21ST DISTRICT
SANTHONY@SENATE.MICHIGAN.GOV
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR SARAH ANTHONY
CHAIR
324 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-6960
FAX: (517) 373-0897
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 8, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Appropriations was scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 2:00
p.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room.
Presentation by Quentin Messer Jr., Chief Executive & Economic Competitiveness Officer of the Michigan
Economic Development Corporation regarding the Michigan Strategic Outreach Attraction Reserve (SOAR)
Fund
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Anthony, Sen.(s) McCann, McDonald Rivet, Cherry, Bayer, Santana,
Shink, Irwin, Hertel, Camilleri, Klinefelt, McMorrow, Cavanagh, Bumstead, Albert, Damoose, Huizenga,
Outman and Theis, a quorum was present.
The Chair made a motion, supported by Sen. McDonald Rivet, to adopt the committee meeting minutes from
the March 8, 2023 . Without objection, the meeting minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Quentin Messer, Jr. Chief Executive & Economic Competitiveness Officer of the Michigan
Economic Development Corporation to give a presentation regarding the Michigan Strategic Outreach
Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McCann,
supported by Sen. Cavanagh, to adjourn the committee at 2:55 p.m.Without objection, the committee was
adjourned.
Adopted: 3-22-23
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