MEMBERS:
SEN. KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SAM SINGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. KEVIN HERTEL
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. DAN LAUWERS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE
SEN. RICK OUTMAN
SEN. ROGER HAUCK
SEN. JOSEPH BELLINO
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENT
SENATOR SEAN MCCANN
CHAIR
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
November 2, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment was scheduled for Thursday, November 2,
2023, at 1:30 p.m., in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 4706 (Rep. MacDonell) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:31 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel,
Camilleri, Chang, Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald Rivet to adopt the meeting minutes from October 25, 2023.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chari invited Matt Dargay, of Rep. MacDonell's office, to summarize HB 4706.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4706:
Jane McCurry, Clean Fuels Michigan – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4706:
Cory Bullis, FLO EV Charging – Support
Reka Holley Voelker, Michigan Public Service Commission – Support
Chris Semrinec, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Support
Carlee Knot, Michigan Environmental Council – Support
Samarth Medakkar, Advanced Energy United – Support
Justin Carpenter, Michigan EIBC – Support
Paul Corbett, MICH Auto – Support
Bret Marr, General Motors – Support
Zach Kahn, Tesla – Support
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald Rivet to report HB 4706 to the floor with recommendation
that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang,
Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
At 1:40 p.m., the Chair called for the committee to go at ease.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 4:58 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: November 7, 2023
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