MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
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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PHONE: (517) 373-1760
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 16, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 888 (S-1) (Sen. Ananich) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported HB 6017 (Rep. Joe Bellino) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:07 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, Huizenga,
Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from June 9, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen.(s) Lauwers and McMorrow were excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 888:
Abigail Wallace, Michigan Environmental Council – Neutral
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 888:
William Kraus, Chair Digital Asset and Blockchain Specialty Team at Butzel Long – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 888. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, Huizenga, Geiss, and Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report the (S-1) version of SB 888 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, and Moss.
Nays: Sen.(s) Huizenga.
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Pass: Sen.(s) Geiss.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 888. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 6017:
Amanda Tomich, MI Assessors Association – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report HB 6017 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald, Huizenga, Geiss, and Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 6017. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:19 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: September 20, 2022
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