MEMBERS:
SEN. ARIC NESBITT, MAJORITY 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
CHAIR
7500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1758
FAX: (517) 373-0938
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 17, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Finance was scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 12:30 p.m.,
in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 120 (Sen. MacGregor).
2. Testimony regarding SB 121 (Sen. Horn).
3. Testimony regarding SB 58 (Sen. Runestad).
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 12:36 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time,
the following members were present: Chairman Runestad, Sen.(s) Nesbitt, Bumstead, VanderWall and
Alexander, a quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Nesbitt to adopt the meeting minutes from March 6, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
At 12:37 p.m., Sen. Chang entered the meeting.
The Chairman invited Sen. Horn and Brad Ward, of the Michigan Realtors, to summarize SB’s 120 - 121.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 120 - 121:
Steve Bieda, Michigan Department of Treasury – Oppose.
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 120 –
121:
Lee Schwartz, Homebuilders of Michigan – Support.
Tabitha Zimny, Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association – Support.
Robert Kennedy, Michigan Community Action – Support.
Jordan Kingdon, Michigan Credit Union League – Support.
Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support.
At 12:49 p.m. Sen. Daley entered the meeting.
The Chairman summarized SB 58.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 58:
David Jessup, International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers – Support
Mark Renzenbrink, International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers – Support
Andy Hyde, International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers – Support
Steve Bieda, Michigan Department of Treasury – Oppose.
Paul Weisberger, Wild Bills Tobacco – Support.
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 58:
Dave Hodgkins, American Heart Association – Oppose.
Andrew Schepers, American Cancer Society – Cancer Action Network – Oppose.
Rachel Richards, Michigan League for Public Policy – Oppose.
Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support.
Amy Drumm, Michigan Retailers Association – Support.
Matt Breslin, Cigar Association of American – Support.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:34 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 04/24/2019