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
September 12, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 455 (S-2) (Sen. Stamas) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:12 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sens. VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Lauwers, Schmidt,
McMorrow, Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from June 20, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 455:
Natalie Stewart, Switch – Support
Jason Puscas, MichAuto and Detroit Regional Chamber – Support
Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
Andy Johnston, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce – Support
Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Assoc. on behalf of Gaines Township – Neutral
The Chairman offered (S-2) to SB 455.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 455. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Lauwers, Schmidt, McMorrow, Geiss, and
Moss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to report the (S-2) version of SB 455 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Lauwers, Schmidt, Geiss, Moss.
Nays: None
Pass: Sen.(s) Theis, McMorrow.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 455 (S-2). 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 12:50 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 10.03.19
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