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MEMBERS:
SEN. JOHN CHERRY, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SAM SINGH
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. KEVIN DALEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ROGER VICTORY
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
AND AGRICULTURE
SENATOR SUE SHINK
CHAIR
4200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2426
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 18, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture was scheduled for Tuesday, March
18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in the Room 1300 of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted 2025-2026 Committee Rules.
2. Testimony regarding SB 93 (Sen. Singh).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.. The Chair instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time,
the following members were present: Chair Shink, Sen.(s) Cherry, Singh, Polehanki, Daley, Victory and
Hoitenga
The Chair made a motion to adopt the 2025-2026 Senate Committee on Natural Resource and Agriculture
Committee Rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Shink, Sen.(s) Cherry, Singh, Polehanki, Daley, Victory, and Hoitenga.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the 2025-2026 Committee Rules were adopted.
The Chair invited Senator Singh to explain SB 93.
Due to technical difficulties, the following individual was not able to testify remotely:
James Lee, Lee’s Bees - Support
The Chair directed the Clerk to read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee
regarding SB 93:
James Lee, Lee’s Bees - Support
Mikaylah Heffernan, MDARD - Support
Amanda Shreve, Executive Director, MI Farmers Market Association - Support
Rebecca Park, Michigan Farm Bureau - Support
Elizabeth Neiman, Self - Opposed
302 individual beekeepers across Michigan – Support
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The Chair entertained a motion by Senator Daley, to report SB 93 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Shink, Sen.(s) Cherry, Singh, Polehanki, Daley, Victory and Hoitenga
Nays: None
Pass: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair made a motion to adjourn the committee at
1:42 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Date Adopted by Committee: