MEMBERS:
SEN. LANA THEIS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ED MCBROOM
SEN. CURTIS HERTEL, JR., MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ADVICE AND CONSENT
SENATOR ARIC NESBITT
CHAIR
6100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-0793
FAX: (517) 373-5607
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 24, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Advice and Consent was scheduled for Thursday, September 24, 2020,
at 12:00 noon, in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. A hearing to consider the appointments of Ms. Patricia Halm and Ms. Victoria Enyart to the Michigan
Tax Tribunal.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Nesbitt, Sen.(s) Theis, McBroom and Hertel, a quorum was present.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding the appointment of Ms. Patricia
Halm to the Michigan Tax Tribunal:
Ms. Patricia Halm – Support
At 1:25 p.m., the Chair recessed the committee.
At 1:41 p.m., the Chair reconvened the committee.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding the appointment of Ms. Victoria
Enyart to the Michigan Tax Tribunal:
Ms. Victoria Enyart – Support
Rep. Sara Cambensy – Opposition
Randy Girard, Marquette Township – Opposition
At 2:07 p.m., the Chair recessed the committee.
At 2:09 p.m., the Chair reconvened the committee.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding Ms. Victoria
Enyart to the Michigan Tax Tribunal:
Rep. Beau LaFave – Opposition
Rep. Greg Markkanen – Opposition
Mike Johnston, Michigan Manufacturing Association – Support
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Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
Jonathan Mead, Upper Peninsula Association of County Commissioners – Opposition
Stephan Currie, Michigan Association of Counties – Opposition
Gerald Corkin, Marquette County Board of Commissioners – Opposition
Rep. Matt Hall – Support
Rep. Rachel Hood – Opposition
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to report the appointment of Ms. Victoria Enyart to the
Michigan Tax Tribunal unfavorably. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) McBroom.
Nays: Chair Nesbitt, Sen.(s) Hertel.
Pass: Sen.(s) Theis.
The motion failed.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
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