MEMBERS:
SEN. ARIC NESBITT, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. JON BUMSTEAD
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD
CHAIR
7500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1758
FAX: (517) 373-0938
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 24, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Finance was scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 12:30 p.m.,
in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 47 (Sen. Barrett).
2. Testimony regarding SB 48 (Sen. Barrett).
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 12:35 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time,
the following members were present: Chairman Runestad, Sen.(s) Daley, Bumstead, VanderWall, Chang and
Alexander, a quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from April 17, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman invited Sen. Barrett to summarize SB’s 47 and 48.
At 12:44 p.m., Sen. Nesbitt entered the meeting.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 47 and 48:
Mark Hagerty, Michigan Solar Solutions – Support.
Laura Sherman, Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council – Support.
John Freeman, Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association- Support.
Ed Rivet, Michigan Conservative Energy Forum - Support
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 47 and
48:
Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support.
Andrew Vermeesch, Michigan Farm Bureau – Support.
Jay O’Bryant, IGS – Support.
Charlotte Jameson, Michigan Environmental Council – Support.
Nick Occhipinti, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Support.
Rob Rafson, Chart House Energy and GLREA – Support.
Thomas Gilpin, Michigan Sierra Club – Support.
Forrest Wall, Apartment Association of Michigan – Support.
Kevin Hirzel, Community Associations Institute – Support.
Todd Potter, Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association – Support.
Brian Westrin, Michigan Realtors – Support.
Amy Heart, The Alliance for Solar Choice – Support.
Steve Murphy, Power Home Solar – Support.
Kirk Profit, GCSI, City of Ypsilanti – Support.
Kirk Profit, GCSI, City of Ann Arbor – Support.
Kirk Profit, GCSI, Pittsfield Township – Support.
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 47:
Chris Hackbarth, Michigan Municipal League – Support.
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 48:
Chris Hackbarth, Michigan Municipal League – Neutral.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 05/15/2019