MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
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 20, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 12:00 noon, in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 459 (Sen. Moss) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported SB 129 (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation.
3. Reported SB 437 (S-1) (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation and immediate effect.
4. Testimony on Senate Bills 360-361 (Sen. Victory); Senate Bill 362 (S-1) (Sen. Brinks);
Senate Bill 364 (Sen. Moss); Senate Bill 422 (Sen. Horn); Senate Bill 432 (Sen. Schmidt).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:01p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald,
McMorrow, Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald to adopt the meeting minutes from May 13, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair read in the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 459:
Monique Field-Foster, Brush Park Development – Support
Aaron Keel, MI Department of Treasury – Neutral
Alex Mansour, Partner at Brushpark Development - Support
Jared Belka, Partner at Warner Norcross Judd - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report SB 459 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 459. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair invited Senator Schmidt and Goeff Hanson of Main Street Legislative Consultants to present
testimony on SB 129.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 129 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 437. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony on SB 437(S-1):
Turkia Mullins, CEO of APIS – Support
W. Emery Matthews, Managing Principal, Real Estate Interests LLC – Support
The Chair read in the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee on SB 437(S-1):
Greg Bird, MEDC - Neutral
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report the (S-1) version of SB 437 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 437. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Senator McMorrow to adopt the (S-1) version to SB 362. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the substitute was adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to testify on Senate Bills 360-361; Senate Bill 362 (S-1); Senate Bill
364; Senate Bill 422; Senate Bill 432:
Brent Forsberg, TA Forsberg – Support
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Richard Raffaelli, Supervisor in Oceana County – Support
Aaron Keel, Michigan Department of Treasury – Oppose
Mark Garcia, MSHDA – Oppose
Ryan Kilpatrick, Executive Director, Housing Next – Support
Ryan VerWys, CEO, Inner City Christian Federation – Support
Josh Mills, Frankfurt City Superintendent – Support
Alex Houseman, Central & Northern Michigan Director, Michigan Realtors Association – Support
The following individuals submitted testimony on Senate Bills 364 and 432:
Meghann Keit, Government Affairs Associate, Michigan Association of Counties – Opposed
The following organizations submitted testimony on Senate Bills 360, 362, and 364:
Michigan Association of School Boards – Opposed
Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators – Opposed
Michigan Education Association – Opposed
Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators – Opposed
American Federation of Teachers – Opposed
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals – Opposed
Middle Cities Education Association – Opposed
Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association – Opposed
The Chair read in the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify on Senate Bills 360-361; Senate Bill 362
(S-1); Senate Bill 364; Senate Bill 422; Senate Bill 432:
Josh Lunger
Grand Rapids Chamber -Support
Dawn Crandall
Home Builders Association of Michigan -Support
Yarrow Brown
Housing North-Support
Kent Wood
Borealis Strategic-Support
Kirstie Sieloff
Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance-Support
Amanda Scott
Child and Family Services-Support
Warren Call
Traverse Connect-Support
Phil Yeiter
Priority Health-Support
David Bilardello
Spectrum Health-Support
Susan F Jones
Private Individual-Support
Kimberly Kihnke
Bay North Realty-Support
Frances K. Bond
Advocates for Benzie County-Support
Jonathan Stimson
Homestretch Nonprofit Housing Corp. -Support
David Bulkowski
Disability Advocates of Kent County -Support
MaryEllen Hyttinen
Western U.P. Planning & Development Region-Support
William Witler
Sleeping Bear Gateways Council-Support
Robert O'Hara
Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area-Support
Lois Ellis
Dickinson Area Economic Development Alliance-Support
Wendy Clow
Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity-Support
Jill Ferrari
Renovare Development-Support
Paul Ecklund
Disability Network Southwest Michigan-Support
Dan Papineau
Michigan Chamber of Commerce-Support
Yarrow Brown
Housing North-Support
Carlin Smith
Little Traverse Bay Housing Partnership-Support
Justin Horvath
Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership-Support
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Jennifer Loechle
Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce-Support
Peter Wills
City of Muskegon-Support
Nikki Devitt
Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce-Support
Holly Cole
Chair, Ottawa County Housing Commission -Support
Paul Sachs
Ottawa County Planning and Performance Improvement-Support
Virgie Ammerman
VirgieAmmerman.com-Support
Sandra Pearson
Habitat for Humanity of Michigan-Support
Aaron Jonker
Wolverine Building Group-Support
Rose Fosdick
Manistee County HSCB-Support
Jennifer L Knapp
Harbor Inc-Support
Ryan Hannon
Goodwill Northern Michigan-Support
Dave Wilsey
Century 21 Northland -Support
Taylor Moore
Private Individual -Support
Elizabeth Chiles
Individual Realtor-Support
Joan Taylor
Safe Harbor-Support
Sharon E. Vreeland
Leelanau County Family Coordinating Council-Support
Sheryl Irving
Private Citizen-Support
John Socks
Socks Construction-Support
Jeffrey J. Tafel, CAE Home Builders Association of Western Michigan-Support
Rebecca Binder
Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing-Support
Meghann Keit
Michigan Association of Counties-Support
Roger Suppes
Trustee, Sutton’s Bay village-Support
Amy O'Brien
Private Individual – Support
Peter Spadafore
Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators – Oppose
Aaron Keel
Michigan Department of Treasury – Oppose
Ray Telman
Middle Cities Education Association – Oppose
Rusty Merchant
Economic Development Leaders for Michigan – Support
Alex Houseman
Michigan Realtors Association – Support
Jennifer Smith
Michigan Association of School Boards – Oppose
Bob Kefgen
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals – Oppose
Andy Neuman
MEA – Oppose
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:58 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 3, 2021
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