HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON
HOUSING
REP. KEVIN COLEMAN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, September 28, 2023
10:30 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Economic Development and Small Business Subcommittee on Housing was
called to order by Chair Coleman.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Coleman, Dievendorf, Stone, Andrews, Grant, Tsernoglou, Aragona, Zorn,
Fink, DeBoyer.
Absent: Rep. Scott.
Excused: Rep. Scott.
Representative Stone moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 14, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4919 before the committee:
HB 4919
(Rep. Dievendorf)
A bill to establish a bill of rights for the homeless;
and to provide a remedy for violation of those
rights.
Representative Dievendorf testified in support of HB 4919. Questions and discussion
followed.
Mike Karl, representing the Cardboard Prophets, testified in support of HB 4919.
Jason Gray, representing the SDA Homeless Outreach, testified in support of HB 4919.
William Walken testified in support of HB 4919.
Kelsey Brianne, representing For Our Future and the Rent is Too Damn High, testified in
support of HB 4919.
Kyle Richard, representing the Rent is Too Damn High, testified in support of HB 4919.
Gabriel Biber, representing the Haven House and the Capitol Region Housing Collaboration,
testified in support of HB 4919.
Greg Pratt, representing the SDA Homeless Outreach, testified in support of HB 4919.
Linda Karl, representing the Cardboard Prophets, testified in support of HB 4919.
William Rodriguez testified in support of HB 4919.
Brandy Edwards, representing the Homeless Community, testified in support of HB 4919.
Christial Sierra, representing Angel Hands Community Outreach, testified in support of HB
4919.
Jonathan Evans, representing the Unhoused Citizen, testified in support of HB 4919.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4919, but due to the time constraints
were unable to speak:
Elana N. Dixon.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4919, but did not wish to speak:
Julie Cassidy, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Noah Hawkins, representing the Rent is Too Damn High.
Heath B. Lowry, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual
Violence.
Jim Schaafsma, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program.
Tony Gant, representing Nation Outside.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4919, but did not wish to speak:
Tim Langholz, representing the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
Representative Aragona moved to excuse Representative Scott from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the subcommittee, Chair Coleman adjourned the
meeting at 11:36 AM.
Representative Kevin Coleman, Chair
Nicholas Gewirtz
Acting Committee Clerk
ngewirtz@house.mi.gov