The Michigan Senate on the morning of the recorded session introduced 11 senate bills and referred each to a committee for further consideration, and approved several routine motions including excusing members from the day’s session and suspending floor rules to allow photographs and guest admittance.

The matter of first order: Senate members recorded a quorum with the secretary announcing, “Mister president, there are 27 members present.” The president (presiding officer) then recognized multiple senators who moved routine actions and introduced legislation.

Senators introduced the following measures and committee referrals: Senator Moss offered Senate Bill 99, “a bill to amend public officers financial disclosure act,” and the bill was referred to the committee on oversight; Senator McBroom offered Senate Bill 100, “a bill to amend candidate for office financial disclosure act,” referred to the committee on oversight; Senator Singh offered Senate Bill 101, “a bill to amend an act to regulate political activity,” referred to the committee on oversight; Senator Voino offered Senate Bill 102, “a bill to amend an act to require county treasurers to furnish transcripts and abstracts of records and fixing the fees to be paid therefore,” referred to the committee on local government; Senator Weber offered Senate Bill 103, “a bill to amend public health code,” referred to the committee on health policy; Senator Singh offered Senate Bill 104, “a bill to amend public health code,” referred to the committee on health policy; Senator Erwin offered Senate Bill 105, “a bill to amend the insurance code of 1956,” referred to the committee on finance, insurance, and consumer protection; Senator Paul Henke offered Senate Bill 106, “a bill to amend Michigan vehicle code,” referred to the committee on transportation and infrastructure; Senator Santana offered Senate Bill 107, “a bill to amend the insurance code of 1956,” referred to the committee on health policy; Senator Bellino offered Senate Bill 108, “a bill to amend recodify tax increment financing act,” referred to the committee on economic and community development; and Senator McCann offered Senate Bill 109, “a bill to amend emergency management act,” referred to the committee on appropriations.

In addition to the introductions, the Senate approved a series of routine motions. Senator Tice moved that Senators Johnson, Lowers and McBroom be excused from the day’s session; the motion was entered as “With objection, so ordered.” Tice subsequently moved that Senators Daley and Runstead be temporarily excused; that motion was recorded as “With objection, so ordered.” Majority Floor Leader Senator Singh moved that Senators Chang, Kamilari and Boito be excused, recorded as “Without objection, so ordered.” Senator Singh also moved that Senators Bridal and Geist be temporarily excused, recorded as “With objection, so ordered.”

The Senate approved other floor motions by unanimous consent: suspending the rules to allow photographs to be taken from the senate floor including the center aisle; suspending the rules to permit guests of all senators admittance to the senate floor including the center aisle; and granting committees leave to meet during the balance of the day’s session. The president recorded the chamber standing at recess at the call of the chair and later returned the Senate to order to proceed with introduction and referral business. At the close of the recorded proceedings the Senate agreed to stand at recess until 6 p.m.

No substantive debate on the introduced bills is recorded in the transcript excerpt provided; each item was given its first reading and referred to the committee named in the session transcript. No roll-call votes on the bills’ merits appear in the provided record.