COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 23, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, May 23, 2019, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 306 (Sen. MacGregor).
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chairman Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Lauwers, Schmidt,
McMorrow, Geiss, and Moss; a quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from May 9, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman invited Sen. MacGregor to summarize SB 306.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 306:
Andy Guy, Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. – Support
John Walsh and Gina Cavaliere, Downtown Detroit Partnership – Support
The Chairman read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 306:
Dave Greco, MEDC – Support
Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Association – Support
Amy Drumm, Michigan Retailers Association – Support
Patrick Harrington, Invest Detroit – Support
Karyn Ferrick, City of Grand Rapids – Support
Patrick Harrington, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy – Support
Jen Rigterink, MML – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 6/12/19
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MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, VICE CHAIR
SEN. PETER MACGREGOR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE SCHMIDT
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
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