Reps. Angerer and Hildenbrand offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 7.

A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Rule 33 and Rule 72 of the Standing Rules of the House of Representative be amended to read as follows:

"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 (11)

            (b)        Appropriations (30) (31)

            (c)        Banking and Financial Services (9) (10)

            (d)        Commerce (19)

            (e)        Education (23)

(f)         Energy and Technology (19)

            (g)        Ethics and Elections (9)

            (h)        Families and Children's Services (9)

            (i)         Government Operations (9)

            (j)         Great Lakes and Environment (15)

            (k)        Health Policy (20) (21)

            (l)         Insurance (17)

            (m)       Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs (11)

            (n)        Judiciary (15)

            (o)        Labor (11)

            (p)        Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security (9)

            (q)        New Economy and Quality of Life (11)

            (r)        Oversight and Investigations (5) (6)

            (s)        Regulatory Reform (10) (11)

            (t)         Retiree Health Care Reforms (10)

(T) (u)  Senior Health, Security, and Retirement (9)

            (U) (v)  Tax Policy (17)

            (V) (w) Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources (11)

            (W) (x) Transportation (17)

            (X)       URBAN POLICY (11)

            (3)        Statutory Standing Committees:

            (a)        Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (5)

            (b)        House Fiscal Agency Governing Committee (6)

            (c)        Legislative Council (6)

            (d)        Michigan Legislative Retirement System (4)

            (e)        Michigan Capitol Committee (4)

            (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.

 

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; and

            (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.".