby Township, Michigan 48315, Macomb County, succeeding
Joseph Bower, whose term will expire, will be appointed as a member of the general public for a term commencing August 18, 2025, and
expiring August 17, 2028.
July
21, 2025
I respectfully submit to
the Senate the following appointments to office pursuant to Executive Order No. 2019-13:
Unemployment Insurance Appeals Commission
Julie Petrik, of 13156
Winchester Avenue, Huntington Woods, Michigan 48070, Oakland County, will be
reappointed as a member in good standing of the State Bar of Michigan who has
been an attorney licensed to practice in Michigan courts for five years or more
for a term commencing August 1, 2025, and expiring July 31, 2029.
Sheryl McGrath, of 1866
Yosemite Drive, Okemos, Michigan 48864, Ingham County, succeeding Lester Owczarski, who has passed, will be appointed as a member in
good standing of the State Bar of Michigan who has been an attorney licensed to
practice in Michigan courts for five years or more for a term commencing August
1, 2025, and expiring July 31, 2029.
July
21, 2025
I respectfully submit to
the Senate the following appointment to office pursuant to Public Act 560 of
2016, MCL 36.105:
Michigan Veterans’ Facility Authority Board of Directors
Carla Neil, of 3370 South
M-43 Highway, Hastings, Michigan 49058, Barry County, succeeding Leon Bauer,
whose term has expired, appointed as a member representing the interests of one
or more congressionally chartered veterans’ organizations for a term commencing
July 21, 2025, and expiring April 15, 2029.
July
21, 2025
I respectfully submit to
the Senate the following appointment to office pursuant to Executive Order No. 2019-13:
Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission
Duncan McMillan, of 1901
San Lu Rae Drive, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506, Kent County, will be
reappointed as an attorney licensed to practice in Michigan courts for five
years or more with proficiency in the field of workers’ compensation law for a
term commencing August 1, 2025, and expiring July 31, 2029.
Respectfully,
Gretchen Whitmer
Governor
The appointments were referred to the Committee on Government
Operations.
Announcements
of Printing and Enrollment
The Secretary announced that the following bills were printed and filed on Thursday, July 17, and are available on the Michigan Legislature website:
Senate Bill Nos. 480 481 482 483 484 485
In the absence of all
Senators, pursuant to Joint Rule 15, the Secretary of the Senate adjourned the
Senate, the time being 10:01 a.m.
In pursuance of the
order previously made, the Secretary of the Senate declared the Senate
adjourned until Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
DANIEL OBERLIN
Secretary of the Senate