HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
REP. JASON M HOSKINS
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
9:00 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business was called to order by
Chair Hoskins.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller, Tisdel,
VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
The Chair laid HB 5187 before the committee:
HB 5187
(Rep. Hood)
A bill to create a research and development tax
credit program; to provide for the administration
of the research and development tax credit
program; to encourage research and development
in this state; to determine eligibility and enter into
agreements for certain tax credits; to prescribe the
powers and duties of certain state agencies,
boards, and departments; to assess and collect
certain fees.
Representative Liberati moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5187. The motion prevailed 8-
0-5:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Representative Miller offered the following amendment to HB 5187:
1. Amend page 2, line 1, after "tax" by inserting "act".
Representative Miller moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5187 (H-1). The motion
prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller, Tisdel,
VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Coffia moved to report HB 5187 as amended, as substitute (H-2). The motion
prevailed 8-0-5:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5187, but did not wish to speak:
Kate Skaggs, representing Economic Development Leaders for MI.
The Chair laid HB 5104, HB 5105, HB 5106 and HB 5107 before the committee:
HB 5104
(Rep. Hoskins)
A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled "Michigan
strategic fund act," by amending sections 5, 9, 88s,
and 88t (MCL 125.2005, 125.2009, 125.2088s,
and 125.2088t), section 5 as amended by 2023 PA
24, section 9 as amended and section 88s as added
by 2021 PA 136, and section 88t as added by 2021
PA 134, and by adding sections 88u and 88v.
HB 5105
(Rep. Hoskins)
A bill to amend 1921 PA 2, entitled "An act to
promote the efficiency of the government of the
state, to create a state administrative board, to
define the powers and duties thereof, to provide
for the transfer to said board of powers and duties
now vested by law in other boards, commissions,
departments and officers of the state, and for the
abolishing of certain of the boards, commissions,
departments and offices, whose powers and duties
are hereby transferred," by amending section 3
(MCL 17.3), as amended by 2021 PA 143.
HB 5106
(Rep. Hoskins)
A bill to amend 2000 PA 489, entitled "Michigan
trust fund act," by amending sections 2 and 4
(MCL 12.252 and 12.254), section 2 as amended
by 2022 PA 83 and section 4 as added by 2021 PA
137.
HB 5107
(Rep. Andrews)
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax
act of 1967," by amending section 695 (MCL
206.695), as amended by 2023 PA 4.
Representative Grant moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5104. The motion prevailed 8-5-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Pass: None.
Representative Whitsett moved to report out HB 5104 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 8-5-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Pass: None.
Representative Neeley moved to report out HB 5105 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-5-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Pass: None.
Representative Liberati moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5106. The motion prevailed 8-
5-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Pass: None.
Representative Miller moved to report out HB 5106 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 8-5-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Pass: None.
Representative Grant moved to report out HB 5107 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-5-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5104, HB 5105, HB 5106 and HB
5107, but did not wish to speak:
Jared Fleisher, representing the Rocket Companies.
Jessica AcMoody, representing the Community Economic Development Association of
Michigan.
Jen Rigterink, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
The Chair laid HB 5095 before the committee:
HB 5095
(Rep. Andrews)
A bill to amend 2018 PA 540, entitled "Economic
development incentive evaluation act," by
amending section 3 (MCL 18.1753).
Representative Liberati moved to report out HB 5095 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-5-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Pass: None.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5095, but did not wish to speak:
Jessica AcMoody, representing the Community Economic Development Association of
Michigan.
Representative Farhat moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 24, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoskins adjourned the meeting
at 9:21 AM.
Representative Jason Hoskins, Chair
Nicholas Gewirtz
Committee Clerk
ngewirtz@house.mi.gov