MEMBERS:
SEN. KEN HORN, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. ARIC NESBITT
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. JON C. BUMSTEAD
SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D.
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. DOUGLAS WOZNIAK
SEN. SEAN MCCANN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. WINNIE BRINKS
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND
TECHNOLOGY
SENATOR DAN LAUWERS
CHAIR
S-2 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7708
FAX: (517) 373-1450
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 1, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy and Technology was scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at
2:00 p.m., in the Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 672 (S-1) (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Lauwers, Sen.(s) Horn, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Bumstead, Bizon,
Schmidt, Wozniak, McCann, Brinks, McMorrow and Bullock, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the meeting minutes from February 1, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 672. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lauwers, Sen.(s) Horn, LaSata, Nesbitt, Bumstead, Bizon, Schmidt, Wozniak, McCann, Brinks,
McMorrow, and Bullock.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 672:
Nicole Nystrom, Mastercard – Support
David Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support
Bill Flory, Michigan Association for Justice – Opposed
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to report the (S-1) version of SB 672 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lauwers, Sen.(s) Horn, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Bumstead, Bizon, Schmidt, and Wozniak.
Nays: Sen.(s) McCann, Brinks, McMorrow, and Bullock.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 672. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:08 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: March 8, 2022
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