MEMBERS:
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. THOMAS ALBERT, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON LABOR
SENATOR JOHN CHERRY
CHAIR
3600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-0142
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 20, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Labor was scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in
the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 571 (S-2) (Sen. Cherry) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Cherry, Sen.(s) Camilleri, Cavanagh and Albert, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Camilleri to adopt the meeting minutes from February 15, 2024.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Camilleri to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 571. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Cherry, Sen.(s) Camilleri and Cavanagh.
Nays: Sen.(s) Albert.
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 571:
Jayshona Hicks and Sean Egan, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity – No Position
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 571:
Joe Henri, Dimension Energy – Support
Todd Tennis, IBEW Michigan State Conference – Support
Eli Isaguirre, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights – Support
Robert Joerg, Michigan Laborers District Council – Support
Shane Hernandez, ABC of Michigan – Opposition
Jim Murray, Summit Ridge Energy – Support
Stephanie Johnson, UWUA - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to report the (S-2) version of SB 571 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Cherry, Sen.(s) Camilleri and Cavanagh.
Nays: Sen.(s) Albert.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 10:13 a.m.
Date adopted by committee: 05/16/24
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