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
7100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-5100
FAX: (517) 373-5115
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 7, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment was scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2024, at
1:30 p.m., in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 663 (Sen. Shink) with recommendation.
2. Reported SB 687 (S-1) (Sen. McCann) with recommendation.
3. Testimony regarding SB 504 (Sen. McDonald Rivet).
4. Presentation regarding the Michigan Geological Survey on Carbon Sequestration.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:37 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 following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
663:
David Lossing, Huron River Watershed Council – Support
Kelly Turner, Potato Growers of Michigan – Oppose
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 663 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, and
Polehanki
Nays: Sen.(s) Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
Sen. Hauck offered amendments #1 and #2 to SB 687.
The Chair invited Sen. Hauck to summarize amendments #1 and #2 to SB 687.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hauck to adopt the Hauck amendment #1 to SB 687. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose,
Outman, Hauck, and Bellino
Nays: Sen. Bayer
Pass: Sen.(s) Singh and Shink
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hauck to adopt the Hauck amendment #2 to SB 687. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, Polehanki,
Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino
Nays: None
Pass: Sen. Bayer
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair offered, and summarized, amendments #3 and #4 to SB 687.
The Chair made a motion to adopt the McCann amendment #3 to SB 687. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, and
Polehanki
Nays: Sen.(s) Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair made a motion to adopt the McCann amendment #4 to SB 687. 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 amendment was adopted.
The Chair made a motion to report SB 687, as amended, as a clean substitute, 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, and Hauck
Nays: Sen.(s) Outman and Bellino
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. McDonald Rivet to summarize SB 504.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 504:
Jason Griffin, Hemlock Semiconductor – Support
The following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
504:
Tim Minotas, Sierra Club – Oppose
Veronica Horn, Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce – Support
Matt Felan, Great Lakes Bay Region Alliance – Support
Tony Stamas, Midland Business Alliance – Support
Chris Iannuzzi, Consumers Energy – Support
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The Chair invited Autumn Haagsma, Director of the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and
Education and the Assistant Director of the Michigan Geological Survey, to give a presentation regarding the
Michigan Geological Survey on Carbon Sequestration.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:49 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: March 14, 2024
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