MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PETER MACGREGOR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
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
7100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1760
FAX: (517) 373-3487
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 6, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, February 6, 2020, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 5187 (Rep. Rebekah Warren) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported HB 5188 (Rep. Mark Huizenga) with recommendation and immediate effect.
3. Presentation on Benchmarking the Michigan Economic Development Corporation by Tim Dempsey,
VP Public Sector Consultants.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Schmidt, McMorrow,
Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen. Lauwers was excused from the meeting.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to adopt the meeting minutes from January 23, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony on Benchmarking the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation:
Tim Dempsey, Public Sector Consultants – No Position
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5187:
Jessica Randall, Office of State Representative Warren – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5188:
Zack Sikkema, Office of State Representative Huizenga – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5187
and HB 5188:
Rachel Richards, Michigan Department of Treasury – Support
Jen Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Support
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 5187 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Schmidt, McMorrow, Geiss, and Moss.
Nays: Sen. Theis.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 5187. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to report HB 5188 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Schmidt, McMorrow, Geiss, and Moss.
Nays: Sen. Theis.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 5188. 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 12:39 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: February 20, 2020
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