,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
Chair Calley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Absent: Rep. Mekoski.
Excused: Rep. Mekoski.
Representative Paquette moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 18, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5768 and HB 5769 before the committee:
HB 5768
(Rep. Wendzel)
A bill to amend 2018 PA 57, entitled "Recodified
tax increment financing act," by amending
sections 215 and 413 (MCL 125.4215 and
125.4413).
HB 5769
(Rep. Wendzel)
A bill to amend 1974 PA 198, entitled "An act to
provide for the establishment of plant
rehabilitation districts and industrial development
districts in local governmental units; to provide for
the exemption from certain taxes; to levy and
collect a specific tax upon the owners of certain
facilities; to impose and provide for the
disposition of an administrative fee; to provide for
the disposition of the tax; to provide for the
obtaining and transferring of an exemption
certificate and to prescribe the contents of those
certificates; to prescribe the powers and duties of
the state tax commission and certain officers of
local governmental units; and to provide
penalties," by amending sections 5, 7a, 9, 14, 15,
16, 19, and 22 (MCL 207.555, 207.557a, 207.559,
207.564, 207.565, 207.566, 207.569, and
207.572), section 5 as amended by 1996 PA 323,
section 7a as added by 1996 PA 513, section 9 as
amended by 2014 PA 513, section 14 as amended
by 2011 PA 319, section 15 as amended by 2010
PA 122, section 16 as amended by 1982 PA 417,
and section 22 as amended by 2010 PA 273, and
by adding section 14c.
Representative Wendzel and Rob Cleveland, representing Cornerstone Alliance, testified in
support of HB 5768 and HB 5769. Questions and discussion followed.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 5769, but did not wish
to speak:
Manny Lentine, representing the Michigan Assessors Association.
The Chair laid HB 5863 and HB 5864 before the committee:
HB 5863
(Rep. Roth)
A bill to amend 1897 PA 230, entitled "An act to
provide for the formation of corporations for the
purpose of owning, maintaining and improving
lands and other property kept for the purposes of
summer resorts or for ornament, recreation or
amusement, and to repeal all laws or parts of laws
in conflict herewith; and to impose certain duties
on the department of commerce," (MCL 455.1 to
455.24) by adding section 19.
HB 5864
(Rep. Roth)
A bill to amend 1982 PA 162, entitled "Nonprofit
corporation act," by amending section 123 (MCL
450.2123), as amended by 2014 PA 557.
Representative Bezotte moved to report out HB 5863 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa.
Nays: Rep. Cavanagh.
Pass: None.
Representative Bezotte moved to report out HB 5864 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa.
Nays: Rep. Cavanagh.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5600 before the committee:
HB 5600
(Rep. Steven Johnson)
A bill to amend 1967 PA 288, entitled "Land
division act," by amending section 222a (MCL
560.222a), as added by 2004 PA 590.
Representative Johnson explained substitute (H-1) to HB 5600.
Representative Bellino moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5600. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Howell moved to report out HB 5600 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid before the Committee a presentation by John A. Yellich, Director, Michigan
Geological Survey. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Slagh moved to excuse Representative Mekoski from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Calley adjourned the meeting at
1:05 PM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov