MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PETER MACGREGOR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
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
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 24, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 12:00 noon, in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 5575 (Rep. Cole) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Testimony regarding SB 910 (Sen. Victory).
3. Testimony regarding SB 863 (Sen. Lucido).
4. Reported HB 4159 (S-1) (Rep. Iden) with recommendation and immediate effect.
5. Reported SB 1054 (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation and immediate effect.
6. Reported SB 1097 (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata,
McMorrow, Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. MacGregor to adopt the meeting minutes from September 10, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Representative Cole to summarize House Bill 5575
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5575:
Joel Boussert, Stonehenge Capital – Support
Greg Bird, Michigan Economic Development Corporation – Neutral
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 5575 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 5575. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair invited Senator Victory to summarize Senate Bill 910.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 910:
Andy Nuemann, Michigan Education Association – Opposed
The Chair invited Senator Lucido to summarize SB 863.
The Chair invited Frank Waters from Representative Iden's Office to summarize HB 4159.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4159:
Travis Boeskool, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4159:
Bill Jackson, City of Grand Rapids – Support
Rusty Merchant, Economic Development Leaders for Michigan – Support
July Allen, Michigan Township Association – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4159. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report the (S-1) version of HB 4159 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4159. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair invited Senator Schmidt to summarize SB 1054.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1054:
Kim Lupini – Opposed
Tom Marriott, Oceana Beach Association – Support
Goeff Hansen, Mainstreet Legislative Consultants – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report SB 1054 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 1054. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair invited Senator Schmidt to summarize SB 1097.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1097:
Jeff Smoke, Great Lakes Capital – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report SB 1097 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 1097. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:44 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: October 1, 2020
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