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
S-132 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1760
FAX: (517) 373-3487
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 12, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 888 (Sen. Ananich).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, MacDonald, Huizenga,
McMorrow and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from April 21, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen.(s) LaSata and Geiss were excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited Senate Majority Leader Shirkey to summarize SB 888.
The Chair invited Bob Burnett of Divvy Systems and Barefoot Mining for a presentation on cryptocurrency and
bitcoin.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 888:
Steve Japinga, Lansing Chamber of Commerce – Support
Brent Forsberg, TA Forsberg Inc. – Support
David Silva Smith – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:17 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: May 19, 2022
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