COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 28, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted the Committee Rules.
2. Presentation by Tim Sowton, Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy for the Business
Leaders for Michigan.
3. Presentation by Delaney McKinley, Senior Director of Governmental Affairs and Membership for the
Michigan Manufactures Association.
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time,
the following members were present: Chairman Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Schmidt,
McMorrow, Geiss, and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the committee rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chairman Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Schmidt, McMorrow, Geiss, and Moss
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chairman made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Lauwers
was excused from the meeting.
The Chairman invited Tim Sowton, Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy for the Business
Leaders for Michigan, to give a presentation.
The Chairman invited Delaney McKinley, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Membership for the
Michigan Manufacturers Association, to give a presentation.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:07 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 3/7/19
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MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, VICE CHAIR
SEN. PETER MACGREGOR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE SCHMIDT
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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