MEMBERS:
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. ROGER VICTORY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY
SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR MALLORY MCMORROW
CHAIR
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**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
December 10, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Community Development was scheduled for Tuesday,
December 10, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 1116 (S-1) (Sen. McMorrow) with recommendation.
2. Reported SB 1117 (S-1) (Sen. Damoose) with recommendation.
3. Reported HB 5651 (Rep. Greg VanWoerkom) with recommendation.
4. Reported HB 5652 (Rep. Jason Hoskins) with recommendation.
5. Reported HB 5653 (Rep. Alabas Farhat) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss,
Geiss, Victory, Lindsey and Webber, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to adopt the meeting minutes from November 14, 2024.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair passed the gavel to Vice Chair Cavanagh. Vice Chair Cavanagh invited Chair McMorrow and
Senator Damoose to testify on SB 1116 and SB 1117 and the substitutes. Member questions followed.
The Vice Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Polehanki to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1116. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss, Geiss, Victory, Lindsey, and
Webber.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Vice Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Victory to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1117. The vote was as
follows:
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Yeas: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss, Geiss, Victory, Lindsey, and
Webber.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Vice Chair passed the gavel back to Chair McMorrow.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to report the (S-1) version of SB 1116 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss, and Geiss.
Nays: None
Pass: Sen.(s) Victory, Lindsey, and Webber.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Polehanki to report the (S-1) version of SB 1117 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss, and Geiss.
Nays: None
Pass: Sen.(s) Victory, Lindsey, and Webber.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1116, (S-1), SB 1117 and (S-1):
Dr. Alaina Jackson, Global Detroit – Support
Aubrey Jabour, Northboun PT – Support
Maureen Donohue Krauss, Detroit Regional Partnership – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1116, (S-
1), SB 1117 and (S-1):
Jennifer Hayes, Invest Detroit – Support
Marty Fittante, Invest U.P. – Support
Dawn Crandall, Home Builders Assoc. – Support
Warren Call, Traverse Connect – Support
Nikki Devitt, Northern MI Chamber Alliance – Support
The Chair invited Megan Yaskanin with Representative Farhat's office and Jennifer Hayes from Invest Detroit
to summarize House Bills 5651, 5652, and 5653.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5651, HB 5652 and HB 5653:
Jennifer Hayes, Invest Detroit – Support
Nia Batts, Union Heritage – Opposition
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5651,
HB 5652 and HB 5653:
Danielle McCann, MEDC – Support
Jennifer Hayes, Invest Detroit – Support
Rusty Merchant, The Right Place – Support
Linsay Case Palsrok, Business Leaders for Michigan – Support
Warren Call, Traverse Connect – Support
Nikki Dewitt, Northern MI Chamber Alliance – Support
James Hohman, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Opposition
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Fred Schaible BRCC@WMU – Support
Brian Shoaf, Detroit Regional Chamber – Support
Ara Tapouzian, MI Venture Capital Assoc. – Support
Michael Psarouthakis, University of Michigan – Support
Jim Baker, Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund – Support
Marty Fittante, Invest U.P. – Support
Paul Krutko, Ann Arbor Spark – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to report HB 5651 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss, Geiss, Victory, and Webber.
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to report HB 5652 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss, Geiss, Victory, and Webber.
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald Rivet to report HB 5653 to the floor with recommendation
that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss, Geiss, Victory, and Webber.
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee:
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