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MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES
SENATOR JEFF IRWIN
CHAIR
5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2406
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 3, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2025,
at 12:00 noon, in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 266 (Sen. Hertel) with recommendation.
2. Testimony regarding SB 19 (Sen. Anthony).
3. Testimony regarding SB 20 (Sen. Anthony).
4. Testimony regarding SB 21 (Sen. Anthony).
5. Testimony regarding SB 22 (Sen. Anthony).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Cherry, Chang, Geiss,
Lindsey, Hoitenga, and Damoose, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the meeting minutes from May 20, 2025. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to report SB 266 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Hoitenga, and
Damoose
Nays: None
Pass: Sen. Lindsey
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited Sen. Anthony to summarize SB 19 – SB 22.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 19 – SB 22:
William Lawrence, Michigan Rent is Too Damn High Coalition – Support
Eric Hufnagel, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness – Support
Julie Cassidy, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
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Robbie Bradshaw, IICRC – Support
Sheila Rasouli, Ann Arbor Tenants Union – Support
Rosalyn Wiliams, Lansing Tennant – Support
Samika Douglas, Grand Rapids Tennant – Support
Erika Farley, Rental Property Owners Association of Michigan – Oppose (SBs 19-21), Support (SB 22)
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 19 – SB 21:
Shawon Cecil, Michigan Realtors – Oppose
David Pierson, Michigan Realtors – Oppose
The following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
19 – SB 22:
Jim Schaafsma, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Support
Justin Clement, Capitol Area Housing Partnership – Support
John Lindley, Michigan Manufactured Home Association – Oppose
Sherri Boyd, The Arc Michigan – Support
Jamie Junior, Citizen – Support
The following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
19 – SB 21:
Holly Tatman, Apartment Association of Michigan – Oppose
Tim Langholz, NFIB – Oppose
Jim Kirsch, Property Management Association of Michigan – Oppose
The following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
20 and SB 21:
Jarrett Skorup, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Oppose
The following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
22:
Shawon Cecil, Michigan Realtors – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:52 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 10, 2025