MEMBERS:
SEN. VERONICA KLINEFELT, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
SEN. KEVIN HERTEL
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. SEAN MCCANN
SEN. EDWARD MCBROOM, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ROGER VICTORY
SEN. JON BUMSTEAD
SEN. JOSEPH BELLINO
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
SENATOR ERIKA GEISS
CHAIR
5500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7800
FAX: (517) 373-9310
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 7, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was scheduled for Tuesday, March 7,
2023, at 3:30 p.m., in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 43 (S-1) (Sen. Cherry).
2. Presentation from the Michigan Townships Association.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Geiss, Sen.(s) Klinefelt, Wojno, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, McCann,
McBroom, Victory, Bumstead, and Bellino, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the meeting minutes from February 28, 2023.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Cherry to summarize SB 43.
Sen. Klinefelt offered an (S-1) version of SB 43.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 43 and (S-1):
Troy Hagon, Michigan Department of Transportation – Support
At 3:38 p.m., Sen. Camilleri left the meeting and did not return.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 43. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Geiss, Sen.(s) Klinefelt, Wojno, Hertel, Chang, McCann, McBroom, Victory, Bumstead, and
Bellino
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 43:
Lance Binoniemi, Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association – Support
William Miller, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 – Support
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The Chair invited Judy Allen, of the Michigan Townships Association, to give a presentation regarding an
overview of the Association.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 4:03 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 03/21/2023
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