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Committee vote · prevailed · 11–0–0

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committee vote

Recorded committee decision

to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5781.

Meeting date
Not recorded
Result
prevailed
Yeas
11
Nays
0
Validation
consistent
Related meeting
meeting-2436

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
Ryan Berman
Committee vote id
committee-vote-271424
Evidence text
Representative Berman moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5781. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Webber, Berman, Crawford, Frederick, Hoitenga, Wendzel, Chirkun, Liberati, Jones, Garza, Cynthia Neeley. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Webber testified in support of HB 5781. Ben Giovanelli, representing the Rochester Downtown Development Authority, testified in support of HB 5781. Michael Brower, representing Pigeon Hill Brewing, testified in support of HB 5781. Justin Flagel, representing Niles DDA Main Street, testified in support of HB 5781. Josh Lunger, representing the Grand Rapids Chamber, testified in support of HB 5781. Mark Sellers, representing BarFly Ventures, testified in support of HB 5781. Andy Guy, representing Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., testified in support of HB 5781. John McNamara, representing the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association, testified in support of HB 5781. Brendan Ringlever, representing the Michigan Spirits Association, testified in support of HB 5781. The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 5781, but did not wish to speak: Kerry Krone, representing the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5781, but did not wish to speak: Matt Patton, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber. Jennifer Rigterink, representing the Michigan Municipal League. Geoff Hansen, representing the City of Muskegon. Steve Japinga, representing the Lansing Regional Chamber. Ryan Tarrant, representing the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Kirstie Sieloff, representing the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance. Veronica Horn, representing the Saginaw Chamber of Commerce. Gabe Schneider, representing Traverse City Tourism. Dave Alexander, representing the City of Muskegon DDA. Diana Middleton, representing the Midland Business Alliance. Joy Gaasch, representing the Chamber of Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg. Jennifer Owens, representing Lakeshore Advantage. Cindy Larsen, representing the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce. Jane Clark, representing the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce. Brooke Corbin, representing Southwestern Michigan First. Dana Walker, representing the Michigan Downtown Association. Dan Papineau, representing the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Mike Krombeen, representing Oakland Community College. Karyn Ferrid, representing the City of Grand Rapids. Mike McLaughlan, representing the Illitch Holdings. Matt Miner, representing the Midwest Independent Retailers Association. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5781, but did not wish to speak: Barry Smith. Mike Tobias, representing the Michigan Alcohol Policy. WJ (Bill) Amundsen, representing the Michigan Council on Alcohol Problems. The Chair laid HB 5811 before the committee: HB 5811 (Rep. Anthony) A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled "Michigan liquor control code of 1998," (MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 537a.
Meeting id
meeting-2436
Member id
member-196
Motion text
to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5781.
Mover label
Berman
Nays
0
Passes
0
Position
3
Resolution method
unique surname
Result
prevailed
Service id
service-489
Validation state
consistent
Yeas
11

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Committee vote · prevailed · 11–0–0,” /committee-votes/committee-vote-271424.

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