HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
REP. DIANA FARRINGTON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
12:00 PM
Room 307, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Financial Services was called to order by the Chair
Farrington.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Farrington, Schroeder, Sheppard, Bellino, Berman, Wakeman, Gay-Dagnogo,
Wittenberg, Clemente, Stone.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Whitsett.
Representative Sheppard moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 12, 2019. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4251 before the committee:
HB 4251
(Rep. Sowerby) A bill to amend 2005 PA 244, entitled
“Deferred presentment service transactions act,” by
amending sections 33 and 40 (MCL 487.2153 and
487.2160).
Representative Sowerby testified in support of HB 4251.
Representative Gay-Dagnogo moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4251. The motion prevailed
10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Farrington, Schroeder, Sheppard, Bellino, Berman, Wakeman, Gay-Dagnogo,
Wittenberg, Clemente, Stone.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Dallas Lenear, representing Project Green, testified in support of HB 4251.
John Rabenold, representing Check N Go of Michigan, testified in opposition to HB 4251.
Ron Hicks, representing Advance America, testified in opposition to HB 4251.
Jessica AcMoody, representing the Community Economic Development Association of
Michigan, testified in support of HB 4251.
De'Angelo Boone, representing himself, testified in support of HB 4251.
Tom Hickson, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference, testified in support of HB 4251.
Sandy Pearson, representing Habitat for Humanity of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4251.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4251, but did not wish to
speak:
Ruth Johnson, representing the Community Development Advocates of Detroit.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4251, but did not wish to speak:
Monica Schuyler, representing the Pennies from Heaven Foundation.
Jeremy DeRoo, representing LINC UP.
Eric Hufnagel, representing the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness.
Eric Schertzing, representing the Ingham County Treasurer.
Richard Cannon, representing the Church of the Messiah Housing Corporation.
Kirsten Elliott, representing the Community Housing Network.
Lorray Brown, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program.
Suzanne VanDam, representing the Friends in Deed, Circles Washtenaw County.
Jamie Guise, representing the Old National Bank.
Norm DeLisle, representing the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition.
Joan Risgin, representing the Optimist Neighborhood Association.
Artina Hardman, representing Mack Alive.
Tom Edmiston, representing Cinnaire.
Michelle LaJoie, representing Alger-Marquette Community Action.
Jennifer Grau, representing Grau Interpersonal Communication.
Helen Lehman, representing the New Development Corporation.
Bridget Healy, representing the United Way of Washtenaw County.
Simon Marshall-Shah, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Robb Kennedy, representing Michigan Community Action.
Carmen Mora, representing the Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity.
Greg Hull, representing the Genesee County Habitat for Humanity.
Mancy Pellegrini, representing the Menominee River Habitat for Humanity.
Amy Gibbs, representing the Wexford-Osceola Habitat for Humanity.
Mandy Morbin, representing the Cheboygan County Habitat for Humanity.
Litecia Jankowski, representing the Otsego County Habitat for Humanity.
Kim Friedrich, representing the Isabella County Habitat for Humanity.
Barbara Seabolt, representing the Mecosta County Habitat for Humanity.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4251, but did not wish to speak:
Meredith Fossett, representing Axcess Financial.
The Chair laid HB 4908 before the committee:
HB 4908
(Rep. Whitsett) A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled “State
housing development authority act of 1966," by amending
section 32 (MCL 125.1432), as amended by 2012 PA 328.
Taylor Darling representing Representative Whitsett, testified in support of HB 4908.
Mark Garcia, Jeff Sykes, Will Moseng representing the Michigan State Housing Development
Authority, testified in support of HB 4908.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4908, but did not wish to speak:
Sandy Pearson and De'Angelo Boone, representing the Habitat for Humanity of MI.
Jessica AcMoody, representing the Community Economic Development Association of
Michigan.
Jen Rigterink, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
Representative Gay-Dagnogo moved to excuse Representative Whitsett from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Diana Farrington adjourned the
meeting at 1:09 PM.
Representative Diana Farrington, Chair
Sondra Gordon
Committee Clerk
sgordon@house.mi.gov