MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PETER MACGREGOR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
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
7100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1760
FAX: (517) 373-3487
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 3, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, October 3, 2019, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 432 (Sen. Horn).
2. Reported SR 73 (S-1) (Sen. Victory) with recommendation.
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 Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Lauwers, Schmidt,
McMorrow, Geiss, and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from September 12, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 432:
Dave Greco and Mark Morante, MEDC – Support
Ernest Essaud, Michigan Research Institute – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SR 73:
Delaney McKinley, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support
Dex Battista, Magna International – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SR 73:
Brad Williams, Detroit Regional Chamber – Support
Rebecca Park, Michigan Farm Bureau – Support
Jason Puscas, MICHauto – Support
John Dulmes, Michigan Chemistry Council – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-1) version of SR 73. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Lauwers, Schmidt, McMorrow, Geiss, Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report the (S-1) version of SR 73 to the floor with
recommendation that it be adopted. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Lauwers, Schmidt.
Nays: None
Pass: Sen.(s) McMorrow, Geiss, Moss.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:27 p.m.
Dated Adopted by Committee: October 10, 2019
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