MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA
SEN. JOHN N. DAMOOSE
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES
SENATOR JEFF IRWIN
CHAIR
5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2406
FAX: (517) 373-5679
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
January 24, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, January 24,
2023, at 12:00 noon, in the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted the Committee Rules.
2. Reported SB 3 (S-5) (Sen. McDonald Rivet) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss,
Lindsey, Hoitenga, and Damoose, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the committee rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Hoitenga, and
Damoose
Nays: Sen. Lindsey
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. McDonald Rivet to summarize SB 3.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 3:
Michelle Van Dyke, Heart of West Michigan United Way – Support
Joel Arnold, Communities First, Inc. – Support
Beth Sorenson Prince, United Way of Midland County – Support
Lyn Raymond, United Way of Ottawa and Allegan Counties – Support
Bobby Dorigo Jones, Michigan's Children – Support
Nancy Lindman, Michigan Association of United Ways – Support
James and Renee Harvey, Citizens – Support
Richard Cron, Citizen – Support
Scott Little, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region – Support
Lisa Prince, Echo Media – Support
Diane Middleton, Midland Business Alliance – Support
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Richard Cannon, Church of the Messiah Housing Corporation – Support
Richard Cannon, Hearts for Homes, Inc. – Support
Joseph Gentry, United Way of Northeast Michigan – Support
Cathleen Miller, University of Michigan Flint – Support
Bobby Burch, Citizen – Support
Nzingha Masani-Manuel, Detroit Affordable Housing Task Force – Support
Arthur Havlicek, Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber – Support
Steve Japinga, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce – Support
Barbara Sistrunk, Summit Financial Wellness – Support
Magen Samyn, Bay Area Chamber of Commerce – Support
Antonia Alexander, Citizen – Support
Jonathan Knott, Inner City Action Networking – Support
Lisa Cripps-Downey, Berrien Community Foundation – Support
Paula Trilety, West Outer Drive Civic Association – Support
David Tirsell, Macomb County Habitat for Humanity – Support
Wende Randall, Kent County Essential Needs Task Force – Support
Jeri Hunley, Single Family Living – Support
Nate Henschel, Grand Rapids Chamber – Support
Terri Legg, United Way Montcalm Ionia Counties – Support
Jonathan Stimson, HomeStretch Housing – Support
Heather Cole, United Way of Southwest Michigan – Support
Max Glick, Lighthouse MI – Support
Blane McLane, Comunidades Para Tod@s – Support
Catherine Distelrath, Corporation for Supportive Housing – Support
Sommer Foster, Michigan Voices – Support
Rachele Downs, Women's Sustainable Development Initiative – Support
Alex Little, City of Benton Harbor – Support
Christine Robere, United Way of the Lakeshore – Support
Kaci Messeder, Detroit Disability Power – Support
Mary Pollock, Michigan National Organization for Women – Support
Beverly Beard, WT Stevens Construction, Inc. – Support
Gladys Noble, College Park Community Association – Support
Leslie Malcolmson, Citizen – Support
Chacrice Miles, Citizen – Support
Priscilla Perkins, Accounting Aid Society – Support
Ryan Hundt, Michigan Works! Association – Support
Aftan Malone, Olli & Vyn – Support
Leah Robinson, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
Hillary Watson, Citizen – Support
Regina Bell, Council of Michigan Foundations – Support
Amy Drumm, Michigan Retailers Association – Support
George Moroz, Special Assistant to the President at the Henry Ford – Support
Amanda Holiday, Congress of Communities – Support
Paul Ecklund, Disability Network Southwest Michigan – Support
Kermit Williams, Oakland Forward – Support
Chenita Gary, Our Own Wall Street – Support
Jametta Lilly, Detroit Parent Network – Support
Tom Edmiston, Capital Area Housing Partnership – Support
Beth Berglin, Kalamazoo Community Foundation – Support
Randy Block, Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network – Support
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Stacey Stevens, Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion – Support
Veronica Horn, Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce – Support
Ken Sikkema, Michigan Consensus Policy Project – Support
Kristal Johnson, Citizen – Support
Autumn Butler, Oakland Forward – Support
Nomi Joyrich, Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network – Support
Jenny Kinne, NARAL – Support
Norman Clement, Detroit Change Initiative – Support
Gwendolyn Winston, Wisdom Institute – Support
Holly Miller, United Way of Midland County – Support
Kimle Nailer, Nail-Rite Construction Company and Positive S.I.S.T.E.R.S. – Support
Felicia Cash, Mothering Justice – Support
Rev. Dr. Bruce Roller, United Church Outreach Ministry – Support
Linda Bowie, Citizen – Support
Trecia Jefferson Faison, Pure Essence Enterprise LLC – Support
Aprilell Packnett, Citizen – Support
Maureen Watson Bolger, The Salvation Army – Support
Nicholas Occhipinti, Michigan LCV – Support
Jeff Hewson, Michigan Family Forum – Support
Henry Wolf, Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance – Support
Henry Wolf, Traverse Connect – Support
James Hohman, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Oppose
Lurray Brown, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Support
Hugh Madden, Prosperity Michigan – Support
Jessica AcMoody, CEDAM – Support
Rebecca O'Connell, Lake Trust Credit Union – Support
Joan Gustafoson, Michigan Nonprofit Association – Support
Michele Strasz, United Way of South Central Michigan – Support
David Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support
Tim Sowton, Business Leaders for Michigan – Support
Matt Sowash, Traverse City Tourism – Support
Todd Tennis, Center for Civil Justice – Support
Ben Dowd, Old Town Commercial Association – Support
Robert Kennedy, Michigan Community Action – Support
Peter Morman, Michigan Department of Treasury – Support
Jeff Cobb, The Education Trust Midwest – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 3:
Monique Staton, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Bethany Broom Dombrowski, Citizen – Support
John McNamara, Michigan Restaurants and Lodging – Support
Brian Calley, Small Business Association of Michigan – Support
Tom Hickson, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support
Dr. Darienne Driver Hudson, United Way for South-Eastern Michigan – Support
Brad Williams, Detroit Regional Chamber – Support
The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-5) version of SB 3.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the (S-5) version of SB 3. The vote was as follows:
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Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey, Hoitenga,
and Damoose
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-5) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report the (S-5) version of SB 3 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, and Damoose
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey and Hoitenga
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:59 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: February 21, 2023
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