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Committee vote · prevailed

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committee vote

Recorded committee decision

to adopt the meeting minutes from March 8, 2023.

Meeting date
Not recorded
Result
prevailed
Yeas
Not recorded
Nays
Not recorded
Validation
not applicable
Related meeting
meeting-582

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
Alabas Farhat
Committee vote id
committee-vote-280504
Evidence text
Representative Farhat moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 8, 2023. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4039, HB 4054, HB 4055, HB 4137 and HB 4253 before the committee: HB 4039 (Rep. Outman) A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled "General sales tax act," by amending sections 1 and 25 (MCL 205.51 and 205.75), section 1 as amended by 2018 PA 2 and section 25 as amended by 2021 PA 108. HB 4054 (Rep. VanWoerkom) A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled "General sales tax act," by amending section 4t (MCL 205.54t), as amended by 2015 PA 205. HB 4055 (Rep. Thompson) A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled "Use tax act," by amending section 4o (MCL 205.94o), as amended by 2015 PA 204. HB 4137 (Rep. VanWoerkom) A bill to amend 1979 PA 72, entitled "An act to require the governor to report certain tax information with the annual budget message to the legislature," by amending section 6 (MCL 21.276), as amended by 1983 PA 7. HB 4253 (Rep. Coleman) A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled "Use tax act," by amending sections 2 and 21 (MCL 205.92 and 205.111), section 2 as amended by 2018 PA 1 and section 21 as amended by 2021 PA 109. Representative Outman and Representative Coleman testified in support of HB 4039, HB 4137 and HB 4253. Leah Robinson, Jamie Larson, Nate Henschel, and Dave Echelbarger representing the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of HB 4039, HB 4137 and HB 4253. Questions and discussion followed. Rob Mass, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury, testified with a neutral position on HB 4039, HB 4137 and HB 4253. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4039 and HB 4253, but did not wish to speak: Karen E. Johnston, representing Toyota Motor North America. Brian Calley, representing the Small Business Association of Michigan. Amanda Fisher, representing the National Federation of Independent Business. Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountant's. Amy Drumm, representing the Michigan Retailers Association. The committee discussed HB's 4039, 4137, and 4253.
Meeting id
meeting-582
Member id
member-76
Motion text
to adopt the meeting minutes from March 8, 2023.
Mover label
Farhat
Nays
Not recorded
Passes
Not recorded
Position
1
Resolution method
unique surname
Result
prevailed
Service id
service-151
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-280504.

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