HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. ANGELA WITWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 27,
2023
9:00
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State
Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Appropriations was called to order by Chair Witwer.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh,
Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative O'Neal moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 3, 2023. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid Legislative Transfer Request 2023-5 before the committee.
Terri Fitzpatrick, Josh Hundt, and Bree Anderson, all representing the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation, testified in support of Legislative Transfer Request 2023-5, and
answered questions from committee members on Legislative Transfer Request 2023-4. Questions
and discussion followed.
The Chair laid Legislative Transfer Request 2023-3 and 2023-6 before the committee.
Viola Bay Wild, representing the House Fiscal Agency, provided testimony on Legislative
Transfer Request 2023-3 and Legislative Transfer Request 2023-6.
The following person submitted a card in support of Legislative Transfer Request 2023-3 and
2023-6 , but did not wish to speak:
Ashley Steffen, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development.
The following person submitted a card in support of Legislative Transfer Request 2023-5, but did
not wish to speak:
Connor Spalding, representing the City of Lansing.
The following person submitted a card in support of Legislative Transfer Request 2023-6, but did
not wish to speak:
Heather Feuerstein, representing the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Representative Steckloff moved to approve Legislative Transfer Request 2023-3, Legislative
Transfer Request 2023-5, and Legislative Transfer Request 2023-6. The motion prevailed 23-6-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Green, Slagh, Beson,
Borton, Cavitt.
Nays: Reps. Bollin, Fink, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid Legislative Transfer Request 2023-4 before the committee.
Representative Skaggs moved to approve Legislative Transfer Request 2023-4. The motion
prevailed 18-11-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Green.
Nays: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette,
Steele.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Witwer adjourned the meeting at
9:24 AM.
Representative Angela Witwer, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov