HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. ANGELA WITWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 20,
2024
8:30
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, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh,
Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele.
Absent: Rep. Puri.
Excused: Rep. Puri.
Representative Skaggs moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 12, 2024. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative O'Neal moved to excuse Representative Puri from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid Legislative Transfer Requests 2024-3, 2024-6, 2024-7 and 2024-8 before the
committee.
Mary Ann Cleary, representing the House Fiscal Agency, provided testimony on Legislative
Transfer Request 2024-8.
Representative Morse moved to approve Legislative Transfer Request 2024-8. The motion
prevailed 24-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Slagh,
Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Beson, Schuette, Steele.
Representative O'Neal moved to approve Legislative Transfer Request 2024-3. The motion
prevailed 20-7-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Slagh, Beson, DeBoer,
Schuette.
Nays: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, Kuhn, Steele.
Pass: None.
Nichole Keway Biber, representing the Anishinaabe Caucus, testified in opposition to Legislative
Transfer Request 2024-6.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to Legislative Transfer Request 2024-6, but
did not wish to speak:
Emily Smith, representing the Michigan Environmental Council.
Representative McKinney moved to approve Legislative Transfer Request 2024-6. The motion
prevailed 21-5-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, DeBoer,
Schuette.
Nays: Reps. Morgan, Lightner, Bollin, Fink, Steele.
Pass: Reps. Cavitt, Kuhn.
Representative Martus moved to approved Legislative Transfer Request 2024-7. The motion
prevailed 17-9-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Green.
Nays: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele.
Pass: Reps. Cavitt, DeBoer.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Witwer adjourned the meeting at
8:51 AM.
Representative Angela Witwer, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov