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MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES
SENATOR JEFF IRWIN
CHAIR
5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2406
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 24, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, June 24,
2025, at 12:00 noon, in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 372 (Sen. Bayer).
2. Testimony regarding SB 373 (Sen. Cavanagh).
3. Testimony regarding SB 374 (Sen. Geiss).
4. Testimony regarding SB 375 (Sen. Irwin).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Lindsey,
Hoitenga, and Damoose, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the meeting minutes from June 10, 2025. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Cavanagh,
Cherry, and Geiss were excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited Sen. Bayer to summarize SB 372 and SB 374.
The Chair invited Grace Rowley, of Sen. Cavanagh’s office, to summarize SB 373.
The Chair summarized SB 375.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 372 – SB 375:
Eric Hufnagel, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness – Support
William Lawrence, The Rent is Too Damn High Coalition – Support
Erika Farley, Rental Property Owners Association of Michigan – Oppose
Khadja Erickson, Mid-Michigan Tenant Resource Center – Support
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Jim Schaafsma, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Support
The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding
SB 372 – SB 375:
Shawon Cecil, Michigan Realtors – Oppose
Tim Langholz, NFIB – Oppose
Joyce Brighton, KMG Prestige – Oppose
Jim Kirsch, Property Management Association – Oppose
Mary Howell, Legacy LLC – Oppose
Kevin Kiefer, Krimson – Oppose
Steve Lyman, Naked Capital – Oppose
Cathy Lombardo, Lombardo Companies – Oppose
Holly Tatman, Apartment Association of Michigan – Oppose
John Lindley, Michigan Manufactured Housing Association – Oppose
Mariah Walton, City of Ann Arbor – Support
Jessi Averill, Washtenaw Housing Alliance – Support
Lisa Chapman, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness – Support
Mary Pollock, Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network – Support
Julie Cassidy, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Rosanita Ratcliff, Citizen – Support
Karen Andersen, Citizen – Support
Marge Wisniewski, MHAction – Support
Dona Marie Griffin, Citizen – Support
MJ Kimo Keawe, Citizen – Support
Carla Kinsey, Citizen – Support
Dale Vass, Citizen – Support
James Grant, Citizen – Support
Kristina Steele, Citizen – Support
Susan Sanderson, Citizen – Support
Vickie Perrier, Citizen – Support
Jack Stilson, Citizen – Support
Pam Maxey, Citizen – Support
Cynthia Yewell, Citizen – Support
Veronica Shepard, Citizen – Support
Joanne Wise, Citizen – Support
Pamela Ortner, Citizen – Support
Jan Wegman, Citizen – Support
The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding
SB 372:
Nate Love, Consumer Data Industry Association – Oppose
The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding
SB 375:
Jarrett Skorup, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Oppose
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:08 p.m.