MEMBERS:
SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT
CHAIR
6600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX: (517) 373-5958
DRAFT
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
December 3, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at
8:30 a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Reported SB 1044 (S-2) (Sen. Klinefelt) with recommendation.
2.
Reported SB 1045 (S-1) (Sen. Klinefelt) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Shink and Daley, a quorum was
present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to adopt the meeting minutes from November 12, 2024.
Without objection the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up the (S-2) version of SB 1044, and the (S-1) version of SB 1045 and summarize both bills
for the committee.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SB’s 1044 and 1045:
Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Association - Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 1044 and 1045:
Bill Zaagman, GCSI, MI Association of County Clerks - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 1044. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Shink and Daley
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to report SB 1044 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer and Shink
Nays: Sen. Daley
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1045. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Shink and Daley
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 1045 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer and Shink
Nays: Sen. Daley
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection,
Sen. Hoitenga was excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 8:45 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: