MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES
SENATOR JEFF IRWIN
CHAIR
5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2406
FAX: (517) 373-5679
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 30, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, April 30,
2024, at 12:30 p.m., in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 539 (S-1) (Sen. Anthony).
2. Testimony regarding SB 547 (Sen. Irwin).
3. Testimony regarding SB 548 (Sen. McBroom).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:31 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey,
Hoitenga, and Damoose, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the meeting minutes from April 16, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair offered an (S-1) version of SB 539.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 539. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey, Hoitenga, and
Damoose
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Anthony to summarize SB 539 and the (S-1) version of SB 539.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 539:
Erika Farley, Rental Property Owners Association – Support
At 12:39 p.m., Sen. Cavanagh entered the meeting.
Page 1 of 2
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
539:
Holly Tatman, Apartment Association of Michigan – Support
Jim Kirsch, Property Management Association of Michigan – Support
Jim Schaafsma, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Support
John Lindley, Michigan Manufactured Housing Association – Support
Shawon Cecil, Michigan Realtors – Support
The Chair invited up Sen. McBroom and passed the gavel to Vice Chair Santana.
The Chair and Sen. McBroom summarized SB 547 and SB 548.
The Chair returned.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 547 and SB 548:
Diane Redleaf, Let Grow – Support
Sarah Clark, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital – Support
Drew Jones, Little Seeds Child Development Center – Support
Zachary Christensen, Reason Foundation – Support
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
547 and SB 548:
Dr. Daniel Seidman, Citizen – Support
Lenore Skenazy, Let Grow – Support
Jamie Krenz, Lakewood School Board Vice Chair – Support
Dr. Adam Christensen, Citizen – Support
Dr. Peter Gray, Boston College Department of Psychology – Support
Jarrett Skorup, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: May 22, 2024
Page 2 of 2