MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
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
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LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1760
FAX: (517) 373-3487
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 14, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 562 (Sen. Victory) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Testimony regarding SB 671 (Sen. Horn).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow,
Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from September 30, 2021.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen. Schmidt was excused from the meeting.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 562 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, LaSata, MacDonald, McMorrow, Geiss, and Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 562. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 671:
Jared Fleischer, VP of Government Affairs, Rocker Mortgage – Support
Bob Trezise, CEO, Lansing Economic Area Partnership – Support
Kent Wood, Borealis Stragetic – Support
Marty Fittante, CEO Invest U.P. – Support
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The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 671:
Mike Johnston, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support
James Hohman, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Opposed
Rusty Merchart, Economic Development Leaders for Michigan – Support
Greg Bird, Michigan Economic Development Corporation – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:12 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: October 19, 2021
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