MEMBERS:
SEN. KEVIN HERTEL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. RICK OUTMAN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES
SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT
CHAIR
6600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX: (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 18, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Veterans and Emergency Services was scheduled for Wednesday,
September 18, 2024, at 9:15 a.m., in the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 977 (Sen. Bellino) with recommendation.
2. Reported SB 978 (Sen. Bellino) with recommendation.
3. Reported HB 5127 (Rep. McFall) with recommendation.
4. Reported HB 5434 (Rep. Glanville) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:17 a.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana and Outman, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to adopt the meeting minutes from September 11, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 977 and invited Sen.(s) Bellino and Lindsey to summarize the bill.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to report SB 977 to the floor with recommendation that the bill
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana and Outman
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up SB 978 and invited Sen. Bellino to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 978:
Troy Goodnough, Monroe County Sheriff - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Outman to report SB 978 to the floor with recommendation that the bill
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana and Outman
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up HB 5127 and invited Nick Andary of Rep. McFall’s office to summarize the bill.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to report HB 5127 to the floor with recommendation that the bill
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana and Outman
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up HB 5434.
The Chair recessed the committee from 10:29 a.m. to 10:37 a.m.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report HB 5434 to the floor with recommendation that the
bill pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana and Outman
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair recessed the committee from 10:38 a.m. to 10:43 a.m.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 10:43 a.m.
Date adopted by committee: 11/13/24