HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
REP. BRANDT IDEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means was called to order by Chair Iden.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Absent/Excused: Reps. Wentworth, Neeley.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 29, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 322 and SB 323 before the committee:
SB 322
(Sen. Victory)
A bill to amend 1851 PA 156, entitled "An
act to define the powers and duties of the county boards of
commissioners of the several counties, and to confer upon
them certain local, administrative and legislative powers; and
to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of
this act, "by amending section 11 (MCL 46.11), as amended
by 2016 PA 77.
SB 323
(Sen. Victory)
A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled "An
act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to the
establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing,
altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public
highways and private roads; the condemnation of property
and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation
of bridges; maintaining public access to waterways under
certain conditions; setting and protecting shade trees,
drainage, and cutting weeds and brush within this state;
providing for the election or appointment and defining the
powers, duties, and compensation of state, county, township,
and district highway officials; and to prescribe penalties and
provide remedies, "by amending section 6 of chapter IV
(MCL 224.6), as amended by 2015 PA 237.
Steven Gilbert representing Senator Victory, testified in support of SB 322 and SB 323.
Deena Bosworth and Steve Currie, representing Michigan Association of Counties, testified in
support of SB 322 and SB 323.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 322 and SB 323, but did not wish to
speak:
Ed Noyola, representing the County Road Association.
Representative Lilly moved to excuse Representatives Wentworth and Neeley from the meeting.
There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Brandt Iden adjourned the meeting at
10:52 AM.
Representative Brandt Iden, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov