MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR KEN HORN
CHAIR
S-132 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1760
FAX: (517) 373-3487
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 10, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 4382 (Rep. Mueller) with recommendation.
2. Reported HB 4641 (Rep. Marino) with recommendation and immediate effect.
3. Reported SB 445 (S-1) (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation and immediate effect.
4. Reported SB 501 (S-1) (Sen Horn) with recommendation and immediate effect.
5. Reported SB 360 (S-1) (Sen. Victory) with recommendation and immediate effect.
6. Reported SB 361 (S-1) (Sen. Victory) with recommendation and immediate effect.
7. Reported SB 362 (S-2) (Sen. Brinks) with recommendation and immediate effect.
8. Reported SB 364 (S-2) (Sen. Moss) with recommendation and immediate effect.
9. Reported SB 422 (S-1) (Sen. Horn) with recommendation and immediate effect.
10. Reported SB 432 (S-2) (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald,
McMorrow, Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from June 3, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report HB 4382 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report HB 4641 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4641. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 445. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair read in the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 445:
Peter Ruark, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
David Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support
Amanda Fisher, NFIB - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Geiss to report the (S-1) version of SB 445 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 445. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 501. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair read in the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 501:
Peter Ruark, Michigan League for Public Policy – Oppose
David Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support
Amanda Fisher, NFIB – Support
Micah Babcok, SBAM - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to report the (S-1) version of SB 501 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
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The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 501. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair read in the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 360,
SB 361, SB 362, SB 364, SB 422, SB 432:
Alex Houseman, Michigan Realtors Association - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. MacDonald to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 360. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report the (S-1) version of SB 360 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 360. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 361. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report the (S-1) version of SB 361 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 361. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 362. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to report the (S-2) version of SB 362 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 362. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Geiss to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 364. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to report the (S-2) version of SB 364 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 364. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair made a motion to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 422. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report the (S-1) version of SB 422 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 422. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 432. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. MacDonald to report the (S-2) version of SB 432 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 432. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 17, 2021
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