MEMBERS:
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SEAN MCCANN
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. KEVIN HERTEL
SEN. ROGER HAUCK, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. JOSEPH BELLINO
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
SENATOR JEREMY MOSS
CHAIR
132 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7888
FAX: (517) 373-2983
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 18, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Regulatory Affairs was scheduled for Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 8:30
a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 262 (S-1) (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation.
2. Testimony regarding SB 268 (S-1) (Sen. Hertel).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Polehanki, McCann, Wojno, Santana, Hertel, Hauck,
Webber and Bellino, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Polehanki to adopt the meeting minutes from April 27, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair explained Substitute (S-1) to SB 262.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 262:
Mack Jones, LARA – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Polehanki to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 262. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Polehanki, McCann, Wojno, Santana, Hertel, Hauck, Webber, and Bellino.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McCann to report the (S-1) version of SB 262 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Polehanki, McCann, Wojno, Santana, Hertel, Hauck, Webber, and Bellino.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 268 (S-1):
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Jon O'Hara, Great Lakes Preneed Funeral Home – Support
Tracy Whitaker, Homesteaders Life Company – Support
Jared Rozycki, Michigan Funeral Directors Association – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 268 and
(S-1):
138 members of the MI Preneed Coalition – Support
Kierstie Sieloff, National Alliance of Life Companies – Support
Mark Neidinger, National Guardian Life Insurance Company – Support
Brian Linquist, Great Western Insurance Company – Support
Jessica Sever, American Memorial Life Insurance Company – Support
Marvin Joseph Cox, Jr, Forethought Life Insurance Company – Support
Marcia Hune, Life Insurance Association of Michigan – Support
Rob Anderson, Farm Bureau – Support
Joseph Sullivan, DIFS – Neutral
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 268. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Polehanki, McCann, Wojno, Santana, Hertel, Hauck, Webber, and Bellino.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hauck to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection,
Sen. Lauwers was excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 8:55 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 13, 2023
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