MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR KEN HORN
CHAIR
S-132 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1760
FAX: (517) 373-3487
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 9, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 981 (Sen. Horn), SB 982 (Sen. Schmidt) and SB 983 (Sen. Huizenga).
2. Testimony regarding HB 6017 (Rep. Bellino)
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, Huizenga,
McMorrow, Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to adopt the meeting minutes from May 26, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen. Lauwers was excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 981, SB 982 and SB 983:
Maureen Kraus, Detroit Regional Partnership – Support
Lansing Major Andy Schor – Support
Bob Trezise, Lansing Area Economic Partnership – Support
Mike Johnston, MI Manufacturers Association – Support
David Guenther, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Opposed
John C. Mozena, The Center for Economic Accountability– Opposed
Wendy Block, MI Chamber of Commerce – Support
Greg Bird and Josh Hundt, MEDC – Support
JoAnn Crary, Saginaw Future, Inc.– Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 981, SB
982 and SB 983:
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Diana Rademacher, Americans for Prosperity – Opposed
Kate DeVries, Economic Development Leaders for MI – Support
Lisa Canada, MI Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights – Support
The Chair invited Justin Carpenter, of Rep. Bellino's office, to summarize HB 6017.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 6017:
Jen Rigterink, Michigan Municipal League - Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 6017:
Nicole Nystrom, Rocket Mortgage - Support
Peter Morman, Department of Treasury - Neutral
Bob Trezise, LEAP - Support
JoAnn Crary, Saginaw Future, Inc. - Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:22 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 16, 2022
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