MEMBERS:
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ED MCBROOM
SEN. ROGER VICTORY
SEN. RICK OUTMAN
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. ERIKA GEISS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK
SEN. ADAM J. HOLLIER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
SENATOR TOM BARRETT
CHAIR
3200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-3447
FAX: (517) 373-5849
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 20, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was scheduled for Wednesday, March
20, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 129 (S-1) (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:44 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss,
Bullock and Hollier, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Outman to adopt the meeting minutes from March 13, 2019. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Craig Puckett, of Sen. Schmidt's office, to summarize SB 129.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 129:
Dennis Cawthorne, City of Mackinac Island – Support
Jason Gillman, Jr., Citizen – Oppose
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 129:
David Gregory, Mackinac Island Carriage Tours – Support
Mark Polsdofer, Michigan Department of Transportation – Neutral
The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-1) version to SB 129.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 129. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier
Nays: None
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The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Victory to report the (S-1) version of SB 129 to the floor with the
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 129 (S-1). Without objection, immediate
effect was recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 11:02 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: April 17, 2019
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