MEMBERS:
SEN. KEVIN DALEY, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
SEN. ED MCBROOM
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. WINNIE BRINKS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
SENATOR RICK OUTMAN
CHAIR
4400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-3760
FAX: (517) 373-8661
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 29, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality was scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at
1:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 4389 (Rep. Allor) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported HB 4390 (Rep. Yaroch) with recommendation and immediate effect.
3. Reported HB 4391 (S-1) (Rep. Yaroch) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:02 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, Johnson, VanderWall, Bayer, and Brinks, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to adopt the meeting minutes from October 22, 2019. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair offered an Outman amendment to HB 4391.
The Chair invited Rep. Yaroch to summarize the Outman amendment to HB 4391.
The Chair invited Travis, of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, to answer
questions regarding HB 4389 - HB 4391.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4389:
Meghann Keit, Michigan Association of Counties – Support
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The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4390
and HB 4391:
Stephanie Johnson, Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs – Neutral
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4389,
HB 4390 and HB 4391:
Mike Spence, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to report HB 4389 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, Johnson, VanderWall, Bayer, and Brinks
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4389. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report HB 4390 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, Johnson, Bayer, and Brinks
Nays: Sen. VanderWall
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4390. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to adopt the Outman amendment to HB 4391. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, Johnson, VanderWall, Bayer, and Brinks
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to report HB 4391, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the floor
with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, Johnson, Bayer, and Brinks
Nays: Sen. VanderWall
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4391 (S-1). Without objection, immediate
effect was recommended.
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The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. McBroom was
excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: January 21, 2020
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