MEMBERS:
SEN. KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SAM SINGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. KEVIN HERTEL
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. DAN LAUWERS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE
SEN. RICK OUTMAN
SEN. ROGER HAUCK
SEN. JOSEPH BELLINO
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENT
SENATOR SEAN MCCANN
CHAIR
7100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-5100
FAX: (517) 373-5115
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 22, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment was scheduled for Thursday, February 22,
2024, at 1:00 p.m., in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 398 (S-2) (Sen. McCann) with recommendation.
2. Testimony regarding SB 663 (Sen. Shink).
3. Testimony regarding SB 687 (Sen. McCann).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel,
Camilleri, Chang, Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald Rivet to adopt the meeting minutes from February 15, 2024.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
Sen. Chang offered an (S-2) version of SB 398.
The Chair invited Sen. Chang to summarize the (S-2) version of SB 398.
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
398:
Liz Kirkwood, FLOW – Support
Christy McGillivray, Sierra Club – Support
Justin Tomei, Michigan United Conservation Clubs – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 398. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang,
Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino
Nays: None
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The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to report the (S-2) version of SB 398 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang,
Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited Sen. Shink to summarize SB 663.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 663:
Syndey Hart and Phil Avgiroff, EGLE – Support
Megan Tinsley, Michigan Environmental Council – Support
Carrie La Seur, FLOW – Support
Ben Tirrell, Michigan Farm Bureau – Oppose
Christy McGillivray, Sierra Club – Support
Tim Langholz, NFIB – Oppose
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
663:
Nick Occhipinti, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Support
Deena Bosworth, Michigan Association of Counties – Oppose
Jennifer McKay, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council – Support
Bill Wood, West Michigan Environmental Action Council – Support
Marie McCormick, Friends of the Rouge – Support
Brittany Sommerville, Healthy Pine River – Support
Evan Zimmermann, Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition – Support
Scott Troia, Great Lakes Environmental Law Center – Support
Melissa DeSimone, Michigan Lakes and Streams Association – Support
Pam Taylor, Environmentally Concerned Citizens of South Central Michigan – Support
Sean McBrearty, Clean Water Action – Support
The Chair summarized SB 687.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 687:
Jayshona Hicks and Eric Federick, LEO MI-HI Office – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:19 p.m.
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