HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JAMES LOWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to
order by the Chair.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Meerman, Paquette,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Hope.
Representative Crawford moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 13, 2019. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4121 before the committee:
HB 4121
(Rep. Byrd)
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The
general property tax act,” by amending section 78q (MCL
211.78q), as amended by 2016 PA 518.
Tim Greimel, representing AFSCME Council 25, testified in support of HB 4121.
Representative Ellison moved to refer House Bill No. 4121 to the committee on Ways and Means
with recommendation. The motion prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Meerman, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Ellison moved to excuse Representative Hope from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. James Lower adjourned the meeting
at 12:02 PM.
Representative James Lower, Chair
Angela Lake
Committee Clerk
alake@house.mi.gov