MEMBERS:
SEN. ARIC NESBITT, VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. JON BUMSTEAD
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD
CHAI
7500 BINSFELD BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1758
FAX: (517) 373-0938
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 4, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Finance was scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 12:30 p.m., in
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation from the Michigan State Tax Commission.
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:41 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Runestad, Sen.(s) Nesbitt, Daley, Bumstead, VanderWall, Chang and
Alexander, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Nesbitt to adopt the meeting minutes from February 27, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding the role of the State Tax Commission
and update the committee on implementing reforms passed in Public act 660 of 2018:
Dave Buick, Executive Director of the Michigan State Tax Commission
Rachel Richards, Michigan Department of Treasury
Heather Frick, Administrator of Bureau of Local Government and School Services, Michigan
Department
of Treasury
The Chair recognized Mr. David Hieber from Oakland County Equalization attended the meeting to share
Oakland County Equalization information with the committee.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:28 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 05/28/2020