MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
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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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 3, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 743 (Sen. Schmidt), SB 744 (Sen. Chang), SB 745 (Sen. Zorn) and SB 746
(Sen. Chang).
2. Testimony regarding HB 5291 (Rep. O'Malley).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:33 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, Huizenga,
McMorrow, Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. MacDonald to adopt the meeting minutes from February 24, 2022.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman invited Sen.(s) Chang, Zorn and Schmidt to summarize Senate Bills 743, 744, 745, and 746.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 743, SB 744, SB 745 and SB
746:
Paul LaMarre, Port of Monroe – Support
Kyle Burleson, Detroit Wayne County Port Authority – Support
Simone Sagovac, Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition– Support
Gabriel Schneider, Northern Strategies 360/NMC – Support
Michael P. Alaimo, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
Kevin Cotter, Fisher Companies – Support SB 743-744; Neutral on SB 745, Opposed to SB 476.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 743, SB
744, SB 745 and SB 746:
Mike Spence, Southeast MI Council of Governments – Support
Megan Tinsley, Michigan Environmental Council – Support
Erin Kuhn, West MI Shoreline Regional Development Commission – Support
Jeff Hagan, Eastern U.P. Regional Planning – Support
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Troy Hagon, MDOT – Support
Jerry Wuorenmaa, Western U.P. Planning and Development Region – Support
Greg Ward, Port of Monroe – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 746:
Doug Needham, Michigan Aggregates Association, MI Aggregates Assoc. – Opposed
The Chair invited Eric Chappel, of Rep. O'Malley's office, to summarize HB 5291.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5291:
Mike Alaimo, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
Troy Hagon, MDOT – Support
Jeff Hagan, Eastern U.P. Regional Planning – Support
Jerry Wuorenmaa, Western U.P. Planning and Development Region – Support
Mike Spence, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments – Support
Erin Kuhn, West MI Shoreline Regional Development Commission – Support
Kevin Cotter, Fisher Companies – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen. Lauwers 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 1:08 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: March 17, 2022
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