HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
REP. BRANDT IDEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means was called to order by Chair Iden.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd,
Hertel, Bolden.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 21, 2020. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5187 and HB 5188 before the committee:
HB 5187
(Rep. Warren)
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled
"General sales tax act," by amending section 25 (MCL
205.75), as amended by 2015 PA 262.
HB 5188
(Rep. Huizenga)
A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled
"Use tax act," by amending section 21 (MCL 205.111), as
amended by 2015 PA 263.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5187. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Warren offered the following amendment to HB 5187 (H-2):
1. Amend page 4, line 10, after "department." by inserting "The report required under this
subsection shall not include any remittance for tax, and does not constitute a return or otherwise
alleviate any obligations under section 6.".
Representative Warren moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5187 (H-2). The motion prevailed
11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 5187 with recommendation, as amended, as
substituted (H-3). The motion prevailed 10-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Warren, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: Rep. Meerman.
Pass: None.
Representative Kahle moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5188. The motion prevailed 10-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Warren, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: Rep. Meerman.
Pass: None.
Representative Warren offered the following amendment to HB 5188 (H-2):
1. Amend page 2, line 21, after "department." by inserting "The report required under this
subsection shall not include any remittance for tax and does not constitute a return or
otherwise alleviate the person's obligations under section 6.".
Representative Warren moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5188 (H-2). The motion prevailed
10-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Warren, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: Rep. Meerman.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report HB 5188 as amended, as substitute (H-3). The motion
prevailed 10-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Warren, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: Rep. Meerman.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5187 and HB 5188, but did not wish to
speak:
Jerry Johnson, representing the Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe
County Intermediate School District's.
Jennifer Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5188, but did not wish to speak:
Chris Glass, representing the West Michigan Talent Triangle.
The Chair laid HR 154 before the committee:
HR 154
(Rep. Johnson) A resolution to encourage the National Park
Service to establish a moose tag lottery hunt to assist in
controlling the moose population on Isle Royale.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HR 154 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 8-
3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd.
Nays: Reps. Warren, Hertel, Bolden.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HR 157 before the committee:
HR 157
(Rep. Tate)
A resolution to memorialize the President
and Congress of the United States to increase funding for the
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to $475 million per year.
Representative Leutheuser moved to report out HR 157 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Brandt Iden adjourned the meeting at
10:44 AM.
Representative Brandt Iden, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov