HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
REP. MARK TISDEL
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Finance was called to order by Chair Tisdel.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Posthumus, Alexander,
Aragona, Schuette, Hoskins, Tyrone Carter, Neeley, Breen and Young.
Absent: Rep. Paiz.
Excused: Rep. Paiz.
Representative Lightner moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 04, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4014, HB 4098 and HB 4099 before the committee:
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4014, but did not wish to speak:
Marti Praschan, representing the City of Ann Arbor.
Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan.
Mary Pollock, representing the Michigan State Employee Retirees Association.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office
Building
HB 4014
(Rep. Slagh)
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The
general property tax act," by amending
section 27a (MCL 211.27a), as amended by
2016 PA 375.
HB 4098
(Rep. Outman)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 186, entitled "Tax
tribunal act," by amending sections 26 and 34
(MCL 205.726 and 205.734), section 26 as
amended by 2008 PA 126 and section 34 as
amended by 1980 PA 437.
HB 4099
(Rep. Frisbie)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled "Open
meetings act," by amending section 3a (MCL
15.263a), as amended by 2023 PA 214.
Representative Posthumus moved to report out HB 4014 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Posthumus, Alexander, Aragona,
Schuette, Hoskins, Tyrone Carter, Neeley and Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4098 and HB 4099, but did not wish to
speak:
Marti Praschan, representing the City of Ann Arbor.
Adam Majestic, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan.
Mary Pollock, representing the Michigan State Employee Retirees Association.
Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan.
Representative Alexander moved to report out HB 4098 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Posthumus, Alexander, Aragona,
Schuette, Hoskins, Tyrone Carter, Neeley and Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 4099 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Posthumus, Alexander, Aragona,
Schuette, Hoskins, Tyrone Carter, Neeley and Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4119 and HB 4120 before the committee:
Representative Frisbie, joined by Kelli Rittenhouse, representing the Michigan Business
Aviation Association, and Carl Barnes, representing Dentastar Aviation, testified in support of
HB 4119 and HB 4120. Questions and discussion followed.
HB 4119
(Rep. Frisbie)
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled
"General sales tax act," by amending section
4x (MCL 205.54x), as amended by 2009 PA
53.
HB 4120
(Rep. Andrews)
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled "Use tax
act," by amending section 4k (MCL 205.94k),
as amended by 2012 PA 429.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4119 and HB 4120, but did not wish to
speak:
Kevin Klein, representing the Cherry Capital Airport - Traverse City.
Dan Sal, representing the Michigan Association of Airport Executives.
Tony Vernazzi, representing the Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan.
Andy Richards, representing Duncan Aviation.
The Chair laid HB 4079 and HB 4080 before the committee:
HB 4079
(Rep. Schuette)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 225, entitled "An act
to defer the collection of special assessments
on homestead properties; to provide for
conditions of eligibility for such a deferment;
to prescribe the powers and duties of the
department of treasury, local assessing
officers, and local collecting officers; to
provide for the advancement of moneys by
the state to indemnify special assessment
districts for losses from deferment of
collections; to provide for the advancement of
money by the state to an owner for the
repayment of loans used by the owner to pay
special assessments; to provide for the
collection of deferred special assessments and
interest thereon, and the disposition of these
collections; to make an appropriation; and to
prescribe penalties," by amending sections 3
and 4 (MCL 211.763 and 211.764), as
amended by 1980 PA 403.
HB 4080
(Rep. Hoadley)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 225, entitled "An act
to defer the collection of special assessments
on homestead properties; to provide for
conditions of eligibility for such a deferment;
to prescribe the powers and duties of the
department of treasury, local assessing
officers, and local collecting officers; to
provide for the advancement of moneys by
the state to indemnify special assessment
districts for losses from deferment of
collections; to provide for the advancement of
money by the state to an owner for the
repayment of loans used by the owner to pay
special assessments; to provide for the
collection of deferred special assessments and
interest thereon, and the disposition of these
collections; to make an appropriation; and to
prescribe penalties," by amending sections 1
and 2 (MCL 211.761 and 211.762), section 2
as amended by 2020 PA 331.
Representative Hoadley, joined by Representative Schuette, testified in support of HB 4079 and
HB 4080. Questions and discussion followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4079 and HB 4080, but did not wish to
speak:
Deena Bosworth, representing the Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners.
Representative Alexander moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4079. The motion prevailed
12-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Martin, Posthumus, Alexander, Aragona, Schuette,
Hoskins, Neeley, Breen and Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Lightner and Tyrone Carter.
Representative Frisbie moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4080. The motion prevailed 13-0-
1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Martin, Posthumus, Alexander, Aragona, Schuette,
Hoskins, Tyrone Carter, Neeley, Breen and Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Lightner.
The Chair laid HB 4170 before the committee:
Representative Schmaltz, testified in support of HB 4170. Questions and discussions followed.
Amanda Fisher, representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in
support of HB 4170. Questions and discussions followed.
Nichole Keway Biber, representing herself, testified in opposition to HB 4170.
Michael LaFaive, representing the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative, testified in support of HB
4170.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4170, but did not wish to speak:
Jacob Manning, representing the Small Business Association of Michigan.
Tim Golding, representing Americans for Prosperity Michigan.
Eric Chappell, representing Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan.
Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan.
Sonny Koch, representing Americans for Prosperity Michigan.
HB 4170
(Rep. Schmaltz)
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled
"Income tax act of 1967," by amending
section 51 (MCL 206.51), as amended by
2023 PA 4.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4170, but did not wish to speak:
Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury.
Imani Foster, representing 482forward.
Mary Pollock, representing the Michigan State Employee Retirees Association.
Lindsey Matson, representing 482forward.
Kalvin Carter, representing Up North Advocacy.
Peri Stone-Palmquist, representing the Student Advocacy Center.
Molly Sweeney, representing 482forward.
Sean McBrearty, representing Clean Water Action.
Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Representative Aragona moved to report out HB 4170 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-3-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Posthumus, Alexander, Aragona
and Schuette.
Nays: Reps. Tyrone Carter, Neeley and Young.
Pass: Reps. Hoskins and Breen.
Representative Young moved to excuse Rep. Paiz from the meeting. There being no objection
the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Tisdel adjourned the meeting at
11:35 AM.
Representative Mark Tisdel, Chair
Hazel Campbell-Crawley
Committee Clerk
hcrawley@house.mi.gov