MEMBERS:
SEN. TOM BARRETT, VICE CHAIR
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON
SEN. DALE ZORN
SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS,
AND VETERANS
SENATOR JOHN BIZON, M.D.
CHAIR
3400 BINSFELD BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2426
FAX: (517) 373-2964
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 6, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans was scheduled for Wednesday, February
6, 2019, at 4:00 p.m., in Rooms 402/403 of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted the Committee Rules.
2. Presentation by the Michigan Department of Military and Veteran Affairs on Veteran Service
Organizations and County Service Grants.
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 4:15 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chairman Bizon, Sen.(s) Barrett, Runestad, Johnson, Bullock, and Alexander,
a quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Bullock to adopt the committee rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chairman Bizon, Sen.(s) Barrett, Runestad, Johnson, Bullock, and Alexander
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chairman invited, Tim Loney, Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veteran
Affairs, and Rob Price, Director of Targeted Outreach with the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, to give a
presentation on Veteran Service Organizations and county service grants.
The Chairman made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Zorn was
excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 5:07 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 2/20/19
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