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Committee vote · prevailed
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committee vote
Recorded committee decision
to excuse Representatives Marino and Garza from the meeting.
- Meeting date
- Not recorded
- Result
- prevailed
- Yeas
- Not recorded
- Nays
- Not recorded
- Validation
- not applicable
- Related meeting
- meeting-2584
A committee motion is a proceeding-level decision. A named choice supports that individual vote only and does not establish continuous attendance.
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- Canonical name
- Luke Meerman
- Committee vote id
- committee-vote-266672
- Evidence text
- Representative Meerman moved to excuse Representatives Marino and Garza from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4851 before the committee: HB 4851 (Rep. Hoitenga) A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The general property tax act," by amending sections 7b and 53b (MCL 211.7b and 211.53b), section 7b as amended by 2013 PA 161 and section 53b as amended by 2017 PA 261. Representative Hoitinga and Joe Porterfield, Representative Hoitenga's constituent and a local tax assessor, testified in support of HB 4851. Questions and discussion followed. Chris Hackbarth, representing the Michigan Municipal League, and Tom Frazier, representing the Michigan Township Association, both testified in opposition to HB 4851. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4851, but did not wish to speak: Deena Bosworth, representing the Michigan Association of Counties. The following person submitted a card with no position on HB 4851, but did not wish to speak: Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. James Lower adjourned the meeting at 12:17 PM. Representative James Lower, Chair Angie Lake Committee Clerk alake@house.mi.gov
- Meeting id
- meeting-2584
- Member id
- member-19
- Motion text
- to excuse Representatives Marino and Garza from the meeting.
- Mover label
- Meerman
- Nays
- Not recorded
- Passes
- Not recorded
- Position
- 2
- Resolution method
- unique surname
- Result
- prevailed
- Service id
- service-538
- Validation state
- not applicable
- Yeas
- Not recorded
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Committee vote · prevailed,” /committee-votes/committee-vote-266672.
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