MEMBERS:
SEN. KEN HORN, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. ARIC NESBITT
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. JON C. BUMSTEAD
SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D.
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. DOUGLAS WOZNIAK
SEN. SEAN MCCANN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. WINNIE BRINKS
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND
TECHNOLOGY
SENATOR DAN LAUWERS
CHAIR
S-2 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7708
FAX: (517) 373-1450
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 20, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy and Technology was scheduled for Tuesday, September 20,
2022, at 2:30 p.m., in the Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Reported SB 6019 (Sen. VanderWall) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2.
Presentation: The Success and Status of FirstNet in Michigan.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:31 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Lauwers, Sen.(s) Horn, LaSata, Barrett, Bumstead, Bizon, Schmidt,
Wozniak, McCann, Brinks, McMorrow and Bullock, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the meeting minutes from September 7, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 6019:
Jim Sherman, C.R.A.F.T. – Oppose
Ed Rivet, Michigan Conservative Energy Forum – Support
John Dulmes, Michigan Chemistry Council – Support
Tim Minotas, Sierra Club of Michigan – Oppose
Justin Tomei, Michigan United Conservation Clubs – Support
Keith Gunter, Alliance to Halt Fermi 3 – Oppose
Audrey Anderson, Self – Oppose
James W. Perkinson, Professor of Social Ethics, Oakland University – Oppose
John Erdevig, Self – Oppose
John LaForge, Self – Oppose
Jessie Pauline Collins, Citizens' Resistance at Fermi Two – Oppose
Mike O'Brien, Indiana – Michigan Power Company - Support
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The Chair invited the following individuals to give a presentation entitled: The Success and Status of FirstNet
in Michigan:
David Lewis, President, AT&T Michigan
Thomas Shull, Director Legislative Affairs, First Responders Network Authority
Brent Schroeder, Director, FirstNet Sales – AT&T
Captain Steven Schneider, Chief Technology Officer, Oakland County Sheriff's Office
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection,
Sen. Nesbitt was excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 3:21 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee:
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