HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
REP. JASON M HOSKINS
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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, Neeley, Liberati, Farhat, Miller, Tisdel, VanWoerkom,
Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Absent: Reps. Whitsett, Coffia.
Excused: Reps. Whitsett, Coffia.
The Chair laid SB 539 before the committee:
SB 539
(Sen. Anthony)
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled "An act to
regulate relationships between landlords and
tenants relative to rental agreements for rental
units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and
investment of security deposits; to provide for
commencement and termination inventories of
rental units; to provide for termination
arrangements relative to rental units; to provide
for legal remedies; and to provide penalties," by
amending section 9 (MCL 554.609).
Senator Anthony and Remy Gelderloos, Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Anthony, both
testified in support of the bill. Questions and discussion followed.
Erika Farley, representing the Rental Property Owners Association, testified in support of SB
539.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 539, but did not wish to speak:
Holly Tatman, representing the Apartment Association of Michigan.
Jim Kirsch, representing the Property Management Association of Michigan.
Brad Ward, representing the Michigan Realtors.
Jim Schaafsma, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program.
The Chair laid SB 536 and SB 537 before the committee:
SB 536
(Sen. Wojno)
A bill to amend 1974 PA 198, entitled "An act to
provide for the establishment of plant
rehabilitation districts and industrial development
districts in local governmental units; to provide for
the exemption from certain taxes; to levy and
collect a specific tax upon the owners of certain
facilities; to impose and provide for the
disposition of an administrative fee; to provide for
the disposition of the tax; to provide for the
obtaining and transferring of an exemption
certificate and to prescribe the contents of those
certificates; to prescribe the powers and duties of
the state tax commission and certain officers of
local governmental units; and to provide
penalties," by amending section 3 (MCL 207.553),
as amended by 2010 PA 122.
SB 537
(Sen. Wojno)
A bill to amend 1974 PA 198, entitled "An act to
provide for the establishment of plant
rehabilitation districts and industrial development
districts in local governmental units; to provide for
the exemption from certain taxes; to levy and
collect a specific tax upon the owners of certain
facilities; to impose and provide for the
disposition of an administrative fee; to provide for
the disposition of the tax; to provide for the
obtaining and transferring of an exemption
certificate and to prescribe the contents of those
certificates; to prescribe the powers and duties of
the state tax commission and certain officers of
local governmental units; and to provide
penalties," by amending section 2 (MCL 207.552),
as amended by 2011 PA 154.
Bill Drake, representing the Office of Senator Wojno, testified in support of the bills.
Jared Belka, representing the Warner Norcross, testified in support of SB 536 and SB 537.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 536 and SB 537, but did not wish
to speak:
Peter Spadafore, representing the Michigan Alliance for Student Opportunity.
Matt Schueller, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and
Administratros.
Jon Severson, representing the Michigan Association of Intermediate School
Administrators.
Jennifer Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Dan Behm, representing the Education Advocates of West Michigan.
Bob Kefgen, representing the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
At 9:21 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:27 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid SB 481 before the committee:
SB 481
(Sen. Klinefelt)
A bill to amend 2006 PA 317, entitled "An act to
create certain entities in the Michigan strategic
fund; to impose certain duties and responsibilities
on those entities and on certain state employees
and public employees; and to repeal acts and parts
of acts," by amending section 2 (MCL 125.1972),
as amended by 2010 PA 337.
Representative Grant moved to report out SB 481 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Neeley, Liberati, Farhat, Miller, Tisdel, VanWoerkom,
Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Miller moved to excuse Representatives Whitsett and Coffia from the
meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Neeley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 11, 2024. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoskins adjourned the meeting
at 9:28 AM.
Representative Jason Hoskins, Chair
Matt Carnagie
Committee Clerk
mcarnagie@house.mi.gov