HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. ANGELA WITWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 12,
2024
9:00
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Appropriations was called to order by Chair Witwer.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus,
McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh,
Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Bollin joined the committee remotely.
Representative Brixie moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 22, 2024. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid Legislative Transfer Request 2024-7 before the committee.
Representative Martus, joined by Tyler Rossmaesler, representing the Flint and Genesee Group,
and Kristen Armstrong and Josh Hundt, representing the Michigan Economic Development
Corporation, all testified in support of Legislative Transfer Request 2024-7. Questions and
discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of Legislative Transfer Request 2024-7, but did
not wish to speak:
Hillary Kipp, representing Consumers Energy.
Brian Shoaf, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Chris Pearson, representing the University of Michigan – Flint.
Kristy Cantleberry, representing Esquire Property Group.
Jeremy R.M. Piper, representing Piper Legal.
Nino Sapone, representing the Bishop International Airport Authority.
Bernard Drew, representing Liberty Management, LLC.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Witwer adjourned the meeting at
9:42 AM.
Representative Angela Witwer, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov