HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. ANGELA WITWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 14,
2024
9:00
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Appropriations was called to order by Chair Witwer.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson,
Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele.
Absent: Rep. McKinney.
Excused: Rep. McKinney.
Representative O'Neal moved to excuse Representative McKinney from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Brabec moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 1, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Martus moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 7, 2024. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Chair Witwer offered the following proposed Committee rules:
1. For any item of legislation considered by the committee, at least 1 meeting will be called at
which the public may address the committee regarding that item of legislation. Oral testimony
may be limited at the discretion of the committee chair. The Committee may accept written
testimony in lieu of oral testimony.
2. All testimony shall be on the subject matter pertaining to the committee agenda.
The Committee discussed the proposed rules.
Representative O'Neal moved to adopt the proposed Committee rules. The motion prevailed 17-
5-6:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, DeBoer.
Nays: Reps. Green, Cavitt, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele.
Pass: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink.
The Chair laid the presentation from the House Fiscal Agency before the Committee.
Director Mary Ann Cleary and Deputy Director Kevin Koorstra, representing the House Fiscal
Agency, provided a presentation on Governor Whitmer's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Recommendations.
Perry Zielack, representing the House Fiscal Agency, approached to answer questions from
committee members.
Ben Gielczyk, representing the House Fiscal Agency, approached to answer questions from
committee members.
Jacqueline Mullen, representing the House Fiscal Agency, approached to answer questions from
committee members.
The Chair laid HB 4842 before the committee:
HB 4842
(Rep. Price)
A bill to amend 1964 PA 183, entitled "An act
creating the state building authority with power to
acquire, construct, furnish, equip, own, improve,
enlarge, operate, mortgage, and maintain facilities
for the use of the state or any of its agencies; to act
as a developer or co-owner of facilities as a
condominium project for the use of the state or
any of its agencies; to authorize the execution of
leases pertaining to those facilities by the building
authority with the state or any of its agencies; to
authorize the payment of true rentals by the state;
to provide for the issuance of revenue obligations
by the building authority to be paid from the true
rentals to be paid by the state and other resources
and security provided for and pledged by the
building authority; to authorize the creation of
funds; to authorize the conveyance of lands by the
state or any of its agencies for the purposes
authorized in this act; to authorize the appointment
of a trustee for bondholders; to permit remedies
for the benefit of parties in interest; to provide for
other powers and duties of the authority; and to
provide for other matters in relation to the
authority and its obligations," by amending section
8 (MCL 830.418), as amended by 2012 PA 519.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4842, but did not wish to speak:
Rob Mass, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury.
Representative Price moved to report out HB 4842 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
18-8-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Slagh, DeBoer.
Nays: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Beson, Fink, Cavitt, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele.
Pass: Reps. Green, Borton.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Witwer adjourned the meeting at
9:48 AM.
Representative Angela Witwer, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov