HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JAMES LOWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to
order by Chair Lower.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Markkanen, Paquette,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Absent/Excused: None.
The Chair laid SB 712 before the committee:
SB 712
(Sen. Bumstead)
A bill to amend 1895 PA 3, entitled
"The general law village act," by amending sections 10 and
13 of chapter II and section 5 of chapter V (MCL 62.10,
62.13, and 65.5), section 13 of chapter II as amended by
2003 PA 305 and section 5 of chapter V as amended by 1998
PA 255.
Representative Markkanen moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 712. The motion prevailed 13-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Markkanen, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Paquette moved to refer SB 712 to the Committee on Ways and Means, with
recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Markkanen, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 350 before the committee:
SB 350
(Sen. LaSata)
A bill to amend 1895 PA 3, entitled "The
general law village act," by amending section 18 (MCL
69.18), as amended by 1984 PA 179.
Representative Howell moved to refer SB 350 to the Committee on Ways and Means. The
motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Markkanen, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4159 before the committee:
HB 4159
(Rep. Iden)
A bill to amend 1996 PA 381, entitled
"Brownfield redevelopment financing act," by amending
sections 2, 8, 13, 13b, and 16 (MCL 125.2652, 125.2658,
125.2663, 125.2663b, and 125.2666), section 2 as amended
by 2018 PA 203, section 8 as amended by 2016 PA 471, and
sections 13, 13b, and 16 as amended by 2017 PA 46.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4159, but did not wish to speak:
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Travis Boeskool, representing the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and
Energy.
Representative Ellison moved to refer HB 4159 to the Committee on Ways and Means. The
motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Markkanen, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Crawford moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 4, 2020. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. James Lower adjourned the meeting
at 12:04 PM.
Representative James Lower, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov