MEMBERS:
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SENATOR DALE W. ZORN
CHAIR
5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-3543
FAX: (517) 373-0927
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 31, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was scheduled for Thursday, October 31, 2019, at
1:30 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 608, SB 609 and SB 610 (Sen. Zorn).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m. He instructed the clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Zorn, Sen.(s) Johnson, Daley, Alexander and Moss, a quorum was
present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to adopt the meeting minutes from October 10, 2019. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 608, SB 609 and SB 610:
Cheryl Wassa, Citizen – Support
Karlene Lehman and I. Matthew Miller, Property Management Association of Michigan – Support
Jim Schaafsma, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Opposition
Steve Tomowiak, Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit – Opposition
Nancy Haynes, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan – Opposition
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 608 and SB 610:
Matt Hagan, Hagan Realty Inc. – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals who did not wish to testify regarding SB 608 and SB 610:
Leah Panagopoulos, Gillespie Group – Support
Cheryl Zagorski, KMG Prestige – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals who did not wish to testify regarding SB 610:
Matt Black, Michigan Academy of Family Physicians – Opposition
The Chair read the cards of those individuals who did not wish to restify regarding SB 608, SB 609, and SB
610:
Amanda Fisher, NFIB – Support
Alice Ehn, Washtenaw Area Apartment Association – Support
Pamela Lovell, AMP Residential – Support
Jessica Wressel, Big Rock Management Corporation – Support
Sheri Mulder, Meadow Springs Apartments – Support
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Charity Henkelman, Koetse Communities – Support
Lauren Peake, Bayberry Farms Apartments – Support
Dawn Lottman, Marcell Ridge Apartments – Support
Claudia Edwards, Chateau Village Apartments – Support
John Lindley, Michigan Manufactured Housing Association – Support
Marianne Huff, Mental Health Association – Opposition
Pam Amato, Mallory, Lapka, Scott, and Selin, PLLC – Support
Jeff Hudgins, Hudgins Realty – Support
Tabitha Zimmy, Apartment Association of Michigan – Support
Mark Fisk, East Lansing Properties – Support
Clay Powell, Rental Property Owners Association of Michigan – Support
Forrest Wall, Homebuilders of Southeastern Michigan – Support
Mark Fisk, Byrum and Fisk – Support
Nancy Marr, Prime Housing Group – Support
Former State Representative Lesia Liss, Citizen – Support
Nancy Zachary, AMP Residential – Support
Jill Estes, KMG – Support
Amber Williams, Monarch – Support
Heather Collin, PMA Mid Michigan – Support
Suzanna Bellon, Central Park Apartments – Support
Jennifer Love, AMP Residential – Support
Mika Bunn, Somerset Park Apartments – Support
Jimi Bellun, Club Meridian Apartments – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:47 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 02/06/2020
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