MEMBERS:
SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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
February 6, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 1:00
p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Testimony regarding HB 4857 (Rep. Steckloff).
2.
Testimony regarding SB 662 (Sen. Bayer).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:02 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Shink, Hoitenga and Daley, a quorum
was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to adopt the meeting minutes from November 7, 2023.
Without objection the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up HB 4857 and invited Rep. Steckloff, to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding HB 4857:
Marilyn Trent, Rochester City Councilwoman – Support
Julie Dye, Citizen – Support
Nichole Keway Biber, Citizen – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 4857:
Emily Smith, MI Environmental Council – Support
David Lessing, Huron River Watershed Council – Support
Tim Minotas, Sierra Club Michigan – Support
Sean McBrearty Clean Water Action - Support
The Chair brought up SB 662 and invited Chloe Grabowski, of Sen. Bayer’s office to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SB 662:
Stacy Hissong, MI Association of Counties – Support
Bob Frye, MI Waterfront Alliance – Oppose
Sydney Hart and Luke Trumble, EGLE – Support
Eric Ostergren, Citizens for Higgins Lake Legal Level – Oppose
Rebecca Esselman, Huron River Watershed Council - Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 662:
Mike Spence, Southeast MI Council of Governments – Support
Logan Vorce, MI League of Conservation Voters – Support
Emily Smith, Michigan Environmental Council – Support
Tim Minotas, Sierra Club Michigan – Support
Sam Boumis, Higgins Lake Property Owners Association – Oppose
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Bayer was excused from
the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:55 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 02/20/2024