MEMBERS:
SEN. KEVIN DALEY, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
SEN. ED MCBROOM
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. WINNIE BRINKS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
SENATOR RICK OUTMAN
CHAIR
4400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-3760
FAX: (517) 373-8661
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
November 30, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality was scheduled for Tuesday, November 30, 2021,
at 1:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 184 (Sen. VanderWall) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported SB 185 (Sen. Ananich) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, VanderWall, McBroom, Bayer, and Brinks, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from October 26, 2021.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen.(s) VanderWall and Ananich to explain proposed changes to SB 184 and SB 185.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 184 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, VanderWall, Bayer, and Brinks
Nays: None.
Pass: Sen. McBroom
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 184. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 185 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, VanderWall, Bayer, and Brinks
Nays: None
Pass: Sen. McBroom
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 185. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Johnson was
excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: April 12, 2022
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