MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PETER MACGREGOR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR KEN HORN
CHAIR
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 1, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 12:00 noon, in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 1153 (Sen. MacGregor), SB 1149 (Sen. MacGregor), SB 1150 (Sen. Nesbitt),
SB 1178 (Sen. Schmidt), SB 1179 (Sen. MacGregor) and SB 1180 (Sen. Hertel).
2. Testimony regarding SB 846 (Sen. Moss), SB 847 (Sen. Johnson) and SB 848 (Sen. Moss).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata,
McMorrow, Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from September 24, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. MacGregor to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 5672. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair invited Senator MacGregor to summarize SB 1153, SB 1149, SB 1150, SB 1178, SB 1179 and SB
1180.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1153, SB 1149, SB 1150, SB
1178, SB 1179 and SB 1180:
Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Association – Oppose
Chris Hackbarth, Michigan Municipal League – Oppose
Brian Calley, Small Business Association of Michigan – Support
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Oppose
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John VanFossen, Meijer, Inc. – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1153, SB
1149, SB 1150, SB 1178, SB 1179 and SB 1180:
Bob Kefgen, Michigan Secondary School Principals Association – Oppose
Steve Japinga, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce – Support
Brian Reed, Delta Twp. Manager – Oppose
Julie Rowe, AFT-MI – Oppose
Bill Miller, Michigan Assoc. of Intermediate School Districts – Oppose
Jerry Johnson, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Jackson, Lenawe and Monroe ISD – Oppose
Peter Spadafore, Michigan Assoc. of Superintendents and Administrators – Oppose
Andy Neumann, Michigan Education Association – Oppose
Deena Bosworth, Michigan Assoc. of Counties – Oppose
Amy Drumm, Michigan Retailers Association – Support
Mary Rzepczynski, Delta Twp. Library Director – Oppose
Mary Clark, Delta Charter Twp. – Oppose
Matt Patton, Detroit Regional Chamber – Support
Dirk Weeldreyer, School Equity Caucus – Oppose
Todd Regis, UFCW Local 951 – Support
Alexa Kramer, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce – Support
The Chair invited Senator Moss to summarize SB 846, SB 847 and SB 848.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 846, SB 847 and SB 848:
David Knezek, Office of Attorney General – Support
Matthew Miller, Property Management Association of Michigan – Oppose
Amy Drumm, Michigan Retailers Association – Oppose
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 846, SB
847 and SB 848:
James Holman, Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative of Mackinac Policy Center – Oppose
Amanda Fisher, NFIB – Oppose
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:37 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: December 2, 2020
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